Holloway has never professionally boxed, true.
I'm curious to see how Mcgregor fights. If he changes stances sp/orthodox or the distance he keeps make Mayweather hesitate. Floyd's gonna have punches being thrown at him from angles he hasn't seen from traditional boxers. It'll be interesting, not $100 worth of interesting though.
Boxing's last ditch effort of getting cross over fans.
The non-boxers know of angles that the boxers don't?
Losing four in a row is a good way out of the ufc. The mental part of this sport is huge. When the champions lose most end up on losing streak or don't hold a belt again. Gastelum isn't an easy out either.
Yeah, I really want to have said that. Do you see a lot of boxers switch stances between sp and orthodox multiple times in a match? Does hand position look the same to you? If you keep your gloves plastered to your face in mma like you do in boxing your legs are gonna be hamburger and you will be taken down and put on your back, so generally your hands are lower. The distance between fighters is different "kicking range" heard of it? How about a clinch, one guys used to tying up and waiting for a referee the other doesn't. How's that play out, who has that advantage? There's a hundred more minor differences between the two, so yeah I think it's reasonable to think McGregor is gonna have an awkward style compared to most traditional boxers Mayweathers seen. Do you think a guy with zero boxing matches is gonna look like a polished pro? He could that's why I said I'm curious to see how it plays out, but if I had to bet it'll be a bit sloppier. If there's anything else you'd like to cherry pick out of a thread that isn't clear enough. HHHMMMMMM kk
Cherry pick? You said it..
I said it many times and explained what I meant with the differences between the two sports and why I thought it could be more competitive than most people think. I've also said multiple times I'm not a McGregor fan and expect him to lose,but can't root for a woman beater. You say Berto (pro boxer who lost to Mayweather) thinks FM is gonna win? That's a bold statement, whats next MMA fighters are gonna pick McGregor to win? Is it a big earth shattering victory when pro boxers, one called the best ever are able to beat someone in their first pro boxing match ever??? This is what butthurt boxing fan's say when they see their sport slipping away. They ought to thank McGregor for bringing attention to it again, fights like pacquiao vs horn or ward vs kovelev only reminded people why it's a dying sport.
I said it many times and explained what I meant with the differences between the two sports and why I thought it could be more competitive than most people think. I've also said multiple times I'm not a McGregor fan and expect him to lose,but can't root for a woman beater. You say Berto (pro boxer who lost to Mayweather) thinks FM is gonna win? That's a bold statement, whats next MMA fighters are gonna pick McGregor to win? Is it a big earth shattering victory when pro boxers, one called the best ever are able to beat someone in their first pro boxing match ever??? This is what butthurt boxing fan's say when they see their sport slipping away. They ought to thank McGregor for bringing attention to it again, fights like pacquiao vs horn or ward vs kovelev only reminded people why it's a dying sport.
You think Shannon is some authority by asking some dumb-ass question (which has not ever had any relevance in the history of the sport) What you think boxers are so stupid they can't change angles, did you watch the Berto fight even 1 round?
What'd Danielle Cormier say, Chael Sonnen or any other fighter sans Schaub (you know, anyone not being paid to say otherwise) what are they all realistically offering. Are they suggesting unanimously as you are that by being mma fighters they have the skinny on unkown angles to boxers... gtfo lol
So many, so so many, world champions at that.
Not gonna compare standing in mma vs boxing.Boxing is stand up....only a few things to deal with vs mma where one has to deal with kicks...elbows....while standing.