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Originally Posted by POND_OF_RED
That's how I see it playing out. Floyd is a great technical boxer, but with this chump he doesn't have to be. I can't wait to see McGregor hit the floor.
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No, that's not what I mean.
A person can be a great technical boxer and still be aggressive. The key isn't to abandon technique, it's simply to apply pressure. The key to making Conor uncomfortable is pressure. He likes to set distance and pressure guys and force them backwards with his reach, force them to close a large distance, and counter. As a southpaw he uses his lead hand to trap the jab and hook, which forces fighters to come in with their power hand, which is far easier to counter.
The guy knows how to set traps. If you think he's a 'chump', you don't understand fighting.
If you eat his punches and keep moving forward, he has a tendency to panic. Nate Diaz exposed this and it's a big reason he was so successful on his feet (that and the 25 pound weight advantage).
IF floyd applies consistent pressure and forces conor to move backwards he'll probably end it early on the back of his superior boxing technique. I'm not saying 'just go out there and throw hands cuz conor sucks'.