My Thoughts On Floyd & Conor Fight

The Floyd Mayweather Vs. Conor McGregor fight was one of the most publicized fights in combat sports history. A lot of fans were hoping that Conor would win. This was mainly MMA fans. Not one boxing fan I know thought that he would. Back in the 1980s, American Kickboxing was really big. Promoters would market it as the sport to replace boxing. I know of many kickboxers who also boxed (boxing paid more money) and they set out to chase boxing titles. They had a better chance of being successful because American Kickboxing was basically boxing with karate kicks. If you couldn't box you couldn't do the sport. Even with this, to match the hand skills of a boxer was still a difficult task because most kick boxers (MMA fighters) who delve into boxing start a lot later than most boxers (who start as kids). The talent pool for boxers is much deeper. I went to an amateur boxing tournament early in the day before watch the Floyd and Conor fight. This was a 2 day tournament running over 40 matches a day with some good talent from kids up to adults. Kids start boxing at 8 years of age. By the time they are teenagers, they've had a lot of fights. Floyd started a s kid, was an Olympian at 17, a World Champion at 20, etc. Conor supposed started with boxing as youth and then got into MMA. He fights floyd with Zero pro boxing fights. He has the advantages of size, youth, and reach. Even though he is an MMA fighter, he has finished almost all of his fights with striking skills. To expect him to been a quality boxer in boxing with less than a year of serious boxing training is unlikely. Floyd cover up and let Conor expend his energy and then pressure him until he folded from exhaustion. I knew he would tire because a 12 round boxing match is hard feat when one has never done a 4 round, 6 round, 8 round, and 10 round bout to develop into a 12 round fighter. Sure he made through most of the fight, but he has a 20 pound weight advantage, youth and height. Sure Floyd has been retired for 2 years and is 40 years old, but it doesn't matter when you are one of the best in the business. It was easy money for Floyd (and Conor too).