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by WP64 Fri Aug 25, 2017 8:38 pm

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by WP64 Fri Aug 25, 2017 8:38 pm

Isn't the pay-per-view like $100? I can't swing that. I do want to see this fight though and I'll probably end up looking for a stream somewhere...

Also, as disgusting as some of the rhetoric and build-up to this event has been, the shitty commentary pieces on ESPN and BleacherReport about this event being the crystalline example of a depraved American culture is pretty flimsy.

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by undo Fri Aug 25, 2017 11:14 pm

who do u want 2 win

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by Bruegel Sat Aug 26, 2017 4:10 pm

I'd like them both to get ktfo

Mostly though, I'd like McGregor to try and defend his belt in the most exciting division in combat sports. Him v Tony Ferguson is a contest that actually deserves a few months of hype.

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by WP64 Sat Aug 26, 2017 9:44 pm

McGregor. I don't know anything about fighting but he is wildly entertaining while also coming across, at times, like a genuinely nice person. Along with being a total piece of shit, Floyd reigned over boxing during its rapid decline into complete cultural irrelevance and obscurity.

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by Bruegel Sun Aug 27, 2017 7:36 am

This fight wasn't close but it was far more nuanced than I though it would be. McGregor was way more fluent in the vernacular than I predicted. For a dude who sets up all his handiwork in MMA with kicks, he made some really impressive technical adjustments. It made Mayweather's early rounds conservatism look even more stark. He gradually turned it up as McGregor faded so what we got was a far more convincing illusion of a contest than I had hoped for.

Fucking good job Mac's game plan wasn't grappling/dirty boxing orientated because Byrd was desperate to punish him. Byrd eyeballing/lecturing Mac in the pre-fight was hilarious.

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by C-poots Sun Aug 27, 2017 9:50 am

Bruegel wrote:This fight wasn't close but it was far more nuanced than I though it would be. McGregor was way more fluent in the vernacular than I predicted. For a dude who sets up all his handiwork in MMA with kicks, he made some really impressive technical adjustments. It made Mayweather's early rounds conservatism look even more stark. He gradually turned it up as McGregor faded so what we got was a far more convincing illusion of a contest than I had hoped for.

Fucking good job Mac's game plan wasn't grappling/dirty boxing orientated because Byrd was desperate to punish him. Byrd eyeballing/lecturing Mac in the pre-fight was hilarious.

Pretty much this exactly. With the exception of later round grapples and some quick back-of-the-head punches, this looked much more like an actual boxing match than I expected. The constantly extended southpaw light jabs were clearly getting Mayweather annoyed and thrown off a little bit, and got this thing to last twice as long than I thought it would. Overall it was pretty entertaining.

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by Nick Sun Aug 27, 2017 12:59 pm

Was this a onetime event that depended on two transcendent representatives from their sport? Or is Dana White going full speed ahead now with these crossover fights?

I could see them being money makers in the short term. And then fans will realize an MMA fighter is never going to win a boxing match.

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by Bruegel Sun Aug 27, 2017 3:45 pm

I think you hit the nail on the head with transcendent.

There are more technically accomplished boxers than Mac in the elite strata of MMA but May/Mac was on some GOAT self-promoter v GOAT definsive-boxing/woman-beater star alignment shit.

I mean, Dominic Cruz or Cody Garbrandt v Jorge Linares is a far more legitimate boxing contest but where is the PPV draw? I'd pay to see it but who else would?

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by undo Mon Feb 19, 2018 12:28 am

What’s the greatest fight of all time?

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by undo Mon Feb 19, 2018 12:29 am

Sport or IRL Street fighting, samurai duals, any style or weapons goes, for all of history

must have actually happened

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by Ned Braden Mon Feb 19, 2018 4:08 am

First thing that comes to mind is Rumble in the Jungle, in which Ali basically went Mao Tse Tung warfare strategy against the bigger, stronger Forman, wore him down, and eventually won by KO in 8.

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by undo Sun Jun 10, 2018 1:08 am

Punk is tough and has heart but spare me the "dared to do what almost nobody does" bullshit. Plenty of dudes do it every week end for a sandwich and a can of coke at best instead of half a million dollars.
— Lucas Bourdon (@lucas_bourdon) June 10, 2018

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by undo Sun Jun 10, 2018 1:09 am

Plenty of dudes do it every week end for a sandwich and a can of coke

can anyone elaborate on this

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by undo Thu Nov 29, 2018 2:50 pm

I'm enjoying this series a lot.

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by techno raj Thu Nov 29, 2018 8:42 pm

Oh yeah, these have been great.

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by WP64 Mon Dec 10, 2018 10:48 pm

Is he one of the Chapo Trap House dudes? If not, he sounds exactly like one of them.

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by reuben Tue Dec 11, 2018 12:56 am

Yeah that’s Felix from the Chapo.

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by Nick Sun Jun 02, 2019 8:12 am

I woke up this morning & saw that a very out of shape looking dude won a boxing match and the clips on Twitter are hilarious.

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by Nick Mon Nov 04, 2019 1:44 pm

My kids are in a full on WWE obsession right now which is a little exciting for me as I was obsessed as well as a kid. It’s been fun catching up on storylines and who the stars are.

Naturally, I’m now signing up for ticket reduction alerts for Smackdown later this month.

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by petey Thu Nov 07, 2019 11:52 pm

I went to a house show in Maine several months ago. I had no idea who most of the people were but it was a good time

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by undo Sun Dec 15, 2019 6:18 pm

Spoiler:

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by WP64 Wed Mar 25, 2020 2:31 pm

We are still on the first week of our quarantine and I have already started a prison work ethic. I do about 200-300 push ups everyday and I have filled a few old suitcases with books so that I have something to do bicep curls with.

I am going to be in real fighting shape when this is all done.

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by Ned Braden Wed Mar 25, 2020 4:35 pm

Damn dude, that’s impressive. Today I didn’t get out of bed till 3:30 cause I couldn’t think of a reason to.

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by Ned Braden Tue Oct 20, 2020 12:01 am

Lawrence Tero from Chicago Dunbar, 3rd place finish in the IHSA state tourney - not too shabby!

Explanation: my dad sends me text messages about wrestling archives sometimes, and “Lawrence Tero” is Mr. T.

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by undo Tue Oct 20, 2020 12:13 am

Losing 10-0 to "Al Nacin" sounds pretty bad but then I looked him up.

https://nwhof.org/blog/dg-inductees/al-nacin/

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