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I am not an MMA fan by any means, but Floyd certainly didn't embarrass Mcgregor In any way and I would be willing to bet that more people feel that Mcgregor did better than they anticipated. The scorecards were totally off and Steve Farhood was pretty much on the money with his card. There Is obviously more than stand up In the UFC and we both know Floyd would never hang with Mcgregor In the octagon.
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Manny Pacquiao is one of the most natural born fighters I've ever seen. His fighter instincts are exceptional. He can be very reckless at times and he often gets away with it. He comes in at a variety of angles and is able to throw combinations from all angles very fluidly and with accurate power. In his prime he was able to dodge punches using quick lateral head movement and make his way in to just destroy boxers. Floyd definitely can't be as careless with Manny. People might say Conor did better than Manny against Floyd, I would disagree because Manny and Conor throw different punches. Manny throws the type of punches that will send you home early with almost every type of punch thrown(whether they land is diff story). Conor is more of a counter puncher where the only punches he throws going forward is his big left and maybe that left uppercut. All his other punches he seems to throw from his upperbody sort of like quick flick shots to get up his power hand(which I can understand would hurt with 4oz gloves in MMA if you keep getting hit by something like that). But Floyd's a veteran and knows how to prioritize his defense. Quick flicks, quick jabs, lazy punches all that, Floyd doesnt worry about those that much as..It's those big punches that hurt you. Some situations it's better to take that jab and be able to dodge the bigger punch coming after. You saw Floyd take alot of punches in the Cotto fight, this is because Cotto throws alot of those quick punches to set up for his big punch(which is something conor does and is common in boxing). Floyd saw this and took alot of jabs that night but never really got hit with any big punches clean. Plus when Manny throws every punch has energy from the bottom of his feet through his hips and all the way into his arms and fists. Totally diff punching styles, Manny's style is much more dangerous in my opinion.
Edit: Let's not forget Manny is an elite counter puncher as well. Boxers like Manny and Floyd which posses both extraordinary skills and athleticism only come once every couple decades. Mcgregor has much less experience than Manny, so yeah I would say yeah Floyd respects Manny's skills more than Conors.Last edited by SpeedForce; 08-27-2017, 05:01 AM.Comment
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You are 65 years old for ****s sake, grow up. Just because we are not blowing Floyd for beating a guy who Is 0-0 doesn't mean we are hating on him. He won and has retired. Who are you going to suck off now? When are you going to realize that Floyd has made a career out of being a liar, I don't care that he says he Is not the fighter he was 2 years ago, so no, It means nothing to me.
Two years ago he couldn't walk down a 148-150 pound fighter, all the while his dad was In the corner asking him what he was afraid of. Yet he walked down a 170 pound fighter making his boxing debut. So what, he did what he was supposed to do and got paid well to do It.
If anyone deserves credit In this fight, It Is Mcgregor. Why aren't you giving him any, you coward?Comment
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