Boxing Thread

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Serious question.  Obviously its all about the money, but ffs how many rematches are they going to have?

Why do teams keep playing eachother year after year?

Aside from that Boixing is business and the 2 previous fights were good fights so will attract a bigger audience for more money. Nothing stopping them from having as many rematches as they want. I know I'll watch it!!

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As an aside I don't think he is but is there a chance McGregor would get into the ring with Mayweather??

Surely he knows there's no way it doesn't end up a humiliating defeat for him!

[lurganblue]

As an aside I don't think he is but is there a chance McGregor would get into the ring with Mayweather??

Surely he knows there's no way it doesn't end up a humiliating defeat for him!

True but think of the coin

[nrico2006]

As an aside I don't think he is but is there a chance McGregor would get into the ring with Mayweather??

Surely he knows there's no way it doesn't end up a humiliating defeat for him!

True but think of the coin

Mayweather should try and get a bit of credibility and fight him in the cage after the boxing match.  But its Mayweather, of course he won't.

[Boycey]

Yeah Mayweather lacks credibility alright...

[gallsman]

Idiotic comment. Mayweather, the one who'll call all the shots when he wants, to prove his credibility, should just go and try a different sport he has no familiarity with. He'd lose a tennis match against Serena Williams too. Pffft, couldn't even beat a girl!

Nrico has a history of calling out decorated boxers as soft or as duckers for not fighting whoever he thinks they should fight.

[JimStynes]

What a complete farce of a fight that would be. I couldn't see it being the biggest fight of all time. A waste of time more like. McGregor wouldn't lay a glove on him and Mayweather will likely stop him. I reckon it is just both fighters keeping themselves relevant. The trash talk would be amazing to be fair.

The rematch with LSC and Frampton has to happen to see who is the best. It's 1-1 at the minute. If it was 2-0 then I could see why people would say there is no need for a rematch. I would like to see Selby v Frampton in Belfast and LSC V Gary Russell Junior. Then the winners fight to unify the division in Las Vegas. I still think it is such a shame that the best fighter in around those weight classes can't get a look in. Rigo was ducked by everyone as he is not a big money fighter but more importantly, he is just better than everyone. He's getting on in years now too. I do see it as the one blemish on Frampton's career.

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Serious question.  Obviously its all about the money, but ffs how many rematches are they going to have?

Why do teams keep playing eachother year after year?

Aside from that Boixing is business and the 2 previous fights were good fights so will attract a bigger audience for more money. Nothing stopping them from having as many rematches as they want. I know I'll watch it!!

If Dublin beat Kerry in the all ireland final there isnt an instant rematch there is a competition the next year boxing is a joke you are beat let the next competitor have a go.

[nrico2006]

Idiotic comment. Mayweather, the one who'll call all the shots when he wants, to prove his credibility, should just go and try a different sport he has no familiarity with. He'd lose a tennis match against Serena Williams too. Pffft, couldn't even beat a girl!

Nrico has a history of calling out decorated boxers as soft or as duckers for not fighting whoever he thinks they should fight.

Of course its not the smart thing to do, but its the fair thing to do.  McGregor isn't a boxer, yet he is expected to step into a boxing ring against a multiple weight world champion.  Mayweather fighting McGregor in the cage would make it fair.

What decorated boxers have I called soft or duckers by the way? 

[Taylor]

Idiotic comment. Mayweather, the one who'll call all the shots when he wants, to prove his credibility, should just go and try a different sport he has no familiarity with. He'd lose a tennis match against Serena Williams too. Pffft, couldn't even beat a girl!

Nrico has a history of calling out decorated boxers as soft or as duckers for not fighting whoever he thinks they should fight.

Of course its not the smart thing to do, but its the fair thing to do.  McGregor isn't a boxer, yet he is expected to step into a boxing ring against a multiple weight world champion.  Mayweather fighting McGregor in the cage would make it fair.

What decorated boxers have I called soft or duckers by the way?

Assuming you are on the wind up?
In your mind it is fair for them to go in a cage where FM has zero experience of MMA rather than a ring?
You do know CMG throws punches in MMA?

Right so

[AZOffaly]

CMG started out as a boxer didn't he?

[nrico2006]

Idiotic comment. Mayweather, the one who'll call all the shots when he wants, to prove his credibility, should just go and try a different sport he has no familiarity with. He'd lose a tennis match against Serena Williams too. Pffft, couldn't even beat a girl!

Nrico has a history of calling out decorated boxers as soft or as duckers for not fighting whoever he thinks they should fight.

Of course its not the smart thing to do, but its the fair thing to do.  McGregor isn't a boxer, yet he is expected to step into a boxing ring against a multiple weight world champion.  Mayweather fighting McGregor in the cage would make it fair.

What decorated boxers have I called soft or duckers by the way?

Assuming you are on the wind up?
In your mind it is fair for them to go in a cage where FM has zero experience of MMA rather than a ring?
You do know CMG throws punches in MMA?

Right so

The stand up game in MMA is completely different than boxing, they fight at a different range and jabbing is almost non-existent.  As for your point about CMG thowing punches in MMA, surely Mayweathers exceptional skill in this art gives him a certain skillset to work with if in the cage.

[Milltown Row2]

What a complete farce of a fight that would be. I couldn't see it being the biggest fight of all time. A waste of time more like. McGregor wouldn't lay a glove on him and Mayweather will likely stop him. I reckon it is just both fighters keeping themselves relevant. The trash talk would be amazing to be fair.

The rematch with LSC and Frampton has to happen to see who is the best. It's 1-1 at the minute. If it was 2-0 then I could see why people would say there is no need for a rematch. I would like to see Selby v Frampton in Belfast and LSC V Gary Russell Junior. Then the winners fight to unify the division in Las Vegas. I still think it is such a shame that the best fighter in around those weight classes can't get a look in. Rigo was ducked by everyone as he is not a big money fighter but more importantly, he is just better than everyone. He's getting on in years now too. I do see it as the one blemish on Frampton's career.

And anyone else that has ducked him?

[lurganblue]

What a complete farce of a fight that would be. I couldn't see it being the biggest fight of all time. A waste of time more like. McGregor wouldn't lay a glove on him and Mayweather will likely stop him. I reckon it is just both fighters keeping themselves relevant. The trash talk would be amazing to be fair.

The rematch with LSC and Frampton has to happen to see who is the best. It's 1-1 at the minute. If it was 2-0 then I could see why people would say there is no need for a rematch. I would like to see Selby v Frampton in Belfast and LSC V Gary Russell Junior. Then the winners fight to unify the division in Las Vegas. I still think it is such a shame that the best fighter in around those weight classes can't get a look in. Rigo was ducked by everyone as he is not a big money fighter but more importantly, he is just better than everyone. He's getting on in years now too. I do see it as the one blemish on Frampton's career.

And anyone else that has ducked him?

Surely if Rigo fought more frequently he would eventually get his mandatory title fights/big fights.

[JimStynes]

What a complete farce of a fight that would be. I couldn't see it being the biggest fight of all time. A waste of time more like. McGregor wouldn't lay a glove on him and Mayweather will likely stop him. I reckon it is just both fighters keeping themselves relevant. The trash talk would be amazing to be fair.

The rematch with LSC and Frampton has to happen to see who is the best. It's 1-1 at the minute. If it was 2-0 then I could see why people would say there is no need for a rematch. I would like to see Selby v Frampton in Belfast and LSC V Gary Russell Junior. Then the winners fight to unify the division in Las Vegas. I still think it is such a shame that the best fighter in around those weight classes can't get a look in. Rigo was ducked by everyone as he is not a big money fighter but more importantly, he is just better than everyone. He's getting on in years now too. I do see it as the one blemish on Frampton's career.

And anyone else that has ducked him?

Surely if Rigo fought more frequently he would eventually get his mandatory title fights/big fights.

He can't get anyone to fight him. It's a real shame we won't get to see the best fighters fighting him as he is truly gifted. His one big fight was against P4P top 10 Donaire and he won that by UD. High risk and low reward for the likes of LSC and Frampton to fight him. Frampton talked about fighting him in the past but then changed his tune and said that he has a family to think about and make as much money as he can. I don't blame frampton at all for that. It is a money business. Rigo is probably over the hill now too, so that ship has sailed I would say.