Yea just shut up and spar and let Conor's photographer get a few photos of you on the floor, beaten up and generally made to look a fool.
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Yea just shut up and spar and let Conor's photographer get a few photos of you on the floor, beaten up and generally made to look a fool.
Paulie gave them permission to post what they like though.
Maybe if he didn't come out second best during that session he wouldn't be so salty.
His interviews after that session is now in a new light if you remember the 0-0 boxer he slated just worked him in a sparring session.
Conor was accused of posting out of context pics of the odd decent shot yet the context doesn't seem far from what actually happened.
Maybe if he didn't come out second best during that session he wouldn't be so salty.
His interviews after that session is now in a new light if you remember the 0-0 boxer he slated just worked him in a sparring session.
Conor was accused of posting out of context pics of the odd decent shot yet the context doesn't seem far from what actually happened.
That photo of Paulie on the floor was from a push. Paulie said that the UFC had cameras rolling 24/7 in the gym and that Conor could post the whole sparring sessions before or after the fight to prove it.
From what Paulie said it sounds like Conor is struggling with cardio as usual and he's easily hurt to the body.
From what Paulie said it sounds like Conor is struggling with cardio as usual and he's easily hurt to the body.
What? You honestly think the photos that McGregor has posted, from his team and his photographer show the true unbias story of how events unfolded? If Paulie put McGregor on his arse do you think that photo would surface?
Paulie gave them permission that's right, and he admits it was his problem because he was basically getting brought in to be a fool.
Listening to the MMA hour, Paulie gives Conor credit and that he has improved etc. I just feel the way McGregor has dealt with is disrespectful.
Paulie was wrong yet again. Nothing is recorded at the gym they're using.
I'm a little out of the loop here. I've seen a UFC fight with McGregor at some point. He's a current champion isn't he. But has he ever boxed in his life? How is this supposed to be a fair fight if McGregor can't use most of the skills he's normally using? I assume they're both just doing this fight for the money basically.
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They only posted a few pics of Conor hitting Paulie. Paulie himself said Conor came out on top so Conor must have been hitting Paulie like that throughout the session for a pro boxer to admit he came out second best.
I think the push was posted as a feck you after Paulie's negative comments about Conor only having grown man powet and it was clear he was leaving, It's more of a feck you than Conor pretending he's a master boxer.
They only posted a few pics of Conor hitting Paulie. Paulie himself said Conor came out on top so Conor must have been hitting Paulie like that throughout the session for a pro boxer to admit he came out second best.
I think the push was posted as a feck you after Paulie's negative comments about Conor only having grown man powet and it was clear he was leaving, It's more of a feck you than Conor pretending he's a master boxer.
This just reminds me of the heavily edited footage Conor put out last year of him sparring Chris van Heerden.
The footage put out by team McGregor:
Unedited footage of van Heerden schooling McGregor:
The footage put out by team McGregor:
Unedited footage of van Heerden schooling McGregor:
Wait you're actually believing that nonsense. Conor isn't a boxer, if he got in with a decent boxer and fought hard under the Q Rules he'd get lit up badly. And most likely hurt.
More silly hype from one of the biggest farces in the sports history. We probably have to go back to Jack Dempsey, when his manager brought in a weightlifter called Firpo. But at least Firpo beat a few boxers first.
People are buying into it all which shows you the tactic is working. It was predicted long before this happened that something along these lines would come out. It's no different to Mayweather using the "I'm old and slowing down now" stuff to try to fool casual fans into believing this can be a competitive fight. There's actually people buying into McGregor getting the better of Paulie in a sparring session which is also being used to form the idea that he has a chance against Mayweather.
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He wants to simulate a real fight with real officials to work out how to fight dirty within the rules. All of this is public domain
He wants to simulate a real fight with real officials to work out how to fight dirty within the rules. All of this is public domain
McGregor fanboys will believe anything. The only real sparring footage we have of McGregor is him getting schooled by an average boxer in van Heerden last year. You can see the difference between the two in the footwork and the way Conor was swinging and missing then walking onto shots with his gloves down.
Hmm to me it was an obvious set up. Get a ex world champ to come in and spar. UFC tv crew, refs, Dana all there for something which is usually done in private. Make McGregor look legit.
I think how it really went down is that it was an even match between both of them, which i'm sure Conor is happy with. Paulie is pissed off that he has had a tough brawl with an 0-0, should have been left at that.
Then McGregor posts up a few snaps. Twitterazi jump all over it saying McGregor just whooped an ex world champ and Paulie responds.
The big problem is that in the Boxing world, sparring is a private thing - top boxers are obviously sparring against other talented boxers, occasionally a remark slips out that but no photos/videos etc. Conor is not in the boxing world, he is just trying to make money.
The depiction of Dublin in this!http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/st...-dublin-roots-prepares-fight-floyd-mayweather
Exactly it's a sport he'll never be any good at, you simply can't get the techniques to flow naturally at that age. There's probably 200 or more boxers at WW or below who'd beat him at boxing, most of them pretty easily.
It reminds me of when James Toney desperate for money fought Randy Couture @ MMA. Couture admitted he wouldn't have a chance against Toney boxing much like Toney stood little chance against him in MMA.
It also reminds me of when Usain Bolt wanted to play for Man United. But that didn't actually happen.
That's what they're saying to make it sound like it isn't a complete farcical event. He won't be able to break the rules because he won't get a hometown ref that will allow him to wrestle, throw and hit hold like Ricky Hatton was often allowed to do. It'll be a ref who holds up the rules.
Can't see it. It's a Mayweather fight after all.
State of McGregor in the unedited version. This "fight" is a farce.
I'm a huge McGregor fan but I can't help but think this whole Paulie M thing was a promo stunt. There was talk that tickets weren't selling as quickly as they thought. That press conference tour was too much. I think this episode is part of the keep people talking about it push. Paulie M is a very close friend of Mayweather, why would you want him in your training camp, having access to your gameplan. I know he has publicly said he'd never tell Floyd anything like that but come on, friends talk. Paulie M said he'd reveal a lot more on the actual fight night, another incentive to get people to buy it. I could be wrong but that's just my honest opinion.
At least. Obviously, he looks utterly dreadful in the footage with Chris van Heerden. I am a huge Boxing fan (follow it closer than I do footy) and I can't give you the name of a Boxer at 135 or above that I'd pick to lose against Conor. Sure, there is some fighter out there that's 0-3 that Conor could land a lucky KO shot on but I don't know his name off the top of my head. Based on the footage I've seen it's obvious he's the least skilled boxer to have appeared on Showtime, HBO, ESPN etc; in probably over a decade, probably even 20 years.
That video to promote McGregor's boxing "skills" is a joke. They even try to sell van Heerden as a former IBF world champion, which he wasn't. That's a blatant lie. He held the IBO, which is about as significant as the Asia Cup and is based in South Africa (where van Heerden is from). van Heerden also got in his ass.
Trying to sell his skills based on some dodgy photos of a sparring session with a clearly out of shape and shot Malignaggi, who lets face it was a pretty ordinary fighter in his prime is pathetic. I also believe Paulie that he whupped Conor and he challenged them to show the footage - which they won't because Paulie is right.
Pretty much, Viscious Maussa maybe, he was a strong lad though. It's an absolute farce and an insult to both sports.
I'm still annoyed about those decisions Paulie got against Ndou (second fight) and Ngoudjo, nice lad though. But yea the fact they almost certainly have footage of the sparring and post a picture of Paulie down indicates it was probably a push or throw.
I could actually see this ending on a DQ tbh
Rumours that Conor's camp will release footage of the Paulie sessions in increments starting this weekend.
I just hope Paulie doesn't look bad in this
I just hope Paulie doesn't look bad in this
I'm sure it will be edited to make it look that way. Typical UFC and their fans trying to run the UFC is better than Boxing angle.
Not sure what the big deal is to them though. Malignaggi was an average fighter, is about 7-8 years removed from his prime, retired, out of the gym and has been stopped his last 3 bouts. The fact that they say it went toe to toe in a war doesn't bode well. Malignaggi is best known for getting his face caved in by Cotto, stopped by Hatton and Khan while losing every round in his prime. He's been squashed by Porter and stopped by Sam Eggington in recent fights.
Well, it depends on how good you expected McGregor to be at boxing I guess. Frankly, even being able to go toe to toe with an unfit, retired Paulie Malignaggi for 20 rounds is better than I might have expected given McGregor isn't an actual boxer.
That's generous. He had heart but not a lot else.
I tend to have a soft spot for fighters and give them the benefit of the doubt. He was never in any way close to elite. Broner is proof with the right connections, the right opponents you can win titles, but he was never close to being a true champion.
He achieved a lot for a guy with no punching power. Even early in his career he struggled to knock guys out. And I give him credit for going to Ukraine, stopping Senchenko and taking his belt.
Not fussed about who got the better of the sparring, but listening to Paulie in a couple of phone-ins, it's hard not to side with him to be honest. Sounds like McGregor's been acting the dick. Then again, I thought Conor was supposed to be generous and appreciative of his sparring partners. Who the feck knows?!
I just hope Mayweather wipes the floor with him. I couldn't bear the thought of watching that bald, fatty Dana White or Rogan gloating over his prize asset. They so need a reality check.
I just hope Mayweather wipes the floor with him. I couldn't bear the thought of watching that bald, fatty Dana White or Rogan gloating over his prize asset. They so need a reality check.
Made the most out of limited talent, I'll give him that. He's dedicated and lives the boxing life, and even though I find his commentary quite biased, he's a fanboy, and harmless really.
theres no way McGregor can win this.
He'll knock him out, Aldo style.
Sucker for what? I'm not buying this fight? I'm not even a fan of Conor's so I can't see what I'm falling for?
Conor has a habit of roasting people and having it stick, I don't want a boxing mind like Paulies being humiliated by a 3 min edited video.
Anyway Conor is having an open workout and I have no idea what he's doing. Its not boxing, it's embarassing to watch.
I hope so but I doubt it.
Fair play to Dana for trying to sell it but Mayweather is one of the greatest boxers of all time, it really doesn't matter how good of a boxer McGregor is.
He was a good technical boxer with fast hands in his prime and he did have a lot of heart. Always respected him as when you are feather fisted like he is you are going to be going 12 rounds almost all the time and he did so against some top fighters. In his prime against Cotto he survived 12 brutal rounds. Ultimately though he just couldn't keep good - elite fighters off him for 12 rounds as he couldn't hurt them.
Agree with @Inter Yer Nan in that he was never truly close to being the lineal champ.
I was expecting a blatant push with the way Pauli has been gobbing off on Twitter.
Yeah, it looks a more legit knockdown than he made it sound. Pauline claiming that there was a clash of feet that made him trip due to McGregor being southpaw. I can't really see from those angles which might tell you something.
I was expecting a blatant push with the way Pauli has been gobbing off on Twitter.
Yeah same it's not as bad as he implied.
He would of lost his balance slightly from him getting his head held which he has also said on Twitter. Paulie is moaning a bit to much but it would be annoying in fairness to him.
Yep, I take it back. Paulie is going to look a bit stupid if these clips keep popping up!