Thoughts on Mayweather vs McGregor...

Floyd never bet on a 10th round knockout. The rumor is that he bet the under. So, in that case... it makes even less sense that he wouldn't have tried to knock McGregor out as fast as possible. Besides that, he was making 300 million for that fight... do you really think that Floyd would try to fight a certain way, based on a bet that he might win a few hundred thousand on at the most? Are you really that detached from reality?

Look, I'm not here to change your mind. I fully realize that some people are blind fans and create their own reality. It's really easy for me. All that I need to do is watch a fight and take it for what it was. I don't need to sit around and come up with conspiracy theories of how one fighter purposely didn't try, carried another fighter, purposely got punched in the head, purposely made himself look worse while making the other guy look better, etc... All of that nonsense is insane. Stuff like that doesn't happen in the real world. World class fighters don't act like that in a fight. They are out there trying to win, at all times.

Btw, I predicted Mayweather to knock McGregor out in the 5th round. So, it isn't as if I'm trying to justify my prefight prediction. I'm willing to admit that I was wrong, and that Conor was much better than I thought he would be in a boxing ring.

 

Why are you guys arguing that McGregor needs to prove himself now against another boxer? I don't see anyone on here claiming that McGregor is the best boxer in the world. I personally don't even feel like he should box anymore. He's almost 30 years old, there is no reason, other than money, to make a big career move now. He's an MMA fighter, an all around fighter, not a boxer.

Did you even see the fight? Your description of the fight really isn't accurate.

Also, he lost the most embarrassing way possible? Really? Going 10 rounds, winning some of the rounds, and getting stopped on his feet without going down is the most embarrassing way that he could of lost? Wow, that an interesting point of view. I personally feel like it would have been much more embarrassing if he had come out, threw crazy punches as Floyd made him miss wildly and then Floyd dusted him up and knocked him out brutally in the first round. So, once again... I'm having a difficult time understanding the logic behind your statements.

 

Having barely posted on this message board in several years... I nearly forgot how out of touch so many posters on this site are. You really believe things like, Floyd purposely missed punches, and purposely got countered? Are you kidding me?

Guys, we are talking about two world class fighters. It really isn't that surprising that one guy had more success than most boxing fans thought that he would. A lot of boxing fans sort of live in a glass bubble. Boxing is just one, very limited aspect of fighting, guys. Nobody here is a bigger boxing fan than I am. However, I'm also a fight fan... and I also know how to use logic. In an MMA fight, you can punch, kick, knee, elbow, clinch fight, takedown, throw, submit, choke, manipulate joints, etc.. Boxing is the most limited fighting sport in the world. I love it, but it is what it is. Of course, someone who trains in only boxing should be a better boxer than someone who trains to be good in every aspect of fighting. However, that doesn't mean that some of those guys aren't really good with their hands, or that they couldn't have any success in a boxing ring. Obviously, McGregor just showed us this.

If you think that Mayweather just embarrassed McGregor... I would like for you to entertain the thought of what McGregor would do to Mayweather in an MMA bout. I can assure you that you wouldn't see MMA fans sitting around on message boards trying to defend the honor of McGregor and MMA afterward. They wouldn't need to.

 

Since when do we really take what a fighter says before a fight that seriously? It's called hyping and promoting a fight.

If McGregor doesn't have any heart, I would love to see what you would look like in a boxing ring for the first time against the best technical boxer in the world. If Conor didn't have any heart he could have easily looked for a soft place to fall at any point in that fight. Especially since in your estimation (which is ridiculous), Conor lost rounds 2,3,4,5,6,7,8, and 9 before being stopped in the 10th. That's a long time for a guy with no heart to be losing without going down, or quitting in his corner. It's statements like that which prove exactly how bias you are when it comes to this topic.

Notice, I haven't bashed Floyd a single time. Do you know why? Because I don't even see this as a negative on Floyd. That's what you can't wrap your head around, and that's why you guys are all so out of sorts about this. Mayweather won, he doesn't need excuses. He was confronted with a tough task, much tougher than expected, and he overcame the challenge and won the fight. He deserves full credit for it. I for one, think that it makes Floyd look better in my eyes. I don't think that he lost rounds because he isn't as great as people thought. I think that Conor won rounds because Conor was better than people thought.

Sidenote: Conor did in fact say to watch their feet at the beginning of the fight. Mayweather said that he would come to the center of the ring and not move backward. So, Conor said, ok... watch our feet. That we will see who takes the first step back. He says that he will come to the center of the ring, and I'm saying that I will do the same thing. The first guy who takes a step back loses. Floyd came to the center, then when confronted by Conor's opening aggression, immediately backpedaled to the the ropes. So, I'm not sure why you brought that up.

I expected Conor to back up and and use his range. That's how he fights. Being an MMA figher, doesn't automatcally make him an inside brawler in boxing. That's not Conor's style.

 

All of my boxing fan friends, as well as MMA fan friends... as well as fight fans in general (like myself)... were all basically saying the same thing before this fight. I honestly didn't have one person telling me that they felt Conor would win the fight. Which explains why you are seeing that people's impression of Conor improved after watching that fight. That's because, he did better than most fight fans (boxing and MMA) expected him to do. Makes sense, doesn't it?