Mayweather vs. McGregor

I thought it would be a joke going in and I think it was a joke coming out.

Conor landed a few shots early but like Pacquio said, "not one meaningful punch will be landed".

Mayweather never had tremendous power and I did not see a true KO coming. I had two thoughts going in on the result. Mayweather comes out in a blur and lands so many so fast in the 2nd or third round that it would be a TKO based purely on punches landed on a defenseless man. Or....Mayweather is the greatest boxer of all time and feels him out for a round or two, then pursues him with absolute skill and technique until the TKO happened.

I'm no Mayweather fan. I do give him credit as the greatest boxer of all time. But he figured him out early and the onslaught that stopped it was anywhere he wanted it from round 4 til 10. I think there was some showmanship and some 'give'em what they paid for' from round 4 to 10.

I do not blame either tho. When people will pay 100+ million dollars for 6-7 weeks of working out only a fool would say no.

S

 

He stood a better chance. LOL

S

 

Without doubt. I'd have 10 more rounds in met for that kind of money.

I'd fight Ali for three rounds, followed by Frazier, then Tyson and finish with Foreman. And get up for the 49th time and laugh all the way to the bank for 100M.

Just saying.

I may be punchie/punch drunk at the end but I would have the nicest pajamas at the crazy hospital.

S

 

Agreed. I thought Conor hit him with all he had. If it did not hurt Floyd early it was nothing more than going thru the motions later in the fight.

Floyd has never had great power. Floyd always ducks and runs for two or three rounds and then starts piling up points. He is the greatest boxer of all time. The object is to hit and not to be hit in return. None has ever done that any better. Compuscores tell part of the story and the other part is that based on footwork, head movement and overall skill even when Floyd gets hit, it is never flush.

I commend McGregor for going 10 but at the same time there was never a threat for a straight KO by either. Floyd does not have the power. McGregor only hits hard when he big dogs someone, add in the 8oz. gloves vs. the 4oz MMA gloves and there was never any real chance of him hurting Floyd.

Take the same McGregor against a guy with knockout power and he is out of there before your seat gets warm. He simply does not have the skill set of a professional boxer. His foot work and head movement are not even close to being competitive with professional boxers.

It was simply too much to be asked of anyone.

At least Rocky Balboa had a bunch club fights going in against Apollo Creed.

EWO

 

Granted the knuckling is similar but much more difficult to carry from pocket to punch, especially all night.

Neither were knockout artists. Neither possess enough power to get out early. McGregor clocked Aldo. They both weighed in the same but McGregor knocked out a smaller man by the time Saturday night rolled around. He big dogged Aldo and all of a sudden he is a 'premier striker' in MMA.

His foot work is beyond horrible in comparison to a guy who has went 49-0 and made millions/billions of dollars not being hit yet being in a position to strike back. As far as boxing is concerned his foot work is C level or club fighter at best.

Was he tired? Absolutely. Did he punch himself out? More than likely.

I'd like to go back and watch the 9th. I do not remember Floyd being rocked or hit with anything meaningful. Maybe I missed it. I thought the onslaught that ended the fight was there from round 4-10. The first three was Conor's odd approach coupled with Floyd fighting that way 49 times before. Slow to start and then pile up the points for the decision.

Even when he hit Floyd in rounds 1-3 they were not flush and I did not see where they were all that effective.

My point from the time this bullshit all came about...guys who have trained and honed their skills for a lifetime could not hit Floyd flush. I'm not sure what made McGregor think he could make his professional debut against the greatest boxer of all time.

S

Granted the knuckling is similar but much more difficult to carry from pocket to punch, especially all night.