Did Floyd carry the fight?

[Eddy Current]

Did Floyd take it easy and not do much the first few rounds, just to let it go longer?

Sure Conor may have won some earlier rounds, but it's not like Floyd easily couldn't have won them if he threw more than 6 punches per round or whatever. He was making Conor miss like crazy in those rounds, too.

Once he actually picked it up a bit it was obvious Conor didn't have a prayer of being able to hang with him. Could Floyd have just been aggressive from round one and finished Conor in 5 or so rounds?

[Hype job]

No it's just fanboys trying to save face

[Sledgeweather17]

Floyd has always fought to the level of his opponents, always doing just enough to get the victory. That's why fools always pay to see him fight coz he gives them that little bit of hope that he can lose to a 'better' fighter.

Watch him make another 100 mil when he returns to avenge Pac's loss to Jef Horn.

[McNulty]

Did Floyd take it easy and not do much the first few rounds, just to let it go longer?

Sure Conor may have won some earlier rounds, but it's not like Floyd easily couldn't have won them if he threw more than 6 punches per round or whatever. He was making Conor miss like crazy in those rounds, too.

Once he actually picked it up a bit it was obvious Conor didn't have a prayer of being able to hang with him. Could Floyd have just been aggressive from round one and finished Conor in 5 or so rounds?

It was fake. Details here @ https://www.boxingscene.com/forums/s...d.php?t=756734

[jay543]

Did Floyd take it easy and not do much the first few rounds, just to let it go longer?

Sure Conor may have won some earlier rounds, but it's not like Floyd easily couldn't have won them if he threw more than 6 punches per round or whatever. He was making Conor miss like crazy in those rounds, too.

Once he actually picked it up a bit it was obvious Conor didn't have a prayer of being able to hang with him. Could Floyd have just been aggressive from round one and finished Conor in 5 or so rounds?

Floyd definitely let it go on purpose.



Proof: 6 punches thrown in round 1, 10 punches in round 2, 12 punches in round 3.

44 punches per round thrown on average from round 4 - round 9


Floyd smiling, laughing at Mcgregor, sticking his tongue out at the camera, etc.

Also he bet on himself to win in 9.5



Motive: Entertain casuals
Add a scrap of legitimacy to the bull**** of a PPV by making people say: "wow mcgregor did better than expected, maybe this wasn't such a mismatch"
(Spoilers: It was.)



Results: Casuals are happy
Floyd haters can say "oh wow Conor landed a single punch!!!"

Floyd cashed out on the easiest fight of his career to break the record of 50-0


It was WWE at it's finest "peeleft:

[RussB23]

I dont know if he carried him but he was planning to knock him out the whole time and fought the most reckless ive ever seen him fight. He had no respect for conors skills at all, he just came forward without even bothering to block punches at times because he knew conor wasnt on his level in the end.

he literally said before the fight he was going to come straight forward while taking contact and wont fight defensive and thats exactly what he did, yet you have people questioning it. when the **** does floyd even fight that way ?

[THC]

He did.

Duran would've ended Conor in round 1, just with his scowl.

[MulaKO]

Not sure about carrying him but definitely did not give a 100% for the first five rounds
After the first three rounds he knew Conor would not catch him or hurt him and that kind of turns things all around
A Floyd of old would of ko'd him in five to six rounds
And no diss to Conor

[jay543]

Not sure about carrying him but definitely did not give a 100% for the first five rounds
After the first three rounds he knew Conor would not catch him or hurt him and that kind of turns things all around
A Floyd of old would of ko'd him in five to six rounds
And no diss to Conor

We both know even if Floyd KO'd Conor in 5 rounds, the same people would still be complaining:

"OMG Conor went 5 rounds?!?! He did great!!!"

[kingstip9]

No
Connor did better than anyone expected. Period