I've been thinking about how Floyd will win and I feel like it'll probably be a stoppage in the 4th round.
McQuiter has never done a 12 round boxing match and that will be extremely apparent when he gasses out by round 3.
The accumulation of fatigue, exhaustion, and pain will be too much for the boy. McQuiter will be laying against the ropes as the referee ends the bout as a TKO.
Once a quiter, always a quiter. If you'll do it once then you'll do it again.
I expect it to go and end like most ppl 3 or 4 messy rounds conor with high workrate then floyd kicks into gear starts to tee off hitting him at will with single big shots and by round 8 the ref has seen enough waves it off
Round 1: McGregor comes running out throwing 3 jabs in the round. Rest of punches are hayemakers which will put Floyd om the defensive temporarily. Counterpunching McGregor when he sees fit. Towards the end of round 1 McGregor will start to slow down slightly.. realising Floyd is not as easy to hit as he thinks.
Rounds 2-3: Conor has a more cautious approach, tries to get on the inside and rough Floyd up in bursts. Gets warned from holding behind the head. Floyd wins the rounds easily. Starts to deploy the "pop jab" to McGregor's abdomen as much as possible.
Rounds 4-5: Conor realises he's in deep waters as the jabs to the abdomen start to rack up. Open mouth gasping for air slightly. Floyd gets in high guard and walks McGregor down. Has McGregor in trouble by end of round 5.
Round 6: McGregor doesn't want to be in he fight anymore. Back against the ropes as Floyd walks him down. Floyd plays with him. Jab to abdomen. Jab to head. Jab to abdomen. Jab to head. (Think of Canelo) Floyd unleashes with a right uppercut, left hook and flurry for referee to step in and stop fight.
That's it folks... That's how it goes.
If the ref and McGregor's corner doesn't throw in the towel, I expect Mayweather to drop and stop McGregor by the 9th or 10th round, but I won't be surprised to see McGregor getting stopped much earlier.
Not as dangerous?
Not as skilled, or not better than them in boxing, I agree.
But not as dangerous, meaning power...McGregor is naturally the biggest fighter Floyd will ever face. He's fought at the 170lb weight class in UFC, and is currently the 155lb champion. McGregor's size is only rivaled by Canelo, and McGregor will be bigger than Canelo was in the Floyd fight.
Am I saying Conor is going to win? Helllll no, i'm saying the least Conor could do is take a punch from a 40 year old, weak, brittle hands, can't KO a lightweight coming up 2 weight classes, welterweight like Floyd Mayweather.
Conor with his size, is the least he can do.
I'd like Floyd to surprise me, and make the sport of boxing look superior...that a 40 year old retired boxer can KO a bigger, younger, superstar of MMA in a boxing match. I'd love that, but I waited for a legit Floyd KO from 2009 to 2015 and never saw one and I don't see how this old ass Floyd will give me one.
All that bulk will just get him tires quicker.
I see him gasping for air by the 5th. He doesn't know how to survive in boxing, or defend himself. Or anything for that matter. He barely knows how to throw punches.
Floyd hasn't gone for the KO in ages. Even when he has the upper hand and is clearly superior (Marquez, Mosley, Guerrero), he refuses to go for it. There's no evidence, aside form the Hatton fight 10 years ago, that points me to Floyd being a good finisher or someone who will step on the gas when he has an opponent hurt. Contrary to what other fighters do, Floyd actually backs off when he has an opponent hurt, one of the weirdest things i've seen a top boxer do. Backs off to continue "outboxing" his opponent and win by 12 rounds even after hurting or stunning his opponent.
Floyd will outbox and stun McGregor, maybe hurt him, and then back off out of fear to get hit with some couterpunch by a desperate McGregor. He will do this all night.
I definitely see your point and agree Floyd has no killer instinct now.
But, the guys you mention that he's fought are elite top level boxers and most never stopped before when he fought them.
McGregor doesn't even know how to box, I think when the gulf is that big then a stoppage is likely.
I don't see it going 12.
Not as dangerous?
Not as skilled, or not better than them in boxing, I agree.
But not as dangerous, meaning power...McGregor is naturally the biggest fighter Floyd will ever face. He's fought at the 170lb weight class in UFC, and is currently the 155lb champion. McGregor's size is only rivaled by Canelo, and McGregor will be bigger than Canelo was in the Floyd fight.
Am I saying Conor is going to win? Helllll no, i'm saying the least Conor could do is take a punch from a 40 year old, weak, brittle hands, can't KO a lightweight coming up 2 weight classes, welterweight like Floyd Mayweather.
Conor with his size, is the least he can do.
I'd like Floyd to surprise me, and make the sport of boxing look superior...that a 40 year old retired boxer can KO a bigger, younger, superstar of MMA in a boxing match. I'd love that, but I waited for a legit Floyd KO from 2009 to 2015 and never saw one and I don't see how this old ass Floyd will give me one.
Not as dangerous because he cant land as skillfully as those others can hit and will be very lucky to hit Floyd with anything clean and hard, be a lot of grazing rabbit punches and backhands.
You are underestimating that Floyd is the real deal he is not outa shape Pauli who went 12 rounds with Con and Pauli was stopped by a D grade guy in his last fight.
Both guys that are boxers that have been in with Con says he don't hit hard at all, I believe them as he don't turn his fist over and punches with his arms.
The MMA guys he stopped were wide open and don't have chins like elite boxers have.
Your buying into the Con hype Kev.
Con is not as dangerous as any of them, that's why Floyd will go for it. And everybody that has fought Floyd said he punches hard, Mosley said the guys he has fought have world class chins and Con has never been hit as sharp and as clean as what Floyd will hit him with.
Not as dangerous?
Not as skilled, or not better than them in boxing, I agree.
But not as dangerous, meaning power...McGregor is naturally the biggest fighter Floyd will ever face. He's fought at the 170lb weight class in UFC, and is currently the 155lb champion. McGregor's size is only rivaled by Canelo, and McGregor will be bigger than Canelo was in the Floyd fight.
Am I saying Conor is going to win? Helllll no, i'm saying the least Conor could do is take a punch from a 40 year old, weak, brittle hands, can't KO a lightweight coming up 2 weight classes, welterweight like Floyd Mayweather.
Conor with his size, is the least he can do.
I'd like Floyd to surprise me, and make the sport of boxing look superior...that a 40 year old retired boxer can KO a bigger, younger, superstar of MMA in a boxing match. I'd love that, but I waited for a legit Floyd KO from 2009 to 2015 and never saw one and I don't see how this old ass Floyd will give me one.
I honestly dont know. If floyd really just comes out super aggressiv he might even stop him early. I think he will make him miss first, figure him out , then beat him into submission and conor either quits or gets stopped around the 6-9th round
Floyd hasn't gone for the KO in ages. Even when he has the upper hand and is clearly superior (Marquez, Mosley, Guerrero), he refuses to go for it. There's no evidence, aside form the Hatton fight 10 years ago, that points me to Floyd being a good finisher or someone who will step on the gas when he has an opponent hurt. Contrary to what other fighters do, Floyd actually backs off when he has an opponent hurt, one of the weirdest things i've seen a top boxer do. Backs off to continue "outboxing" his opponent and win by 12 rounds even after hurting or stunning his opponent.
Floyd will outbox and stun McGregor, maybe hurt him, and then back off out of fear to get hit with some couterpunch by a desperate McGregor. He will do this all night.
Con is not as dangerous as any of them, that's why Floyd will go for it. And everybody that has fought Floyd said he punches hard, Mosley said the guys he has fought have world class chins and Con has never been hit as sharp and as clean as what Floyd will hit him with.
You could be right.
But I think you may be overestimating Conor's ability to do 12 3 minute rounds.
Floyd hasn't gone for the KO in ages. Even when he has the upper hand and is clearly superior (Marquez, Mosley, Guerrero), he refuses to go for it. There's no evidence, aside form the Hatton fight 10 years ago, that points me to Floyd being a good finisher or someone who will step on the gas when he has an opponent hurt. Contrary to what other fighters do, Floyd actually backs off when he has an opponent hurt, one of the weirdest things i've seen a top boxer do. Backs off to continue "outboxing" his opponent and win by 12 rounds even after hurting or stunning his opponent.
Floyd will outbox and stun McGregor, maybe hurt him, and then back off out of fear to get hit with some couterpunch by a desperate McGregor. He will do this all night.
Lmao McQuiter is going to become boxing's best joke for years to come...
I wonder if that GGG guy is going to off himself when he quits. He'll be just like his hero...
Floyd will finish the fight with a 12 round UD and many people, including boxing fans, will act surprised...except for me because I know McGregor can take a punch and Floyd can't punch especially not at 154 :D
You could be right.
But I think you may be overestimating Conor's ability to do 12 3 minute rounds.
Yeah, ref will stop it. Hard to say whether it will be round 2 or 6, but somewhere in there.
The discrepancy in skills will be embarrassing for everybody, and a source of serious disappointment for all paying viewers for sure.
He DQs himself, the humiliation will be unbearable.
That's the thing what will Con revert too when he is getting bashed, might be messy for a round or two but as soon as the pace settles just a little Floyd will start teeing off, I see a ref stopped TKO win for Floyd.