Comments Thread For: McGregor: I Don't Even Believe Mayweather Will Exit Round One!

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UFC champion Conor McGregor is happy about the switch to lighter gloves for his Aug. 26 fight against undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather and says his opponent will now struggle to make it past the second round. The Nevada State Athletic Commission on Wednesday, just 10 days before the hotly anticipated Las Vegas fight, approved requests from Mayweather and McGregor to wear eight-ounce gloves rather than 10-ounce ones.
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[lparm]

I love his confidence. He's mentally ready for this.

[OctoberRed]

I love his confidence. He's mentally ready for this.

That could all change once he steps in there

[RememberTUA?]

I love his confidence. He's mentally ready for this.

He's mental more like it

[ironmt]

I love his confidence. He's mentally ready for this.

That Is Mcgregor's strong suit, his self confidence. I don't think It will help him In the least for this particular fight but he has always been confident.

[springfiels]

I find people's complete dismissal of McGregor amazing tbh.

This isn't a baseball player taking on Justin Speith in match play golf based off the fact he can swing a club, the similarities and skills needed in stand-up MMA and boxing are much, much more closely aligned. People are also talking like McGregor is going to go in there and become some super-orthodox upright boxer trying to outscore Mayweather jab for jab. I think this is going to be unlike anything we have seen in every way, and McGregor is crazy and confident enough to actually come at this in a completely unorthodox but effective manner. I'm a huge fan of Mayweather's ability and think he is a genius, but I also look at how Maidana, DLH and Cotto approached him and see ways McGregor could at the very least make it interesting and find ways to land. McGregor also has a 5cm reach advantage - FYI, Cotto has a 13cm disadvantage, Maidana an 8cm disadvantage and DLH only a 2cm advantage. McGregor is also a southpaw, Judah gave Mayweather all sorts of problems early on and has the same reach as him.

I'm not saying McGregor will win, but I do think he has more than enough to make it interesting for 4-5 rounds and find people's reaction to this fight ignorant and misinformed.

[jay543]

That Is Mcgregor's strong suit, his self confidence. I don't think It will help him In the least for this particular fight but he has always been confident.

All Conor's doing is setting himself up for failure.

Now that he's said this the second Floyd does make it out of round 1 it makes him look like a fool.

Floyd wins round 2, Conor is eating his words.

Floyd starts to wear down Conor as the rounds wear on, embarrassment sets in.

If Floyd hurts Conor in the fight it will be just as much of a mental blow.


Conor's setting himself up for a huge amount of mental fatigue if Mayweather hurts him, outclasses him, and throws this **** talk back at him on fight night in the ring when it counts.

[KidDinamita]

Lots of confidence and talking ****, hope he backs up and fight, and not a lot of excuses after he loses!

[Flabble Scrote]

Yeah he's springier with the stronger lower body from mma and he's bigger stronger athletic and does his stretchy stuff but

He's faced guys that aren't in the same league for standup as elite boxers, Floyds been dodging punches since he could walk, the accuracy and defensive instinct is a different level to McGregor

I watched Maidana Floyd 1 before, Maidanas pressure and unconventional timing and angles gave Floyd a lot of problems
Floyd figured him in the rematch but I think Maidana was worse, maybe just getting paid the 2nd time.
McGregor is a bit bigger but I do not believe he punches as hard as Maidana or has his stamina, he's athletic and flashy but honestly he's kinda square on and doesn't turn his punches over sometimes, if Floyd lasts the first 2 rounds he will smash McGregor up

[Lester Tutor]

Yeah but Conor has gone soft with media interviews in the last weeks. That same soft tone on a mic like when he took his first loss

I think the pressure and training has gotten to him