ESPN i think if it was any other fight it was a good stoppage but this was an event and couldve have gone further as mcgregor is conditioned to take heavy shots in ufc
I agree with both of them. not that conor was beaten up, but that weight cutting do have an affect on how the head is able to take punishment, and when conor didnt have energy to protect himself, it would eventually have in a knock down sooner or later, but i agree with stephen that it was infact premature stoppage, and deserved atleast to get a count
I can't believe SA is saying this...This is how fighters get brain damage because guys like him want them to go out on their shield...Give me a damn break..Hey SA I want you to explain to his wife and new born son your great analogy when he is permanently damaged the rest of his life..Remember it only takes one good placed shot to make that happen..The guy took 8 unanswered blows in a row and was not defending himself for a round and a half..I'm going to call you Rocky throwing in that late towel for Apollo..RIDICULOUS ANALOGY!
Nope. I disagree. SAS dont talk about boxing anymore. An MMA fighter died in the boxing ring just this summer. Conor literally was getting knocked around all over the ring and never had his guard up and never threw a single punch back. The ref stopped it just in time and perhaps saved Conor from potential unseen brain damage. If you said they shouldve stopped it if it was a boxer vs boxer, than why the hell shouldnt they have stopped it if it was still a BOXING MATCH!? Talking heads who have never actually boxed or fought before need to shut up. Talk about other things in regards to the fight, not this though
Lionel Thompson how about you dont talk about mma fighters or boxing... that mma fighter was concussed multiple times before he even fought knocked out cold during sparring several times and had sevear head trauma. So please stfu sas has a point.
It did end a little too soon but McGregor was on his way out before the end of that round either ways. Didn't change the outcome. Respect still goes out to McGregor but 50-0 baby for #TMT.
The fact that 2 out of 3 judges had it 8-1 for Floyd going into the 10th pretty much sums up how retarded boxing is. There's no way in hell you watch that fight and only give Conor 1 round. Even the statistics per round had Conor 5-4 going into Round 10. It was a great fight and he lost so i guess it doesn't mean shit now but how tf do these judges score fights?
The Trilluminati big Mayweather fan and I'd have to agree. Floyd literally gave up a min of 4-5 rounds to CM letting him punch himself out while he ripped him to the body occasionally. CM did 0 damage those rounds but still Floyd let him out point him. So the cards make no sense
He made it 10 rounds. That's a chance in hell. If Floyd was real fighter instead of a pussy, he would have knocked him out in the first round instead of trying to figure out someone that had the balls to step into his domain because we KNOW FLOYD would have never gone into the octagon to fight a REAL fight!
Floyd landed 58% of his power shots. They literally showed the states on screen right after the fight. How can Stephen A. smith say floyd was missing a lot of shots??? lol
EXACTLY! That's the EXACT moment that McGregor lost that fight. When you hit a guy with a shot that you expect to drop him with and he keeps going, it takes the fight right out of you.
Floyd did his thing Saturday but funny thing is ppl are still gonna try to hate 😂 If he went in like he usually does just sitting back dodging an counter punching y'all would say he running blah blah blah but nah, this time Floyd the one chasing all fight steady coming at Conor an now I'm hearing y'all say Conor could have won that an Floyd got lucky Conor ran out of gas, but do you realize Floyd was literally letting Conor go off on him because he promised the people a non boring fight like he's done in the past an Conor still couldn't knock him out or get him in real trouble😂so imagine Floyd doing what he does best, woulda just made Conor look like a idiot swinging at nothing. Plus whole fight Floyd coming at Conor an he still managed to land more punches at a higher percentage then him. Just appreciate greatness while it's here instead of hating an making excuses for ya boy. Ain't gotta like him but atleast respect him as a boxer.
Lynch 24 I give floyd his respect for his boxing skills, and I never had a problem with floyd, I just dislike the boxing community and thats why I wanted conor to pull off the upset. Floyd dominated the fight with ease, but if conors cardio was as good as most mma fighters he coulda went the distance. Woulda lost every round still but he coulda went the distance. Floyd knew exactly how to finish him and that's what he did. It had to be a late finish cause he can't knock out a fresh conor. Maybe he coulda got it sooner than 10 rounds but still he had to wear him down first. Unfortunately we also saw in boxing conor cant knock out anyone who boxes and is close to his size. only good thing I took away from this for conor in boxing was he was alright at avoiding and taking punches while he was fresh.
Lynch 24 couldn't have been said better this is exactly how I feel. The people wanted a show and he gave it to them. Floyd wanted everyone to win here make Conor look good, make himself look good and have the fans feel like they got their money's worth.
He was too tired he couldn't even lift his arms up to guard properly. Floyd was teeing off on him it was a good stoppage. Protect yourself at all times.
He was dead tired and had a low oxygen level in his brain. This is especially dangerous when you get knocked out. Now Connor and his fans can say that he could have won when in fact the match was over. Letting it continue would have made the whole thing look sad, now he can leave on his feet.
Dana white told them to stop the fight he has a mma fight in December that he has to sell lol. Its harder to sell the fight if mayweather puts him on his back
He's a proud man, that's why he wanted to be knocked out officially. Like getting in a bar fight and someone jumping in just as you get on top of them.
THANK YOU!! ive been saying this all along. they would not let him get handled right. if Mayweather wanted he could of cut him up. just stick to head hits and let the body still function. but no. he carried him. not acceptable.
Stephen A. saying MMA fighters take more punishment? Meanwhile more people have died in a boxing ring than in the octagon. Boxing is a war of attrition.
ARXV Photo what he means is that the ref doesn't protect you as much in mma. If you get dropped you get dropped the guy is gonna get on top and keep landing punches and mma fighters are used to surviving that. I do agree with the stoppage though but that was Stephen A's point
I give McGregor props for hanging in there for 10 rounds in his like legit first pro boxing match. I doubt ANYONE in this comment section would last 3 rounds against Mayweather at 40 years old. People don't realize how exhausting boxing is. It's hard to just go out there and box for that long when you've never done it at that level. Did McGregor have a chance? A little. He did get Mayweather stumbling a couple times, but Mayweather is one tough little man. A more fair of a fight would've been Mayweather without a huge break, and McGregor with more time to learn boxing. That would've been an even CRAZIER fight. McGregor was fixing to fall, so I see why they stopped it early. Mayweather has really always had amazing endurance. He really never gets tired. MMA is all about getting the match over with as fast as possible. Those guys train to use their maximum strength right away. Going from MMA to boxing is like going from the 400 meter dash to a mile to 2 mile run. Did McGregor talk too much smack? Yes. Did Floyd win fair and square? Yes. Did McGregor fight good? Yes. Was this mainly all for entertainment? Yes. Appreciate what you just witnessed and move on. Appreciate how great both of these athletes are, no matter how arrogant and cocky they both really can be. Still better than Pacquiao vs Mayweather for sure. Can we also like stop turning everything into a race thing? Geez. All black people went for Mayweather, and pretty much all white people went for McGregor. What's up with that? It's boxing, not battle of the skin color.
QUEENDOM Did I say McGregor's strategy would work? I thought McGregor was fighting Mayweather? I thought that's all we were talking about? The fight was about as competitive as it could get. Is McGregor a good boxer? He's descent. No one brought up Mayweather's competition in the past? I was talking about THIS fight.
2:29 "hopelessly behind in the cards" Could argue Conor was winning on pts prior to RD10. If he had made it to the bell you never know he could have got a 2nd wind and won (ok, the judges might have saved Floyd but it would have been at least a moral victory) "stopped being competitive rounds before" Conor won RD8...
The fight had to be stopped. From round 6 onwards Conner could no longer hold his arms up in a boxing stance to defend his head. Mayweather was just teeing off and bring to lands shots on Conners head. Not only was Conner tired as hell. He could no longer defend himself. Conner is not a boxer and to let him continue to take punches to the head uncontested until he falls is not what boxing is. The ref had the best view of the fight and saw Conner could no longer box. The fight was over, no point in watching a UFC Champion get pummeled when everyone was he just ran out of gas.
The sad part is Conor could have easily made it to round 11 if he knew how to take a knee. MMA fighters don't have that luxury lol. He had no idea that was even an option.
I can't believe I'm agreeing with Stephen A Smith, not that I don't agree with Max Kellerman with his analysis. It's just the ref was protective of Mayweather from the beginning. You notice when the ref was giving instructions before the bell 1st round he was looking at Mc Gregor only not on Floyd. For that it arises a suspicion. So on 9th round the ref should have let Mc Gregor fall in the canvas a make a count and see where is as fighter wether he can continue or not. This is just my opinion congratulations to both fighter.
S1 Nah...He wasn't. Most people I know white, black , Mexican knew Floyd was going to win. You have to quit getting your info from RUclips comment sections.
fooloof Not just my friends. Im talking every single random ass tom, Dick and harry I talked to about this fight. RUclips comments are like AOL chatrooms in the late 90s. People trolling and people to stupid to realize they are being trolled.
Stephen A. needs to go watch the fight again...floyd started going to work in the 7th! 8th, 9th, connor should have K.O him. Connor got saved by the bell one of those rounds. The reason the referee stopped the fight was because connor COULD NOT GUARD HIMSELF. He was out of it! He was taking constant big shots to the head & was gonna end up with a concussion or something. With two more rounds to go?? You had to get him out of there one way or another. Not to mention alls those blows to the back of floyd head with NO POINTS taken away from Connor. They did him service. No excuses.
props to Conor, but that man never had a chance. Floyd barely looked like a shadow of himself and still made it look easy. And the stoppage was perfect, all it did was save conor from a few more punches that could have done some damage.
+Robert Channels "I scored rounds 1,2,3,4,5 & 8 for Conor" Isn't an argument, it isn't met with any justification. So it doesn't make any sense to criticize Drpepper1525 for responding with an ad hominem, a non aerguement doesn't warrant a logic based response.
metroidM1A1 Straw man, logical fallacy. You're confusing an assertion with a claim, and you mean to say my argument is undeveloped. My assertion is a fact as I indeed scored those afore to mentioned rounds for Conor. However point/counterpoint only requires one to assert a position and parameters in the absence of any cross exam. The ad hominem rebuttal initiated my assertion into an argument not the other way around. Round 1, me.
I gave connor 1,2,3, and 8. I feel like the first 3 rounds mayweather wasn't even trying to win the rounds. Just tire out mcgregor. But round 8 was a legit victory over mayweather
How about before the fight. the referee asks both guys if you're on the way to the canvas do you want me to stop it or keep it going ... but keep it confidential
Stephen A. is always gonna say something controversial. But I also would of preferred to see Conner taken out bloodied and with his head bouncing off the floor. If only to rule out all excuses and denial of Mayweathers total dominance. Rounds 10 through 12 would of been a total beat down and dismantling of McGregor. McGregor should thank his Luck Charms.
Show Boxing at its Finest 😎 If this was a real Fight. Floyd woulda been taken out to the curb for trash day. That was a fight to showcase crossovers, set the stage for future Huge Fights between MMa and Boxers. Floyd got His 50-0 and a 300 million, and they called the fight perfectly So Conor don't Look so bad.. Very Well scripted!!
let's not forget, the black and white narrative they pushed with it as well. Let's Not Forget Lefties. Floyd and Trump are buddies. Winners hang Together
Boxing finest???? Lol Boxing hasn't had a good fight in years the only real fight this year in boxing is Canelo vs GGG. Mayweather said he wanted the rematch in the octagon. Let show you MMA Brutal Beatdown.
In a boxing match, if the guy doesn't throw a counter punch in a minute, he's done. I love Conor, but that stoppage was the right thing to do. He wasn't hurt, he was tired, but he didn't throw any punches so you gotta stop it. Conor's the man though...
+Fola Adebanjo no idiot not just jabs. Flush uppercut in first round .Also several hooks to the body and straight lefts to the face. Did you even watch the fight
I think he meant significant punches. In a boxing match anyone who truly believes a fighter can't land any punches at all is a dummy. But lets be honest floyd didnt respect conor power so he allowed most of those hits unlike the other guys you mentioned
What are you talking about? Nate won the first one, cause mcgregor gassed, before that he was getting slaughtered. In the 2nd fight connor dropped his ass 3 times 😆
1:20 Stephen A. needs to educate himself a bit more. The rules, as shown at the start of the fight were: *No standing eight count, no three knockdown rule, you can't be saved by the bell, and only the ref can stop the fight.* These were most likely agreed upon by both fighters during contract negotiations. It's also the reason why Floyd was so confident that the fight wouldn't go the distance, because all he had to do was stun Conor and follow up with a few definitive shots to end the fight. On the flip side, Conor probably thought that these rules would favor _him,_ since they're very similar to MMA rules, and since he counts on his power and accuracy more than actually saving energy. Combine Conor's piss-poor stamina with Floyd's accurate body shots and it was only a matter of time before Floyd went in for the kill.
So here is what fucking gets me with the race baiting when it comes to this fight and race baiting in general. I am a Conor McGregor fan , i am a MMA fan , i have been for years, i was rooting for Conor in the fight because he is a charismatic fighter / performer / showman. I knew that he basically had 0 chance of winning Floyd in a boxing match. I don't like Floyd as a person and the way he has handled himself throughout his career. NONE of the reasons why i wanted Conor to win had ANYTHIG to do with race, yet i can't come out and show my appreciaton for Conor because i will get labeled as racist? So you mean to tell me , if a person came out and said , my favorite player for the Boston Celtics this year is Gordon Hayward because i like his style of play, is that racist too? Should i consider anybody picking anyone other than my skin color to support in future fights/sports racist also? Is that how this works?
Wonderlandian You are racist. If Mayweather was a white American boxer u would want him to win. But cuz he's black u rather have someone from Ireland win
Jalen McNealy ? That makes no sense. How about the fact that Floyd, I don't know, is a convicted woman abuser. People like who they like for a different personal reasons. I think for a very high percentage of individuals race really doesn't have shit to do with it. I think character, personality, skill are the what most look for its just a matter of semantics when someone chooses to become a fan.
Mark Grant Hit his wife or not. Giants kicker was white and hit his wife nobody cared and he didn't get in trouble. Ray Rice did and gets suspended a year and Elliot did and 6 games. Race has everything to do with anything in sports and u know it. McGregor said fuck the Mayweathers and he's cocky af and everyone supported him. But if Mayweather did likewise he receives hate and criticism. If Mayweather was white and cocky vs McGregor white and cocky then I guarantee u most Americans would want Mayweather to win. Its sad how he's American and Black so automatically everyone wanted a Ireland man to win. 100% proof of racism
Dude you sound like a idiot.. Nobody has a problem with you liking somebody because they look like you but you noticed you didn't stop there.. I don't like Floyd because he's not a good person but you don't know him just like you don't know Conor... If Floyd was a white guy your focus would be his in ring skills not personal life.. oops
hmm, most experts(score keepers aren't experts) gave Conor the 8th round so he wasn't being outclassed for multiple rounds before it stopped. He also had floyd early in the 9th and Byrd, inexcusably stopped the action to help floyd who had been put in a defensive position which Conor was taking advantage of. Much closer fight than pundits expected, and I think it still ends the same way, but make floyd earn it instead of gifting it to him after only 4 unanswered punches, which is all he got as Conor hit him clean even while gassed.
If the fight had gone longer, the only difference in the results would have been a KO instead of a TKO. Conor had no energy left and Floyd was fresh. There was no way Conor would have landed a punch after the 10th round so the ref stopped it at the right time. Dana even agreed that Conor was done.
Every other country but American media called this fight what it was... a joke. Everyone else gave Floyd the credit of CARRYING Conor to 10 rounds and ultimately playing with him without fear of getting hit, without boxing him, without having to showcase real boxing skill and discipline. Everybody except American media
The stoppage was certainly reasonable. Connor took a lot of shots in the 9th, and if the bell for that round had not sounded, it would have ended there. In the 10th, it was just a matter of time before Connor would be stopped. Floyd landed about 20 unanswered punches before the referee stopped the fight. If a fighter stops fighting back for that period of time, a referee is going to stop the fight. So I have to agree with Max on this one.
1. Standing KO's also happen in MMA. 2. Ref's responsibility also implies his responsibilities to protect the health and safety of the fighter. 3. Conor was tired and took too many unanswered shots, especially to the head. It was a justifiable stoppage, totally disagree with Stephen
Sure it was stopped early and i'm HAPPY! As a fight fan, Mcgregor is sparking new life into the boxing and MMA world. I don't want him taking more shots than necessary. The fight was lost and even Dana agreed. It was a solid fight imo. Mayweather didn't just sit back, nor could he afford to and boy was it refreshing to see him pushing up and being aggressive. Not a total epic but hey, i'd fight anyone for 100mil too...
Conor's not mad. He stayed out all night partying. He wasn't even upset he lost the fight. I actually think Conor didn't give his training 100%. He should have focused almost entirely on cardio or he should have tried to take Floyd out in the 1st or 2nd round. But instead he decided to box with Floyd (a big mistake). That let Floyd just sit back and wait for Conor to slow down and run out of gas (which he did starting around the 5-6 round.) Conor, for whatever reason, has major cardio issues.
You saw a man (Conor) that was exhausted, getting hit and hurt at the moment the fight was stopped. It's under those conditions when a fighter can get really hurt. The ref did the right thing. His job is to not allow the fighters to take undue punishment. Conor was toast with two minutes left in the round. He was rendered TKO'D and rightly so.
Conor was taking clean shots that were snapping his head back round after round! He wasn't defending himself! His hands were down his chin was up. Still over 2 mins left in the round. Good stoppage
Stephen A. Smith is out of his mind here. The punishment Conor withstood in past UFC bouts is meaningless. Fighters in MMA rarely take protracted beatings because, typically, once they're hurt, the opponent jumps on top of them to quickly finish things. Floyd was delivering a one sided beating for two consecutive rounds. At the time of the stoppage, Conor was staggering across the ring after taking something like 13 unanswered blows; and Floyd was continuing to land at will. This is exactly the type situation where a fighter risks serious injury -- or worse. While for most of the fight, I thought the ref was just so-so, for the stoppage he was right on point.
Max knows his combat sports and is 100% right here. You don't let a fighter take unnecessary punishment. Also, not sure what fight Stephen A. was watching because Conor was literally getting punched across the ring prior to the stoppage.
One very serious way to get hurt isn't just by getting knocked out early, often what's worse is taking excessive damage when you're tired and beat up. I'm a fan of Conor/mma there was nothing wrong with the stoppage. Not . a . thing . Honestly I'm a little skeptical of Stephen's true feelings behind his stance on this issue.
I believe it was a good stoppage, maybe Mcgregor could have continued but that would have gone against the ethics of boxing and that is the difference between MMA, which is savage and does not take account of the technical and accumulative nature of a boxer's punch..
SAS has absolutely no idea what he's talking about. When the ref stopped the fight Mcgregor was completely defenseless, he couldn't even keep his hands up. So just because he is an mma fighter than we should allow him to repeatedly be hit in the face more than any other boxer? That's just allowing a concussion/brain damage just for the sake of watching it happen. Those are the kinds of things we are desperately trying to avoid for athletes. It was the perfect time to end it
The first thing the ref tells you before every fight is protect yourself at All TIMES. Once you start taking punches with your guard down it's the refs job to protect you by stepping in. If the ref kept it going and Connor died or got brain damage then the critics would call the ref negligent just so they could have something to say. Connors has trained his whole career to never quit in MMA and he probably instructed his corner to never throw in the towel. The ref had to stop it
Here's the full truth, in mma they often stop fights prematurely, in fact McGregor has benefited from it multiple times. McGregor gave signs that he was out on his feet, so the referee stopped it. I would have preferred the referee let Floyd actually ko him because he just gave McGregor the excuse he needed and can now blame it on the referee.
If they would have fought with 10 oz gloves Conor would've ran out of gas way earlier. Those ropes held Conor up 2 rounds prior to the stoppage Conor could not defend himself he was not blocking or swinging back. That was an ethical stoppage.
Stephen cant really argue Max's points that it wasnt stopped to soon, remember Max is almost a master at the study and talking about boxing before any other sport, plus what most people dont know is mcgregor and the doctors found out he suffered from mild brain injuries from this fight.
Didn't Stephen A. already say he agreed with the stoppage although he understood my McGregor would be upset with the early stoppage? Which one is it? Smh
You know what justifies the stoppage? The fact that McGregor looked as if he was out on his feet and not defending himself. Also, we have to remember that this fight "technically" shouldn't have been sanctioned. PLUS they broke the rules changing to 8 ounce gloves, if anyone got seriously hurt Nevada Athletic Commission would have been in shit.
I have no problem with the stoppage because he stopped throwing punches for about 1 minute. A ref, watching you not fighting back, and you getting hit with heavy shots time and again, is gonna stop it after awhile, which he did.
Head trauma is head trauma is head trauma regardless of the arena. The referee could see that Conor didn't know how to slow down the onslaught or how to defend himself in the final round and a half of the fight. The guy has a young son, and he's going to be thankful for that stoppage when he's able to show his son how to throw a punch or how to dribble a soccer ball. He made more money than he has in his entire career up until that point, and he's still a champion in the UFC and the biggest draw in MMA.
Just because Conor fights in the octagon doesn't mean he can just take punches in the face repeatedly? We found out on Saturday that pro boxers clearly punch harder than MMA fighters so I don't understand the argument at all.
Conor would have won if the ref didnt stop it. He would have gone down for an 8 count, then continued with his iconic second wind. Mcgregor himself said he gets a second wind rounds 11 and 12
???So the professionally trained skilled boxer you stop the fight but the fan defenseless in an exhibition event should be allowed to take more of a beating???
Stephan A. Smith should never be allowed to discuss boxing. The stoppage was good. You don't allow the most accurate puncher in boxing history to continue to punch a boxing novice that out on his feet. We don't need to see Conor beaten unconscious.
Do you think the fight was stopped too soon?
ESPN it was
ESPN yes
I would of liked to see Floyd knock him out, which was about to happen, but the ref was merciful
ESPN i think if it was any other fight it was a good stoppage but this was an event and couldve have gone further as mcgregor is conditioned to take heavy shots in ufc
I agree with both of them. not that conor was beaten up, but that weight cutting do have an affect on how the head is able to take punishment, and when conor didnt have energy to protect himself, it would eventually have in a knock down sooner or later, but i agree with stephen that it was infact premature stoppage, and deserved atleast to get a count
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Nah nigga we have to save people from concussions!! Same with Football we dont let a player play an extra play if we know hes injured.
Thats what they say
Sicnesses23 stop getting emotional; your inner bitch is showing.
I can't believe SA is saying this...This is how fighters get brain damage because guys like him want them to go out on their shield...Give me a damn break..Hey SA I want you to explain to his wife and new born son your great analogy when he is permanently damaged the rest of his life..Remember it only takes one good placed shot to make that happen..The guy took 8 unanswered blows in a row and was not defending himself for a round and a half..I'm going to call you Rocky throwing in that late towel for Apollo..RIDICULOUS ANALOGY!
Floyd was not going to the body, all head shots so if Floyd gives him brain damage than what? Why didn't the ref stop it..
Raiders Cat Preach.
No such thing as a participation trophy. He lost. That's it.
he lost? really here was me thinking he won
Tensors well u a dumb ass
Tensors if you make 100 mil clearly you won
Maybe there is a thing called participation trophy: in this case it was called '100 million dollar check'
Tanmay Singh truth
You complain when Floyd play defense.then Floyd goes on the attack now it's he's not fighting like he was
Stopped too soon? Man that shit was going to turn into a snuff film that ref did Conor a favor..
Nope. I disagree. SAS dont talk about boxing anymore. An MMA fighter died in the boxing ring just this summer. Conor literally was getting knocked around all over the ring and never had his guard up and never threw a single punch back. The ref stopped it just in time and perhaps saved Conor from potential unseen brain damage. If you said they shouldve stopped it if it was a boxer vs boxer, than why the hell shouldnt they have stopped it if it was still a BOXING MATCH!? Talking heads who have never actually boxed or fought before need to shut up. Talk about other things in regards to the fight, not this though
Exactly and the ref job is to protect the fighter
Its hypocritical. And then this will be the same guy talking about CTE and concussions and why isnt the NFL doing more, about a week from now.
Lionel Thompson how about you dont talk about mma fighters or boxing... that mma fighter was concussed multiple times before he even fought knocked out cold during sparring several times and had sevear head trauma. So please stfu sas has a point.
Kevin Jones stfu
It did end a little too soon but McGregor was on his way out before the end of that round either ways. Didn't change the outcome. Respect still goes out to McGregor but 50-0 baby for #TMT.
Max > Stephen A, when it comes to boxing.
The fact that 2 out of 3 judges had it 8-1 for Floyd going into the 10th pretty much sums up how retarded boxing is. There's no way in hell you watch that fight and only give Conor 1 round. Even the statistics per round had Conor 5-4 going into Round 10. It was a great fight and he lost so i guess it doesn't mean shit now but how tf do these judges score fights?
The Trilluminati big Mayweather fan and I'd have to agree. Floyd literally gave up a min of 4-5 rounds to CM letting him punch himself out while he ripped him to the body occasionally. CM did 0 damage those rounds but still Floyd let him out point him. So the cards make no sense
Who else skipped to max talking
king ibe No, I wanted to hear what Bullshit is gonna come out of Stephen A Smith's Mouth.
king ibe max the expert
no way, max is too pro boxing bias to give a fair take
king ibe Stephen can't get around the race card and his bias
Fuck Max. He said Connor won't land a single punch. Landed a 111. He had to cover his bullshit.
Mcgregor didn't have a chance in hell
He made it 10 rounds. That's a chance in hell. If Floyd was real fighter instead of a pussy, he would have knocked him out in the first round instead of trying to figure out someone that had the balls to step into his domain because we KNOW FLOYD would have never gone into the octagon to fight a REAL fight!
Karey Morgan excuses from a mcgregor fan typical what happened to McGregor knocking out mayweather with his ''power''
Karey Morgan Conor put on extra weight after the weigh in. That Decreased his endurance.
Marcus Clarke how is that an excuse? He went 10 rounds. that means he had a chance.
SShaBazzz He was being played with.
Stephen " I defer to you Max about boxing" A Smith
Floyd landed 58% of his power shots. They literally showed the states on screen right after the fight. How can Stephen A. smith say floyd was missing a lot of shots??? lol
Mcgregor expected to drop Mayweather with the uppercut in the first round, and shit himself when he realized it didnt even phase Mayweather haha
EXACTLY! That's the EXACT moment that McGregor lost that fight. When you hit a guy with a shot that you expect to drop him with and he keeps going, it takes the fight right out of you.
Floyd did his thing Saturday but funny thing is ppl are still gonna try to hate 😂
If he went in like he usually does just sitting back dodging an counter punching y'all would say he running blah blah blah but nah, this time Floyd the one chasing all fight steady coming at Conor an now I'm hearing y'all say Conor could have won that an Floyd got lucky Conor ran out of gas, but do you realize Floyd was literally letting Conor go off on him because he promised the people a non boring fight like he's done in the past an Conor still couldn't knock him out or get him in real trouble😂so imagine Floyd doing what he does best, woulda just made Conor look like a idiot swinging at nothing. Plus whole fight Floyd coming at Conor an he still managed to land more punches at a higher percentage then him.
Just appreciate greatness while it's here instead of hating an making excuses for ya boy. Ain't gotta like him but atleast respect him as a boxer.
Lynch 24 We can't witness that greatness no more this is his last fight unless he wants to go for 51-0 to surpass rocky Marciano
Lynch 24 real Shit
Lynch 24 I give floyd his respect for his boxing skills, and I never had a problem with floyd, I just dislike the boxing community and thats why I wanted conor to pull off the upset. Floyd dominated the fight with ease, but if conors cardio was as good as most mma fighters he coulda went the distance. Woulda lost every round still but he coulda went the distance. Floyd knew exactly how to finish him and that's what he did. It had to be a late finish cause he can't knock out a fresh conor. Maybe he coulda got it sooner than 10 rounds but still he had to wear him down first. Unfortunately we also saw in boxing conor cant knock out anyone who boxes and is close to his size. only good thing I took away from this for conor in boxing was he was alright at avoiding and taking punches while he was fresh.
Darrius Moody ain't take that long writing, prolly about how long took you to read the shit
Lynch 24 couldn't have been said better this is exactly how I feel. The people wanted a show and he gave it to them. Floyd wanted everyone to win here make Conor look good, make himself look good and have the fans feel like they got their money's worth.
He was too tired he couldn't even lift his arms up to guard properly. Floyd was teeing off on him it was a good stoppage. Protect yourself at all times.
He was dead tired and had a low oxygen level in his brain. This is especially dangerous when you get knocked out. Now Connor and his fans can say that he could have won when in fact the match was over. Letting it continue would have made the whole thing look sad, now he can leave on his feet.
Dana white told them to stop the fight he has a mma fight in December that he has to sell lol. Its harder to sell the fight if mayweather puts him on his back
jumpshot tha boss well said Dana White didn't want that image of his cash cow floating around the net. Bad enough he got them paws laid on him
dana white strongly advised for stoppage at any sign of trouble, thats why he can't talk shit about stoppage, he actually praised the ref
He's a proud man, that's why he wanted to be knocked out officially. Like getting in a bar fight and someone jumping in just as you get on top of them.
THANK YOU!! ive been saying this all along. they would not let him get handled right. if Mayweather wanted he could of cut him up. just stick to head hits and let the body still function. but no. he carried him. not acceptable.
Wrong
Stephen A. saying MMA fighters take more punishment? Meanwhile more people have died in a boxing ring than in the octagon. Boxing is a war of attrition.
ARXV Photo So mma fighters can't die in the octagon?
Simon Jeremy who has then
ARXV Photo what he means is that the ref doesn't protect you as much in mma. If you get dropped you get dropped the guy is gonna get on top and keep landing punches and mma fighters are used to surviving that. I do agree with the stoppage though but that was Stephen A's point
ARXV Photo how many years has boxing been around than mma
ARXV Photo boxing has been around way longer than mma...if mma was around as long as boxing im sure it would be pretty close
I give McGregor props for hanging in there for 10 rounds in his like legit first pro boxing match. I doubt ANYONE in this comment section would last 3 rounds against Mayweather at 40 years old. People don't realize how exhausting boxing is. It's hard to just go out there and box for that long when you've never done it at that level. Did McGregor have a chance? A little. He did get Mayweather stumbling a couple times, but Mayweather is one tough little man. A more fair of a fight would've been Mayweather without a huge break, and McGregor with more time to learn boxing. That would've been an even CRAZIER fight. McGregor was fixing to fall, so I see why they stopped it early. Mayweather has really always had amazing endurance. He really never gets tired. MMA is all about getting the match over with as fast as possible. Those guys train to use their maximum strength right away. Going from MMA to boxing is like going from the 400 meter dash to a mile to 2 mile run. Did McGregor talk too much smack? Yes. Did Floyd win fair and square? Yes. Did McGregor fight good? Yes. Was this mainly all for entertainment? Yes. Appreciate what you just witnessed and move on. Appreciate how great both of these athletes are, no matter how arrogant and cocky they both really can be. Still better than Pacquiao vs Mayweather for sure.
Can we also like stop turning everything into a race thing? Geez. All black people went for Mayweather, and pretty much all white people went for McGregor. What's up with that? It's boxing, not battle of the skin color.
jimmy usmc Well thank you!
QUEENDOM When did McGregor challenge Mayweather? How long ago was it? I'm just wondering.
QUEENDOM Did I say McGregor's strategy would work? I thought McGregor was fighting Mayweather? I thought that's all we were talking about? The fight was about as competitive as it could get. Is McGregor a good boxer? He's descent. No one brought up Mayweather's competition in the past? I was talking about THIS fight.
QUEENDOM Boxing is about strategy, and that's what Mayweather used.
Conor was not defending himself, that fight was supposed to be stopped.
2:29 "hopelessly behind in the cards"
Could argue Conor was winning on pts prior to RD10. If he had made it to the bell you never know he could have got a 2nd wind and won (ok, the judges might have saved Floyd but it would have been at least a moral victory)
"stopped being competitive rounds before"
Conor won RD8...
That's the only thing about combat sports, I love them however I don't think they should be beat unconscious
Exactly Conor got lit up in the diaz fight he can go into very deep situation.
The fight had to be stopped. From round 6 onwards Conner could no longer hold his arms up in a boxing stance to defend his head. Mayweather was just teeing off and bring to lands shots on Conners head. Not only was Conner tired as hell. He could no longer defend himself. Conner is not a boxer and to let him continue to take punches to the head uncontested until he falls is not what boxing is. The ref had the best view of the fight and saw Conner could no longer box. The fight was over, no point in watching a UFC Champion get pummeled when everyone was he just ran out of gas.
Stephen A clearly doesn't know the definition of a TKO
The sad part is Conor could have easily made it to round 11 if he knew how to take a knee. MMA fighters don't have that luxury lol. He had no idea that was even an option.
good stoppage, Conor is young the money was made, and he can continue with UFC.
MMA = sport of fighting
Boxing = sport of punching
The man was beat up
I can't believe I'm agreeing with Stephen A Smith, not that I don't agree with Max Kellerman with his analysis. It's just the ref was protective of Mayweather from the beginning. You notice when the ref was giving instructions before the bell 1st round he was looking at Mc Gregor only not on Floyd. For that it arises a suspicion. So on 9th round the ref should have let Mc Gregor fall in the canvas a make a count and see where is as fighter wether he can continue or not. This is just my opinion congratulations to both fighter.
I edited this comment so the comments below would not make sense so have fun figuring it out
S1 you know thats not true yet you typed it & press sent.
Raiders Cat lol
You forgot everyone at Showtime headquarters
S1 Nah...He wasn't. Most people I know white, black , Mexican knew Floyd was going to win. You have to quit getting your info from RUclips comment sections.
fooloof Not just my friends. Im talking every single random ass tom, Dick and harry I talked to about this fight. RUclips comments are like AOL chatrooms in the late 90s. People trolling and people to stupid to realize they are being trolled.
Stephen A. needs to go watch the fight again...floyd started going to work in the 7th! 8th, 9th, connor should have K.O him. Connor got saved by the bell one of those rounds. The reason the referee stopped the fight was because connor COULD NOT GUARD HIMSELF. He was out of it! He was taking constant big shots to the head & was gonna end up with a concussion or something. With two more rounds to go?? You had to get him out of there one way or another. Not to mention alls those blows to the back of floyd head with NO POINTS taken away from Connor. They did him service. No excuses.
"If the fight didn't get stopped Conor could have won!"
😂😂😂
HAx3 LOL
LOLOL Skip Gayless
props to Conor, but that man never had a chance. Floyd barely looked like a shadow of himself and still made it look easy. And the stoppage was perfect, all it did was save conor from a few more punches that could have done some damage.
Stephen is wrong, the ref was EVEN MORE correct because conor didnt throw back nor take a knee. He wasnt conscious of the situation he was trapped in.
3:13
For the first time in years I actually agree with Smith
I scored rounds 1,2,3,4,5 & 8 for Conor. Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
Robert Channels you're and idiot
Drpepper1525 ad hominem and poor grammar. Round 1, me.
+Robert Channels "I scored rounds 1,2,3,4,5 & 8 for Conor" Isn't an argument, it isn't met with any justification. So it doesn't make any sense to criticize Drpepper1525 for responding with an ad hominem, a non aerguement doesn't warrant a logic based response.
metroidM1A1 Straw man, logical fallacy. You're confusing an assertion with a claim, and you mean to say my argument is undeveloped. My assertion is a fact as I indeed scored those afore to mentioned rounds for Conor. However point/counterpoint only requires one to assert a position and parameters in the absence of any cross exam. The ad hominem rebuttal initiated my assertion into an argument not the other way around. Round 1, me.
I gave connor 1,2,3, and 8. I feel like the first 3 rounds mayweather wasn't even trying to win the rounds. Just tire out mcgregor.
But round 8 was a legit victory over mayweather
How about before the fight. the referee asks both guys if you're on the way to the canvas do you want me to stop it or keep it going ... but keep it confidential
Stephen A. is clueless.
Stephen A. is always gonna say something controversial. But I also would of preferred to see Conner taken out bloodied and with his head bouncing off the floor. If only to rule out all excuses and denial of Mayweathers total dominance. Rounds 10 through 12 would of been a total beat down and dismantling of McGregor. McGregor should thank his Luck Charms.
Show Boxing at its Finest 😎 If this was a real Fight. Floyd woulda been taken out to the curb for trash day. That was a fight to showcase crossovers, set the stage for future Huge Fights between MMa and Boxers. Floyd got His 50-0 and a 300 million, and they called the fight perfectly So Conor don't Look so bad.. Very Well scripted!!
let's not forget, the black and white narrative they pushed with it as well. Let's Not Forget Lefties. Floyd and Trump are buddies. Winners hang Together
Jack Rando Conor can't beat Herschel Walker lmao
Floyd would fuck Connor up den to wtf
Jack Rando scripted? Lol more like the ref felt bad and knows what hes looking at, i bet the ref thought he saw ronda rousey in there with floyd
Boxing finest???? Lol Boxing hasn't had a good fight in years the only real fight this year in boxing is Canelo vs GGG. Mayweather said he wanted the rematch in the octagon. Let show you MMA Brutal Beatdown.
Max is on it. He's smart with the fight game.
McNugget probably would've died if they didn't stop the fight.
In a boxing match, if the guy doesn't throw a counter punch in a minute, he's done. I love Conor, but that stoppage was the right thing to do. He wasn't hurt, he was tired, but he didn't throw any punches so you gotta stop it. Conor's the man though...
so max...conor landed 111 punches. thats 111 more than you said. more than cotto,pacquiao,hatton,mosley,berto and so on.
Padraic Macken jabs...
+Fola Adebanjo no idiot not just jabs. Flush uppercut in first round .Also several hooks to the body and straight lefts to the face. Did you even watch the fight
I think he meant significant punches. In a boxing match anyone who truly believes a fighter can't land any punches at all is a dummy. But lets be honest floyd didnt respect conor power so he allowed most of those hits unlike the other guys you mentioned
Padraic Macken he said good punches not no bitch shit like he was doing most the rounds.
111 punches and yet no marks on Floyds face? I've see babies punch with more power than McGregor.
Ninja...there were TWO FULL MINUTES LEFT IN THE ROUND!! He couldn't even lift his hands.
CONOR LOSS TWICE TO NATE!!!
Justin Gaethje Not Facts
What are you talking about? Nate won the first one, cause mcgregor gassed, before that he was getting slaughtered. In the 2nd fight connor dropped his ass 3 times 😆
1:20 Stephen A. needs to educate himself a bit more. The rules, as shown at the start of the fight were: *No standing eight count, no three knockdown rule, you can't be saved by the bell, and only the ref can stop the fight.* These were most likely agreed upon by both fighters during contract negotiations. It's also the reason why Floyd was so confident that the fight wouldn't go the distance, because all he had to do was stun Conor and follow up with a few definitive shots to end the fight. On the flip side, Conor probably thought that these rules would favor _him,_ since they're very similar to MMA rules, and since he counts on his power and accuracy more than actually saving energy. Combine Conor's piss-poor stamina with Floyd's accurate body shots and it was only a matter of time before Floyd went in for the kill.
So here is what fucking gets me with the race baiting when it comes to this fight and race baiting in general.
I am a Conor McGregor fan , i am a MMA fan , i have been for years, i was rooting for Conor in the fight because he is a charismatic fighter / performer / showman. I knew that he basically had 0 chance of winning Floyd in a boxing match.
I don't like Floyd as a person and the way he has handled himself throughout his career.
NONE of the reasons why i wanted Conor to win had ANYTHIG to do with race, yet i can't come out and show my appreciaton for Conor because i will get labeled as racist?
So you mean to tell me , if a person came out and said , my favorite player for the Boston Celtics this year is Gordon Hayward because i like his style of play, is that racist too?
Should i consider anybody picking anyone other than my skin color to support in future fights/sports racist also? Is that how this works?
Wonderlandian You are racist. If Mayweather was a white American boxer u would want him to win. But cuz he's black u rather have someone from Ireland win
Jalen McNealy ? That makes no sense. How about the fact that Floyd, I don't know, is a convicted woman abuser. People like who they like for a different personal reasons. I think for a very high percentage of individuals race really doesn't have shit to do with it. I think character, personality, skill are the what most look for its just a matter of semantics when someone chooses to become a fan.
Mark Grant Hit his wife or not. Giants kicker was white and hit his wife nobody cared and he didn't get in trouble. Ray Rice did and gets suspended a year and Elliot did and 6 games. Race has everything to do with anything in sports and u know it. McGregor said fuck the Mayweathers and he's cocky af and everyone supported him. But if Mayweather did likewise he receives hate and criticism. If Mayweather was white and cocky vs McGregor white and cocky then I guarantee u most Americans would want Mayweather to win. Its sad how he's American and Black so automatically everyone wanted a Ireland man to win. 100% proof of racism
Dude you sound like a idiot.. Nobody has a problem with you liking somebody because they look like you but you noticed you didn't stop there.. I don't like Floyd because he's not a good person but you don't know him just like you don't know Conor... If Floyd was a white guy your focus would be his in ring skills not personal life.. oops
RUclipsComments...LOL they aren't any black boxers thats out that people like lol you point sounds stupid tbh
hmm, most experts(score keepers aren't experts) gave Conor the 8th round so he wasn't being outclassed for multiple rounds before it stopped. He also had floyd early in the 9th and Byrd, inexcusably stopped the action to help floyd who had been put in a defensive position which Conor was taking advantage of. Much closer fight than pundits expected, and I think it still ends the same way, but make floyd earn it instead of gifting it to him after only 4 unanswered punches, which is all he got as Conor hit him clean even while gassed.
If the fight had gone longer, the only difference in the results would have been a KO instead of a TKO. Conor had no energy left and Floyd was fresh. There was no way Conor would have landed a punch after the 10th round so the ref stopped it at the right time. Dana even agreed that Conor was done.
Hands down taking a pounding punch after punch makes it a good stoppage. Ref saved em from possible further injury.
Floyd was missing more than he was hitting!!! Straight up not to take anything from the Champ,but they should of let Floyd finish him!!
Watching Max carry Stephen A in a boxing conversation is similar to watching Floyd carry Conor in a fight
Every other country but American media called this fight what it was... a joke. Everyone else gave Floyd the credit of CARRYING Conor to 10 rounds and ultimately playing with him without fear of getting hit, without boxing him, without having to showcase real boxing skill and discipline. Everybody except American media
the ref did a fantastic job he stoppd the fight when mcgregor couldn't defend himself anymore
The stoppage was certainly reasonable. Connor took a lot of shots in the 9th, and if the bell for that round had not sounded, it would have ended there. In the 10th, it was just a matter of time before Connor would be stopped. Floyd landed about 20 unanswered punches before the referee stopped the fight. If a fighter stops fighting back for that period of time, a referee is going to stop the fight. So I have to agree with Max on this one.
1. Standing KO's also happen in MMA.
2. Ref's responsibility also implies his responsibilities to protect the health and safety of the fighter.
3. Conor was tired and took too many unanswered shots, especially to the head.
It was a justifiable stoppage, totally disagree with Stephen
No one will be talking about this a week from now. This is normal stuff man.
I don't think I have ever agreed with anything SAS has ever said. Ever.
Sure it was stopped early and i'm HAPPY! As a fight fan, Mcgregor is sparking new life into the boxing and MMA world. I don't want him taking more shots than necessary. The fight was lost and even Dana agreed. It was a solid fight imo. Mayweather didn't just sit back, nor could he afford to and boy was it refreshing to see him pushing up and being aggressive.
Not a total epic but hey, i'd fight anyone for 100mil too...
It's nice to hear Max Kellerman admit he was wrong. He was way off basis with his comments that Conor wouldn't land one shot.
Conor's not mad. He stayed out all night partying. He wasn't even upset he lost the fight. I actually think Conor didn't give his training 100%. He should have focused almost entirely on cardio or he should have tried to take Floyd out in the 1st or 2nd round. But instead he decided to box with Floyd (a big mistake). That let Floyd just sit back and wait for Conor to slow down and run out of gas (which he did starting around the 5-6 round.) Conor, for whatever reason, has major cardio issues.
You saw a man (Conor) that was exhausted, getting hit and hurt at the moment the fight was stopped. It's under those conditions when a fighter can get really hurt. The ref did the right thing. His job is to not allow the fighters to take undue punishment. Conor was toast with two minutes left in the round. He was rendered TKO'D and rightly so.
Conor was taking clean shots that were snapping his head back round after round! He wasn't defending himself! His hands were down his chin was up. Still over 2 mins left in the round. Good stoppage
Stephen A. Smith is out of his mind here. The punishment Conor withstood in past UFC bouts is meaningless. Fighters in MMA rarely take protracted beatings because, typically, once they're hurt, the opponent jumps on top of them to quickly finish things. Floyd was delivering a one sided beating for two consecutive rounds. At the time of the stoppage, Conor was staggering across the ring after taking something like 13 unanswered blows; and Floyd was continuing to land at will. This is exactly the type situation where a fighter risks serious injury -- or worse. While for most of the fight, I thought the ref was just so-so, for the stoppage he was right on point.
Max knows his combat sports and is 100% right here. You don't let a fighter take unnecessary punishment. Also, not sure what fight Stephen A. was watching because Conor was literally getting punched across the ring prior to the stoppage.
One very serious way to get hurt isn't just by getting knocked out early, often what's worse is taking excessive damage when you're tired and beat up. I'm a fan of Conor/mma there was nothing wrong with the stoppage. Not . a . thing . Honestly I'm a little skeptical of Stephen's true feelings behind his stance on this issue.
I believe it was a good stoppage, maybe Mcgregor could have continued but that would have gone against the ethics of boxing and that is the difference between MMA, which is savage and does not take account of the technical and accumulative nature of a boxer's punch..
I wouldn't argue boxing with Max, he been covering boxing my whole life basically
SAS has absolutely no idea what he's talking about. When the ref stopped the fight Mcgregor was completely defenseless, he couldn't even keep his hands up. So just because he is an mma fighter than we should allow him to repeatedly be hit in the face more than any other boxer? That's just allowing a concussion/brain damage just for the sake of watching it happen. Those are the kinds of things we are desperately trying to avoid for athletes. It was the perfect time to end it
The first thing the ref tells you before every fight is protect yourself at All TIMES. Once you start taking punches with your guard down it's the refs job to protect you by stepping in. If the ref kept it going and Connor died or got brain damage then the critics would call the ref negligent just so they could have something to say. Connors has trained his whole career to never quit in MMA and he probably instructed his corner to never throw in the towel. The ref had to stop it
Ref did him a favor. McGregor was 2 power punches away from getting laid out.
Here's the full truth, in mma they often stop fights prematurely, in fact McGregor has benefited from it multiple times. McGregor gave signs that he was out on his feet, so the referee stopped it. I would have preferred the referee let Floyd actually ko him because he just gave McGregor the excuse he needed and can now blame it on the referee.
The fight should've stopped 2 punches earlier. Those rights were killer.
If they would have fought with 10 oz gloves Conor would've ran out of gas way earlier. Those ropes held Conor up 2 rounds prior to the stoppage Conor could not defend himself he was not blocking or swinging back. That was an ethical stoppage.
Stephen cant really argue Max's points that it wasnt stopped to soon, remember Max is almost a master at the study and talking about boxing before any other sport, plus what most people dont know is mcgregor and the doctors found out he suffered from mild brain injuries from this fight.
Didn't Stephen A. already say he agreed with the stoppage although he understood my McGregor would be upset with the early stoppage? Which one is it? Smh
I dont know what Skip or SAS are smoking today. They're both talking to talk today, not making a lick of sense.
You know what justifies the stoppage? The fact that McGregor looked as if he was out on his feet and not defending himself. Also, we have to remember that this fight "technically" shouldn't have been sanctioned. PLUS they broke the rules changing to 8 ounce gloves, if anyone got seriously hurt Nevada Athletic Commission would have been in shit.
Man those Rocky movies have a lot of people fooled.
the worst part of the stoppage is on Mayweather's behalf, he won't get the credit he could have gotten if he flat out KOd Conner.
The man didn't have the strength to keep his arms up. He didn't throw punch all round. It was a good stoppage.
Should have had Will Smith yell at McGregor "TAKE A KNEE!, DO YOU HEAR ME!? TAKE-A-KNEE! ~(but who watched the movie I'm referencing)
Kellerman speaking truth. Skip Bayless should take notes
MMA toughness doesn't matter, boxing rules are for boxers. Even for first time boxers. He took at least 10 punches before it was stopped!
I have no problem with the stoppage because he stopped throwing punches for about 1 minute. A ref, watching you not fighting back, and you getting hit with heavy shots time and again, is gonna stop it after awhile, which he did.
Hopelessly behind on cards?? I had it even going into the 10th. Even one of the official judges had it 86-86
It's good they stopped it cause McGregor could of got hurt easy the man was tired as fuk by the 4th round.. overall i thought it was a good fight
This is one of the time I agree with his assessment. Shoulda let him go out on his shield.
Look at McGregor the second after the fight was stopped, he wasnt woobly at all, he was just fatigued.
TheRipper760 The fight is all over the internet, look at it before you post dumb shit.
I must have watched the wrong fight
Chill Will If you wanted Mayweather to win than ofc you think the fight should have been stopped. I watched it as a fan of both.
Floyd was about to knock him out and give him brain damage. I think after this fight mma people will keep to their lane.
Ca S he should have tbh
Head trauma is head trauma is head trauma regardless of the arena. The referee could see that Conor didn't know how to slow down the onslaught or how to defend himself in the final round and a half of the fight. The guy has a young son, and he's going to be thankful for that stoppage when he's able to show his son how to throw a punch or how to dribble a soccer ball. He made more money than he has in his entire career up until that point, and he's still a champion in the UFC and the biggest draw in MMA.
People wanna see somebody with brain damage or dead before a fight is stopped. "I mean it wasn't a good fight, nobody got killed." 🤦♂️
Just because Conor fights in the octagon doesn't mean he can just take punches in the face repeatedly? We found out on Saturday that pro boxers clearly punch harder than MMA fighters so I don't understand the argument at all.
Conor would have won if the ref didnt stop it. He would have gone down for an 8 count, then continued with his iconic second wind. Mcgregor himself said he gets a second wind rounds 11 and 12
???So the professionally trained skilled boxer you stop the fight but the fan defenseless in an exhibition event should be allowed to take more of a beating???
Stephan A. Smith should never be allowed to discuss boxing. The stoppage was good. You don't allow the most accurate puncher in boxing history to continue to punch a boxing novice that out on his feet. We don't need to see Conor beaten unconscious.