You think they would have learnt after Floyd/ Pac.
You think they would have learnt after Floyd/ Pac.
I would give Floyd a way better chance to beat Conor in MMA than I would give Conor to beat Floyd in a boxing matchup. You can say what you want about floyds punching power but his punches obviously have sting on them. That's why his opponents quit throwing punches after a round or two. Because his counter punches are hurting.
Floyd will definitely KO Conor if he wants to (which I'm assuming he will). MMA fighters don't get nearly the leverage on punches that boxers do. Floyd won't have to worry about getting hit by a big shot for two reasons. One, Conor will not be able to land. Floyd is such a good defensive fighter and has avoided his opponents shots well. No way Conor can box his first fight and actually land anything of significance. Second, even if he does land, Conor in no way hits harder than anybody Floyd has ever fought at welter. His punch won't be that hard comparatively. Conor will easily be worse than a normal sparring partner.
I'm shocked that anybody who watches boxing would think that Conor has any chance whatsoever. I mean even if Floyd couldn't hurt Conor for whatever reason, he will be so tired by the late rounds that his power will be about gone and Floyd can easily land tons of punches at will and Conor would at least fall from exhaustion.
What weight is McGregor then, is it going to be a huge difference?
Has anyone actually gone and watched a number of his mma matches and stand up? When you realize Conner has roughly less than 60 minutes of in ring/cage over entire career the thought of pacing and lasting full 12 rounds strikes me as laughable to be honest. mma basically wear fingerless gloves and he'll be wearing 10 oz pillows on his hands compared.
I think Mc's stamina is a massive question mark too? Have no idea how the energy exerted in an MMA fight compares with boxing but they sure do look to rapidly run out of steam.
If he was fighting a top drawer pressure fighter (boxer) I wouldn't give him a hope in hells of lasting a few rounds, absolutely certain he would get slaughtered. However, it's Floyd.
3-Time SADDO PREDICTION COMP CHAMPION.
"He'll stop him if he wants to" is cliche nonsense (imo). I grew up believing that too, however, the only real reason a fighter seemingly in a postition to KO their opponent doesn't is because they can't. They don't want to risk opening themselves up, tiring out. It's purely about a fighters mindset. 99.9% of them orgasm when they hurt/buzz/wobble their opponent and instinctively attempt to render them unconcious immediately.
So Floyd will definitely KO Conor if he can, if he doesn't it's because he wasn't capable.
Floyd wouldn't have a hope in hells of beating a highly skilled expert in kicking, kneeing, elbowing (he'd be good at that mind), wrestling, tripping and twisting arms and legs off. Floyd is fighting a man that has to be severely handicapped to make the crossover event viable.
MMA experts make boxers look primitive.
Last edited by Fenster; 07-24-2017 at 10:34 PM.
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For sure, I mean for practical reasons though.
And I specifically mean the very best practitioners of MMA, not just any old joe soap.
Floyd would knock half the UFC bods his size spark out with a jab if allowed to wear the knuckle dusters. Effing scary to think what would happen if sicko boxing bangers would do in the knuckle dusters. Frightening.
3-Time SADDO PREDICTION COMP CHAMPION.
Actually rethinking this - Floyd's footwork and reflexes are a huge factor in what makes him such a great fighter, he could easily feint/slip and flush a righthand/lefthook straight onto an MMA bods bonce. With the knuckle dusters it would be goodnight irene before they knew what hit them.
Yeah, Floyd-Mc in a cage isn't really much different a mismatch as it is under boxing rules.
Fact.
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The only difference is that Boxing is a Sport! anything where you can Elbow your opponent, hit him with virtually bare fists and Punch the fucker when he is down on the floor , is glorified Street fighting thuggery! you can't call it a Sport.
Former Undisputed 4 belt Prediction champion. Still P4P and People’s Champion.
Ain't really seen McGregor fight much but all he'd have to do is take Floyd down. Forget everything else Floyd would have to avoid (kicks, knees etc). Floyd is a great defensive boxer but he only has to defend from punches.
In the octagon I don't see Floyd lasting a round.
Boxing is not just a sport that just another way of denigrating it. It has never been and never will be just a sport. Martial Arts, of which boxing is one, are sports also. Allowing people to use more than one martial art does not suddenly make it no longer a sport however distasteful you may find it.
It does not really work like that. Big boxing gloves increase your ability to knock somebody out not reduce it. For all that padding you are not cushioning the blow as much as protecting the fighter's hands. You are adding a big weight to the end of the arm and physics dictates that will increase the power of the impact. You hit someone repeatedly in the head without gloves and it fucks your hands up which is why bare knuckle fighters will punch to the body a lot and lower their heads to break an opponents hands. Floyd would not get near enough when people are allowed to use their legs. Mcgregor is not going to outbox Floyd and Floyd is not going to take him down anywhere but inside a boxing ring.
Firstly, where did I say that Boxing is JUST a sport , therefore denigrating it?
Secondly, I have no problem with use of more than one Martial art, but do you feel that it is Sporting that somebody can put somebody on the floor (sometimes rendering them unconscious) and carry on Punching them in the face?
here we go again!
Former Undisputed 4 belt Prediction champion. Still P4P and People’s Champion.
Actually, It doesn't really work like that. Big boxing gloves aren't there just to stop guys knuckles from being sore. they are also there for a safety measure for the opponent. you are far more likely to get cut to shreds by bare fists or virtually bare fists.
and although you are adding a big weight to your arm, it also means that because you have a weight on your arm , you are not able to throw the punch with the same speed , power and torque. Also, that big extra weight is indeed padded, and taking all this into consideration probably evens it all out.
Former Undisputed 4 belt Prediction champion. Still P4P and People’s Champion.
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