Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor confirmed for August 26th in Vegas

[Strongside]

This is going to make a STUPID amount of money.

https://sports.yahoo.com/floyd-maywe...205101486.html

[Pants]

Originally Posted by alnorth

The PPV will be Showtime PPV, and the main card will be all boxing.

Early line in Vegas

Mayweather -1000
McGregor +650

The odds should probably be even longer than that, but they want gamblers to look at it and think its possible.

So what happens if I bet $100 on Connor and his left hook accidentally lands?

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by Pants

So what happens if I bet $100 on Connor and his left hook accidentally lands?

You get your hundred back along with 650 of their friends.

If you bet 100 on Mayweather and he wins, you get your hundred back along with a $10 bill. So, if you are absolutely confident mayweather will win, you can bet about $400-$500 to basically win enough money to buy a dinner at a decent restaurant.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by Pants

So what happens if I bet $100 on Connor and his left hook accidentally lands?

650 won.

[Simply Red]

i have news for you - PBF would win in either arena of fighting style.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by alnorth

You get your hundred back along with 650 of their friends.

If you bet 100 on Mayweather and he wins, you get your hundred back along with a $10 bill. So, if you are absolutely confident mayweather will win, you can bet about $400-$500 to basically win enough money to buy a dinner at a decent restaurant.

I'm 99.9% confident Mayweather will win, but I would never bet $500 on anything.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

i have news for you - PBF would win in either arena of fighting style.

I bet Pretty Boy Floyd would verbally tap after the third juicy leg kick.

And, in fact, I take it back. I would definitely bet $500 on Connor if the fight took place under MMA rules.

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by Pants

I bet Pretty Boy Floyd would verbally tap after the third juicy leg kick.

And, in fact, I take it back. I would definitely bet $500 on Connor if the fight took place under MMA rules.

I'm not as confident as a lot of people that Conor would beat Floyd in a MMA match. I actually think it would be interesting, while a lot of people are just automatically saying "oh yeah, Conor is a mixed martial artist, so he'd win in MMA rules", well not really. Conor is sort of a mixed martial artist I guess, but he's really a boxer who has trained hard on how to keep it on the feet and win the clinch.

Floyd would get his ass kicked by almost any other 155 pound fighter in the UFC, but Conor is not really a mixed martial artist, he's a boxer who can hang in the UFC. So, I'm not totally convinced Conor would win under MMA rules.

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by alnorth

You get your hundred back along with 650 of their friends.

If you bet 100 on Mayweather and he wins, you get your hundred back along with a $10 bill. So, if you are absolutely confident mayweather will win, you can bet about $400-$500 to basically win enough money to buy a dinner at a decent restaurant.

Mayweather may pull a Satan from South Park and throw the fight with his own bet on McGregor.

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

Mayweather may pull a Satan from South Park and throw the fight with his own bet on McGregor.

Thats why casinos don't like pushing the favorite beyond -1000. It would have to be a really stupid, lopsided "oh come on" matchup before it goes to -2000 or farther, because you have the combination of discouraging gamblers who have to bet $100 to win less than $5 which doesn't feel good, along with an extreme temptation for the mob to convince the favorite to throw the fight.

-1000 is pretty much close to perfect for an overwhelming favorite, people will still take a shot and bet on the heavy underdog and its not usually enough to try to fix the fight.

[Willie Lanier]

Joke of a fight, Mayweather will destroy that little Irish bitch...

[Miles]

The hugs will be too much to overcome. Still could see myself ending up watching because it's a good excuse for an event party.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by alnorth

I'm not as confident as a lot of people that Conor would beat Floyd in a MMA match. I actually think it would be interesting, while a lot of people are just automatically saying "oh yeah, Conor is a mixed martial artist, so he'd win in MMA rules", well not really. Conor is sort of a mixed martial artist I guess, but he's really a boxer who has trained hard on how to keep it on the feet and win the clinch.

Floyd would get his ass kicked by almost any other 155 pound fighter in the UFC, but Conor is not really a mixed martial artist, he's a boxer who can hang in the UFC. So, I'm not totally convinced Conor would win under MMA rules.

Connor's legs are a great weapon. He would unleash that weapon without hesitation in a match where he knows for a fact he's not being taken down. Shit, he even employed leg kicks in the Diaz rematch knowing that if it were to go to the ground, Nate would have a huge advantage with his BJJ.

Also, don't kid yourself, Connor McGregor would be able to choke out Floyd with ease if he could get him down. His BJJ is good, it's just not on the same level as a lot of the UFC guys.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by Miles

The hugs will be too much to overcome. Still could see myself ending up watching because it's a good excuse for an event party.

Yeah, it's basically a freak show. It's not going to be a boxing match.

[PAChiefsGuy]

It'll be boring like all Mayweather fights but it is nice to see MMA vs boxing.

[WhiteWhale]

Originally Posted by alnorth

I'm not as confident as a lot of people that Conor would beat Floyd in a MMA match. I actually think it would be interesting, while a lot of people are just automatically saying "oh yeah, Conor is a mixed martial artist, so he'd win in MMA rules", well not really. Conor is sort of a mixed martial artist I guess, but he's really a boxer who has trained hard on how to keep it on the feet and win the clinch.

Floyd would get his ass kicked by almost any other 155 pound fighter in the UFC, but Conor is not really a mixed martial artist, he's a boxer who can hang in the UFC. So, I'm not totally convinced Conor would win under MMA rules.

Ridiculous.