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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Boxing is officially dead as a sport

Boxing's dead. It's currently dead. It might get brought back to life bad, but it's a bad spot. But boxing, boxing as we know is dead.

Subjective take on the health of a sport.
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Take Slip·Aug 13, 2025
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Dricus Du PlessisDricus Du Plessis

My fighting style is educated chaos that the world of MMA is still playing catch-up to

I think you guys are only criticizing my style where you should be taking notes instead. This is not just him going crazy. This is actually an educated scramble or an educated combination. Even though it looks different to what we used to, now they're playing catch up.

His success as a champion lends weight to the claim, but style superiority is subjective.
Void
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Big CatBig Cat

Conor McGregor leaked his own nude photos on purpose

Conor McGregor, I'm starting to think he might not be a good guy... maybe he was trying to get his dick out. That was like, 'cause you can't leak it yourself. So he was just doing this on purpose to be like, I want to just let everyone know that there's my penis.

Motivation behind a celebrity scandal is impossible to verify.
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Take Slip·Jan 15, 2025
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Dana WhiteDana White

Conor McGregor will return to the UFC in the fall of 2025

Hopefully Conor McGregor returns in the, in the fall Okay. Of this year.

Verification will come if a McGregor fight is booked for Q3/Q4 2025.
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Take Slip·Jan 15, 2025
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Dana WhiteDana White

The UFC is working on a major fight for the fall that nobody will see coming

What I was talking about in December... I would imagine it's probably gonna happen and it's gonna happen in the fall, a fight that I'm working on... [And we'll never see it coming] Nope.

Verification will come when the major fall UFC card is announced.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 2, 2024
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HankHank

Imane Khelif should be allowed to compete in women's boxing despite the testosterone controversy

From my limited reading, she was born a female and identify as a female. Just because she has some extra testosterone doesn't mean she shouldn't be fighting other females.

This is a subjective matter of policy and ethics regarding athletic eligibility.
Void
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HankHank

Mark Zuckerberg is an animal and would defeat everyone on the PMT crew in a fight

Zuck is a beast... Zuck would take us down. I hate to say it but kind of an animal. He gets smoked and he... yeah.

Without a sanctioned fight, this remains speculative.
Void
Take Slip·Apr 10, 2023
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Big CatBig Cat

If you knock a fighter's dad out, you are allowed to mock that fighter's son

Israel Adesanya slept Pereira... then maybe like the most coldhearted move of all time mock Pereira's son who was crying watching his dad get knocked out. I loved it. I'll say it. I love it. I know that people will probably be like, oh that's fucked up. But... if you knock somebody's dad out, you're allowed to make fun of that person's son.

Win
Take Slip·Jun 3, 2022
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Meatball MollyMeatball Molly

Scousers never tap out in a fight

Bitches. Scousers don't tap... I'm like a fucking salmon going upstream. [I blacked out] and I look up [at] me coach and I staff coming rounds. And I go, I didn't get the top. I didn't stop. I didn't stop. I promise you it didn't stop.

Historically, Molly McCann has a reputation for refusing to tap, as evidenced by her loss to Robertson.
Push
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Jersey JerryJersey Jerry

I will knock out Jeff Nadu in the second round with a body shot

Game plan is to come out and put the pressure on right away and back him up and have him on the defense, the whole fight and run around the ring and cut off the corners... and just bodywork. And once he drops those hands, it's lights out... Second round knockout, second round knockout, a body shot.

Jerry won the fight against Jeff Nadu, but it went the distance and was decided by unanimous decision, not a 2nd round body shot KO.
Loss
Take Slip·Nov 5, 2021
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Dana WhiteDana White

Conor McGregor is still one of the top ten best fighters in the world

Conor McGregor... he's still one of the top ten guys in the world. I mean, he's still one of the top ten best guys in the world... Conor coming back is a headliner.

McGregor has not fought in years following his leg break and has fallen out of the official top rankings.
Win
Take Slip·Oct 8, 2021
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Tyson FuryTyson Fury

Deontay Wilder is a pathetic loser

I don't hate the guy. Guy's a pathetic loser. So how could I have any anger with him at all?

Fury beat Wilder for a second time via KO shortly after this interview.
Void
Take Slip·Oct 1, 2021
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CM PunkCM Punk

WWE fosters a culture where wrestlers are encouraged to step on each other's necks

Vince always fostered this, this a culture where he wanted everybody at their throat. He wanted people stepping on your neck to get to where you are and ahead of you and all that other stuff. And now I think there's wrestlers on both sides who were like, whatever, let's all go get pancakes.

This matches numerous reports from former WWE employees about the 'competitive' or 'toxic' environment during that era.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Jake Paul used performance enhancing drugs for the Tyron Woodley fight

It came out that there was no drug testing for that fight. Jake Paul probably wrote it up. I didn't want to say anything, but in Caleb's interview you can see acne right around is like, just really bad. But what about his nipples? Anyone can see their ConEd.

While there were rumors about lack of testing, Jake Paul has never failed a drug test for a fight.
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Take Slip·Aug 27, 2021
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Pacman JonesPacman Jones

I will defeat Bobby Laing at Rough and Rowdy 15

The main thing I'm thinking about whooping Bobby, making sure my hand getting pulled up at the end of the belt and collecting my thousand dollars now that I know between you guys... Bobby is a bull and I'm going to be the bull master.

Pacman Jones actually won the fight via decision on the night of the event.
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Take Slip·Jul 12, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

Conor McGregor is finished as a legitimate top-tier fighter

So him, him as a legitimate fighter that is over... he hasn't won, he's won one fight since 2016. And the guy he beat had has lost or has not won a fight in his last six fights. So he, he's not, he's just not going to be able to fight at a high level.

As of late 2024, McGregor has not won a high-level MMA fight since this take was made, largely due to injury and inactivity.
Void
Take Slip·Apr 26, 2021
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Big CatBig Cat

Jake Paul 'owns' Dana White by exposing UFC fighter pay disparity

The reason why I say Jake Paul kind of owns Dana White a little bit, he got Dana White to talk about him in the post-fight press conference... he points out that he has made more money than every other UFC fighter before him. Except for Khabib and McGregor... basically he is like, Dana, why don't you pay your guys so they don't have to come fight me and make their big payday?

The financial claims are largely verifiable and the 'ownership' is an opinion on the PR battle.
Void
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I will fight Darren Rovell anytime, anywhere for zero dollars.

My Fyre Fest is that Darren Rovell doesn't look like he's going to fight me anymore... I told Barstool, I said, 'I will do it for zero dollars.' And I removed all stipulations. Anytime, anywhere, I will fight Darren Rovell. Anytime, anywhere. He just loves being talked about... The only thing I will say is anytime, anywhere, if he wants to fight me, I will show up and I will kick his ass and I will do it with a smile on my face.

The fight never took place, so the outcome of PFT kicking his ass remains unverified.
Void
Take Slip·Feb 10, 2021
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Jose Canseco didn't have any power and essentially quit the fight

Once he punched me, I realized the fucking wizard behind the curtain was fucking just a man. I fucking went after him... He didn't give me... He quit. No, he quit.

Loss
Take Slip·Feb 5, 2021
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Jose CansecoJose Canseco

I will beat Billy Football easily in our Rough and Rowdy fight

He's going to beat you? Yes. Would you like to put a side bet on that? ... Five grand that I beat him easily. ... If he runs from me, I'm not going to chase him.

Jose Canseco went down in the first 15 seconds of the fight and quit, resulting in a TKO victory for Billy Football.
Win
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Billy FootballBilly Football

I am an absolute weapon and I'm going to give 180 seconds of hell to Jose Canseco

I'm fucking gonna go balls to the wall... I'm an absolute weapon... I can get hit. I can look like I'm about to die when I'm a zombie. Keep coming.

Billy went on to beat Jose Canseco by TKO in the first round after Jose went down quickly, validating Billy's claim of being too much for him.
Win
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Billy FootballBilly Football

The only way I lose to Jose Canseco is in some messed up swift decision

The only way I lose to Canseco is in some fucked up swift decision. Even if I lose, I'm not going to get knocked out in the first 30 seconds. No, I'm not losing.

Billy Football actually won the fight against Jose Canseco by TKO in the first round (Canseco went down in 15 seconds), so he definitely didn't lose by a swift decision.
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Big CatBig Cat

Billy Football will fight Jose Canseco as my champion

I have found a champion in my place. Learn the game of Thrones, Jose. Ever heard of it? My champion is Billy Football. I will have him fight in lieu of me... Billy is fighting for my honor. He's your fall guy, right? I am a coward, hand up, whatever. But I have my champion. He is Billy Football. He will fight in my place.

The fight actually took place at Rough N Rowdy 13 on February 5, 2021. Billy Football won by TKO in the first round.
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#PMT-2020-1209-12758
Billy FootballBilly Football

Jake Paul is lying about being 6'1" and is actually 5'9"

Jake Paul is lying about his height. He's listed at 6'1", but is really 5'9". And I put a picture of Jake Paul who wore a headdress in his face-off with Nate Robinson to show that he's not actually the same height... He's shorter than KSI, who is listed as 5'9".

Most independent estimates place Jake Paul around 5'10" to 5'11", making Billy's claim plausible but difficult to verify definitively.
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Big CatBig Cat

Deontay Wilder was gassed because he had to walk through the MGM Grand for 10 minutes

Watching Deontay Wilder have to walk through the entirety of the MGM Grand... it was no joke 10 minutes of him just walking through the through the back rooms. He was walking through a kitchen at one point I said right then and there I was like he is going to be gassed because that is everyone knows that feeling when you're in a casino and you've been walking around the casino for like maybe 20 30 minutes and you have a moment we like wait. I kind of need to sit down.

Wilder famously blamed his 40-pound walk-out costume for his leg fatigue, so the idea that the pre-fight walk sapped his energy was actually cited by the athlete himself.
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Take Slip·Jul 26, 2019
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Noel MillerNoel Miller

The UFC should get rid of Greg Hardy

[Greg Hardy] fucking sucks. Bro, I don't know why they give him a... It would be nice to just have him get his ass kicked, right? Cave the skull in. Why does Dana give him a chance? Get him out of there.

The UFC eventually did release Greg Hardy in 2022 after multiple losses.
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Take Slip·Jun 3, 2019
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Chris MannixChris Mannix

If Anthony Joshua loses the rematch to Andy Ruiz Jr., his career is unrecoverable

If Anthony Joshua loses the second time to Andy Ruiz, I don't know how it's recoverable... I don't believe that it would be a stunner if Andy Ruiz is able to do it and repeat what he saw Saturday.

Joshua won the rematch in December 2019, so his career remained elite for several more years.
Loss
Take Slip·Nov 21, 2018
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Chuck LiddellChuck Liddell

I'm going to knock out Tito Ortiz in the first round

I actually am thinking I'm going to knock him out in the first round... I don't expect to make that [past] the first round.

Tito Ortiz knocked out Chuck Liddell in the first round of their fight on November 24, 2018.
Void
Take Slip·Oct 26, 2018
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Randy CoutureRandy Couture

I would come out of retirement to fight Steven Seagal

If I was going to come out of retirement, if Steven Seagal would sign a contract, I'd come out... I've already thrown that gauntlet down years ago.

The fight never happened.
Loss
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HankHank

I will knock out Tex in the second round

Second round knockout. Woo! Boy. Actually, I'm 100% on board with that... I'm going to knock his ass out. Double sit-em. And my sleeper is the left-handed uppercut. Watch out for that in the second round when I fucking knock Tex's ass out.

Hank defeated Tex via decision, not a second-round knockout.
Void
Take Slip·Aug 25, 2017
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The sport of boxing will implode if Conor McGregor beats Floyd Mayweather

The sport is going to implode if Conor McGregor beats maybe the best pound-for-pound fighter of all time. So you're saying maybe it's time for the panic button for the sport of boxing.

McGregor did not win, so the 'implosion' didn't happen, making this a moot point, but the premise of the impact remains a hypothetical.
Loss
Take Slip·Aug 23, 2017
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jon Jones is addicted to steroids

I think Jon Jones, it's an understatement to say it, but I think he just really likes drugs. He's addicted to steroids. He's got an addictive [personality]... He's the only person on earth that's addicted to PEDs.

While Jones has had multiple positive tests for banned substances, there is no medical confirmation of a clinical 'steroid addiction'.
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Take Slip·Aug 23, 2017
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Conor McGregor will lose to Floyd Mayweather by doing something illegal during the fight

I'm gonna put money on McGregor because... he's in the mood for pikey justice. And he's gonna do something... McGregor's going to take him out illegally and then lose the fight. But then he's gonna have all his money spread out and bet on Mayweather to win.

McGregor lost by 10th-round TKO in a completely legal boxing match with no disqualification or major fouls.
Win
Take Slip·Jul 24, 2017
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Mike TysonMike Tyson

Conor McGregor is going to get 'killed' in a boxing match against Floyd Mayweather

McGregor's going to get kicked. He's going to get killed. ... McConnell [McGregor] put his dumb ass in a position where he's going to get knocked out. because this guy's [Mayweather] been doing this all his life.

Floyd Mayweather defeated Conor McGregor via TKO in the 10th round in August 2017.
Loss
Take Slip·Jul 14, 2017
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Floyd Mayweather plays up his illiteracy to have an excuse for tax issues

I have kind of a stay woke actually on Mayweather. I think that Mayweather isn't actually illiterate but he likes to play it up because that way he has an excuse when he doesn't fill his taxes out correctly.

There is no evidence Mayweather's literacy is a calculated tax strategy; he has faced actual tax issues with the IRS.
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Take Slip·Jun 16, 2017
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

If Conor McGregor beats Floyd Mayweather, boxing should just jump off a cliff

If McGregor wins, boxing should just jump off a cliff. This is the only time, at least that I can remember, that if one person wins in a matchup, he has the ability to defeat an entire sport. Just close an entire sport down.

Floyd Mayweather won the fight via TKO, so the 'entire sport' of boxing was spared this fate.
Loss
Take Slip·Jun 14, 2017
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

A Labor Day fight between Mayweather and McGregor would heavily favor McGregor

I heard somewhere that it was going to be maybe Labor Day weekend. In which case... it would heavily favor McGregor. Because Irish people hate working and love getting into fights and you get into a lot of fights when you're not working.

The fight happened in August, not Labor Day, and McGregor lost to Mayweather.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 23, 2016
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Ric FlairRic Flair

Steve Smith wouldn't even dare to get in a wrestling ring

Steve Smith wouldn't even get in the ring... But he wouldn't. We can put that challenge out right now to him.

Steve Smith never entered a professional wrestling ring for a match, though he is known for his toughness.
Push
Take Slip·Dec 23, 2016
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Ric FlairRic Flair

Wrestling is definitively real

Is wrestling real? Yes. Great answer. Most definitely. And anybody that doesn't think it is should come down for a workout one day.

While the outcomes are predetermined (scripted), the physical impact and athleticism are real. Flair is using the traditional wrestler defense here.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 7, 2016
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Chael SonnenChael Sonnen

Boxing is a sport that almost nobody actually participates in

Mayweather's very good at what he does, but he is in a sport that nobody participates in. ... I never met a man that boxed. I could go a step further. I don't know where a boxing gym is. ... I couldn't tell you where to go to buy boxing gloves. And now that I just said it, you guys and all your listeners are going, yeah, he's right. Nobody boxes.

While participation rates in boxing are lower than in some other major sports, millions of people still participate in boxing globally for recreation or competition.
Loss
Take Slip·Apr 20, 2016
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Big CatBig Cat

Conor McGregor's retirement is likely a cover for a steroid issue

I don't think people assume steroids enough anymore. And now this is going to be a hot take, but just follow me for a minute. Conor McGregor, he retired because he did steroids, right? Why isn't anyone saying that?

There was never any evidence that McGregor's brief 2016 retirement was due to a failed steroid test; it was famously a dispute over media obligations.