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I am excited for the build-up, but I just can't see it going any other way than Floyd's domination.

The more curious question to me is whether Conor comes back to UFC after this. He will never be able to come close to this level payday in any UFC fight, so it does make sense for him to retire young.

I think a lot will depend on this Mayweather result. If he gets dismantled, I think he'll want a UFC fight to get a win and massage his ego. IF....if, he beats Mayweather, he'll want another boxing match.

I still think he has a chance against Mayweather without ever being in the same league as him. He'll probably weigh 15lbs more than Floyd come fight night, has the reach, has power, punches from unusually angles and maybe more importantly, believes he'll win.

He genuinely thinks Floyd is too small and can't take his power. Obviously this doesn't necessarily make it so, but some fighters go into fights weary of their opponent. It can make you too cautious and nervous. Loads of fighters have publicly admitted they have dealt with that type of pressure heading into big fights and feel it played a huge part in their performance. Conor doesn't give a ****. Plus FM is just not the same fighter. He can't be. Age, lack of activity, brittle hands.

All that said, I'd not be surprised to see him get a stoppage against McGregor. I think CM will throw everything into the first 4 rounds, and if he punches himself out, Floyd will pick him apart and force a stoppage due to fatigue.

McGregor to win by stoppage within 4 or Mayweather stoppage rounds 6-8.


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Well, if we're to believe the footage and feedback from Malignagi sparing sessions, it certainly gives me hope!

Lots of biased nonsense been banded about regarding that spar. Obviously we don't know for sure but my own personal take on it is, Conor DID manage to land some very decent shots during the 12 rounds, he also marked Malignaggi up & proved he has SOME technique that can trouble a very decent pro boxer.

The counter to this is Malignaggi is out of shape, doesn't punch particularly hard and most probably had the better of McGregor during spells of the bout too.

Now Floyd is much much better than Malignaggi, even at 40. The logical conclusion would be he just has too much for Conor. But I still think McGregor has a shot.

I heard someone who has trained with both high level boxers and MMA fighters talk about how in his opinion, Conor's best chance is NOT to go out all guns blazing, but to keep the fight at distance, use his reach and let Floyd try to engage him which will open up an opportunity for McGregor to utilise his best weapon, his excellently timed left.

It's a very good point as a lot of Conor's best punches have landed when his opponent has either rushed in or thrown their own punch.

It will be very interesting to see what their gameplan is.


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Well that was pretty much as the experts thought. Floyd clearly leagues ahead in boxing ability. I thought Conor did well in the first few rounds but faded badly from round 4 onwards. His stamina is a huge issue & really hasn't improved much, even after the Diaz fights. (Which really exposed it)

I think his tactics were wrong too. He should have threw everything into the first 2 rounds, knowingly risking being fatigued very early. But he tried to "box" too much which just isn't his game. (Although he did execute a fantastic uppercut)

Hopefully he'll stick to MMA now. It was fun but the crossover doesn't work, especially at that level.


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