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08-27-2017, 03:40 PM | #616 | |
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Like Lennox Lewis said, it's what any good fighter would do--take him into the deep waters and drown him. It takes years to train for a 12-round fight, and I'm not sure that McGregor would ever be able to do it. Some guys just don't have the cardio for it. It also takes years to learn how to box appropriately. McGregor had a 20 lb weight advantage, but otherwise fought and paced himself like what he is, an amateur with some talent, but an amateur nonetheless. If McGregor boxed full time he'd still struggle, because the guy does not have punching power for the divisions he'd fight in. However, he does have excellent reflexes and quickness.
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08-27-2017, 03:45 PM | #617 |
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No punching power? Aldo, Mendes and Diaz know different.
Name another person that is going to take on what some consider the best pound for pound fighter in their very first fight. |
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08-27-2017, 04:08 PM | #618 |
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Its just a shame that so many want to run McGregor down, if you looked around at what the boxing world had to say about it today, they were genuinely impressed
Mayweathers own people said he showed a big heart, toughness, real skill, and that if he wanted to pursue a boxing career, he could do it Too many people are too invested in one side or the others supremacy, to just have enjoyed the fight for what it was |
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08-27-2017, 04:21 PM | #619 | |
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08-27-2017, 05:50 PM | #620 | |
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And anyone in UFC would have taken that fight for that purse.
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08-27-2017, 06:06 PM | #621 | |
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...nobody in UFC commands/receives that kind of fight/coin BUT McGregor. |
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08-27-2017, 06:09 PM | #622 |
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After conor landed the left uppercut mayweather shied away from any left for a little while. He felt it.
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08-27-2017, 06:23 PM | #624 | |
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It's actually funny because listening to boxing snobs you'd think Conor was the first person Floyd ever made look lost in the ring. The reality is that Floyd does that to everyone. |
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08-27-2017, 06:25 PM | #625 |
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Just glad I didnt give up on finding a decent stream
Bounced around a bunch before finally finding a steady one early in the 5th that went the distance Everyone saying McGregor didnt do jack, are delusional... he landed more in less rounds than any recent fighter has, and he had Floyd stumbling at least twice early on But Mayweather proved too canny, and deservedly won, it was a good stoppage... dude is slicker than teflon, he outboxed and outfoxed I was highly entertained, great show from both... and I loved the sportsmanship between the two afterward, both guys were nothing but class |
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08-27-2017, 06:26 PM | #626 | |
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He's fighting a southpaw. You should have expected that much. Pretty basic level boxing strategy there. It's a bit hard to dissect power when nothing lands though. Conor's power is over-rated in MMA too. It's his precision and timing that causes KO's. If you clip a guy on the chin while he's leaning in, that's how knockouts happen. They don't always require OMG power. |
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08-27-2017, 07:00 PM | #629 | |
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Also, while there is a belief among a lot of boxers that southpaws will beat shoulder roll/shell fighters, it certainly has never happened to Mayweather, who fared just fine against elite southpaws like Zab Judah and Pacquiao, and Floyd used it plenty against Pacquiao.
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08-27-2017, 07:04 PM | #630 | |
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And Mayweather didn't eat every one because he didn't have to. He slipped them because why not? When Conor said he made him a Mexican, he meant that Floyd fought him like a pressure fighter, which is completely unlike how Floyd fights. That's how little respect he had for his power. He walked him down because he knew he couldn't hurt him. He's not JCC who needed to do that to fight in the pocket and win exchanges with his superior chin.
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