McGreggor isn't going to be the same

He took a much more humiliating loss against Nate Diaz and came out of that fine.

Mayweather always wins but I don't think he takes boxer's souls. They might learn something from fighting him. Canelo said the Mayweather loss was a good learning experience and he improved a lot. I think Conor will be better than ever and he will knock out Diaz if they fight again. He will retain all his cage fighting skills and be a better boxer in the cage than ever before. Putting up a decent fight against Mayweather will make him more confident than ever. To your point he DEFINITELY made Canelo better but then again Canelo is a pupil of the game. Maybe Conor will take from this and be a better boxer in the cage or maybe it'll be to his detriment because he's back in mma world. We'll just have to wait and see. But like someone else said it's going to be hard to get up with silk pajamas to do road work.

Yeah, he'll be much richer and have less to worry about. I think you are not the same after watching mcgregor dominate the first 5 rounds by mcgregor

The thing with Conor is that he seems to genuinely enjoy fighting. Of course the true test will be after he's made all this money but i think he will continue, whether it's UFC or Boxing. I'm sure losing will hurt him, but he does seem the kind of guy that accepts losing is part of being in the sport. Losing in the UFC doesn't seem to carry as much criticism as losing in boxing, especially if it's against another good opponent. In one sense, boxers and boxing fans need to adopt that mentality. I'm sure he can go back to UFC and do what he does best. I could see him taking a good year out though. I don't think anyone is that interested in seeing him box again though but ge could fight Paulie, there's still some appeal there for that one i think just because of the story. It just depends how much he can make from it. If the purse for fighting Paulie is similar to a UFC fight for Conor then i don't see any point in him boxing again.

How is McGregor delusionnal? he's most likely a wise warrior and a wise business man. Dude is just not afraid to lose or take a challenge where he's an heavy underdog. He's totally delusional. I could go on all day about why that is but the main one for me was the when he said "Nate Diaz didn't cause me any problems"

If I were McGregor I would fight Paulie and get every advantage, make it at 154 with the smaller Paulie. And get in better boxing shape. McGregor has a decent shot to beat Paulie and would make more in that fight than he would in any MMA fight. And a win would set him up for a big payday against the winner of Canelo-GGG. He'd get brutally KOed, but he might make $50 million for that fight. Fight Paulie for ~$10 Million and then Canelo-GGG winner for $50 million, or go back to MMA and fight for a few million a fight? That's an easy choice. McGregor should box now and cash in. Then if he wants to do MMA after that he can go back to that, but the money for boxing is there right now, cash in.

He won't fight that much in the UFC, the money is in boxing. He just failed at boxing. UFC is his bread and butter.

His confidence will never be the same, he believes all that "the secret" law of attraction, visualization stuff. He truly believed he was going to win this fight off the strength off all of that mystic mac stuff and it failed. He will never have the same confidence ever again, doubts will creep in much faster during fights when they get tough. He was very humble after the loss and far more likeable than he was in the build up, I hope he goes on to have a great career in the UFC rather than get exposed and gassed out again. Hes a hard worker no doubt about it. He won't fight that much in the UFC, the money is in boxing.

I could definitely see that but at the same time he is totally delusional. But in the fights he may fold quickerm How is McGregor delusionnal? he's most likely a wise warrior and a wise business man. Dude is just not afraid to lose or take a challenge where he's an heavy underdog.

Mayweather doesn't rob any fighter of their soul, so put the crack pipe down. The man whose goal it is to win by decision doesn't destroy fighters physically or mentally. The guy who put himself at an advantage of nearly every opponent who was either shot, young, or C-rate at best doesn't take anyone's soul. If anything, he has robbed the sport of it's soul with the wave of casuals such as yourself kneeling and bobbing on his 4-incher and praising him like a God.

TBE took his soul like he does with most boxers he's faced. He'll lose his next fight whether boxing or MMA. most likely that 80 millions paycheck will retire him soon. His UFC career is done. How could he be motivated to face killers in the octagon like Lee or Ferguson for 1.5 million when he could face veteran with pillow gloves for 8 figures like Malignaggi or Kahn.

You people exaggerate things too much. Didn't you see him partying all over the place with huge smile on his face greeting jubilant fans right after the circus? He's a millionaire now. 1000 times better off than any schmo like us. Er...that's not what I said. Read the post again, Sherlock.

TBE took his soul like he does with most boxers he's faced. He'll lose his next fight whether boxing or MMA. You people exaggerate things too much. Didn't you see him partying all over the place with huge smile on his face greeting jubilant fans right after the circus? He's a millionaire now. 1000 times better off than any schmo like us.

Well id say his boxing skills have improved tremendously preparing to fight Floyd If he can get his other skills up to the way they were Id think he would have improved as an MMA fighter. Its his lack of stamina that has been severely exposed by boxing and im sure MMA fighters will take that into account when they fight him.

Money is an accurate moniker for Floyd. Most other fighters would have got beat a few times once they made that 'forever' money. His obsession with money as well as his unrivalled skill kept him at the top imo. I'd be like Darren Barker. If I made a big purse I'd be getting wiped out quick in my next fight and would not fight through any kind of injury. The drive of these elite boxers is very impressive imo. I agree. It's takes a special kind of person to train as hard as he does when he's so damn rich. Usually an athlete (Say LeBron, Jordan, Tom Brady) does it for the love of the game and because they are chasing the greats before them. Floyd doesn't even like boxing like that anymore lol. I don't really know why he could always train so hard not matter what.

... still can't believe that people talk about such a ****!!! :)

His confidence will never be the same, he believes all that "the secret" law of attraction, visualization stuff. He truly believed he was going to win this fight off the strength off all of that mystic mac stuff and it failed. He will never have the same confidence ever again, doubts will creep in much faster during fights when they get tough. He was very humble after the loss and far more likeable than he was in the build up, I hope he goes on to have a great career in the UFC rather than get exposed and gassed out again. Hes a hard worker no doubt about it. I could definitely see that but at the same time he is totally delusional. But in the fights he may fold quickerm

It wasn't even his sport. No reason to think the loss changes him unless it's for the better.

Mayweather always wins but I don't think he takes boxer's souls. They might learn something from fighting him. Canelo said the Mayweather loss was a good learning experience and he improved a lot. I think Conor will be better than ever and he will knock out Diaz if they fight again. He will retain all his cage fighting skills and be a better boxer in the cage than ever before. Putting up a decent fight against Mayweather will make him more confident than ever.

His confidence will never be the same, he believes all that "the secret" law of attraction, visualization stuff. He truly believed he was going to win this fight off the strength off all of that mystic mac stuff and it failed. He will never have the same confidence ever again, doubts will creep in much faster during fights when they get tough. He was very humble after the loss and far more likeable than he was in the build up, I hope he goes on to have a great career in the UFC rather than get exposed and gassed out again. Hes a hard worker no doubt about it.