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Quote: Mayweather Threw Rounds Against McGregor

Earlier this year the biggest combat sporting event in history took place as UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor made his professional boxing debut against Floyd Mayweather Jr. McGregor did a lot better than expected in the early rounds of the bout, however, it’s widely believed that “Money” took those rounds off to allow the mixed […]

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Earlier this year the biggest combat sporting event in history took place as UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor made his professional boxing debut against Floyd Mayweather Jr.

McGregor did a lot better than expected in the early rounds of the bout, however, it’s widely believed that “Money” took those rounds off to allow the mixed martial arts (MMA) star to exhaust himself. The Irishman did just that in the latter portion of the fight, going on to suffer a 10th-round TKO loss after eating a barrage of unanswered blows.

Mayweather would improve to 50-0 in his legendary career, and McGregor’s young boxing record now sits at 0-1. Mayweather claims that was the last time boxing fans will see him inside the squared circle, but boxing commentator Jim Lampley isn’t buying it.

Lampley was recently interviewed by TMZ and expressed his belief that the McGregor fight was a setup to promote yet another big money fight (quotes via MMA Mania):

“Why should he retire? He created a marvelous scam with this whole thing,” Lampley said. “He allowed Conor to quote ‘win’ three rounds so that the whole global MMA wish community could have something to latch on to. I think there’s a decent chance there’s enough suckers out there Floyd could maybe make another $150 million, why not? It’s all a set up.”

Much of the talk centering on McGregor’s return to fighting has been for him to defend his UFC lightweight belt, and indeed it’s a fight that seemingly has to happen soon.

Yet while Dana White has talked of McGregor’s match-up with Mayweather as a one-time thing, the money would still always be there for a rematch – at least in some sense – from casual fans. With the aging “Money” supposedly retired (again), it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him come out of retirement to collect another huge paycheck for a fight he knows he can win.

For our sakes, let’s hope he doesn’t.

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Jim Lampley: Floyd Mayweather Threw Rounds Against Conor McGregor

Longtime HBO boxing play-by-play commentator Jim Lampley believes Floyd Mayweather threw rounds against Conor McGregor. Back in August, Mayweather and McGregor competed in a “Money Fight.” It was McGregor’s first bout inside a boxing ring. Despite some early success, McGregor was stopped in the 10th round. Speaking to TMZ, Lampley said the early rounds of […]

Jim Lampley: Floyd Mayweather ‘Obviously’ Threw Rounds vs. Conor McGregor

HBO boxing announcer Jim Lampley expressed his belief Tuesday that Floyd Mayweather Jr. intentionally threw rounds during his Aug. 26 win over Conor McGregor.
In an interview with TMZ Sports, Lampley said Mayweather “obviously” gave McGregor some round…

HBO boxing announcer Jim Lampley expressed his belief Tuesday that Floyd Mayweather Jr. intentionally threw rounds during his Aug. 26 win over Conor McGregor.

In an interview with TMZ Sports, Lampley said Mayweather “obviously” gave McGregor some rounds early in the fight in an effort to goad the public into buying another fight down the line: “He allowed Conor to quote ‘win’ three rounds so that the whole global MMA wish community could have something to latch on to. I think there’s a decent chance there’s enough suckers out there Floyd could maybe make another $150 million, why not?”

Lampley called the fight a “marvelous scam” and a “setup” before making it clear he thinks a rematch between Mayweather and McGregor could be in the works due to the money at stake.

Per ESPN.com’s Dan Rafael, Mayweather earned a guaranteed purse of $100 million, while McGregor reeled in at least $30 million.

Mayweather said after the bout that he was retired for good, but the 40-year-old has stepped away from boxing on multiple occasions only to return.

While Mayweather overwhelmed McGregor in the latter stages of their fight and beat him by technical knockout in the 10th round, the early rounds were a feeling-out process that saw the UFC Lightweight champion hold his own.

Mayweather left little doubt that he is the superior boxer despite McGregor hanging in there, which raises the question of whether there is truly a market in support of a rematch between them.

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Paulie Malignaggi Says He’ll Fight Conor McGregor & Artem Lobov In The Same Night

Although it’s thought that UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor will finally defend his UFC title in his anticipated return, retired boxing champ Paulie Malignaggi isn’t letting go of his oft-discussed potential boxing match versus “The Notorious.” The match-up had a ton of heat heading into McGregor’s boxing ‘money fight’ this summer, as the controversy over a now-infamous […]

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The match-up had a ton of heat heading into McGregor’s boxing ‘money fight’ this summer, as the controversy over a now-infamous sparring session where the UFC megastar supposedly dropped Malignaggi dominated MMA headlines mid-August. It understandably lead to talk of a potential boxing match with Malignaggi, but the momentum all but went away when McGregor was finished by Mayweather.

Tony Ferguson won the interim UFC lightweight title at UFC 216, and it became obvious McGregor simply had to compete in the Octagon, even as Malignaggi recently claimed his manager Al Heymon was in talks to book his coveted bout with McGregor. McGregor’s team has even seemed to have begun to tease a title unification bout with Ferguson, and the always-there trilogy bout with Nate Diaz is well, just that.

However, Malignaggi won’t let it go.

The retired boxer tried to pull out all the stops on Twitter this week in response to a Bloody Elbow article where McGregor’s longtime training partner Artem Lobov, who lost to Andre Fili at last weekend’s UFC Gdansk, was considering a move to boxing and was willing to fight Malignaggi.

In an effort to fight the famed Irishman, Malignaggi offered to fight both he and Lobov on the same night:

I tell you what we could do just so we at least even the stakes, I fight he and Conor in the same night. I'm not even kidding either lol. https://t.co/u9IEivj1Ua

— Paul Malignaggi (@PaulMalignaggi) October 24, 2017

It may seem that it’s a last-ditch effort at getting a big fight no one really wants to watch, and Malignaggi continued to justify the outlandish prospect when someone asked him if he would fight McGregor and Lobov at the same time, referring back to the one-night tournaments of the early UFC where fighters would fight multiple times in a night:

Even the old UFC tournaments gave you time between fights when fighting multiple times in a night. Same platform I stop them both #Boxing https://t.co/JCuNfQb6cx

— Paul Malignaggi (@PaulMalignaggi) October 24, 2017

There’s probably not an athletic commission that would sanction such a pair of match-ups on the same night, but hey, Malignaggi might as well pull out all the stops for one last push for a fight he’s not going to get.

For MMA’s sake, let’s hope he doesn’t, at least.

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Dana White Doubts There Will Be Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor Rematch

While Floyd Mayweather’s victory over Conor McGregor surpassed many fans’ expectations in terms of entertainment value, UFC President Dana White is skeptical about the odds of a rematch between the two stars.
Asked about the possible bout on Pard…

While Floyd Mayweather‘s victory over Conor McGregor surpassed many fans’ expectations in terms of entertainment value, UFC President Dana White is skeptical about the odds of a rematch between the two stars.

Asked about the possible bout on Pardon My Take (h/t Sports Illustrated‘s Chris Chavez), White said, “I never say never but I doubt it.”

It’s not like fans were left with any doubt regarding who was the superior boxer following Mayweather’s TKO victory in August. McGregor looked good early on, but he ran out of gas midway through the fight, making the gulf in class between him and McGregor clear.

Money talks, though. ESPN.com’s Dan Rafael reported in August that Mayweather was set to earn at least $100 million from the fight, with his total payout likely surpassing $200 million. McGregor, meanwhile, made a minimum of $30 million that likely climbed above $100 million.

The allure of a massive payday could get Mayweather and McGregor back in the ring, even if a rematch is largely unnecessary.

White’s comments about a possible rematch aren’t all that surprising since he arguably has a vested interest in getting McGregor away from a boxing ring.

McGregor is one of UFC’s biggest names. Four of the company’s five biggest buy rates have come with the lightweight champion headlining the card. With Ronda Rousey’s mixed martial arts career in flux and Jon Jones facing a lengthy suspension, UFC needs all the star power it can get.

McGregor is already approaching nearly a year since his last fight in UFC—a victory over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in November. The last thing UFC needs is for him to continue his boxing career, thus necessitating even more time away from the Octagon.

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Six Reasons Mayweather vs. McGregor Ruined An Entire Year Of MMA

What will amount to by far the biggest combat sports event of the year has also cast a long and dark shadow over mixed martial arts (MMA) ever since boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor boxed for ten rounds in August. Now several months removed from that epic showdown, it’s clear […]

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Now several months removed from that epic showdown, it’s clear now that interest in the UFC’s most recent offerings has been lukewarm at best, and almost nonexistent at worst. Whether due to weak cards or general burnout, the UFC’s cash grab with McGregor vs Mayweather has had serious implications on their product ever since, and that may take months to for UFC owners WME-IMG to fix, if they are ever able to.

We took a look at the six main reasons why this crossover event essentially ruined an entire year of MMA for the UFC.

6. Combat Sports Burnout

The rationale behind Mayweather vs McGregor was that this was the fight fans wanted to see, so this is what we’re giving them. While for casual fans that may be true, the nonstop promotion of the event has led to a kind of burnout that has robbed the rest of 2017 of ratings and viewership.

UFC Fight Night: OSP vs Okami did terrible numbers for a free card, even being beaten by Bellator’s event that same weekend in terms of viewership. In fact, almost all of UFC’s cards have suffered from lagging PPV sales and ratings with the exception of UFC 214, which will possibly be Jon Jones’ last gasp as a UFC star.

Casual fans, the coveted demographic that yields a strong influence over WME-IMG’s decision making, spent $100 for Mayweather vs McGregor, and haven’t really spent a dollar towards combat sports since then (perhaps with the exception of Golovkin vs Alvarez in some cases).

Non-hardcore fans are tired of the fight game for the time being, and while that will change, it will take the right card to get them to order a pay-per-view.

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