Can we have a MAYMAC thread tonight? Anybody dropping the $100?

[Roy Munson]

12 rounds is a lot tougher than 3. Connor did last longer than I expected, though...but I do think that had more to do with Floyd.

A guy who has never ever boxed basically goes he distance and was even for the vast majority of the fight with the "greatest ever". Give me a break.

[BeardoMSU]

Enjoy your win

Don't be like that, lol. I'm indifferent to either of these guy's legacies. You don't have to be passive aggressive, 61.

I'm not sure about about the 5-5, though. Connor was more aggressive at the start. He through more punches. But that's the different between boxing and MMA. Endurance and patience matters a **** ton, dude. It is what it is. Punching yourself out is not a great strategy when you're up against a great defensive boxer.

[TUSK]

Don't be like that, lol. I'm indifferent to either of these guy's legacies. You don't have to be passive aggressive, 61.

I'm not sure about about the 5-5, though. Connor was more aggressive at the start. He through more punches. But that's the different between boxing and MMA. Endurance and patience matters a **** ton, dude. It is what it is. Punching yourself out is not a great strategy when you're up against a great defensive boxer.

George Foreman agrees....

[Bully13]

Mayweather would have gotten his ass kicked had he went up against a legit contender tonight.

[BeardoMSU]

George Foreman agrees....

This guy gets it^^

[BeardoMSU]

Mayweather would have gotten his ass kicked had he went up against a legit contender tonight.

Probably true. He didn't look great, but he was good enough to beat a guy who wasn't a boxer.

[Dawg61]

Don't be like that, lol. I'm indifferent to either of these guy's legacies. You don't have to be passive aggressive, 61.

I'm not sure about about the 5-5, though. Connor was more aggressive at the start. He through more punches. But that's the different between boxing and MMA. Endurance and patience matters a **** ton, dude. It is what it is. Punching yourself out is not a great strategy when you're up against a great defensive boxer.

Not being like that just think you're selling McGregor way short. He forced Mayweather to fight a totally different style than he's done previously in 49 other matches. He went 10 rounds with him and never left his feet. That's impressive. He was definitely winning on the scorecard through 5 rounds just never landed the knockout punch he needed to win this fight. He was never winning if it went 10 rounds.

[BeardoMSU]

Not being like that just think you're selling McGregor way short. He forced Mayweather to fight a totally different style than he's done previously in 49 other matches. He went 10 rounds with him and never left his feet. That's impressive. He was definitely winning on the scorecard through 5 rounds just never landed the knockout punch he needed to win this fight. He was never winning if it went 10 rounds.

No offense taken, dude. I agree totally with you that it was impressive that Connor lasted as long as he did. However, I think that was also part of Floyd's strategy. He hardly threw any punches in the first 2 or 3 rounds, and just sat back and let Connor punch himself out. Floyd knew Connor was going to be aggressive. He knew if he waited him out, Connor would be exhausted. That's the difference between boxing and Coliseum gladiator fighting. Chess, not checkers.

I agree though, Connor put on a good showing tonight. That being said....this whole thing was a giant money grab. What's next? Rachel Ray going to challenge Gordon Ramsay to a "chef-off"?

[missouridawg]

He forced Mayweather to fight a totally different style than he's done previously in 49 other matches.

That fight was vintage Mayweather.

[BeardoMSU]

A guy who has never ever boxed basically goes he distance and was even for the vast majority of the fight with the "greatest ever". Give me a break.

Lots of wrong in this post, Roy.

[Roy Munson]

Lots of wrong in this post, Roy.

Nah, name another sport where an amateur can go toe to toe with the sports greatest ever?

Mac goes 10 rounds and I still winning through half of those. Reverse the sports and floured doesn't last 10 seconds. That's my point. Boxing is a joke. This was a black eye for boxing If anything.

Can't wait to see the worlds ping pong champion Force a 5th set with Federer.

[BeardoMSU]

Nah, name another sport where an amateur can go toe to toe with the sports greatest ever?

Mac goes 10 rounds and I still winning through half of those. Reverse the sports and floured doesn't last 10 seconds. That's my point. Boxing is a joke. This was a black eye for boxing If anything.

Can't wait to see the worlds ping pong champion Force a 5th set with Federer.

Floyd isn't the greatest ever.....so that's one thing.

Also, this whole "if this was MMA" shit needs to stop. NO SHIT, dude. It's a totally different sport.

[BeardoMSU]

Can't wait to see the worlds ping pong champion Force a 5th set with Federer.

Funny analogy, lol...but it wasn't that significant. The strategy was obvious, and it worked.

[TUSK]

A lot of people are acting like this was supposed to be a serious boxing match... I think of it as more a lucrative exhibition-type boxing match...

[Gutter Cobreh]

McGregor just proved he can jab. If he had the ability to actually swing, he may have had a chance. Not much of a chance thoug, as I think Mayweather was toying with him the whole time. Money didn't start actually fighting until the 4th round.

I too appreciate the links posted, as this was better than the Mayweather/Pacquiano debacle.

[BeardoMSU]

A lot of people are acting like this was supposed to be a serious boxing match... I think of it as more a lucrative exhibition-type boxing match...

[Dawg61]

Says a lot when a man goes ten rounds in his first fight ever and never gets knocked down vs one of the best ever whose fought 50 matches and been boxing his entire life. You can't give McGregor respect for that you just don't like him or you don't like an MMA fighter trying to beat a pro boxer.

[BeardoMSU]

Says a lot when a man goes ten rounds in his first fight ever and never gets knocked down vs one of the best ever whose fought 50 matches and been boxing his entire life. You can't give McGregor respect for that you just don't like him or you don't like an MMA fighter trying to beat a pro boxer.

I'm not disrespecting Connor. He fought a good fight. He lasted longer than most expected. However, he played directly into Floyd's strategy for the fight (as Tusk mentioned earlier, see Ali/Foreman). He looked strong at the beginning precisely because he was the aggressor, and Floyd was on the defense (by choice). Floyd still landed more total punches, more power punches, etc. He just waited him out.

Truth be told, I expected this fight to go the distance, because that's how Floyd fights. Floyd is boring as **** to watch. He just is. I known it's all about defense and counter punches with him, and that's where he's made his money, but the sport of boxing is different now, compared to 20 years ago. Plus, Floyd is 40 ****ing years old, and word out of his camp, is that he hasn't been treating this as seriously as past bouts....which isn't surprising to me.

[HSVDawg]

Can't wait to see the worlds ping pong champion Force a 5th set with Federer.

A more accurate comparison would be if the world's ping pong champion forced a 5th set with John McEnroe. Whether Floyd was the greatest ever or not, he is still about 5 years over the hill (at minimum) from what he used to be. People saying an amateur took on "the greatest ever" keep ignoring that fact. Floyd is undefeated and will stay undefeated because he is not going to fight anyone he knows he can't handle at his current age. Tonight was a just a cash grab for him, just like everyone said all along.

[Dawg61]

McGregor landed 30 more punches than Manny Pacquiao did vs Floyd in 2 1/2 fewer rounds. Respect