Comments Thread For: Maybe there are worse things in boxing than Mayweather-McGregor

[mmakilla]

i agree, let's hope that mayweather-mcgregor doesn't turn out that way as well. Hopefully it will be better than most think it will be. At $100 a buy it needs to be. Because on paper it's a mismatch scam. I understand why they are doing it, money wise it's great, it will make tons of money. Let's just hope the fight turns out better than we expect, like pacquiao-horn.

im positive it will be better than canelo vs chavez garbage! That whole card was garbage! Oh also jake donovan who is a boxing journalist said showtime is expected to make 25 to 40 million from this fight! So imagine the great fights we will get on showtime in 2018! 2017 isnt even over yet....

[The Time]

I'm laughing at all the idiots that will pay money for this sh.it show...sad. What's funny is that everyone keeps claiming how much money this fight makes but I've yet to meet anyone that's said they would buy this lol

I'll be watching Mayweather-McGregor at a friends house. They are going to show it through a projector on a screen up against a wall through an online stream. And on the TV the Cotto-Kamegai fight will be showing. So we'll be watching both fights at the same time that day for free. Our money is going on food and drink, Lol.

[Mike_R]

Honestly Mayweather vs. Berto was a waste of time on paper and in reality.

This fight at least has insanely high level of side-show intrigue.

[duwdu]

Article was well written and insightful. True the Mayweather/Mcgregor circus is just that but the author brings out many salient truths concerning the travesties of the boxing "business" today. It has become a business of manipulation and planning which all leads to the next best "star" who brings in the biggest bundle of cash. Boxing is just as much a multifaceted ATM machine for the promoters and networks as it is a pure science. Mayweather antics now are purely for the cash grab and he's a master at it. Those who don't buy it will be on this site anxious to read the outcome. Those that do are not treating it seriously, it's merely entertainment just as any circus or comedy show.

I totally agree.

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[EDD1]

Boxing will continue to be an exception sport with a core fan base and people looking in from the outside who will never get it, just like this writer.

His first assertion is correct and then he goes on to contradict himself with examples of fights that, according to him, are not contentions of top fighters.
Truth is I wouldnt want you trying to explain (or Justify) this sport to anyone if you can't see merit in the careers of the fighters you've mentioned and discredited as part of the "disfunctional" boxing.
Robert Guerrero, Adrien Briner, Tony Demarco, katsedis? Seriously?!

Yes, this fight is lacking merit, but try to formulate an argument with some originality instead of a brief wiki search of boxing history within the last 5 years man.
Plus, who the hell thinks that boxing was devoid of politics, corruption or maneuvering ever?! Or any of the other top 10 professional sports?

[BWC]

By Tris Dixon - AUGUST 26 hangs over boxing like an angry storm cloud. The occasional bolt of Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor lightning will hit the headlines from now until fight week and then the rain or the money will pour into Las Vegas before Sin City can go back to sleep the next day. Those who have visited Nevada to see a curious event featuring two A-listers will return to their more mundane existences, with memories of a tumultuous few days in the desert behind them...
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Yet boxing somehow manages to live on.Amazing

[AdonisCreed]

The McGregor Mayweather fight is just an exhibition prize fight nothing more. The writer touched on the one belt per weight class argument which i dont get. People complain about the different belts but i think its good the way it is. I mean imagine all the cherry picking that would go on which could possibly be worse than it is now. And companies would do inhouse fights just to keep the belts. Besides i like watching unification fights!!! It's awesome to see your favorite fighter take someone elses belt in their opponent home town

[JK1700]

The fight is gonna make a ton of money for boxing and everyone on this forum is going to watch it whether they're hating or not. Stop acting like it's not good for the sport, people have always wanted to see a boxer vs an MMA fighter and now they get to see it. Plus it's also going to bring a ton of revenue to Las Vegas.