Mayweather vs. McGregor

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Too many people getting fished in by this dog and pony show. It's all hype with the one goal of separating easily duped people from their money. Foolish people paying $100 bucks for the 0.3% chance Conor lands a left that not only knocks Floyd down but keeps him down for 10 seconds. It's like asking a decathalete to race Usain Bolt in the 200m.

It is really silly.The new wave of mma fans think the fight that makes most sense is the fight that gets the highest ratings or sells the most PPV's.Probably 95% of "fans" only care about (or actually know) the big names and the real fights to make fall by the wayside as they feed the majority of people what they want to see.It's mostly people's faults for being ignorant or I should say buying the ******** hype.

Like this fight,ridiculous fights like Royce vs Ken,GSP vs Bisping (maybe not a great example there)and all the "money" fights we have been seeing more of lately and all the interim belts just to call them a big huge title fight.

Imo it's kind of like movies,they have been just spamming mostly garbage for a long time like Fast and Furious 37 or every other movie being a marvel movie loaded with explosions and eye candy and stupid horror movies that have no plot.It's the consumer that's really driven things to go the wrong way and it's only going to get worse.It would have been nice if the bigger orgs stuck to their guns and went more toward a real sport as opposed to 100% spectacle but it's still a business and you can't blame fighters for gravitating toward money but it all still sucks.

To be honest though I have my opinion on it all and that it's only going to get worse but I kind of stopped caring what fights they make and the direction of the sport a long time ago.Not that I don't care at all i'm just pretty much indifferent and just appreciate whatever I get to see, but it is all concerning as I do love this sport.Kind of the same way I have super low expectations for every event just in case it isn't great.It's pretty laughable a stupid fight like this is going to be so huge and that everyone's ok with Conor skipping title defenses etc because they aren't "money fights".

Mayweather is going to easily smoke Conor,it's not even going to be a fight and it'll leave a bad taste in the mouth of those idiots that actually pay $100 for this ultimately leaving many of them not wanting to fall for hype like this again but at the same time the publicity will probably move worthless hype fights more into the main stream opening the door for more.It is what it is and i'll watch the fight but I would be really psyched if Conor was fighting Tony,Khabib or something that actually makes sense besides the ratings/ppv sales stuff.

MMA fans are currently showing their true ignorance in this situation. 

It's been working to put extra money in Conor's and Floyd's pocket from gullible fans who buy into the spectacle.

Mikey, like the ******s that think conor is gonna land some one hitter quitter on Floyd. Conor doesnt hit as hard as either Maidana or canelo and I would be willing to bet that Guerrero when he fought Floyd was a harder puncher than McGregor. 

I like the buildup and all, but let's stay in reality here. Conor has the same chance james toney had. 

People are like Conor won the press conference. Oh neat did he get some show and win money for that? Nope, so who gives a ****, lol. 

People often like to be told what to believe because it's popular. This is no different.

For one, rappin, you should probably just stay away from any thread involving Conor. 

Now, for anyone who thinks that Conor actually has a shot at winning this... you're a ******* idiot. Conor will not win. There's too many factors going against him. 10 oz gloves, 12 rounds, strictly boxing... oh, and maybe the fact that he's fighting possibly the best boxer of this century. He has NO shot. Zero chance at winning. 

I will be rooting for McGregor, because there is no way I'm rooting for someone like Floyd who beats women and plays the race card any chance he gets (yet he can be racist all he wants, because black people cant be racist, right?). But there is no way it's gonna happen. Floyd will most likely take a very comfortable decision, but don't be surprised if Floyd finishes it.

No one's going to bet on Mayweather, it's a bad bet.  McGregor in this fight is the kind of longshot everyone loves to bet on because you could win so big.  That the odds are tightening doesn't make the fight closer.  Mayweather has every advantage in a boxing match, I'll be surprised if Conor can even hit him once.  The only reason this fight is happening is because people are willing to pay to see it, otherwise no athletic commission would never sanction it.

On Bovada right now
Mayweather -600
McGregor +400

Right now, there's definitely value in the Mayweather bet. You're going to see a lot of sharps on Mayweather. Mayweather must have at least a 85.7% chance of winning to make the bet +ev. 

On the other hand, I think betting on McGregor at +400 is a losing play. You're basically saying that McGregor has at least a 20% chance of winning. I want Buster Douglas odds, not +400. 

I read Buster Douglas odds were 42 to 1.

Nobody is gonna bet on mayweather? Did I just read that? These are the best odds on mayweather that I can remember so please explain why nobody wil bet on him? This oughta be good! 

It is just gullible people seeing this could happen. You're betting Floyd will be struck by lightning on a sunny day at +400 sure it could happen but the odds are a lot more than 4-1.

I stand corrected, I didn't realize the odds were that close, Mayweather is a good bet.  I'm suprised the odds are so close, to me this should be in Buster Douglas-Mike Tyson territory.  It will be interesting to see how the odds evolve leading up to the fight.  

* Edited at 07.22.2017, 2:58 PM ET *