Dan2501
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Somehow this is actually a thing. Conor and Floyd have agreed to a deal, with the fight taking place August 26th in Las Vegas. This is going to be mental. Biggest fight in combat sports history.
$100 million each if the BBC is to be believed. Don't know why anyone would bother to be honest, as good as each are in their individual fields I can only see one result if we are playing in Mayweather's domain.
Why's it embarrassing? Conor might not be a boxer, but he's a legitimate top-level combat sports athlete. This is a dream match-up, the greatest boxer of all-time vs the best p4p mixed martial artist in the world. The money will roll in and rightly so.
Because Mayweather goes back to retirement and McGregor back to UFC, both with $100mil in their pockets, how does it benefit boxing as a sport, win win for them.
Nowhere did I say it won't be a great fight or break viewing figures, just be honest about the reasons though, it's not for the good and benefit of boxing, look at how you described the fight in your op "Biggest fight in combat sports history" mate, it's a boxing match.It will get millions of viewers on the young fighters Mayweather Promotions and Showtime are looking to promote and allow them to begin building a future star for the sport. How is that not good? Surely the more views and the more interest in a sport the better? This is the biggest fight of all-time, we've never seen anything like this before, it's going to blow Mayweather-Pacquiao out of the water. I don't get how people aren't excited, especially fight fans.
Why's it embarrassing? Conor might not be a boxer, but he's a legitimate top-level combat sports athlete. This is a dream match-up, the greatest boxer of all-time vs the best p4p mixed martial artist in the world. The money will roll in and rightly so.
It's all hype and money and nothing to do with promoting the sport etc
Both of them are multi millionaires but Mayweather "held out " for his fee - it's a circus act
Yes it will be popular but that doesn't make it anymore than an overhyped gimmicked designed to make a few people very rich.
£100mil each fo two guys to punch each other - everything that is wrong with sport.
It's not wrong, just let's not pretend it's something else, yes I'll be watching, hopefully it'll be a worthy spectacle, but it's one former great boxer fighting a current great UFC guy for a fist full of money.why does it have to be about promoting the sport? Its only going to make the money because there are millions who want to watch and pay for the fight, if thats what they choose why is that wrong?
It's not wrong, just let's not pretend it's something else, yes I'll be watching, hopefully it'll be a worthy spectacle, but it's one former great boxer fighting a current great UFC guy for a fist full of money.
I love boxing. This isn't a boxing match though. Don't blame them for setting it up, getting $100m or so each, why wouldn't you? Will be interesting to see if they do get the PPV demand to meet those dollars. Wouldn't surprise me if they don't get anywhere near the traffic they need.
McGregor has a puncher's chance and that is it. I'll watch, but only via free streaming thanks.
Wasn't aimed at you mate, it was a general point. :thup:no pretense here, am a big ufc fan but have little interest in this, macgregor struggles sparring with ordinary boxers, not a prayer IF mayweather is anywhere near his best (and probably doesnt even need that), the big gloves as big a handicap as there could possibly be