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respect for the mma guy for not gassing out like an idiot in a pro boxing match while making the fight interesting.

yup

floyd took some decent hits. about time he worked for his $3M/min fighting salary.

right because he didn't work for his money against Maidana, Hatton, DLH, Judah, etc..  Those were tough fights for him.

Floyd also deserves some respect for actually fighting in that sloppier style to make the fight more entertaining. He fought in a completely different style than he's used to.

Quote from: adarqui on August 27, 2017, 01:20:04 am

Quote from: undoubtable on August 27, 2017, 01:00:14 am

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.

Incredible performance from Conor, he's got some serious balls on him. So much respect.

Floyd had some fun in there but took some shots, that's going to sting his ego for a long time. That counter uppercut landed clean on him in the first, as well as several shots throughout the other rounds. Though, he wasn't fighting "defensively" in his philly shell/moving around like he normally does, so he was just walking Conor down but I still don't think he wanted to eat any shots. He knew there is just no way this could go 12, and you could see him basically increase the pace every round until Conor was completely toast in the end.

I love how the ref let so much go for Conor during the fight.



Also, I wish it wasn't stopped. I'd rather have seen Conor flat out cold on the canvas. Notice there was no complaint from Conor immediately after the stoppage though. He was toast.

WTF why did ref stop the fight, dam.

good stoppage .. conor was dead.

edit: also no complaints from Conor.

Lol floyd had a chance to throw a power punch when conor was pacing back towards the corner, but he thru a very weak shot at him..... strange

nah, he's trying to get him out of there NOW .. trust.

lmfao if this goes 12, it's a huge LOSS for mayweather, even if he wins.

he better start throwing some serious shit.

Conor about to get a moral victory over Floyd, insane.

Floyd needs to chill with this walking in covering up style, smothering himself and getting held. Seems like he's trying to prove something but, he's smothering himself.

so stupid. Get back to the philly shell and rape him.

Conor looking very tired.