Since Conor Mccgregor's "secret" fighting style, is fighting like Naseem Haamad....

That's from the NSAC, right? I don't see anything about "trips"... and yes, I'm looking for loopholes. NAC 467.675  Acts constituting fouls in boxing. (NRS 467.030)   The following acts constitute fouls in boxing: 1.  Hitting below the belt. 2.  Hitting an opponent who is down or is getting up after being down. 3.  Holding an opponent with one hand and hitting with the other. 4.  Holding or deliberately maintaining a clinch. 5.  Wrestling or kicking. 6.  If the referee has signaled that the opponent has been knocked out, striking an opponent who is helpless as a result of previous blows and so supported by the ropes that he or she does not fall. 7.  Butting with the head or shoulder or using the knee. 8.  Hitting with the open glove, the butt of the hand, the wrist or the elbow, and all backhand blows. 9.  Purposely going down without being hit. 10.  Striking deliberately at that part of the body over the kidneys. 11.  Deliberately using the rabbit punch. 12.  Jabbing the opponent’s eyes with the thumb of the glove. 13.  Using abusive language in the ring. 14.  Engaging in any unsportsmanlike trick or action which causes injury to an opponent. 15.  Hitting on the break. 16.  Hitting after the bell has sounded the end of the period of unarmed combat. 17.  Hitting an opponent whose head is between and outside of the ropes. 18.  Pushing an opponent about the ring or into the ropes. — (NAC A 12-13-82; 11-2-88; 12-2-97) Gee number 14 is any ones guess, its interpretation is as wide open as a barn door.

Kinda sorta might be against the rules via this foul. "Using the knee" could be in any unusual context like blocking even if most of this foul is in using the head or shoulder to hit the opponent & therefore could be understood to be about hitting with the knee. Butting with the head or shoulder or using the knee. I'd think this would be a bad move doe as you'd be highly off balance so risk getting dropped with any incoming punches + kicking is for sure a foul & a "knee block" could end up hitting your opponent & end up being a clear foul resulting in a deduction of points or a straight DQ if the damage is bad enough. That's from the NSAC, right? I don't see anything about "trips"... and yes, I'm looking for loopholes. NAC 467.675  Acts constituting fouls in boxing. (NRS 467.030)   The following acts constitute fouls in boxing: 1.  Hitting below the belt. 2.  Hitting an opponent who is down or is getting up after being down. 3.  Holding an opponent with one hand and hitting with the other. 4.  Holding or deliberately maintaining a clinch. 5.  Wrestling or kicking. 6.  If the referee has signaled that the opponent has been knocked out, striking an opponent who is helpless as a result of previous blows and so supported by the ropes that he or she does not fall. 7.  Butting with the head or shoulder or using the knee. 8.  Hitting with the open glove, the butt of the hand, the wrist or the elbow, and all backhand blows. 9.  Purposely going down without being hit. 10.  Striking deliberately at that part of the body over the kidneys. 11.  Deliberately using the rabbit punch. 12.  Jabbing the opponent’s eyes with the thumb of the glove. 13.  Using abusive language in the ring. 14.  Engaging in any unsportsmanlike trick or action which causes injury to an opponent. 15.  Hitting on the break. 16.  Hitting after the bell has sounded the end of the period of unarmed combat. 17.  Hitting an opponent whose head is between and outside of the ropes. 18.  Pushing an opponent about the ring or into the ropes. — (NAC A 12-13-82; 11-2-88; 12-2-97)

Was this in a video or something? I didn't catch it. The way Floyd is playing up the lack of training makes me think its a ploy on his part, but if Floyd Sr is saying that & its not obvious he's goofing or trying to lie then thats not a good thing. Maybe Floyd legit don't give a f#ck these days. He's been saying a lot of weird sh^t about the only thing he cares about is his kids are healthy & seems to indicate his boxing legacy isn't THAT important to him. So if he can half ass it & get $300M & be setup forever its a great bargain vs putting in hard work & dedication one last time. Seems unlikely he'd flip things like that, but who knows what a 40 year old, 2 year retired Floyd is thinking about. I think his aim was he wasn't training like how he felt he should. He said it on The Herd the other day.

Well if Conor does use his knees to block a shot, Floyd won't be expecting it... and bones my break... might disrupt his combination. But idk, I'm wondering out loud... if blocking with your knees is against the rules or not? (not that it's even common in MMA, mind you) I don't think Connor could get a knee up faster that Floyd can deliver a punch, and that split second on one foot would get him sat on his ass if he in range, I think there is a different speed thing here I don't think Connor is anywhere near as fast as Mayweather.

Well if Conor does use his knees to block a shot, Floyd won't be expecting it... and bones my break... might disrupt his combination. But idk, I'm wondering out loud... if blocking with your knees is against the rules or not? (not that it's even common in MMA, mind you) I don't think you can raise your leg in boxing.

The missile right cross that follows while he is in praying mantis stance will change his mind. Well if Conor does use his knees to block a shot, Floyd won't be expecting it... and bones my break... might disrupt his combination. But idk, I'm wondering out loud... if blocking with your knees is against the rules or not? (not that it's even common in MMA, mind you)

Is it against the rules to block body shots with your knees? The missile right cross that follows while he is in praying mantis stance will change his mind.

Is it against the rules to block body shots with your knees?

You ever compared the reach of Naz to Floyd??? It would've been insane Yeah and anyway as i said, Floyd would find too many holes in Naz's game anyway even without Floyd's huge reach advantage. It would always take a great fighter to beat Naz and at his best it would still have been interesting because nobody really threw from the angles he did with great power in both hands but Floyd would have too much ring IQ and skill for him and have it sussed pretty quickly and yes, the reach would be a factor in it too. My main point was basically that there's a difference between being an awkward world class boxer to being an awkward guy that doesn't box. Even if you take Maidana, you might find guys stylistically like him that are in the lower levels of the game, but he could incorporate that style into world level. Same as you can probably go to local boxing gyms and see guys that look fundamentally excellent but are just nowhere near top level.

Naseem Hamed is still officially a HOF boxer and had very solid fundamentals under all the awkwardness when he needed to, which won't be the case for Conor. Look at the Kelley fight, he started to use his brain more after the first or second round and got the job done. He had genuine KO power in both hands too. His only loss was a decision against a great version of Barrera, no shame there at all really. He could remind folk of Hamed, but it doesn't mean he can do what Hamed could. That said, Floyd v Hamed would have been pretty interesting just due to styles but Floyd would have beaten him. Floyd would find to many flaws in Hamed. Naz was a great fighter though and i wish we had seen him v Barrera before his hands were shot and he wasn't struggling badly with the weight but it is what it is. You ever compared the reach of Naz to Floyd??? It would've been insane

Was this in a video or something? I didn't catch it. The way Floyd is playing up the lack of training makes me think its a ploy on his part, but if Floyd Sr is saying that & its not obvious he's goofing or trying to lie then thats not a good thing. Maybe Floyd legit don't give a f#ck these days. He's been saying a lot of weird sh^t about the only thing he cares about is his kids are healthy & seems to indicate his boxing legacy isn't THAT important to him. So if he can half ass it & get $300M & be setup forever its a great bargain vs putting in hard work & dedication one last time. Seems unlikely he'd flip things like that, but who knows what a 40 year old, 2 year retired Floyd is thinking about. Floyd Sr said it on multiple interviews that he noticed that Floyd missed a step "But he doing enough for a guy like this" Floyd overtrained for Cotto. Leading up to the fight they kept saying it over and over again that they feared he would peek too soon. He looked shot in the first 3 rounds. Then the first day of training, for Ghost Floyd Sr said "You training too much...Your 36 not 26...Train less, and let your body heal. Then you will see results" And during the showtime 6 fight contract, Floyd said his problem (between #44-49) was getting up out of bead and getting to the gym. He said once he get to the gym, he is good to go. So with Floyd saying recently, even at his media workout, "At this age, I train less so I can let my body heal" It sounded like he was giving himself an excuse to be lazy. Like he was training far less, than what he did from the Ghost fight to the Pac fight. Because back then, he hated getting up, but now he probably hate getting up, and even doing any running. I barely seen him doing anything for this fight, and all his sparring partners seem like they were lying. Except Dequan, who only recently began sparring Floyd, so he was jocking.

Was this in a video or something? I didn't catch it. The way Floyd is playing up the lack of training makes me think its a ploy on his part, but if Floyd Sr is saying that & its not obvious he's goofing or trying to lie then thats not a good thing. Maybe Floyd legit don't give a f#ck these days. He's been saying a lot of weird sh^t about the only thing he cares about is his kids are healthy & seems to indicate his boxing legacy isn't THAT important to him. So if he can half ass it & get $300M & be setup forever its a great bargain vs putting in hard work & dedication one last time. Seems unlikely he'd flip things like that, but who knows what a 40 year old, 2 year retired Floyd is thinking about. Snr didn't say that in the context its being said here, he said Floyd is not what he was and is training different because of his age, you got to include before and after the comment to see what is he is actually saying. It should be common sense that he cant be like he was in his prime and much younger, be like saying Bhop trained for Kov the same as he did years ago when MW. This says he is top shape.

Cons arms and body movements can be all over the place, his chin is stuck up like a totem pole and hardly moves , Floyds counter striking reflexes are trained to hit that chin from the slightest opening of like a hair trigger, I think once the bum rush is over with Floyd will tee off on that stationary head movement and the body is there to be hit also. Barrera boxed the ears of Hamad and Floyd would do it easier.

That's not a good thing if Conor fights like him.

That comment by Cortez definitely makes me more curious about this fight. I'm already curious what Conor can bring to boxing & how his awkwardness can find success or not. I been saying it for a while. Its the unknown that makes this fight dangerous. And hearing Floyd Sr say how Floyd aint training like he used to. They judged Conor by his MMA fights and that video Conor leaked of him getting beat up, while doing the shoulder roll. The sport will look like a fool if Floyd dont smash him, I know that much. I can see an instance, where Floyd's punch resistance is shot, and Conor lands some big things. If it isnt shot, the power wont affect him at all. I just hope Floyd goes out on top for the sport of boxing. We dont want to see Floyd head hunting like in the Cotto fight, while Conor just effortlessly slips to the side, due to him being longer, taller, and awkward

I can see the sense in not bothering with any boxing trainers during his camp. His awkwardness will surely the only thing stopping Mayweather from dispensing with his usual 2 round feeling out process and lighting Conor up from the get go. I still wont believe this fight is happening until there in there. It's just sooo shit.

Naseem Hamed is still officially a HOF boxer and had very solid fundamentals under all the awkwardness when he needed to, which won't be the case for Conor. Look at the Kelley fight, he started to use his brain more after the first or second round and got the job done. He had genuine KO power in both hands too. His only loss was a decision against a great version of Barrera, no shame there at all really. He could remind folk of Hamed, but it doesn't mean he can do what Hamed could. That said, Floyd v Hamed would have been pretty interesting just due to styles but Floyd would have beaten him. Floyd would find to many flaws in Hamed. Naz was a great fighter though and i wish we had seen him v Barrera before his hands were shot and he wasn't struggling badly with the weight but it is what it is.