manticle
Standing up for the Aussie Bottler
I'm heading to a shit suburban pub on Sunday morning to guzzle cascade pints and watch this. Anyone else?
If I was a betting man, my money would be on the undefeated boxer competing in a boxing match but a couple of things that should at least make it interesting.
1. There is an 11 year age gap between a retired athlete and an athlete at the peak of his career.
2. Mcgregor and mayweather both have an exceptional understanding of their opponent's distance.
Conor has some boxing experienxe (high level amateur, no match for mayweather's), hard strikes and the ability to take hard punches when they land - secondary stuff in the long run but prevent a total mismatch. He's also cocky, confident and made naysayers look at their shoes more than once.
I still bet Floyd, just like I'd bet conor in mma but we'll see what we can see. Hopefully some entertainment and respect for athleticism, despite the wanky hype (which obviously I've fallen at least partially prey to).
If I was a betting man, my money would be on the undefeated boxer competing in a boxing match but a couple of things that should at least make it interesting.
1. There is an 11 year age gap between a retired athlete and an athlete at the peak of his career.
2. Mcgregor and mayweather both have an exceptional understanding of their opponent's distance.
Conor has some boxing experienxe (high level amateur, no match for mayweather's), hard strikes and the ability to take hard punches when they land - secondary stuff in the long run but prevent a total mismatch. He's also cocky, confident and made naysayers look at their shoes more than once.
I still bet Floyd, just like I'd bet conor in mma but we'll see what we can see. Hopefully some entertainment and respect for athleticism, despite the wanky hype (which obviously I've fallen at least partially prey to).
