Salty Conor haters are getting saltier
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That may have set Floyd's strategy right there.
Ya. The only real hole in Conors game we have seen is when he gassed early against Diaz after calling an early KO. Diaz weathered the storm and once Conor wilted he went on for the finish.
Is Mayweather known for ever coming out aggressive and winning early rounds? From the build up shows it sounds like he habitually sits back for 2-4 rounds to figure out his opponent them once he has the timing he goes to work.
Yup.
But like I said, I think Floyd was truly surprised and had to tap into his experience to stay composed. And we all saw he did that well. But it is like Floyd said himself "He's a lot better than I thought he was". And the fight shows it. We got the best of both fighters, how can anybody be moping after a fight like that. Brilliant. And I was rooting for Conor, still happy about the fight, he didn't pull a Toney, he hung in there with one of the best of all time.
I want conor, canelo and ggg in a no rules triple threat match
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They're shocked that Conor isn't being buried right now. It's rather interesting. They don't get it.
People don't support Conor because he wins. It's a lot of things. "HAHA YOU LOST TO ONE OF THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME IN A SPORT THAT'S NEW TO YOU!" was never going to be a good insult. They also saw all of the people who were adamant that Conor would win (most of whom were trolling) and expected them to be devastated that the most likely outcome came to fruition. Conor took a risk, it was fun to watch, and he took the loss like a true competitor. His star is only rising.
People don't support Conor because he wins. It's a lot of things. "HAHA YOU LOST TO ONE OF THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME IN A SPORT THAT'S NEW TO YOU!" was never going to be a good insult. They also saw all of the people who were adamant that Conor would win (most of whom were trolling) and expected them to be devastated that the most likely outcome came to fruition. Conor took a risk, it was fun to watch, and he took the loss like a true competitor. His star is only rising.
Floyd was masterful, btw. My appreciation for his skills was already high, but Saturday made it grow.
I really appreciate this, because with most of the people I'm a fan of, I don't stop liking them if they lose.
The thing that originally turned me off of Conor was that he acted pretty obnoxiously early on. When he got in Aldo's face but pulled the guard in front of himself and pretended the guard had to hold him back - people were getting all excited about it, but it was just ridiculous. I mean, he was on television - we could see him.
Idk. He was funny on tuf and much more likable taking his losses than his wins - diaz 1, losing the watermelon contest - those times I didn't mind him so much.
McGregor breaks necks and cashes cheques, and it drives the haters nuts!
I think it's pretty clear when he's being sincere vs when he's trying to be entertaining, and a lot of people don't make that distinction so they put both of those in the same basket of things that define Conor as an athlete and person. I can't really blame those people since Conor doesn't outright say when he's being sincere or when he's turning it up (that would ruin the point). Conor stealing the belt from Aldo crossed the line in my eyes. The "I'm half black from the waist down" comment in Brooklyn did too, even moreso, but part of taking risks and being outrageous is crossing the line from time to time. The man's an entertainer, after all.
That is partly why I'll be a fan win or lose. I get what he's doing, I REALLY respect his work ethic and his skills, and I think it's been a really fun ride. It's fucking outlandish what he's been able to do. A loss isn't going to make his fights any less entertaining, and nobody's ever been better at making every appearance a major event. People who dislike him need to get used to that until he retires.
Well yeah, but are you going to also say that Conor didn't show a clear aptitude? I think that would be a stretch. The point of the praise that Conor is getting isn't that he almost beat Floyd. No respectable person believes that. Here are some positives I took from it:
- Conor clearly worked very hard for this fight (contrary to many who said he just wanted the check and would phone his performance in).
- His jab got a lot better than we've seen in MMA, which is really good for his MMA game.
- He did surprise Floyd a bit with what he could do. Floyd even said it himself. Not saying he scared or threatened him, he was just better than many said he would be.
- I saw George Foreman and Sugar Ray Leonard both say that Conor's skills were impressive.
Anybody who knows combat sports had a pretty good idea of what would happen, and what they thought would happen happened, only with Conor being a bit more capable than expected. He had a lot of eyes on him and he fought the best ever. I think this is an extremely positive outcome, especially compared with what could have happened.
Yeah its only the stupids who say Floyd 'let' him win the early rounds - simply becasue Floyd used it as an excuse.I've noticed it a lot over on Sherdog, and I think it's happening over here on a much smaller scale.
Conor haters couldn't wait to see him get embarrassed by Mayweather so everyone could laugh at him. But then the unthinkable happened - Conor put up a respectable fight and his stock has risen tremendously, even in defeat.
So now what do they do? They claim that Floyd let him win the early rounds. That an egomaniac perfectionist like Floyd let Conor punch him 111 times.
Conor will wipe the floor with Paulie, Khabib, Ferguson, and Diaz.
The fact is if the gap in skill was as great as the boxing 'tards claimed, Floyd should have dismantled him in 30 seconds of the 1st round like some claimed he would.
Instead Floyd ate stiff jabs, uppercuts & body shots while supposedly 'waiting' to tire him out. Helluva way to beat someone who's not on your level....
By brakes neck, do you mean gets choked out?
Well first off I used the correct word in my post (not brake as in handbrake) and I said necks (plural), not neck as in he broke one neck and decided to retire from neck breaking.
But getting beyond that, ya'll musta missed the rematch. Maybe invest in Fight Pass
