Anyone watching the fight?

Floyd didn't take them off. He was fighting poorly. He was being kept at distance and getting hit with shots, he couldn't land anything and was getting popped everytime he came in (the uppercut in the first for example). After round 3 he changed his gameplan and kept a lot closer to Conor and prevented Conor utilising his power. Conor's not a power puncher on short shots, he's a long rangey fighter that needs distance to use his power. Once Floyd closed the gap it made it much more difficult for Conor to land with any power, and Floyd eventually took over. Floyd didn't give him anything, he started slowly with an incorrect gameplan and got punished. Fortunately for Floyd his superior fight IQ kicked in, he mixed up his gameplan and took over.

Was it this one by any chance?

https://twitter.com/YianniManero/status/901688674018054144
 
Just seen the official score cards. One judge gave Conor the first 3, the other 2 only gave him the first. 2 of the judges scored the 9th a 10-8.

Not saying I totally agree with them on the whole but it just shows how one sided it was.
 
richy said:
Just seen the official score cards. One judge gave Conor the first 3, the other 2 only gave him the first. 2 of the judges scored the 9th a 10-8.

Not saying I totally agree with them on the whole but it just shows how one sided it was.
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saw them as well. It was the 2 American judges who gave Mayweather the 2nd and 3rd rounds. No idea what fight they were watching as McGregor won both rounds quite clearly imo.
 
Floyd threw 11 punches in round 2, how could he possibly be given the round? Shows the bias that still exists in Boxing, the same way the Ref only directed his pre-fight talk about the rules to Conor. That was really bizarre.

Stream I watched this morning was from Showtime and the commentary team (even Paulie) was completely unbiased and gave Conor plenty of credit for his work throughout the fight. Same apparently cannot be said for that absolute plum Carl Froch, who was, according to the large majority on Twitter, completely biased and classless. Not surprising though, this clip just about sums him up:

https://twitter.com/BigOddsGB/status/901618915884888065

The man's a self-obsessed moron. Not many sports people I actively dislike, Carl Froch is one of them. Cannot stand him.

Glad to see my man Dan Hardy getting some positive reviews though. He's going to become one of the great combat sports commentators and analysts, he's got a superb brain for the fight game. Also, quote of the night went to Dan too:

Johnnie Nelson to Dan Hardy: "Does this mean we are better than you now?"
Dan Hardy: "Let me kick you in the leg first and then let's see"
 
Dan2501 said:
Floyd threw 11 punches in round 2, how could he possibly be given the round? Shows the bias that still exists in Boxing, the same way the Ref only directed his pre-fight talk about the rules to Conor. That was really bizarre.

Stream I watched this morning was from Showtime and the commentary team (even Paulie) was completely unbiased and gave Conor plenty of credit for his work throughout the fight. Same apparently cannot be said for that absolute plum Carl Froch, who was, according to the large majority on Twitter, completely biased and classless. Not surprising though, this clip just about sums him up:

https://twitter.com/BigOddsGB/status/901618915884888065

The man's a self-obsessed moron. Not many sports people I actively dislike, Carl Froch is one of them. Cannot stand him.

Glad to see my man Dan Hardy getting some positive reviews though. He's going to become one of the great combat sports commentators and analysts, he's got a superb brain for the fight game. Also, quote of the night went to Dan too:

Johnnie Nelson to Dan Hardy: "Does this mean we are better than you now?"
Dan Hardy: "Let me kick you in the leg first and then let's see"
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Froch is an absolute belt end when it comes to commentating, I ended up watching the US coverage of the AJ fight as Sky was so poor.
Dan Hardy came across very well in the pre fight shows I've seen, watching that Paulie fella be quite obviously $hit scared of him was quality :D
 
Dan2501 said:
Floyd threw 11 punches in round 2, how could he possibly be given the round? Shows the bias that still exists in Boxing, the same way the Ref only directed his pre-fight talk about the rules to Conor. That was really bizarre.

Stream I watched this morning was from Showtime and the commentary team (even Paulie) was completely unbiased and gave Conor plenty of credit for his work throughout the fight. Same apparently cannot be said for that absolute plum Carl Froch, who was, according to the large majority on Twitter, completely biased and classless. Not surprising though, this clip just about sums him up:

https://twitter.com/BigOddsGB/status/901618915884888065

The man's a self-obsessed moron. Not many sports people I actively dislike, Carl Froch is one of them. Cannot stand him.

Glad to see my man Dan Hardy getting some positive reviews though. He's going to become one of the great combat sports commentators and analysts, he's got a superb brain for the fight game. Also, quote of the night went to Dan too:

Johnnie Nelson to Dan Hardy: "Does this mean we are better than you now?"
Dan Hardy: "Let me kick you in the leg first and then let's see"
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I think the pre fight talk thing was probably due to this being Conor's first fight therefore more likely to do something against the rules. I wouldn't read too much into that.

Carl Froch is clueless. I don't think he even follows boxing.

Great reply from Dan. Funnily enough Jonny Nelson gave Conor the edge in fitness during the build up. Just shows he's as clueless as Froch and a pure cheerleader from sky, you only have to listen to his punditry on a weekly basis.
 
It only last as long as it did because Floyd is still cagey and didn't want to risk the embarrassment of being beaten. Why try and blast Conor out in 2 rounds and potentially get KO'd himself when he could just drag him into the later rounds and stop him comfortably.

If Conor fought Breidis Prescott 20 times I'd expect him to lose 19 of them, and pretty early too.
 
Dan2501 said:
Conor wasn't blowing by the 4th. He gassed towards the end of 8.

Conor won the first 3 rounds and I gave him the 8th, it was competitive. Take your Boxing goggles off and watch the fight objectively.

You don't think Floyd thought Conor was remotely dangerous? Conor's only chance was to land a big punch, he's known for his KO power, if you don't think Floyd saw Conor as a dangerous puncher you're deluded. That uppercut he landed in the first was a superb counter punch that Floyd didn't see coming. Conor can box.

Floyd won 5 maybe 6 rounds, and only beat Conor up from the body shot Conor landed in 9 to the end. Until then it was very even.

Conor worked incredibly hard and had a superb weight cut, it's a mental issue. He fatigued in the Diaz 2 fight and the result was very similar, but he got through it and came out stronger. Unfortunately the ref didn't give him chance to get through it.

I jokingly said Conor would smash him, but admitted multiple times I expected Floyd to win. Conor surprised me though, it was WAY more competitive a boxing match than I thought it would be. I thought his only chance would be to make it a clinch dirty boxing scrap but he won rounds early on Boxing Floyd. He did very well and proved he can box. The fact you can't admit it is hilarious.
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I think you need to come out your wee Conor mcgregor bubble mate, he was WELL. Beaten, and he was knackered by the end of 4, when mayweather up the pace in round 5 Conor had very little resistance to offer, he seemed to pull it back a bit later in the fight but by then he was gone, floyd looked like he could have fought another 10 rounds, mcgregor could barely get on his stool at the end of a round never mind get off it..
For someone who was younger heavier and supposedly s power puncher mayweather seemed quite happy to let him punch away at him. Apart from that uppercut and a couple other punches, which IMO never even worried floyd, nearly all mcgregor punches were lacklustr, no snap, no real dangerous intent, very few real combinations, looked continually like he was trying to line up the one big punch.Several times he got away with low punches, hammer punches on the top and back of the head, also grabbing round the waist from the back.
Credit where it's due though, he has massive heart and is tough as hell, but was seriously outclassed.
Mayweather ringcraft was exceptional as was his game plan.
 
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Dan2501 said:
Floyd was hurt twice in the fight. He was hurt by a shot early (can't remember the round) and by a body shot in the 9th, not like Conor didn't land anything. Floyd just turned on the aggression once Conor fatigued and closed the contest superbly, until that point it was a very even contest. Floyd didn't outclass Conor like you said he would, it was very competitive, especially in the early rounds. Fact is, he landed at a better percentage than Canelo and De La Hoya, he landed more punches than Berto and Pacquiao. Conor's no mug and he proved that last night, the dude can fight. He got beaten by Floyd, but unless he landed a huge shot early that was always going to be the result. He was a HELL of a lot more competitive than any boxing guys thought he would.

Also, forget everything about how good Conor is or isn't, this fight was superb. Mayweather fights are typically boring as anything but this was a superb fight, exciting throughout and utterly intriguing. Certainly lived up to the hype. Really enjoyed it. Loved the build-up and enjoyed the fight even more.
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"Body shot" in the 9th looked like a low blow to me
 
Dan2501 said:
So bad yet landed more shots at a better percentage on Floyd than Canelo and De La Hoya. He got beat, as he was expected to, but he's not that bad, he gave Floyd a good fight. His use of the jab, his foot movement was really good. Floyd even admitted he was a lot better than he expected. Conor just got tired, until he fatigued it was very competitive.
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Those stats can be twisted back in the same way you said to me the other day about floyds knockout record.
Those "punches" Conor was throwing were wee weak wrist flicks that posed no threat whatsoever but they upped his punch stats.
 
From what I saw it didn't benefit the image of either sport but I assume the fighters and everyone else who earned off it are happy enough
 
Those bets were rejected. He also wasn't betting on it finishing in the 10th, he wanted to bet that it'd be finished by the 10th. Big difference.
 
Dan2501 said:
Those bets were rejected. He also wasn't betting on it finishing in the 10th, he wanted to bet that it'd be finished by the 10th. Big difference.
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No. He tried to place a bet in vegas the day before but didn't bother because the bookie took too long to decide if it was legal. But he claims to have already had the other bet on.

You could be right about the "by" the 10th round though, I don't know. Still interesting.
 
FairwayDodger said:
No. He tried to place a bet in vegas the day before but didn't bother because the bookie took too long to decide if it was legal. But he claims to have already had the other bet on.

You could be right about the "by" the 10th round though, I don't know. Still interesting.
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My understanding was he said 9.5 rounds. Therefore in the first half of the 10th round. I haven't actually watched, but that was right wasn't it?
 
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