my opinion, he would have looked foolish against Floyd if he hired a real boxing coach. they woulda just told him that he's doing everything wrong and you woulda seen Conor in there lookin like a boxer along with that coaches game plan, while he dont even understand Conor. that would show a disrespect to boxing and i know Conor respects every martial art/combat sport. him and Kavanagh and Roddy made what was vs Mayweather.
i think the issue he had was his stamina, but i think that stamina got drained by nerves and adrenaline. he looked over whelmed once he actually stepped into the ring. he didnt look as relaxed as in UFC once the bell rang. he says he can handle the bright lights and he had bright lights in UFC but never nothing like this. nobody ever. i think it was too much.
his game plan was horrible, regardless of fatigue. he shoulda baited and countered more. even when Floyd was walkin him down, if that same sequence was in an mma fight, Conor woulda landed uppercuts, multiple chances. he didnt look the same. he was also doin those weird taps on the back of the head. he doesnt even do that in mma. i think it was the nerves.
the stance he used was more like the Paulie vid. he didnt change levels. no "karate" stance. the low level of his stance. he fought Floyd in his highest level. dont see why they completely abandoned every level. i dont know if im trippin but i saw a little Nick Diaz in him. would make sense. and he cant really use the lower levels of his stance if he's fighting like Nick Diaz (any Nick fans see it?) so somethins gotta go and it was interesting. i get it. all in all, i mighta gave Floyd maybe 1 rd before the 10th. them rounds where Floyd starting getting aggressive were the rounds where Conor was slippin a lot of Floyd punches and combinations. a tired Conor. people said Floyd didnt look as good or looked old or just giving excuses (not Floyd tho). i think that devalues what Floyd just did.
i think the issue he had was his stamina, but i think that stamina got drained by nerves and adrenaline. he looked over whelmed once he actually stepped into the ring. he didnt look as relaxed as in UFC once the bell rang. he says he can handle the bright lights and he had bright lights in UFC but never nothing like this. nobody ever. i think it was too much.
his game plan was horrible, regardless of fatigue. he shoulda baited and countered more. even when Floyd was walkin him down, if that same sequence was in an mma fight, Conor woulda landed uppercuts, multiple chances. he didnt look the same. he was also doin those weird taps on the back of the head. he doesnt even do that in mma. i think it was the nerves.
the stance he used was more like the Paulie vid. he didnt change levels. no "karate" stance. the low level of his stance. he fought Floyd in his highest level. dont see why they completely abandoned every level. i dont know if im trippin but i saw a little Nick Diaz in him. would make sense. and he cant really use the lower levels of his stance if he's fighting like Nick Diaz (any Nick fans see it?) so somethins gotta go and it was interesting. i get it. all in all, i mighta gave Floyd maybe 1 rd before the 10th. them rounds where Floyd starting getting aggressive were the rounds where Conor was slippin a lot of Floyd punches and combinations. a tired Conor. people said Floyd didnt look as good or looked old or just giving excuses (not Floyd tho). i think that devalues what Floyd just did.
