(08-29-2017, 11:12 AM)it wasSenor Fantastico Wrote:

(08-28-2017, 06:37 PM)mvannostran Wrote: As someone who doesn't watch boxing or MMA regularly, I saw it differently. I saw Mayweather feeling out Conor and Conor swinging as much as he could. I didn't think he landed anything worthwhile in that round. 

Though I was very drunk by midnight so my memory may be a little fuzzy. I agree Conor "won" the first 2-3 rounds, but I don't think he was running away with anything that early.

I saw it fairly similarly. Mayweather saw very early that all he had to do was play around for 4 rounds and then show up about round 6 imo.

I think it was fairly obvious what Mayweather's plan was in the early rounds, and even at the beginning of each round going forward.  Let Mcgregor attack and as time went on use it against him, and he bit right into it.

I still find it interesting why/how Mcgregors power didn't translate really at all to boxing.  That signature left was nowhere to be found.  While I believe he surprised Mayweather a couple times there was nothing that really scared him.

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