OT: Off-Topic Thread-Remembering the good 'ol days
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Aeroforce
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I've seen it said that they'll each net way more based on the PPV buys. McGregor alone is going to pull in over 100 mill, and Mayweather is getting that for fighting, but he's also promoting the event with his production company, and his stable of fighters are all going to be on the under card. The guy is going to clean up, and all for a farce of a boxing exhibition. Ain't America great?
Sounds about right.
I don't watch boxing or MMA much, but from what I've read, no one is expecting it to be a good fight. Some are saying McGregor can win if he can land that one punch; but then others say much better fighters weren't able to land that punch against Mayweather so there's no reason to believe this will be any different.
I've also seen the gambling lines; if there was any shot of McGregor winning, now is the time to bet!
uNo wonder I liked it. I had a SweeTart® palate back then.
Remember when SweeTarts were almost the size of a puck and it took days to finish one? The grape one was almost too tart to eat....
LouJersey
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LouJersey
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It's going to be like the old WWF thing where Butterbean used to flatten the wrestlers.
smithformeragent
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I watched the 24/7 Ward Kovalev last night.
Might have to mosey on down to Buffalo Wild Wings tomorrow night to catch that fight.
Anyone know if they charge a cover on pay per view nights?
EDIT: apparently they don't even show boxing =\
Might have to mosey on down to Buffalo Wild Wings tomorrow night to catch that fight.
Anyone know if they charge a cover on pay per view nights?
EDIT: apparently they don't even show boxing =\
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LSCII
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Sounds about right.
I don't watch boxing or MMA much, but from what I've read, no one is expecting it to be a good fight. Some are saying McGregor can win if he can land that one punch; but then others say much better fighters weren't able to land that punch against Mayweather so there's no reason to believe this will be any different.
I've also seen the gambling lines; if there was any shot of McGregor winning, now is the time to bet!
I'm a huge MMA and boxing fan, and realistically there is no way McGregor wins this fight aside from a lucky (and it would have to be the luckiest punch of all time) punch. The only possible advantage McGregor has over the boxers who have tried and lost to Mayweather is something his coach brought up. Kavanagh said that they're approaching it from an MMA perspective rather than a boxing one, because all the boxers have done essentially the same thing and lost.
So maybe there's a slight chance that a different approach, different angles, and different footwork to set and throw a punch/counter a punch will at least initially throw Floyd off his game a bit. That's about it though.
The other thing to consider is that while everyone is saying Floyd has a huge skill advantage, McGregor also is used to getting kicked, kneed, and punched with 4 oz gloves, so he's used to taking far harder shots than he'll see in a boxing match with 10 oz gloves. To me, he may lose by cumulative punches via TKO, but he isn't going to actually get knocked out. If anything, it will go to a decision and be a very lopsided one in favor of Floyd. The only shot McG has is a lucky punch or if the ref allows the fight to be borderline dirty and full of rough housing. That would certainly favor McGregor and neutralize some of the skill advantage Floyd has.
I'll give McGregor full props for even considering this since it's not what he does. Sure the money is insane, but he will likely look terrible and be a mockery of the sport. On the flip side, there is literally no boxer in the world that would survive a single round against a top 10 MMA fighter, let alone one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time (since this is essentially what McG is doing). And if Floyd and McGregor were to fight in the octagon, McGregor would cave him in within 2 minutes.
LSCII
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Canelo is good, but he's not skilled enough to outbox GGG. Instead he's going to try to brawl, and you never want to get into that kind of fight with Golovkin. Guy is an animal, even if he's starting to slip a little bit.
LouJersey
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Triple G is my current fave. He should win, but wouldn't shock me if he got caught with one that put him down for the count.
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If there any music lovers out there who don't own a turntable and a nice sound system to accompany it, I have to highly recommend.
Wife and baby are out of the house this afternoon and it happens to be a day I have off. Going through my record stash and it is so satisfying. The revenge of analog.
If there any music lovers out there who don't own a turntable and a nice sound system to accompany it, I have to highly recommend.
Wife and baby are out of the house this afternoon and it happens to be a day I have off. Going through my record stash and it is so satisfying. The revenge of analog.
smithformeragent
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I just don't have the space.
The battery life of my Beats is totally shot at this point after six months because I constantly listen to music.
I use the Sirius XM app.
My 18 year old nephew and his friends have discovered the joy of 45s and LPs.
smithformeragent
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I watched Tyson Douglas on the Youtubes today.
I remember having the black box in the 90s and watching a lot of the fights with Holyfield, Tyson, Lennox Lewis and Riddick Bowe.
I remember having the black box in the 90s and watching a lot of the fights with Holyfield, Tyson, Lennox Lewis and Riddick Bowe.
LouJersey
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LouJersey
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Was a great time for boxing as well. Those guys were ****ing warriors.
You and I should fly out to Vegas to catch the ward-kovalev rematch.
smithformeragent
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I wish!
I guess there are still tickets available.
I made some calls around yesterday and nobody is showing the fight.
I'm apprehensive about dropping the $60 to order it.
LouJersey
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Yeah the 60 buck price tag is ridiculous. I've heard that Roc Nation is taking a bath on this. Ward is guaranteed 6.5 min, Kovalev doesn't have a guarantee but will get a percentage of the ppv.
With the anniversaries of the Bruins and Celtics championships this week, I've been missing my dad like crazy this week
I have a bad Crosby turntable. My old system is done.
I still have many albums.
No wonder I liked it. I had a SweeTart® palate back then.
High Fructose Corn Syrup has begun to use a new handle;"Natural Sweetener". Beware.
LouJersey
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The Zero Sugar Diet book has a good list of them. Insane what the FDA allows in disguising these things
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