Comments Thread For: Duran: If McGregor is Serious, He'll Break Mayweather's Legs

[Lomadeaux]

Not just Floyd by the way. Im sure guys were jealous of the power Leonard had. Same for Hoya. Now its Floyd.

You are trying to pretend that Duran had it all. He didnt.

Duran is jealous of Floyd because at 66 he's still a big competitor. He wishes to death he could get in there with Floyd.

[Metho_4u]

Start naming "Everyone" and "Most" who laughed and said that.

Seriously? How would you like me to name "everyone" you want me to start alphabetically or ...... what?

[ironmt]

You asked for possibilities and I gave them to you.

I dont know how much Duran is worth and his age is irrelevant.

Yes at 66 he could be saying to himself that he wishes he had the opportunity to make money then he did, that he wishes his promoter didnt keep such a large sum of his purse, that he wishes he could have fought when he wanted to and not when told to, that he wishes he could have fought who he wanted to (Ray) instead of having to wait ten years for it...

Not just Floyd by the way. Im sure guys were jealous of the power Leonard had. Same for Hoya. Now its Floyd.

You are trying to pretend that Duran had it all. He didnt.

I think he had It all as far as his career and talent were concerned. You may be onto something as far as Duran being jealous of Leonard at the time due to Leonard making a substantial amount more than Duran. Who Knows.

[ironmt]

Seriously? How would you like me to name "everyone" you want me to start alphabetically or ...... what?

You made a statement, back It up.

[Metho_4u]

You do realize that Floyd hits way harder than McGregor right?

You do realize that McGregor is a sub-par athlete right?

There's typically the argument of mma vs boxers. My instructor was an amateur kickboxer for many years, but he trained a lot of guys for mma as well as was a brown belt in BJJ iirc. It takes approximately 10 years to gain a black belt in BJJ. It's a very fascinating sport, like most combat sports.

While there are many moves and nuances to BJJ, people seem to think that mastering boxing (there is no such thing) is just a year or 2 of training. If you want to be fighting out in the street vs people with no experience, that will help. If you're going to fight in the ring against others who are educated in the sport? It's going to be a lot longer than that. We all know here that most top fighters have started from a very young age, with years upon years of training, and likely hundreds of fights, from little gym fights, to amateurs well before any professional experience.

For the above reason, I'm not a huge fan of mma. I would rather watch a full kickboxing match, muay Thai, BJJ, etc. Each sport that each has trained for so many years in deserves it's own match to show who's better in their respective sport, so MMA imo is a circus show from the start. You 100% CANNOT beat a man (or woman) in a sport they have trained in for years upon years. So if you put 2 guys in a ring and ask them to box, 1 MMA vs 1 boxer? It's just not gonna happen. A boxer has only used his or her hands all of those years. Not to mention a boxer who never really left the gym. Always stayed in shape, never drank, did drugs, etc. ie. Floyd. This is the very reason why we say Ward beat kovalev...you can't win all your fights when you're not 100% dedicated to continued learning.

My rant for this is simply because I see this argument coming.

[Lomadeaux]

If you want to be fighting out in the street vs people with no experience, that will help. If you're going to fight in the ring against others who are educated in the sport? It's going to be a lot longer than that. We all know here that most top fighters have started from a very young age, with years upon years of training, and likely hundreds of fights, from little gym fights, to amateurs well before any professional experience.

Fighting in the street does nothing for you in a boxing ring.

[Metho_4u]

You made a statement, back It up.

I really am not going to waste my time. I remember the conversations, debates, etc about how he would never make that much. Take it upon yourself to look for it if you wish, otherwise I really don't care.

The ppv projections see him making that. If he makes 300 million is a whole lot, more than Duran made in his entire career, thus the jealousy I mentioned.

I know, I know...its not about the money... lol yeah right, bull**** its not. Put your life on the line, see how many broke ex champions there are with TBIs, suffering from dementia, Parkinson's, etc and tell me about being a warrior and where it got them. Imo, make as much as you can in this sport and gtfo.

[Metho_4u]

Fighting in the street does nothing for you in a boxing ring.

I realize that, I said that if you want to train for a year or 2 it will help you in the street, but it won't make you a pro in the ring. See what I'm saying? Street fighting is ****** and a good way to get locked up for a long time.

[bigdunny1]

There is nothing McGregor can do to win this fight. Floyd was smart and put in financial penalties to protect himself if McGregor does something outside of boxing. The worst thing to happen for both sports is if McGregor is losing and pulls out some MMA shyt out of desperation and the fight turns into a Mike Tyson biting Holyfield type disqualification. It's in the contracts there will be lawsuits and the ref will be aware to look out for that nonsense so he will be DQ'd if he does it. But it will be horrible for both sports if it happens.

[Ake-Dawg]

I really am not going to waste my time. I remember the conversations, debates, etc about how he would never make that much. Take it upon yourself to look for it if you wish, otherwise I really don't care.

The ppv projections see him making that. If he makes 300 million is a whole lot, more than Duran made in his entire career, thus the jealousy I mentioned.

I know, I know...its not about the money... lol yeah right, bull**** its not. Put your life on the line, see how many broke ex champions there are with TBIs, suffering from dementia, Parkinson's, etc and tell me about being a warrior and where it got them. Imo, make as much as you can in this sport and gtfo.

Well said. To me most of the "dislike" surrounding many fighters is that they are making a lot of money without taking a lot of punishment.