the moment Mayweather decided not to win in R1

[_Maxi]

LOL only boxing fans are this nuts I gotta figure as a guy who only follows combat sports.

Guy lands 53% of his punches, 58% of his power punches & some guys are talking about the punches he "missed on purpose" for some 9/11 conspiracy theory reason I can only assume.

The reality is Floyd is 40 years old. Most of the great fighters we talk about weren't sh^t past 35, some even younger than that. The reality is Floyd hadn't fought in 2 years. Manny looked as good as ever a year & change ago vs Bradley in their 3rd fight & like complete dog sh^t (while still winning in my eyes) vs Horn last time out. And he's been active. The reality is Floyd hadn't even been sparring due to an injury so being rusty was pretty much going to be a definite this fight.

Things can change on a dime in boxing & Floyd isn't some never aging god-like figure. He's a man just like the rest of us & he never was perfect nor could he ever be perfect despite his perfect record.

You're normally a smart poster but it was obvious that Floyd fought bad on purpose for the first four rounds.

[MulaKO]

Conspiracy or not Floyd has lost a step to say the least
I never doubted he would lose
But not the same Floyd we all hated or loved
Jmo

[Holystroke3]

Man seeing that again in slow mo that is a little sketchy. I'm very anti-conspiracy but even at 40 years old and rusty Floyd doesn't miss an open shot like that

Idk if that punch landing clean ends the fight but it would have Conor in trouble, and Floyd maybe could have finished him then

Not saying he intentionally went low on the punch, but...

[Jsmooth9876]

Did Floyd also plan that counter uppercut as well? Was it all a scripted dance like dancing with the stars? Did they have rehearsals and dance choreography coaches ?

[-Kev-]

Floyd is so great that him missing a punch at 40 years old is a conspiracy theory

That's some mythical stuff right there.

*Flashlight below my chin, talking to my grandkids*

"They say when he missed Conor McGregor, the greatest UFC fighter at the time, that it was on purpose..."

*Kids react spooked out as I stare at each and everyone of them left to right while squinting my eyes for dramatic effects*

[Eff Pandas]

Did Floyd also plan that counter uppercut as well? Was it all a scripted dance like dancing with the stars? Did they have rehearsals and dance choreography coaches ?

LOL right.

I don't get why people would think Floyd would purposely look bad. Like he lacks integrity or something in this fight game. If there is any place I'd expect Floyd to be telling the truth its in the ring. And Floyd isn't even a go after you fighter anymore (hell since 130lbs, more or less, he hasn't been & that was forever ago) & Conor is a athletically awkward guy who's bigger than anyone Floyd has fought almost in his whole career ffs. This was no normal fight in many ways so we didn't see the normal Floyd without even adding the wayyyyyyy overlooked reality that Floyd is 40, hasn't fought in 2 years & apparently didn't even spar for the last month none of which would do Floyd or any fighter in history any favors.

Boxing fans are among the nuttiest fans in all of sports with their lack of common sense & logic.

[GrandmasterWang]

And Connors chin did not move, either Floyd was way off or he missed on purpose, you can even see the smirk breaking on Floyds face right after the upper lands , quite a revealing gif

I saw that smirk as a 'damn, i'm rusty' smirk and also Floyd smiling to himself that Conor's power was no where near what Conor had hyped it up to be.

Floyd was sloppy all night, he's 40 and had a long layoff.

Floyd decided to give away the first round the moment the bell rung. That was his strategy, see what Conor had first and let him tire himself/spend his explosive energy.

[AaronJW]

I dunno....I just feel like there's a divide here between people who know about boxing technique and people who just watch boxing matches. And then you have the UFC fans who know even less. Anyway, it's interesting.

[LockardTheGOAT]

You're an idiot.

Most likely, his quick reflexes saw Conor's hand coming up and he lowered his hand as part of his coordination to try and move out of the way and just wasn't fast enough.

[Shape up]

Suppose he meant to be hit with the uppercut aswell, the tools on this site astound me