Is connor past his prime?

[Boxing Goat]

Are you trolling? He looked great against Alvarez.

[Joe Beamish]

Conor is IN his prime. Against Floyd though, he is also in the WRONG SPORT. In case you have been blinded by the glaringly obvious truth.

[LockardTheGOAT]

You're dumb.

That said, he's not in his "boxing prime" because there's no way unless you're a complete savant that you prepare for a boxing match with one of the best to ever do it by sparring with pros for only a matter of months.

[Larry the boss]

[lparm]

Boxers don't get choked out losing oxygen to their brain neither do they have their limbs bent until they almost crack.

Boxing is a tough sport but mma is far tougher.

[lparm]

Are you trolling? He looked great against Alvarez.

Prime Connor ends it in the first. You could see the sharpness wasn't there and he had to pick his spots more. The prime Connor would've unloaded and stopped him after the first knock down.

[boliodogs]

He is only 29 so I think he is still in his prime. Diaz is a rugged guy who is good with his fists and would always give Conor trouble. If Conor can't easily outbox and KO Diaz with the 4 ounce gloves I don't see how he can give Mayweather any trouble at all.

[PRINCEKOOL]

He's been in several wars in a much tougher sport where serious injuries can occur at any time. At 29 Connor is past his best but that's probably why Floyd wants the fight now.

The share mass numbers of participation levels that boxing has, makes it a by far more tougher sport than MMA (statistically!).

Plus when there are less variables in a sport, it actually makes its even more tougher! Because you have to become a true master at a specific skill! (And not just a mediocre jack of all trades!)....

What specific skill exactly is Conor Mcgregor a master of? Nothing.

That is why TRUE martial artists, sometimes don't recognize UFC as true martial arts (Most of the athletes within the UFC are not masters at anything! You have people these days, who learn some grappling and then suddenly think they are martial artists!).

[elfag]

yeah, stoppage loss to diaz (dont forget he took it to the ground because standup wasnt working) and a lot of people thought he lost the rematch. dude still has diaz problems that he ran from to cash out in boxing because he knows his time is up

[Boxing Goat]

Prime Connor ends it in the first. You could see the sharpness wasn't there and he had to pick his spots more. The prime Connor would've unloaded and stopped him after the first knock down.

I disagree. Pre-prime McGregor lost fights against way worse fighters. You are downplaying Alvarez's skills.