czvo
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Thought Mayweather thoroughly dominated the fight, to the point where it really wasn't close after the first two rounds. McGregor was one more shot to the face from going down, and had the ref let it go, he probably gets knocked out. Floyd was absolutely punishing him the second half of the fight. Saw somewhere on Twitter he landed 59 power punches to Conner's 14 over the last 5 rounds. Just absurd.
At the same time, you could tell Conner is a good fighter. He's just not a good boxer. He immediately came out like an MMA fighter, he never protected himself, and he just looked awkward at times. But as it's been pointed out, he landed a couple of good shots early, and he was definitely a lot quicker than Floyd expected.
I know a lot of people don't really like Floyd's style, and I'll admit, as someone who doesn't watch a ton of boxing, he's not exciting at all (plus, he's a fucking terrible human being). But damn if I don't find myself impressed any time I do watch him fight. He's just so damn good at avoiding punches. The thing that stood out to me is any time Conner would come in with anything more than a jab, he would always leave himself vulnerable to any kind of counter. Floyd, on the other hand, hardly ever left himself open. He'd throw and cover. Or he'd throw and immediately fly back. The quickness and core strength are out of this world.
If Connor had gone up against a more offensive boxer, someone that would come out and attack from the get go, he'd be toast. Floyd seemed content to see what he'd do early, and once he saw the weaknesses, he attacked more than usual. I know people were "proud" or "excited" that Connor lasted as long as he did, but were people really surprised? Floyd's not a knockout boxer.
At the same time, you could tell Conner is a good fighter. He's just not a good boxer. He immediately came out like an MMA fighter, he never protected himself, and he just looked awkward at times. But as it's been pointed out, he landed a couple of good shots early, and he was definitely a lot quicker than Floyd expected.
I know a lot of people don't really like Floyd's style, and I'll admit, as someone who doesn't watch a ton of boxing, he's not exciting at all (plus, he's a fucking terrible human being). But damn if I don't find myself impressed any time I do watch him fight. He's just so damn good at avoiding punches. The thing that stood out to me is any time Conner would come in with anything more than a jab, he would always leave himself vulnerable to any kind of counter. Floyd, on the other hand, hardly ever left himself open. He'd throw and cover. Or he'd throw and immediately fly back. The quickness and core strength are out of this world.
If Connor had gone up against a more offensive boxer, someone that would come out and attack from the get go, he'd be toast. Floyd seemed content to see what he'd do early, and once he saw the weaknesses, he attacked more than usual. I know people were "proud" or "excited" that Connor lasted as long as he did, but were people really surprised? Floyd's not a knockout boxer.
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