Who's ready for the fight??

[johntt44]

Mayweather landed 170/320 53%
McGregor landed 111/430 26%

That sums up the whole fight.
Mayweather wouldn't last a Rd in the octagon with McGregor.

 

[x11]

Extend this debate Xmma guy wouldn't last a round with blackbelt in Y in a Y fight eg Olympic wrestler V McGregor in a wrestling match etc.

Why do you find that so profound?

Seems obvious.

 

[Senorman]

I give McGregor the first 3 rounds. Maybe 1 more.

Agree on that one. However, did you notice after the fight was stopped (too early IMO) that the judges score cards were released? I believe the judges gave 0 or 1 rounds to McGregor. Can you say fucking biased! McGregor absolutely won the first three or four rounds.

Also, remember in the 8th or 9th round when McGregor rocked Mayweather with a body shot? The ref separated them for a long time, alluding to the fact that it was a low blow. That gave Mayweather tons of time to recover. Bullshit! Showtime never replayed the low blow because it wasn't a low blow, just a solid body shot!!!

 

[AnTabolic73]

No, same result as former boxing heavy weight champ James Toney when he thought his boxing was gonna be enough in a fight. Choked out with his tongue hanging out on the mat. By a man 50lbs lighter and 12 yrs older. Couture was over 50 when he brought the hammer down on that candy ass.

James Toney looked like a turtle on its back vs couture. Just defenseless.

 

[AnTabolic73]

I was surprised with McGregor jab, and ability to counter punch. He truly is a good fighter*, didn't expect him to have decent enough boxing skills. If his conditioning was there I dunno. He might've had a chance. Once he slowed down and got gassed mayweather just opened up. Mcgregor beat himself really.

 

[AnTabolic73]

Also, people always talk about mayqeather defensive skills. But what they fail to mention is his chin, whichbhe has a great chin. And his stamina, stuff of what legends are made of. Never seen him tired, ever. That's why Conner said it at the end, about his composure.


And finally, best line of the night, when Conner said he turned mayweather into a mexican.

 

[gr8whitetrukker]

James Toney looked like a turtle on its back vs couture. Just defenseless.

Toney had alot of balls to fight Couture in his natural element. Same as McGregor did against Mayweather. In Toneys case you just cant grasp 2 decades worth of mixed style of training in a single training camp. Couture was an Olympic alternative (greco roman wrestling) representing the USA, a collegiate wrestler and served in the US Army along with all the other disciplines he practiced on the regular. The submission of Toney was very predictable and expected by MMA fans. The big danger was standing up and boxing Toney, which Couture just laughed it off. "Why would i do that". And hes right. Its not a boxing contest its a fight and thats what MMA is and thats why i love it. Being one sided is dangerous.

 

[johntt44]

Agree on that one. However, did you notice after the fight was stopped (too early IMO) that the judges score cards were released? I believe the judges gave 0 or 1 rounds to McGregor. Can you say fucking biased! McGregor absolutely won the first three or four rounds.

Also, remember in the 8th or 9th round when McGregor rocked Mayweather with a body shot? The ref separated them for a long time, alluding to the fact that it was a low blow. That gave Mayweather tons of time to recover. Bullshit! Showtime never replayed the low blow because it wasn't a low blow, just a solid body shot!!!

Meh, McGregor only landed 26 out of 115 in the first 3 rounds. He wasted a shitload of punches. Being an ineffective aggressor might sway fans but not judges.

 

[x11]

The only thing amazing is MacGregor's punches had no impact, did no damage.

I was very surprised how weak his punches are.

The guy was expected to be so tough and powerful he would just walk thru the smaller, older, weaker mayweather and break him.

MacGregor has no punching power was the problem.

 

[AnTabolic73]

The only thing amazing is MacGregor's punches had no impact, did no damage.

I was very surprised how weak his punches are.

The guy was expected to be so tough and powerful he would just walk thru the smaller, older, weaker mayweather and break him.

MacGregor has no punching power was the problem.

You could tell by his stance? Seemed he had his weight on front foot the whole time.