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Old 08-27-2017, 02:05 PM   #241
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It was the only game plan for Floyd. He wasn't going to win a fight in the first 4 rounds trying to go toe to toe with McGregor opening him self up to get tagged hard. It was always going to come down to how much stamina McGregor had and we found out that it was probably enough for 5 rounds as he had nothing on his punches after that and was gassed. I will give McGregor credit for not looking out of place and looking pretty competent as a boxer but I am surprised at the lack of power. He hit Mayweather in the first three and a half rounds but nothing really that damaging. The fact it went 10 rounds and there wasn't a knockout is really a win for McGregor IMO as boxing's best within it's own rules couldn't put down an good MMA fighter.
Mayweather's not a knockout specialist.

You put McGregor with a power boxer and he goes down.
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Old 08-27-2017, 02:07 PM   #242
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Boxing's best is a middle aged retiree defensive specialist that was obviously stalling for time? Put a good boxer in his prime there, and he sends McGregor's big immobile head to the moon in 40 seconds flat.
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Old 08-27-2017, 07:15 PM   #243
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Should that be Floyd's record? Asterisk cuz he beat some guy who has never boxed and it took "TBE" 10 rounds to take him out?


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He was fighting a guy noticibly bigger with a longer reach than him in his prime, while coming off of a 2 year hiatus from the ring and while being 40 years old lol. Lets not act like Conor didn't challenge him, and also has a boxing background too.

Floyd is just a better ring tactician than Conor is. He let him wear himself down in the first 4 rounds and then attacked once Conor left himself vulnerable.

Great showing for Conor in his pro-debut and I tip my cap at him, but he was clearly outmatched. And this is with people saying Floyd didn't even look to be fighting like Floyd normally does. Imagine if they were both 29 lol.
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Old 08-27-2017, 07:17 PM   #244
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Boxing's best is a middle aged retiree defensive specialist that was obviously stalling for time? Put a good boxer in his prime there, and he sends McGregor's big immobile head to the moon in 40 seconds flat.
He is the best ever, yes. The best currently? Obviously not.
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Old 08-27-2017, 07:26 PM   #245
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The fact it went 10 rounds and there wasn't a knockout is really a win for McGregor IMO as boxing's best within it's own rules couldn't put down an good MMA fighter.
McGregor was seeing constellations right before the ref ran in and saved is ass lol. He's lucky he did when he did too or we would be flooded with meme's of McGregor laying face down in the ring and I'm sure none of us wanted that. Best case scenario occurred last night and I love that they left the ring with the mutual respect for one another.
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McGregor was seeing constellations right before the ref ran in and saved is ass lol. He's lucky he did when he did too or we would be flooded with meme's of McGregor laying face down in the ring and I'm sure none of us wanted that. Best case scenario occurred last night and I love that they left the ring with the mutual respect for one another.
I did.

Especially after hearing his post fight interview.
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Old 08-27-2017, 10:09 PM   #247
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Yeah, I understand he's a competitor, but his "just let me keep fighting" thing was stupid. Sorry dude, a ref isn't going to let you just get tee'd up over and over because you "know" that it's just you being a little tired.
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I did.

Especially after hearing his post fight interview.
Yep, I was quite disappointed Mc###### didn't go nighty night.
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They set them up, he knocks them down period. No astrix.


Floyd hasn't knocked anybody down in 10 years.

His record is a joke and his handpicked opponents were well past their prime or, I dunno, never boxed professionally!?!??

This last fight should've been called an exhibition... Conor did well for someone who has never boxed professionally before...


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Old 08-28-2017, 07:23 AM   #250
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Mayweather's not a knockout specialist.

You put McGregor with a power boxer and he goes down.
How many 150 lb knockout specialist are there that's going to be able to knock out a bigger man like McGregor if he's actually protecting himself? At the end of the fight McGregor couldn't even lift his hands to block punches so anyone knocking out a man in that situation isn't exactly impressive. Maybe in the first three rounds another boxer gets overly aggressive and tagged by McGregor? You can play the "what if" game forever as few people actually thought the fight would go near 10 rounds and it did. At the end of the day Mayweather won the fight because he's better conditioned for a long fight. He certainly wasn't outclassing McGregor when he had stamina. Not having the stamina to fight more than five rounds isn't an excuse for losing but I think MMA comes out a winner in this one based on the result because McGregor was never going to win the fight but he almost went the distance.

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How many 150 lb knockout specialist are there that's going to be able to knock out a bigger man like McGregor? Maybe in the first three rounds another boxer gets tagged by McGregor? You can play the "what if" game forever as few people actually thought the fight would go near 10 rounds and it did. At the end of the day Mayweather won the fight because he's better conditioned for a long fight. He certainly wasn't outclassing McGregor when he had stamina. I think MMA comes out a winner over boxing in this one based on the result because McGregor was never going to win the fight but he almost went the distance.
Aren't you playing the "what if" game by basically wondering what would happen if McGregor had more stamina? He didn't. He fought 3/4 good rounds and then was probably losing on points before the ref stopped it. Despite some people saying otherwise, it was a good stoppage as he wasn't defending himself and was essentially getting chased around and hammered.

I have no idea where people come out with the idea that because he made it 3/4 of the way through the fight that this is a victory for McGregor. Mayweather goes the distance with lots of fighters, and McGregor couldn't even manage that. He came in, had a couple decent rounds and got dominated.
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Lol it feels like anyone who thought McGregor had a chance in that fight has never watched Mayweather before. At no point was McGregor even close to having a chance. Mayweather let him punch himself out and made the sham look good for a few rounds and then did what Mayweather does, head for a 9-3, 8-4 win.

He came back to "boxing" to get that elusive 50-0 record and he found the perfect patsy to get it. "McGregor landed more punches than Pacquiao etc" means nothing as Mayweather didn't fight him like a real boxer because he isn't a real boxer, he was a piece in a game and he played his part well. Thankfully Golovkin and Canelo is soon and we can wash the taste of this joke out of our collective mouths.
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Old 08-28-2017, 08:45 AM   #253
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Mayweather did what everyone expected, and he did it well. Stall for time, then pick him apart in later rounds.

I must say, I've gained respect for McGregor though. He came out and tried to win early. Threw punches and was entertaining. He went up against one of the best, and didn't hold back which is admirable.
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How many 150 lb knockout specialist are there that's going to be able to knock out a bigger man like McGregor if he's actually protecting himself? At the end of the fight McGregor couldn't even lift his hands to block punches so anyone knocking out a man in that situation isn't exactly impressive. Maybe in the first three rounds another boxer gets overly aggressive and tagged by McGregor? You can play the "what if" game forever as few people actually thought the fight would go near 10 rounds and it did. At the end of the day Mayweather won the fight because he's better conditioned for a long fight. He certainly wasn't outclassing McGregor when he had stamina. Not having the stamina to fight more than five rounds isn't an excuse for losing but I think MMA comes out a winner in this one based on the result because McGregor was never going to win the fight but he almost went the distance.
There is no way that would have happened unless they were wearing no gloves at all. His positioning was terrible and was never set to punch hard. He caught Floyd with a clean uppercut in the 1st round and Floyd just walked through it.

All MMA got out of this weekend is that the lowest ranked boxer can easily beat a #1 ranked MMA guy in a boxing match.
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How many 150 lb knockout specialist are there that's going to be able to knock out a bigger man like McGregor if he's actually protecting himself? At the end of the fight McGregor couldn't even lift his hands to block punches so anyone knocking out a man in that situation isn't exactly impressive. Maybe in the first three rounds another boxer gets overly aggressive and tagged by McGregor? You can play the "what if" game forever as few people actually thought the fight would go near 10 rounds and it did. At the end of the day Mayweather won the fight because he's better conditioned for a long fight. He certainly wasn't outclassing McGregor when he had stamina. Not having the stamina to fight more than five rounds isn't an excuse for losing but I think MMA comes out a winner in this one based on the result because McGregor was never going to win the fight but he almost went the distance.
Mayweather won the fight because he knows how to box and has nearly 3 decades in the sport. McGregor against any fighter is going to lose, in fact, against a more aggressive opponent he loses hard. Frankly his punching technique was terrible as far as boxers go, his timing is terrible as far as boxers go, His stance wasn't great nor his footwork.

Mayweather pretty much figured out his timing and his lack of technique and that a MMA fighter isn't going to have the same endurance as a boxer and turned them against him. In the end the ref stepped in and stopped the fight because there was a real likely hood that Mayweather probably would have lit him up going forward.

The only reason why this fight went forward is that it was unlikely that Mayweather was going to hurt McGregor, Mayweather dosen't fight that way, he's one of the best technical boxers in history, he's more defense in front of offense, and he's also savvy enough to know that there was no chance that a rookie boxing McGregor was going to hurt him. Everything else is sideshow.

If this had been McGregor against a guy who's strategy is to break inside and use power, there's a likelyhood that we would have seen something gruesome on PPV.

And training for a year doesn't give you the ability to fight hard for 10 or 12 rounds.

That's a life time of training.
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I thought McGregor's defense was actually very impressive when he was fresh. His jab looked very good until about the 8th round when he had nothing left in the tank. Anyone that tries to trade with him in MMA is going to sleep.


Can't see how anyone can complain about the stoppage. It's about being able to defend yourself and that wasn't happening
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All MMA got out of this weekend is that the lowest ranked boxer can easily beat a #1 ranked MMA guy in a boxing match.
How was that remotely proven?
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Dana claims the fight did 6.5 million buys. If true I cannot imagine Floyd doesn't do the rematch in MMA. And before anyone says he'll get killed, reminder that the bell can ring and he can quit or his corner throws in the towel and he'll collect at least $200 million. I think it happens.
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Dana claims the fight did 6.5 million buys. If true I cannot imagine Floyd doesn't do the rematch in MMA. And before anyone says he'll get killed, reminder that the bell can ring and he can quit or his corner throws in the towel and he'll collect at least $200 million. I think it happens.
Is this actually a thing? Like people actually want to see a MMA match take place? What's the point? The outcome is so predetermined it's not even remotely interesting. It's not even a spectacle. The PPV got as many views as it did because there was presumably a punchers chance that McGregor could pull it off. There is literally nothing to suggest that Floyd would somehow win this fight.
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Is this actually a thing? Like people actually want to see a MMA match take place? What's the point? The outcome is so predetermined it's not even remotely interesting. It's not even a spectacle. The PPV got as many views as it did because there was presumably a punchers chance that McGregor could pull it off. There is literally nothing to suggest that Floyd would somehow win this fight.
I will pay $100us to watch Mayweather get his ass kicked!
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