Really happy to have watched that. Connor is a beast for competing the way he did. He's really a special athlete and his mental strength and belief in self is case study worthy. Can't believe he took a situation that most people laughed at and competed better than most pro boxers who I've seen go up against mayweather
definitely .. though, Floyd vs elite pros is a different Floyd. Floyd never fights in the style he fought tonight .. He was confident he could use a style like that and make it more entertaining for the fans, but not take any real punishment.
same .. Conor competed harder than I thought he would. I thought he'd compete hard early on but crumbled by round 4 or so .. He didn't crumble until like round 8.. And even then, he held on.
Why do you think Conor tired the way he did even with all the preparation though? Is it just that no training/ sparring can compare to the energy you consume with the adrenaline of a real fight? I'm not sure how his trainers wouldn't be able plan his training to make him able to last through fight.
can't prepare for an elite pro boxer who is comfortable going 12 rounds, it's impossible. He'd need a year at least to get him through 12, and several "tune up" fights that actually go 12, in a pro setting. He'd have to handle 8, 10, then 12.
Floyd covered up and walked him down. Forced Conor to throw more than he probably prepared to throw. Also the environment/setting probably had Conor's HR up more than he was comfortable with. When Conor started tiring, and Floyd starting hunting more, throwing more shots, it compounded the effect.
There's no preparation for something like this .. other than preparing like a proper professional boxer, by taking tune up fights first & getting the experience. I imagine it's very similar to the "first for everything": first dunk contest, first mile race, first 5k, first pro mma fight, first pro boxing match, but then you have: FIRST PRO BOXING MATCH GOING 12 ROUNDS AGAINST AN ELITE BOXER WHO HAS NEVER GOTTEN TIRED IN A FIGHT. LMFAO.
I mean did you guys see how fresh Floyd was in round 9? He wasn't tired at all .. completely relaxed, confident, fast, sharp, etc. He wasn't in a fight at that point.. Rounds 8/9 for him were "ez work", at that point Conor was basically dead to him, and was just a bag of meat swaying around for him to try and pulverize. Beyond Floyd's incredible conditioning which he's demonstrated in every single fight, his experience allows him to remain calm/relaxed/confident every round. This advantage can only come from experience. Conor tried his best to try and do that, but you just can't learn it on the job like that, against someone who already has that experience. It's just impossible.
