|
Yeah, if the line is like this in mid-August I'll be very tempted to bet all my savings on Mayweather. I give McGregor a 2% chance of winning at most, and it's only that high to account for the possibility that Mayweather won't take it seriously.
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 05:04
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 7, 2024 20:35 |
|
|
Or Conor dives in the right round to secure that bet?
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 05:11
|
|
|
remember when the ufc thread was ridiculing everyone who thought holm might win against rousey and I also remember a super bowl halftime score of 28-3. go ahead. bet all your life savings that a 40 year old man can beat up conor mcgreggors.tttttttttttttttttttt
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 05:53
|
|
|
Gay Horney posted:remember when the ufc thread was ridiculing everyone who thought holm might win against rousey and I also remember a super bowl halftime score of 28-3. go ahead. bet all your life savings that a 40 year old man can beat up conor mcgreggors.tttttttttttttttttttt No, you don't understand, Ronda is a once in a LIFETIME... once in EVER... kind of fighter.
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 06:03
|
|
|
Malcolm Excellent posted:I saw a rocky analogy earlier... Would Conor be Clubber Lang, and Floyd be Rocky? Nah, I'm pretty sure Lang was actually a professional boxer. Conor is more like Thunderlips. doctor thodt posted:This is a deeply cynical event that was meticulously orchestrated by a handful of greedy capitalists for the sole purpose of lining their own pockets, knowing full well the deep dissatisfaction every fan will have after the final bell rings and the profound long-term damage they could do to their respective sports. It does nothing beneficial for anything or anyone but them. It's playing to people's baser instincts with insider knowledge, the knowledge that we just can't help ourselves. We've seen this game countless times before. We know it's rigged against us, but we keep playing it anyway. There's that great clip of Bob Arum after the third Pac-Marquez fight, the one with the weird decision. Arum says he doesn't understand why anyone's upset. Everyone made a lot of money. And he seems genuinely confused. That's basically boxing in a nutshell to me.
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 06:05
|
|
|
Snowman_McK posted:There's that great clip of Bob Arum after the third Pac-Marquez fight, the one with the weird decision. Arum says he doesn't understand why anyone's upset. Everyone made a lot of money. And he seems genuinely confused. That's basically boxing in a nutshell to me. I get what you're saying, but there's boxing, and then there's whatever this is. JMM is a storied Mexican boxer with over 50 professional wins. Conor McGregor is an amateur boxer.
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 06:22
|
|
|
doctor thodt posted:I get what you're saying, but there's boxing, and then there's whatever this is. JMM is a storied Mexican boxer with over 50 professional wins. Conor McGregor is an amateur boxer. Oh, I know it's not the same. It's just that there was so much going on in that fight, both from a narrative perspective and a boxing one. And, obviously, plenty of people were disappointed with the result. But all Bob Arum could see was how much money everyone made. It's the same attitude here. To someone who only cares about money, the fights are the same as each other. They're both going to make a lot of money. It's a common attitude at the top of a lot of industries. There's a story of a film executive seeing the terrible numbers for the Jean Claude Van Damme vehicle 'Sudden Death' which is 'Die Hard, but at ice hockey.' He apparently yells "I don't understand, we had so many more hostages than Die Hard." Same complete lack of understanding of why people care. Snowman_McK fucked around with this message at 06:45 on Jun 23, 2017 |
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 06:42
|
|
|
doctor thodt posted:This is a deeply cynical event that was meticulously orchestrated by a handful of greedy capitalists for the sole purpose of lining their own pockets, knowing full well the deep dissatisfaction every fan will have after the final bell rings and the profound long-term damage they could do to their respective sports. It does nothing beneficial for anything or anyone but them. It's playing to people's baser instincts with insider knowledge, the knowledge that we just can't help ourselves. We've seen this game countless times before. We know it's rigged against us, but we keep playing it anyway. its true that the people involved want to make money from it
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 10:28
|
|
|
I.N.R.I posted:its true that the people involved want to make money from it This fight is breaking boundaries
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 12:44
|
|
|
Gay Horney posted:remember when the ufc thread was ridiculing everyone who thought holm might win against rousey and I also remember a super bowl halftime score of 28-3. go ahead. bet all your life savings that a 40 year old man can beat up conor mcgreggors.tttttttttttttttttttt The first is an mma fighter vs an mma fighter. The second is a football team vs a football tea,. This fight is between an undefeated boxer vs a popular guy.
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 13:28
|
|
|
doctor thodt posted:
if ever there was a thing to pirate
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 13:32
|
|
|
Does anyone know the price of this? I have been assuming it will be one hundred dollars.
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 13:41
|
|
|
The Ninth Layer posted:Does anyone know the price of this? The -0 on Floyd's record
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 13:56
|
|
|
Snowman_McK posted:Oh, I know it's not the same. It's just that there was so much going on in that fight, both from a narrative perspective and a boxing one. And, obviously, plenty of people were disappointed with the result. But all Bob Arum could see was how much money everyone made. It's the same attitude here. To someone who only cares about money, the fights are the same as each other. They're both going to make a lot of money. Lmao sudden death owns and that owns too
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 15:52
|
|
|
i'm gonna watch it at my friend javi's house who got so mad during mayweather/marquez that he smashed a xbox controller and a nice lamp and "gave up on boxing"
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 17:53
|
|
|
Think How mad he's going to get when Conor wins and calls out the New York Yankees
|
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 17:55
|
|
|
Work Friend Keven posted:Think How mad he's going to get when Conor wins and calls out the New York Yankees cant wait
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 17:55
|
|
|
I think Conor could defeat Tom Brady in the NFL.
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 18:04
|
|
|
Cigar Aficionado posted:More and more this event strikes me as a cynical fixed fight put together to help both sports' overall popularity. McGregor's actual boxing skills are so poor compared to Floyd's that I can't see how this is really going to be a straight fight. Floyd either carries Connor for much longer than he has a right to last, or Floyd somehow finds a way to lose to set up a rematch. bro did you see mcgregor beating up that deck of cards?
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 18:11
|
|
|
Cards are for pussies, Conor needs to get on this level https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_dIxkJ_iEM
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 18:44
|
|
|
Most people don't know poo poo about boxing, like the fact that it exists and who the boxers are
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 19:30
|
|
|
McGregor is Spider Rico in Rocky Balboa. Mayweather is Apollo Creed in Rocky 5
|
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 19:44
|
|
|
Gay Horney posted:Most people don't give a poo poo about boxing, like the fact that it exists and who the boxers are
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 19:56
|
|
|
TwoDogs1Cup posted:McGregor is Spider Rico in Rocky Balboa. Mayweather is Apollo Creed in Rocky 5 The guy who played Spider Rico is a more accomplished boxer than McGregor
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 20:04
|
|
|
Holy poo poo he is! 18W 3L! This guy fought Ken Norton??
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 20:07
|
|
|
Gay Horney posted:Most people don't know poo poo about boxing, like the fact that it exists and who the boxers are With MMA, people are kind of aware of it, but their think it only consists of the UFC and only care about a handful of fighters.
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 20:46
|
|
|
Jack B Nimble posted:Holy poo poo he is! 18W 3L! This guy fought Ken Norton?? There's a saying. Hmmm, how does it go? Ah yes - most people don't know poo poo about boxing.
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 20:53
|
|
|
Work Friend Keven posted:Think How mad he's going to get when Conor wins and calls out the New York Yankees Lol
|
|
#
?
Jun 23, 2017 21:18
|
|
|
Bluedeanie posted:Lmao sudden death owns and that owns too The late, great Powers Boothe fuckin' makes that movie. Pity about everything else that isn't Powers Boothe threatening little children or JCVD doing high kicks in a Hockey goalie's outfit.
|
|
#
?
Jun 24, 2017 02:04
|
|
|
Can't wait for Aldo and Connor to train on the beach for the rematch against Floyd.
|
|
#
?
Jun 24, 2017 03:05
|
|
|
Gay Horney posted:Most people don't know poo poo about boxing, like the fact that it exists and who the boxers are
|
|
#
?
Jun 24, 2017 13:56
|
|
|
Work Friend Keven posted:Think How mad he's going to get when Conor wins and calls out the New York Yankees I would be so happy if it turned out Conor McGregor's entire career was because he was trying to win a Brewster's Millions-style bet.
|
|
#
?
Jun 24, 2017 14:33
|
|
|
Some guy at work is convinced McG will win. I could probably get him to bet on it, but he's kind of dumb so idk if its ethical.
|
|
#
?
Jun 25, 2017 06:30
|
|
|
its unethical to not take that sucker's money
|
|
#
?
Jun 25, 2017 06:33
|
|
|
So is there a way to bet on the outcome being shenanigans? Like I'm expecting in the second round to see Connor sneak in a knee to the groin, the ref to miss it, Roger Mayweather to rush the ring, then both entourages rush the ring and after all is settled Max Kellerman will enter the ring to sell the rematch.
|
|
#
?
Jun 25, 2017 17:01
|
|
|
Shankel Magnus posted:So is there a way to bet on the outcome being shenanigans? Like I'm expecting in the second round to see Connor sneak in a knee to the groin, the ref to miss it, Roger Mayweather to rush the ring, then both entourages rush the ring and after all is settled Max Kellerman will enter the ring to sell the rematch. most betting sites have odds for all kinds of insane outcomes. you can probably bet on how many protuding nose hairs mayweather shows up to the ring with if you want
|
|
#
?
Jun 25, 2017 22:05
|
|
|
A "will Conor lose by disqualification" wager might be good to bet against, because I imagine so many people believe he will that the odds for it happening will be driven too high.
|
|
#
?
Jun 25, 2017 22:28
|
|
|
i read somewhere floyd was worried conor would do something crazy and get disqualified so they wrote something into the contract that severely punishes him if that happens
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2017 00:19
|
|
|
Skip My Posts posted:i read somewhere floyd was worried conor would do something crazy and get disqualified so they wrote something into the contract that severely punishes him if that happens Unless the punishment is he loses his entire purse than the possibility can't be totally discounted.
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2017 00:26
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 7, 2024 20:35 |
|
|
The SituAsian posted:Unless the punishment is he loses his entire purse than the possibility can't be totally discounted. I'm sure it's a very substantial portion of the purse
|
|
#
?
Jun 26, 2017 00:42
|
|