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Appreciate the candid thoughts Jim; you certainly summed up the situation concisely yet when someone of your stature makes comments about a re-match, all that does is put fuel to the fire as everyone will respond, rumours will abound, probably Floyd and Conor will feel obliged to come out and answer the allegations of such a high profile member of the boxing press.
I don't believe Lampley's intent was to promote a rematch as the fight was televised on Showtime, but it's certain he will be giving the rematch possibility more momentum and impetus as both camps vow to prove the first fight was not staged, particularly the premature stoppage will be a major selling point for a rematch as MacGregor will maintain he wasn't allowed the opportunity to go out on 'his shield'.
I found the fight a little more entertaining than expected, and find it difficult to swallow such a cynical theory such that both fighters merely followed a script reminiscent of WWE.
MacGregor showed good boxing (or striking skills) in the first few rounds but ultimately didn't have the proper boxing ability to truly wind up and twist his torso and feet to generate power like skilled punchers. His shots degenerated into awkward slaps with his chin held high and didn't know how to unleash power shots when he had Floyd trapped in the corners.
I don't care if there's a rematch or other crossover fights, but unless we see some compelling bouts, fans will very quickly ignore these sideshows. The true negative is that it drains press capital and investment as well as PPV numbers for the truly mega-fights like we perhaps saw with Canelo-GGG.
I don't believe Lampley's intent was to promote a rematch as the fight was televised on Showtime, but it's certain he will be giving the rematch possibility more momentum and impetus as both camps vow to prove the first fight was not staged, particularly the premature stoppage will be a major selling point for a rematch as MacGregor will maintain he wasn't allowed the opportunity to go out on 'his shield'.
I found the fight a little more entertaining than expected, and find it difficult to swallow such a cynical theory such that both fighters merely followed a script reminiscent of WWE.
MacGregor showed good boxing (or striking skills) in the first few rounds but ultimately didn't have the proper boxing ability to truly wind up and twist his torso and feet to generate power like skilled punchers. His shots degenerated into awkward slaps with his chin held high and didn't know how to unleash power shots when he had Floyd trapped in the corners.
I don't care if there's a rematch or other crossover fights, but unless we see some compelling bouts, fans will very quickly ignore these sideshows. The true negative is that it drains press capital and investment as well as PPV numbers for the truly mega-fights like we perhaps saw with Canelo-GGG.
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