Mayweather - Mcgregor Press Conference/Fight Night RBR

[palmerq]

http://www.boxingscene.com/mayweathe...-stats--119895

punch stats... macgregor outlanded him in the first 3, even landed in the 4th(magregor threw way more though)then mayweather took over.. 58% of power punches for floyd..

I only watched the highlights on youtube, macgregor clearly isnt a pro boxer and it looks like floyd is finished as a top guy, which is normal for a 40 year old who was retired for a few years(and has retired again)

[Master]

Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor: 'Frightening money, hollow legacy?'

Conor McGregor's first words at his post-fight news conference announced he was at the lectern with his own branded whiskey.

It was another sell at the end of arguably the greatest sell in boxing history.

Former five-weight world champion Floyd Mayweather stopped the Irish UFC fighter, who was making his boxing debut, in the 10th round after one of the most hyped fights of all time.

Beforehand, the media pored over every word - racist, homophobic or otherwise. Boxing purists despaired, while the MMA community dreamed their relatively young sport would topple the more established form of combat.

Journalists literally pushed and shoved one another for position at media events. Photographers charged towards the fighters as if they were the Beatles reunited.

It was comical, exciting and at times sickeningly transparent in its core purpose - to make as much money as possible.

The figures will be staggering. An hour after picking apart a tiring McGregor, Mayweather said the bout had surpassed the $72.2m (£59.9m) earned at the gate when he overcame Manny Pacquiao in 2015.

Pay-per-view figures will be firmed up next week but bank on the total exceeding $620m (£480m), roughly what Mayweather-Pacquiao delivered.

Probably the richest bout in history then. Mayweather hopes to pick up $300m (£232m) - he was making almost $10m (£7.7m) a minute.

Did he earn it? Yes, the 40-year-old grafted in promoting the fight but when laid bare, the contest was always his.

"Floyd didn't look concerned one bit," said Britain's former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis. "He was smiling, very comfortable, composed. I didn't see the point of the whole thing. I didn't think [McGregor] did well at all."

Punch stats - though at times debatable - show McGregor landed nine more than the victor for six rounds. The next four rounds saw Mayweather throw 70 more than his rival. That is some acceleration in pace, arguably all too easy.

Respected boxing writer Tris Dixon commented: "McGregor won what Mayweather let him win."

It sounds brutally harsh. No-one can deny McGregor's guts or his will to break new ground. He is a credit to UFC but about 5,000 spare seats at the T-Mobile Arena indicates some saw him as part of an overhyped, expensive and flawed product.

Former super-middleweight champion Carl Froch said if McGregor were an established boxer, the term "outclassed" would be used.

"What was it people bought into?" said boxing promoter Frank Warren.

Personality and intrigue undoubtedly. McGregor is not an established boxer and his efforts in the ring were honest.

But when the dust settles, the intricacies of the fight are analysed and the behaviour of all involved in the build-up is dissected, the legacy may be a rather hollow feeling.

McGregor will make do with around $100m (£77.5m) - roughly $3m (£2.3m) a minute. In the ring, he paid for not having Mayweather's 21 years of pure-boxing conditioning.

"Questions or shall I prattle on?" he said on hitting the stage afterwards. The world outside of UFC has learned he needs no invitation.

But from now on, he will have invitations aplenty.

Mayweather might have out-earned him but 'The Notorious' brand has gone stratospheric in recent weeks.

And hence this boxing gamble will pay dividends. New brands will want a slice of him; those who already own a slice will look to protect it.



Asked about McGregor boxing again, UFC president Dana White answered emphatically: "I would rather he did not. I don't think there is anything left to prove."

McGregor - sporting sunglasses and a colourful suit - ruled nothing out, including a trilogy fight in the UFC with Nate Diaz, or more boxing.

"Conor McGregor is now a huge attraction in boxing," said BBC Radio 5 live commentator Mike Costello.

"You've seen the sparring videos and their fall-out, so now Conor McGregor v Paulie Malignaggi on St Patrick's Day next March is a legitimate fight. The build-up for that starts now."

If he doesn't fancy more boxing, McGregor has the microphone skills for WWE - as well as an energy and swagger which some say points to Hollywood.

Refreshingly, he was reflective afterwards. Just as he was after his biggest UFC defeat to date against Diaz last year.

True champions quickly find solutions and he promised to address a lull in energy he believes he feels midway through his MMA fight and says affected him here. Hearing him speak about his craft in this mood is intoxicating. He does not pay lip service; rather, every word he utters has clearly come from deep thought.

This studious nature combined with gripping personality mean that with Mayweather retired, he is the biggest name in combat sports.

"I have many options in MMA and I'm sure there will be options that present themselves in the boxing ring," said the 29-year-old.

"I am open. I love competing. Tonight was a damn good fight. I enjoyed myself and I can't tell you exactly what is next."

Who knows? But it will be big. McGregor did his share to hype this bout in pursuit of more money than he will ever need. Just don't bank on him quietly disappearing with his earnings.

To watch Mayweather is to see a man practically box on autopilot. Those decades spent honing his craft meant even at 40, the American - who had been retired for almost two years - was a force.

Afterwards, he made no attempt to hide his motivation.

"I have retired before but I'm not a damn fool," he said. "If I see an opportunity to make $300m in 36 minutes I will. But this is my last one."

Who wouldn't do the same? And in his defence, amid the hype of recent weeks he was the quieter man. Often his barbs felt forced, delivered because he could not be seen to say nothing as McGregor's antics reached new heights.

But he pushed for this fight, floating it to UFC bosses by his own admission. This win showed his quality to a new audience - those sucked in by the anarchy. Perhaps that is a positive - more people have seen his genius.



And 1950s world heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano's perfect 49-fight record has been surpassed. Hence as it ends - again - Mayweather's career should be lauded.

Making it to the top was not easy. He spoke of his first $100,000 cheque - received at the age of 19 "I came from poverty," he pointed out. "I wasn't listening at that meeting, I just wanted that cheque."

To reach a point where he has now taken part in the two richest fights in history and banked hundreds of millions of dollars shows genius from a business perspective too.

"I look forward to becoming a boxing trainer, helping fighters," he said. "I want to teach fighters about becoming a superstar not just in the ring but outside. It takes a lot of work on the outside to become a megastar."

He is a megastar and boxing has lost its marquee name again.

Perhaps this fight illustrates just how hard it will be to find a replacement. If candidates were plentiful, it would never have happened in the first place.

Boxing purists have their fancied names but the casual fan wants something simple, something they don't have to work to understand amidst the myriad of belts and weight classes.

This bout gave them that and the opportunist in Mayweather pounced.

Inside and outside the ring, that opportunistic nature was key for possibly the greatest the game has seen.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/41065740

[Ron Swanson]

I saw it far different than most.

I thought the idea of an early stoppage was silly before the fight. Floyd doesn't have big power and Conor is much larger.

Floyd is completely shot, his legs were awful, he walked around like Margarito one foot in front of the other because he can't move them how he should anymore.

Floyd could have cut the ring off to put more pressure on him, do people really think Floyd doesn't know how to cut off the ring? He just followed him because he felt no threat what so ever.

But I knew there would be misconceptions before the fight once people started saying "what if Conor throws a superman punch?" Who cares, a superman punch wouldn't work in boxing because the only reason it works in MMA is the threat of kicks/takedowns. And even if it did work power comes from feet through your whole body. You don't have leverage for power in the air.

Conor doesn't know leverage so he was never going to hurt Floyd. I honestly think if Floyd wanted he could have stopped him without throwing a punch. Just up the pressure by cutting off the ring and faint him into exhaustion until he falls over. Homer Simpson style.

The concept Conor could have caught a second wind is silly. Boxing is much faster paced than MMA. In MMA you can rest in fight. If you are trying to keep a guy off you in boxing you can't rest.

And the stoppage was not early in the least. Conor wasn't fighting anymore, he was stumbling all over the ring and being peppered. Wasn't over half the round left? He's supposed to stumble around being battered for another 2+ minutes? No

[Spicoli]

Caught only 6 thru end but get the impression I didn't miss anything and Mayweather was ultimately doing what he wanted when he wanted to do it. Another example of too much emphasis put on 'he cannot hurt or KO anyone'. Multiple ways to take a guy out into deep waters and let the legs go dead and the gas tank drain all the while just tapping on the nail. Honestly surprised at talk of early stoppage and "controversy". The way some are going on elsewhere had it gone 12 I can only imagine talk of bad judging or the overused R word. Clear as day he had hit his wall and turning into a buoy just wide open bobbing in the water. Never a Floyd fan but really when's the last time he played aggressor, did not fight all safety first and actually pressed for a stoppage . Still very much a circus that unfolded and when Floyd enters in a ski mask it pretty much sums it up. Lets get back to boxing that actually has a future.

Also, surreal is watching Dana White stand in the same ring his top money fighter just got his arse kicked in and using punch stat numbers to fluff up the effort-event. Haven't laughed that loud in a long time. Zero doubt he has future endeavors in mind and we can all calm this mma taking over boxing nonsense once and for all. Also Mayweather stay retired..enough..please. Just go . And Mcgregor, hey man honest effort but stay in your lane and rebuild ufc career.

[powerpuncher]

I saw it far different than most.

I thought the idea of an early stoppage was silly before the fight. Floyd doesn't have big power and Conor is much larger.

Floyd is completely shot, his legs were awful, he walked around like Margarito one foot in front of the other because he can't move them how he should anymore.

Floyd could have cut the ring off to put more pressure on him, do people really think Floyd doesn't know how to cut off the ring? He just followed him because he felt no threat what so ever.

But I knew there would be misconceptions before the fight once people started saying "what if Conor throws a superman punch?" Who cares, a superman punch wouldn't work in boxing because the only reason it works in MMA is the threat of kicks/takedowns. And even if it did work power comes from feet through your whole body. You don't have leverage for power in the air.

Conor doesn't know leverage so he was never going to hurt Floyd. I honestly think if Floyd wanted he could have stopped him without throwing a punch. Just up the pressure by cutting off the ring and faint him into exhaustion until he falls over. Homer Simpson style.

The concept Conor could have caught a second wind is silly. Boxing is much faster paced than MMA. In MMA you can rest in fight. If you are trying to keep a guy off you in boxing you can't rest.

And the stoppage was not early in the least. Conor wasn't fighting anymore, he was stumbling all over the ring and being peppered. Wasn't over half the round left? He's supposed to stumble around being battered for another 2+ minutes? No

I would agree for the most part. I think that Floyd could have chosen any way to win the fight that he chose to. But just like in Mayweather fashion, he didn't want to take unnecessary punishment. He started coming forward once Mcgregor had lost his power and become no threat whatsoever.

I don't believe though that Mayweather took shots on purpose in the first few rounds. He did get caught clean a few times. Later in the fight he came forward and I don't think he was worried about getting hit so his defense went out the window.

[Ron Swanson]

I saw it far different than most.

I thought the idea of an early stoppage was silly before the fight. Floyd doesn't have big power and Conor is much larger.

Floyd is completely shot, his legs were awful, he walked around like Margarito one foot in front of the other because he can't move them how he should anymore.

Floyd could have cut the ring off to put more pressure on him, do people really think Floyd doesn't know how to cut off the ring? He just followed him because he felt no threat what so ever.

But I knew there would be misconceptions before the fight once people started saying "what if Conor throws a superman punch?" Who cares, a superman punch wouldn't work in boxing because the only reason it works in MMA is the threat of kicks/takedowns. And even if it did work power comes from feet through your whole body. You don't have leverage for power in the air.

Conor doesn't know leverage so he was never going to hurt Floyd. I honestly think if Floyd wanted he could have stopped him without throwing a punch. Just up the pressure by cutting off the ring and faint him into exhaustion until he falls over. Homer Simpson style.

The concept Conor could have caught a second wind is silly. Boxing is much faster paced than MMA. In MMA you can rest in fight. If you are trying to keep a guy off you in boxing you can't rest.

And the stoppage was not early in the least. Conor wasn't fighting anymore, he was stumbling all over the ring and being peppered. Wasn't over half the round left? He's supposed to stumble around being battered for another 2+ minutes? No

I would agree for the most part. I think that Floyd could have chosen any way to win the fight that he chose to. But just like in Mayweather fashion, he didn't want to take unnecessary punishment. He started coming forward once Mcgregor had lost his power and become no threat whatsoever.

I don't believe though that Mayweather took shots on purpose in the first few rounds. He did get caught clean a few times. Later in the fight he came forward and I don't think he was worried about getting hit so his defense went out the window.

I don't think Floyd would ever take shots on purpose. What he will do is fight in a manner that it may happen if he does not respect your power. We've seen him take risks he didn't need to take in more than one fight. But that isn't taking shots on purpose. I think those early shots fall into that "Floyd is completely shot" category.

I'm not taking anything away from Conor. He did what he could but he was hopelessly outgunned. I liked Conor's attitude after it all. But I was disappointed in his lack of understanding of what actually happened. He won those early rounds but lost the fight in them and he doesn't seem to recognize it. He would have lost if he didn't blow his load early too. I just would have liked to have seen him understand what was happening. For entertainment it was good. I just mean in the interviews instead of saying it was a close fight and he was outboxing him early he could have said "I gave it my all but Floyd used my inexperience to outsmart me".

Still, liked Conors attitude.

[Master]

Although academic I can not beleive 2 judges gave Floyd round 2 and 3.

[TitoFan]

Floyd should be 49.1-0
'Nough said.