No disrespect to MMA fans but just stop already

Enough yapping. Just witness.

I genuinely like MMA and I think Conor and Bones Jones are the best in the biz. However, like the poaster N!ck F said these guys are in over there heads thinking they can literally "box with a boxer". Folks don't understand how much power you need to generate to knock a man out with 12-8oz gloves in a sanctioned bout vs 4oz gloves. Nor do they understand how hard it is truly land on a guy with slightly above average footwork compared to their non existent footwork. I'd wager if you put Bones Jones in the squared circle and give him a heavy handed middle to super middleweight to spar with he would get dropped by the 4th or 5th round. I'm only giving him that much because he's exceptionally athletic, has an insane reach advantage over the hypothetical middleweight and has somewhat fast hands by mma standards I am a MMA fan and a former practicioner as well and I agree to some degree, however I dont think we should be talking about the power as much as skill. Lots of MMA fighters actually have pretty crazy amount of power, punching and otherwise. But the biggest differences are skills and stamina. Well, different kind of stamina at least. Boxing feels way different than wrestling for example. Some guy might be able to fight 6 rounds of boxing and not gas, but same guy might gas couple of rounds of hard wrestling. Same might happen other way around as well, they definitely feel different That being said, this fight is a joke in my eyes, but it is what it is

this is like putting the worlds best cricket player in a HR derby against barry bonds at at&t park decent analogy

Don't argue with idiots...this forum is full of these tools...not to mention, if any of them were GOOD boxers they'd stop getting ass hammered by dana sweet tits in the locker room and go and make some real money. haha not on here it was on fb. But I told him that McGregor needed to come to boxing to make real money, thats why he entered a fight he knows he will lose and he is like "Mayweather needs McGregor to make real money!" ****ing dumb ass

Very good post one i will have to go over... "MMA fans are now saying the same ridiculous things regarding boxing talking about Conor not going in there to box but to fight as an MMA fighter and how he has this supposed "death touch". A bit of a stretch but even MCgregor know his limitations and knows unpredictability is his only chance bc he has no inside power punching which i think will be his down fall. The death touch?A bit hard to do with padded hands...lol..ive seen guys been put to sleep by those DEATH touches and a martial artist myself and can see what Connor does...its just confusing to fighters who dont understand the angles of simple and often unecccesary stances .All these guys fell for that when its actually smoke screens to any decent fighter who did more than box. Is this Floyd?we'll find out if he falls for those blatent smoke screens and if he was as good as we all thought bc NO elite fighter falls for them. These death touch talks are the most ignorant and played out phrases I've ever heard of. Right up there with "oh, push his nose into his brain", or I'll put my finger through his eye...its mcdojo bullsh1t

got in an argument with some dude who keeps telling me why connor has a chance and why hes so deserving of this fight. Then I finally convinced him its BS and he starts getting mad saying well UFC fighters are real fighters and way tougher than boxers! How many boxers would win in a street fight!? Don't argue with idiots...this forum is full of these tools...not to mention, if any of them were GOOD boxers they'd stop getting ass hammered by dana sweet tits in the locker room and go and make some real money.

No, they'll say "bu bu bu but in the street doe" got in an argument with some dude who keeps telling me why connor has a chance and why hes so deserving of this fight. Then I finally convinced him its BS and he starts getting mad saying well UFC fighters are real fighters and way tougher than boxers! How many boxers would win in a street fight!?

because floyd will embarass connor in a boring fight. When its over all these UFC clown fans are going to say, "see boxing is boring!" and talk all this crap No, they'll say "bu bu bu but in the street doe"

I genuinely like MMA and I think Conor and Bones Jones are the best in the biz. However, like the poaster N!ck F said these guys are in over there heads thinking they can literally "box with a boxer". Folks don't understand how much power you need to generate to knock a man out with 12-8oz gloves in a sanctioned bout vs 4oz gloves. Nor do they understand how hard it is truly land on a guy with slightly above average footwork compared to their non existent footwork. I'd wager if you put Bones Jones in the squared circle and give him a heavy handed middle to super middleweight to spar with he would get dropped by the 4th or 5th round. I'm only giving him that much because he's exceptionally athletic, has an insane reach advantage over the hypothetical middleweight and has somewhat fast hands by mma standards Problem is, it's not about power, it's about technique, technique that a mmgay fighter lacks.

Why not just let people enjoy sh^t how they wanna enjoy sh^t and have fun with the new cats who might be paying attention to boxing for the first time ever? because floyd will embarass connor in a boring fight. When its over all these UFC clown fans are going to say, "see boxing is boring!" and talk all this crap

I would put Dmitry Bivol lightheavy against the best of the best heavyweights from the UFC and I'd bet cash money he knocks them out in one round, but definitely two

Just take the 27% interest and enjoy it.

I genuinely like MMA and I think Conor and Bones Jones are the best in the biz. However, like the poaster N!ck F said these guys are in over there heads thinking they can literally "box with a boxer". Folks don't understand how much power you need to generate to knock a man out with 12-8oz gloves in a sanctioned bout vs 4oz gloves. Nor do they understand how hard it is truly land on a guy with slightly above average footwork compared to their non existent footwork. I'd wager if you put Bones Jones in the squared circle and give him a heavy handed middle to super middleweight to spar with he would get dropped by the 4th or 5th round. I'm only giving him that much because he's exceptionally athletic, has an insane reach advantage over the hypothetical middleweight and has somewhat fast hands by mma standards Yes this^ It baffles me how people think anything differently but when you talk about it guys like Eff Pandas say you're "insecure" about boxing. I don't give a sh*t about mma vs boxing - it's just that it's obvious that you don't understand boxing if you think the "boxing" in mma is good.

They are annoying. I like Conor in UFC and this Polish chick Joanna can't spell her last name. Other than that I don't know shïeeeeeet

They don't understand that the boxing community is more demanding and you need to prove yourself in actual pro fights against quality opposition in order to impress anyone in the boxing game. MMA fans and Conor fans in particular are all butthurt because the boxing community wasn't immediately impressed by Conor before he even stepped in the ring. UFC is basically like WWE and has the same type of fans that like to be fed bull**** and buy into any sort of hype. We're talking about a sport that promoted Ronda as a once ever human being and look how that ended up. In boxing, no one gives a **** about how good you look in training or in sparring or in some other sport. Even established champions like GGG or Wilder aren't given credit by some fans because they haven't beaten a marquee name yet. Olympic gold medalist Joshua was doubted by a lot of people before he beat Klitschko. That's just the way the boxing community is. Of course someone who is 0-0 and claims he's going to KO Floyd inside 4 rounds is going to be laughed at. MMA fans don't understand this and think that boxing fans are arrogant yet in reality it's the MMA fans who are totally ignorant and oblivious about boxing and most of them never watched any serious boxing other than Mike Tyson and RJJ highlights. Then they come up with ridiculous claims like "McGregor is not going to box like a conventional boxer" and "boxers are too used to their style and don't think outside of the box" as if there is a single style of boxing. Also there's this whole strawman thing that "boxers don't want to learn anything new" when in reality boxing sees a lot of completely new and inovative styles every decade. Just in the last 25 years we had Tyson, Whitaker, Roy Jones Jr., Floyd, Rigondeaux and Lomachenko displaying some very unique styles of boxing and bringing new things to the table. If anything, boxing is the most diverse sport when it comes to different styles. You could mimic the boxing styles of certain fighters and boxing fans would recognize who it is you're imitating more often than not because boxing is so diverse and there's so many different things top fighters can do. I don't care if they don't respect it but it's annoying that they're completely ignorant about boxing. The reason why McGregor's approach doesn't work however is because in order to have an unconventional and unorthodox style (like those great boxers that I mentioned had/have) you have to know the boxing fundamentals first so you know what you're up against. You can't bend the rules if you don't know what the rules are in the first place. You can't be confident in your style until you test it in actual fights against top level opposition and that's what boxing has proved us a million times. That's why even Lomachenko lost his 2nd pro fight against Salido. Also, it works the other way around as well, if Floyd "hasn't faced anyone like Conor" then for sure Conor hasn't faced anyone even remotely similar to Floyd. Who do you thing is going to adapt better in a boxing match? Obviously it's going to be someone who is more used to fighting all kinds of people in boxing than a novice. Floyd can come out with a different style for every round and Conor is not going to be used to anyone of those styles. If anything, in regards to boxing the modern MMA fans have become just like the MMA detractors in the 90s who doubted in jiu jitsu and grappling and said things like "He's not going to go there to wrestle, he's going to go there as a karate fighter/boxer/kickboxer and KO him" or "this BJJ fighter has never seen someone like this Kung Fu specialist" or "this Wing Chun artist is going to use his death touch". MMA fans are now saying the same ridiculous things regarding boxing talking about Conor not going in there to box but to fight as an MMA fighter and how he has this supposed "death touch".

Boxing fans get worked because we feel MMA fans are disrespecting our sport. It's nothing against MMA athletes but the fact is they have too many trades to work on vs somebody who spends day in and day out punching. These ****ers need to learn bjj, muay thai, wrestling ...etc. That's no an easy task, but it's also the same reason a boxer like Malik Scott or Tony Thompson would first round KO Brock Lesnar without breaking a sweat.

Who cares. Let 'em get excited, that's what it's all about. Live and let live. No doubt they will see that Conor way out of his depth come Saturday anyway. The trolls are annoying but i don't the genuine MMA fans that think Conor can win. It would be boring if everyone had the same opinion.

N!ck F was also the same phaggot that wrote a long post telling us why Floyd being 40 proves his age is the only reason he might lose. He is clearly someone who talks out of both sides of his mouth.

Why not just let people enjoy sh^t how they wanna enjoy sh^t and have fun with the new cats who might be paying attention to boxing for the first time ever? I tend to agree. If anything, cats should be pissed @ Mayweather for bringing this shit storm upon us.

agreed...some of the mma guys are getting all worked up...guy at work, who loves to bet on mma, is texing me articles about how the line has gone down and all of this and that..... this is like putting the worlds best cricket player in a HR derby against barry bonds at at&t park