wonderfullife wrote: » I just want to say one more thing about this fight. I think most fair people agree that Floyd coasted through the first 3 rounds to suss out what Conor had to offer before turning up the gas from round 4 onwards where he genuinely looked to walk Conor down and finish him. He virtually conceded the opening the 3 rounds. That being said if Conor was a complete boxing goon, he wouldn't have won a single round even if Floyd was coasting and certainly wouldn't have lasted 10.
Now, round 8 is the telling round. It was close enough that Steve Farhood gave it to Conor on the Showtime broadcast and Steve is no fan of Conor. The punch stats in the round were close, (power punches 15 v 12), Conor's accuracy was his best of the entire fight (43%) and I've gone through many scorecards of boxing writers and loads gave round 8 to Conor. I felt like Floyd won round 8 myself but it was close.
The fact that Conor was that competitive in round 8 while Floyd was clearly walking him down should speak volumes. It's one thing winning rounds while Floyd is coasting but to have 3 minutes of action where Floyd is full throttle and to make the round wafer-thin on the scorecards is a seriously impressive feat for his first boxing match.
I feel like the fight will benefit Canelo-GGG in the end because so many casuals tuned in and from the casual standpoint it was a pretty entertaining fight with a stoppage. I think de la Hoya is taking the wrong promotional approach constantly slating the fight, it's coming across petty and bitter.
The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman wrote: Overall I have to say McGregor did better than I thought. Won a round , connected with a couple of decent punches as well.
The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman wrote: Mayweather just walked him down though, never really a contest, very one sided. McGregor just didn't have the skills to make it competitive.
The Reservoir Dubs Anchorman wrote: I doubt we ever see McGregor in a boxing ring again(no harm)
Outlaw Pete wrote: » Most people know "that disrespecting the sport of boxing" is not the real reason why De La Hoya opposed the fight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWDTLFtGFHU
benny79 wrote: Can I ask a question to the boxing experts. How did Conor only win the first round? I definitely taught he 100% won the second and even the third as Mayweather done absolutely nothing to justify winning them!
benny79 wrote: This is why I hate boxing.. I watched the Packy fight and I taught the judges were giving Mayweather a good few rounds that Paco was clearly winning. Same with the boxing in the olympics
Ultimate Seduction wrote: Congratulations to the people who won soft money Saturday night. Fair play to the lads who predicted it almost to a tee. I think if Conor had decent cardio he would have troubled Floyd, he would have kept slipping an countering Floyd. Floyd wouldn't have come foward like that if Conor wasn't badly gassing either. End of the day he did gas and got an education on boxing conditioning. Fair play tho. Especially to Walsh who seems to have watched the same fight I did.
The Nal wrote: Hes 50-0. Marciano beat a lot of bums in that 49-0 and fought in one of the most uncompetitive times in heavyweight history.
walshb wrote: I stand by my point..rds 4 and 5 being awarded to Conor wouldn't be bad calls..
Outlaw Pete wrote: » Everyone saying the fight went how they predicted.... and the describing the fight in a way it didn't happen :P Walshie about the only boxing forum regular that appears to have been able to watch the fight in an impartial fashion.The reason Floyd only threw 28 punches in those first three rounds was because he was being constantly pressured by Conor. Of those 28 punches, only 12 of them landed and that was not because Floyd merely missed, or because he was taking it easy, what nonsense, the truth is Conor was slipping them. In the end, the sheer volume of shots McGregor threw in those first five rounds resulted in him fatiguing and then when that gassing was apparent, Floyd finally grew some balls and started coming forward more (like he said he was going to do from the get go) but the risk was now largely gone for him and Conor was there for the taken. The fight was effectively over by the 6th and it was really just a matter of time before Floyd took him out. People acting like they are geniuses for saying Floyd would win late in the fight if Conor couldn't manage the TKO are laughable. Sure that was the call of 99.9999999999% of people, including myself. There was nothing profound in suggesting that's how it would pan out. McGregor took a risk fighting at the pace he did and it didn't pay off. There's no shame in that. He landed, slipped and countered some lovely shots in the process and by doing so proved a lot of the naysayers wrong (the ones with their heads up their arses, that had said that he wouldn't land so much as a punch). End of the day a guy fighting in his first ever professional boxing bout, took the fight to Floyd Mayweather, a fighter considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all time (particularly with regards to defense) and not only did he win rounds against him, he landed 111 punches as he did so. Impressive no matter which way you slice it.
Outlaw Pete wrote: » Everyone saying the fight went how they predicted.... and the describing the fight in a way it didn't happen :P Walshie about the only boxing forum regular that appears to have been able to watch the fight in an impartial fashion. The reason Floyd only threw 28 punches in those first three rounds was because he was being constantly pressured by Conor. Of those 28 punches, only 12 of them landed and that was not because Floyd merely missed, or because he was taking it easy, what nonsense, the truth is Conor was slipping them. In the end, the sheer volume of shots McGregor threw in those first five rounds resulted in him fatiguing and then when that gassing was apparent, Floyd finally grew some balls and started coming forward more (like he said he was going to do from the get go) but the risk was now largely gone for him and Conor was there for the taken. The fight was effectively over by the 6th and it was really just a matter of time before Floyd took him out. People acting like they are geniuses for saying Floyd would win late in the fight if Conor couldn't manage the TKO are laughable. Sure that was the call of 99.9999999999% of people, including myself. There was nothing profound in suggesting that's how it would pan out. McGregor took a risk fighting at the pace he did and it didn't pay off. There's no shame in that. He landed, slipped and countered some lovely shots in the process and by doing so proved a lot of the naysayers wrong (the ones with their heads up their arses, that had said that he wouldn't land so much as a punch). End of the day a guy fighting in his first ever professional boxing bout, took the fight to Floyd Mayweather, a fighter considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all time (particularly with regards to defense) and not only did he win rounds against him, he landed 111 punches as he did so. Impressive no matter which way you slice it.
Eyes Down Field wrote: » Agreed. To say Floyd is 49-0 is total horse shyt. And completely dismissive and disrespectful to McGregor. Idiots like Stephen A Smith are coming out with this nonsense. A man who knows absolutely nothing about boxing. You obviously don't know how to score rounds. Conor won the first 2. Floyd took over from there. 98-91
Eyes Down Field wrote: » Agreed. To say Floyd is 49-0 is total horse shyt. And completely dismissive and disrespectful to McGregor.91
Autochange wrote: » Floppy taps dont count as punches. Id like to the see the significant strikes landed stats
Danzy wrote: » There aren't many who have even landed significant taps on Floyd.
buzzinfly83 wrote: Out of interest if he does go on to box Paulie how do you fancy his chances. I'd imagine Paulie outboxes him over 12 round to decision.
Subcomandante Marcos wrote: I'd go for Paulie on points.
mikeybrennan wrote: » having watched the replay it's not hard to see how mayweather got to 49-0'
walshb wrote: » You realise you're saying this after watching him take ten rds to beat a novice pro? His timing way off and his offensive output pretty poor. Had you said "I just watched his Canelo, Coralles, Gatti wins and it's not difficult to see why he got to 49-0," I could understand..
mikeybrennan wrote: » didn't think much oh him against coralles tbh
ThinkProgress wrote: » He wanted his top attraction, to knock McGregor spark out... because it would look great for his fighter! Who gives a sh!t.... really... he's a promoter at the end of the day!
walshb wrote: » Don't be silly...rd 3 was a toss up.. 4 and 5 better for Floyd, but Conor very competitive in both, hence awarding him the rds would not be bad! I'll watch them again. If I overlooked it I will admit it. I'll view both with interest..
walshb wrote: » Corralles was one of the sport's greatest ever displays.. You mixing it up with Castillo by any chance?
mikeybrennan wrote: » pretty sure corrales the guy who died ? i'll go back and watch it again ,i haven't a trained eye for boxing yet.Maybe i read it wrong was mayweather doing a lot of tapping in that fight(corrales) similar to mcgregor on sunday
paleoperson wrote: » damn, I've never seen a public individual openly shout profanities at other well known people like that. And this is in the middle of total hypocrisy? Crazy.
walshb wrote: » You realise you're saying this after watching him take ten rds to beat a novice pro? His timing way off and his offensive output pretty poor.
