67.5 million fine if Conor with illegal blow that causes DQ

[PhillyPhlash]

At the end of the day the point is its noy worth losing half or more of that potential money and risk going to either jail or getting banned from the sport and from fighting in the states in general. When he loses he could say well im not a boxer and go back to ufc no need to pull a ***** move in the ring just cause u cant hang like you thought you could

I am not disagreeing with any of that. This is pure speculation on our part because we're all boxing fans on the best boxing forum on the internet, and we're having fun with it.

The only thing I said that I could see something crazy happening is because Conor is a very prideful Irish knucklehead.

Is it likely he pulls some Tyson ****? Hell no. Is it possible? Believe it.

[Scipio2009]

This^^^^^^^

Conor does something foolish it will cost him a few million, but won't be anywhere near 67 mil.. won't even eclipse 10-15 million.. more likely a 4 million fine..

How much of a fine did Tyson get for biting off a ****ing ear, or bowe-golata riot, or guys that intentionally headbutt like Ortiz did Floyd, or popping for roids like Peterson, or not making weight..

But somehow Conor going to be fined 67.5 million if he gets dq

Conor McGregor is stepping in for a fight with as close to a Las Vegas institution as there is, tbh (folks may like UNLV, and the Raiders should be there in 3 years, but there's nothing anywhere near the amount of money that Floyd pumps into Las Vegas when he fights).

There's no way that Conor is only looking at losing $15m on his likely $70m, were he to go ape**** and **** up a Vegas institution, at this point.

[maracho]

Yeah and the ref is probably already been paid to DQ a frustrated and/or punch drunk Connor wildly throwing rabbit forearms to the back of Money May's head. ..but of course there's probably no clause for Money's forearms

[PhillyPhlash]

Conor McGregor is stepping in for a fight with as close to a Las Vegas institution as there is, tbh (folks may like UNLV, and the Raiders should be there in 3 years, but there's nothing anywhere near the amount of money that Floyd pumps into Las Vegas when he fights).

There's no way that Conor is only looking at losing $15m on his likely $70m, were he to go ape**** and **** up a Vegas institution, at this point.

I understand what you're saying and you're right and you make good points so just hear me out.

If I was a major player behind the scenes in Vegas, I'd actually back Conor and here's why....

Fact is, Floyd's career is basically over. No more cash cow for Vegas from him after this, most likely.

Conor just turned 29, is the face of the UFC, and has a worldwide following.

If I'm behind the scenes, I make a deal with Conor like this....you commit full time to boxing and you'll be the new Vegas institution.

It makes sense for business.

Just sayin.

[Scipio2009]

I would call off the fight if I were Gregor.
After all the time and money they have spent.
Let's see who would get damaged more.

Call off a fight that would put enough money in his pocket to secure the rest of his life, and likely his son's life? To then go back to the UFC, still be a star, but have to take 5-6 fights more to make up for the money he passed on. lol.

Floyd already has his fortune, world's over. Depending on how he invests it, he'll sell some investments now to pay the IRS, he'll have money for the rest of his life, the lives of his four children, and the four families that his children will likely produce, with money left after that.

Even without the McGregor money, Floyd made over $800m off of boxing (without even knowing what his take on all of the side money was).

Taxes, camp expenses, etc aside, Floyd likely cleared at least $400m from boxing.

Conor, even after the money he's got, is maybe sitting on $10m in his personal fortune.

Do not be confused.

[Scipio2009]

I disagree

I understand what you're saying and you're right and you make good points so just hear me out.

If I was a major player behind the scenes in Vegas, I'd actually back Conor and here's why....

Fact is, Floyd's career is basically over. No more cash cow for Vegas from him after this, most likely.

Conor just turned 29, is the face of the UFC, and has a worldwide following.

If I'm behind the scenes, I make a deal with Conor like this....you commit full time to boxing and you'll be the new Vegas institution.

It makes sense for business.

Just sayin.

Anthony Joshua is coming along, is a gold medal boxer, and is all of 27 years old in his own right.

Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez is all of 27 years old, and is already a box office star in Vegas (vs Floyd, Cotto, Chavez Jr, and Golovkin are already Alvarez's star events in Las Vegas).

Andre Ward, Mikey Garcia, and Errol Spence Jr are coming along as attractions, and there are still matchups that could be blockbuster.

We still don't know if Conor can even box at this point.

Las Vegas isn't that silly.

[PhillyPhlash]

Anthony Joshua is coming along, is a gold medal boxer, and is all of 27 years old in his own right.

Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez is all of 27 years old, and is already a box office star in Vegas (vs Floyd, Cotto, Chavez Jr, and Golovkin are already Alvarez's star events in Las Vegas).

Andre Ward, Mikey Garcia, and Errol Spence Jr are coming along as attractions, and there are still matchups that could be blockbuster.

We still don't know if Conor can even box at this point.

Las Vegas isn't that silly.

Since this is just for fun and it's pure speculation anyway, I'll go ahead and play Devil's advocate for a second.

I love all the guys you mentioned no ****. None of them are as big around the world as Conor is right now. None of them are guaranteed to get to that level in the future.

As much as it may hurt me to say this, as a boxing fan and not an MMA fan, Conor appears to be unique in his popularity.

All of Europe is going to watch. Brazil and most of South America is going to watch. We're all going to watch.

If Conor pulls off the miracle and beats Mayweather and solves the MayVinci Code, he is instantly the biggest sporting star on earth. He would only be rivaled by those soccer dudes Ronaldo, whatever.

Vegas would have instant cash cow for years because he's only 29.

It makes too much business sense. As always, I respect your opinion.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Conor McGregor is stepping in for a fight with as close to a Las Vegas institution as there is, tbh (folks may like UNLV, and the Raiders should be there in 3 years, but there's nothing anywhere near the amount of money that Floyd pumps into Las Vegas when he fights).

There's no way that Conor is only looking at losing $15m on his likely $70m, were he to go ape**** and **** up a Vegas institution, at this point.

He doesn't even have to pay the fine...

What happens when he doesn't pay fine., he won't be allowed to box in Nevada again... like that matters to Conor

[QballLobo]

UFC fans cam start a gofundme account to get Conor his money back if he kicks Floyd in the face.

[Vlad_]

I think Conor has too much pride to kick or otherwise risk getting DQed.
He wants to prove a point that he can box with the best of them. He called boxing easy, and if it gets tough in there and he throws a kick, he would lose all respect, and I don't see that happening.
He will most likely get schooled, take the L like he did against Diaz, collect his Mega paycheck and turn a new chapter...