McGregor said he would not take a step back but was running all around the ring. Floyd obviously was hitting him with something that was hurting him..But Floyd should never fight again as he looked his age tonight...congrats, save your money and enjoy life
20 lbs bigger and 11 years younger and he got walked down.
Imagine if the size was reversed Connor would be out cold early, everything Connor said was all lies, lets see who takes the first backward step, Im going to smash him, he is too small and frail, I,ll be a 175 lb animal, Im going to take his head off blah blah.
UFC heros need to stay where they are next time they might have to fight a elite boxer that's the same size and that means they get killed.
That 1st 3 rounds. He couldnt hit Conor and was getting peppered with jabs and combos. On the outside Floyd couldnt do anything.
You just knew Conor didnt have the boxing stamina to hang with Floyd.
Cuz he was getting outboxed. Fair play to him he recognized he had a guy who doesnt have 12 rounds boxing exp or pro boxing exp period but man he was having trouble landing anything before Mcgregor started fading which was expected in a guy who doesnt have boxing stamina
And he wasn't hurt, he was fatigued. Never went down, never buckled...but Larry will believe what he wants to believe. 49-0 vs 0-0
This^ as the fight was going on i posted after the 3rd that Conor is fading and its embarrassing that the only way Floyd found success was because Conor had cardio issues.
I don't know what you saw. He was figuring out that ass for the first few rounds. I was happy with the way Floyd represented our sport tonight. UFC gets to STFU for a while. Boxing is the best.
He slayed the so-called big UFC guy. **** McConor.
Floyd is clearly washed up to those who know his career and his ability. He was stepping forward behind the high guard but offering almost nothing offensively besides some body work and the occasional right hand. Floyd never lost confidence in this fight -- he knew McGregor would gas -- but if McGregor had better conditioning it would have forced Mayweather's hand. Floyd should have been range shooting with his jab early and often against the southpaw to gauge distance but instead an old Floyd elected to circle and read punches from McGregor for the first 4 rounds.
Please watch Mayweather vs DeMarcus Corley to see the way a young fresh Floyd gets to the point A LOT quicker.
Floyd won me $1500 but this is definitely his last fight. He should try to get a piece of the McGregor-Malignaggi pie as that would garner a LOT of attention and revenue.
Cuz he was getting outboxed. Fair play to him he recognized he had a guy who doesnt have 12 rounds boxing exp or pro boxing exp period but man he was having trouble landing anything before Mcgregor started fading which was expected in a guy who doesnt have boxing stamina
And he wasn't hurt, he was fatigued. Never went down, never buckled...but Larry will believe what he wants to believe. 49-0 vs 0-0
Cuz he was getting outboxed. Fair play to him he recognized he had a guy who doesnt have 12 rounds boxing exp or pro boxing exp period but man he was having trouble landing anything before Mcgregor started fading which was expected in a guy who doesnt have boxing stamina
Paulie laid it out in an interview before the fight and he was right. When you have an awkward guy in front of you, the way to negate it is to go to the inside. Once floyd did that it was all arm punches from mcgregor and floyd walking him down. Mcgregor never got a chance to reset and his lack of boxing iq showed. No bumping, no tying up, no turning...just pulling back and getting pasted. As soon as mayweather started going forward, the fight was over. This was a mismatch to the highest degree...it just took a few rounds for floyd to feel safe enough to show it.