Quote (NitrogenPeroxide @ May 16 2020 02:00pm)
i dunno if i would consider it "fucking floyd up" but conor deff did pretty decent. i remember watching it live seemed like he did more damage but when rewatching it its clear as day floyd wasnt in any danger
cardio wise, i dont think conor has bad cardio per se (deff not the best out of fighters but not the worst either) its just that he doesnt know how to manage his gas tank and thats on him. look at yoel. after gassing in previous fights he only commits to his attacks when he feels there's an opening. conor should do the same
conors flaw is that he will commit to everything and use so much energy and if what he did doesnt put the enemy away (like in the 1st diaz fight) then hes screwed.
Yeah, against a fighter like conor from Floyd’s point of view he prob saw a few options considering he knew conor had power, and didn’t have much film on him in a boxing setting.
1) Go in emotional guns blazing and trust your reflexes and training in the moment that you won’t get caught in the few minutes it takes to demolish him.
2) Go full on defense mode and out point him from the outside, trusting that your defensive instincts will allow you to absorb and roll with any shots he sneaks through without taking actual damage all the way to the final bell.
3) middle ground, downloading info for a few rounds playing it safe. Then explode later when you’re aware of his tendencies and his notorious energy inefficiency kicks in. Reducing chances of getting slept when you’re opening yourself up.
I think Floyd went option 3 and envisioned the fight going almost exactly how it went. Except conor was probably better than he thought he’d be so the KO came a bit later.