Official Conor McGregor thread (part 4) *Updated Warning in 1st Post Re:Boxing match

GerryDerpy

.ak wrote: »

Yeah but in fairness he'll move his head when 8oz or 10oz gloves are flying at it.

He does look stiff in his legs when he throws that follow up hook to his jab. That's where I see him getting punished, when he throws a combo for the sake of it and gets stuck on his heels.

Legs have to be stiff for power no?

Subcomandante Marcos

GerryDerpy wrote: »

Legs have to be stiff for power no?

What? No.

dulux99

dulux99 wrote: »

Paulie talked a lot of nonsense but one thing he said that has stayed with me, is conor is surrounded by yes men who are just full of praise all the time, and therefore he can't make significant strides, in his boxing game at least, as there's noboby there to point out his flaws. Shame really

The fact that he needs his mates from junior school or whatever hanging around his camp 24/7 says a lot about his mental strength. He definitely likes to be surrounded by yes men and he likes to train with people he can get the better of (or who are deferential to him because he's their hero).

dulux99

It just dawned on me that Conor and his mates are basically Vincent Chase and the boys, only the boys in this case seem like absolute arseholes, every one of them to a man

GerryDerpy

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

What? No.

Physics innit. Opposing force comes from floor through legs.

jigglypuffstuff

People are suprised Mcgregor looks like s***??

He's not a boxer FFS... Nate Diaz outboxed him, and he's another non boxer

Of all the entertainment I'm getting.. The most is from the Mcgregor fanboys who think their crush has a chance..that's comical

Get real people.. Next to Floyd he looks abysmal

Gamebred

Looks drained here after them rounds.

dulux99

pone2012 wrote: »

People are suprised Mcgregor looks like s***??

He's not a boxer FFS... Nate Diaz outboxed him, and he's another non boxer

Of all the entertainment I'm getting.. The most is from the Mcgregor fanboys who think their crush has a chance..that's comical

Get real people.. Next to Floyd he looks abysmal

I'm surprised he looked THIS bad. I did not expect him to be blowing after 3 or 4 rounds on a heavy bag. And this is coming from a huge mcgregor fan....although not huge enough to invest in the conor mcgregor FAST plan mind you

TheChosenOne_

pone2012 wrote: »

People are suprised Mcgregor looks like s***??

He's not a boxer FFS... Nate Diaz outboxed him, and he's another non boxer

Of all the entertainment I'm getting.. The most is from the Mcgregor fanboys who think their crush has a chance..that's comical

Get real people.. Next to Floyd he looks abysmal

Nate Diaz outboxed Conor? When did this happen?

.ak

GerryDerpy wrote: »

Physics innit. Opposing force comes from floor through legs.

There's two lines of thought, depending on who you listen to, but the power can start from the feet, or some people reckon its from the diaphragm/core.

Even if you believe the power comes from sitting down through the feet you still don't have to be stiff, look at that Tyson video for a great example of exploding the energy through bent legs, he's using his legs like a spring and so all the energy is forced up through his strike, when his feet touch the ground they're flexible and springy, ready to step/pivot/move etc.

darced

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GerryDerpy

.ak wrote: »

There's two lines of thought, depending on who you listen to, but the power can start from the feet, or some people reckon its from the diaphragm/core.

Even if you believe the power comes from sitting down through the feet you still don't have to be stiff, look at that Tyson video for a great example of exploding the energy through bent legs, he's using his legs like a spring and so all the energy is forced up through his strike, when his feet touch the ground they're flexible and springy, ready to step/pivot/move etc.

It is not up for opinions. It is physics. Throw punches on a trampoline or something flexible and you will see.

The leg may be bent, but it has to be stiff at the point of impact. What you are seeing with Tyson is flexibility before and after the punch impact.

Lukker-

dulux99 wrote: »

It just dawned on me that Conor and his mates are basically Vincent Chase and the boys, only the boys in this case seem like absolute arseholes, every one of them to a man

They were assholes in the show too

cletus

So this is now live footage of waiting for McGregor to have a shower?

Eyes Down Field

He's fooked after 36 min of hitting a stationary bag. Without the best boxer in world moving, bobbing, weaving, making him miss, landed counters and fast accurate shots to the head and body.

No In ring work, No pads, No speed bag, nothing.

Mayweather will be laughing

GerryDerpy

Eyes Down Field wrote: »

He's fooked after 36 min of hitting a stationary bag. Without the best boxer in world moving, bobbing, weaving, making him miss, landed counters and fast accurate shots to the head and body.

No In ring work, No pads, No speed bag, nothing.

Mayweather will be laughing

Yeah but Mayweather won't have the waterboy Byrne for motivational cheerleading.

Outlaw Pete

McGregor was talking about next Wednesday's 8oz glove request a few times there........ but can't see the commission approving it, especially given this is first ever professional boxing bout and it's against a 49-0 veteran.

One loophole could be that they make it a fight under MMA rules and then draw up a contract which stipulates that only allows strikes which are legal under Queensberry rules are allowed......... then you have a boxing match with 4oz gloves.

wonderfullife

https://twitter.com/John_Kavanagh/status/896165673348374531

EagererBeaver

wonderfullife wrote: »

https://twitter.com/John_Kavanagh/status/896165673348374531

Kavanagh's a better fisherman than that.

wonderfullife

FWIW someone is claiming on twitter they counted it and Conor threw 1,100 punches in the workout. No idea if that's true.

Gamebred

Wonder give us the pr spin on that workout what did you think?


I wasnt expecting anything different tbh it looked similar to other times I've seen him hit the bag,


I was hoping to be impressed with some new shots and more head movement, it was fairly hard work out as anyone whose ever hit a bag can attest to but he looked a bit tired (ish) to me,


Goon squad were the highlight for me.

gilmour

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

McGregor was talking about next Wednesday's 8oz glove request a few times there........ but can't see the commission approving it, especially given this is first ever professional boxing bout and it's against a 49-0 veteran.

One loophole could be that they make it a fight under MMA rules and then draw up a contract which stipulates that only allows strikes which are legal under Queensberry rules are allowed......... then you have a boxing match with 4oz gloves.

Well, assuming the NSAC views the workout we have all just seen, there is zero hope of 8oz's been sanctioned now.

Outlaw Pete

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

McGregor was talking about next Wednesday's 8oz glove request a few times there........ but can't see the commission approving it, especially given this is first ever professional boxing bout and it's against a 49-0 veteran.

One loophole could be that they make it a fight under MMA rules and then draw up a contract which stipulates that only allows strikes which are legal under Queensberry rules are allowed......... then you have a boxing match with 4oz gloves.

Salty

Yeah well, it wouldn't matter if they fought bare knuckle as Floyd would still school him!

/Salty

wonderfullife

Gamebred wrote: »

Wonder give us the pr spin on that workout what did you think?


I wasnt expecting anything different tbh it looked similar to other times I've seen him hit the bag,


I was hoping to be impressed with some new shots and more head movement, it was fairly hard work out as anyone whose ever hit a bag can attest to but he looked a bit tired (ish) to me,


Goon squad were the highlight for me.

I thought Conor looked the same as he always looks in training - pretty average!

As I said, when I need a laugh I sometimes go watch Charlie Ward and Artem landing clean hooks on Conor in sparring while Conor is hitting fresh air.

He threw an awful lot of punches and was never going to impress anyone to be honest. The thing about Conor is that he doesn't have lightning hand-speed or crazy power, he just has impeccable timing on his counters and brilliant sense of distance/range.

Heavy bag/pad workouts are never going to flatter Conor for those reasons.

I should be getting paid for the PR-work :pac:

Gamebred

You should be working for the Mac Life Wonder no doubt about it.

Outlaw Pete

Paulie's such a bitch :P


https://twitter.com/PaulMalignaggi/status/896167789446254592

Whelo79

wonderfullife wrote: »

FWIW someone is claiming on twitter they counted it and Conor threw 1,100 punches in the workout. No idea if that's true.

I'd guess he threw a lot more than that. 1,500 to 1,600 I'd say at a minimum.

Around round 4 he was calling out compubox and saying someone count these punches. At the end of the next round one of the reporters shouted out 217.

Gamebred

After all the stanch switching shown there we can probably expect him to come out with a guard like Klitsckho.

jigglypuffstuff

TheChosenOne_ wrote: »

Nate Diaz outboxed Conor? When did this happen?

Ufc 196, go and check the stats
..and the desperation takedown

wonderfullife

Gamebred wrote: »

You should be working for the Mac Life Wonder no doubt about it.

Wait til ya see the tracksuit he's wearing... even I can't spin that too positively :pac: