Comments Thread For: McGregor's Coach: We Weren't Ready For Floyd Coming Forward

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Owen Roddy, Conor's McGregor's striking coach, admits they were not prepared for an "aggressive" Floyd Mayweather, who instead of being defensive - was coming forward in their contest last month at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Mayweather hung back for the first few rounds, but then the comebacking fighter began to come forward and being aggressive in the fight.
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[Golden Boi 360]

“When the two of them walk to the middle, one of them has to take a back step. If Floyd takes a back step, which I believe he will, then I predict round six,” Kavanagh said on The MMA Hour. “That’s my prediction on it. I think for the first five rounds, he will back up, he will lie on the ropes the way he does, he will cover up and try to just absorb, and try to wear Conor down. That’s how I think he’ll approach the fight.

“If he doesn’t take a back step, and we’ll all see it — we’ll all see their feet, we’ll all see who walks backwards — if he walks forward and exchanges, it’ll be a one-round fight. It’ll be over in a minute. Because he’d be fighting in such a way that’s not normal to him, he won’t have had time to develop the skillset for an aggressive exchanging fighter. Like I said, I didn’t know a lot about Floyd before this, but I did watch his fights for his defensive work. So for him to go in there and try to trade with Conor and not walk backwards, would be so alien to him but so normal for Conor — that’s exactly what Conor’s the best at — he’ll be unconscious in a minute."

[Pigeons]

“When the two of them walk to the middle, one of them has to take a back step. If Floyd takes a back step, which I believe he will, then I predict round six,” Kavanagh said on The MMA Hour. “That’s my prediction on it. I think for the first five rounds, he will back up, he will lie on the ropes the way he does, he will cover up and try to just absorb, and try to wear Conor down. That’s how I think he’ll approach the fight.

“If he doesn’t take a back step, and we’ll all see it — we’ll all see their feet, we’ll all see who walks backwards — if he walks forward and exchanges, it’ll be a one-round fight. It’ll be over in a minute. Because he’d be fighting in such a way that’s not normal to him, he won’t have had time to develop the skillset for an aggressive exchanging fighter. Like I said, I didn’t know a lot about Floyd before this, but I did watch his fights for his defensive work. So for him to go in there and try to trade with Conor and not walk backwards, would be so alien to him but so normal for Conor — that’s exactly what Conor’s the best at — he’ll be unconscious in a minute."

[True That]

You weren't ready for a few things, particularly working on dudes stamina.

And no plan B, SMH

But what should we expect, you guys are amateurs.

[SweetPbfAli]

His team are so clueless in terms of boxing yet they keep talking as if they are knowledgeable. The jig is up lol. Their corner work was the worst I've seen or heard since Tito Sr.

[MasterPlan]

Floyd literally said from the moment this fight was made he was coming forward.

[olivetree66]

“I honestly thought (Mayweather) was going to pop shots, sit back, work the shoulder roll and Philly shell."
anybody who knows s**t about boxing knows floyd never uses the philly shell against southpaws...amateurs smfh

[anonymous2.0]

rofl, Owen Roddy believed the memes.

[McNulty]

A lot of good posts ^. Good work guys.

And this clown needs to go back to Jonestown and drink more kool aid for real!

[Beercules]

He said he would