Disagree with you gents who say this was a waste of time and money.
I am not a boxing fan, and this was the first PPV boxing match I ordered. Watched it with family expecting it to be what it was - a circus-like spectacle.
Of course it ended exactly as I expected it to end, but it lasted much longer than expected and Conor gave a good account of himself, though his limitations - particulerly his inability to generate the kind of power he’s used to in the MMA with his big punches due to the different technique required in boxing became apparent pretty early on.
Mayweather’s version of the “Rope-a-dope” worked perfectly, although he was clearly slower than a few years ago and would not have fared well against a younger boxer.
But he knew he didn’t need to do his usual defensive antics.
He essentially abandoned his career-honed technique, and instead lay low for a few rounds and then went straight ahead against an inexperienced opponent who had run out of gas.
But it WAS entertaining. Especially the pre-fight. Footage of their promotion tour was really funny. They put on a good show, satisfied the crowd, and made a boatload of money.
Both of their reputations were enhanced in the end, if only moderately so.
The American Way, no?
Exactly. My family enjoyed it too. Nice to watch a spectacle with the family, Glad you enjoyed
I am sort of a boxing fan. Meaning I have watched boxing for years especially the championship bouts. Have never gone pay per view as I grew up in the fifties where they were all on TV.
So, last night I watched the first preliminary fight as I had a meeting during the fight. The prelim fight was in my opinion a barn burner of a fight that featured two unbeaten fighters at 147 lbs. and went ten rounds.
There were at least two knockdowns of the older fighter by a bull of a younger fighter who lost the fight and got jabbed to a pulp so to speak, but fought his style and almost won by knockout twice.
The bull lost in the end to a more experienced fighter who almost lost three times (twice to being floored and once or twice to fatigue) and was hanging on literally for the tenth round. I would say not having seen the McGregor/Mayweather fight, I believe I got to see the better fight.
No surprise - Mayweather has one goal when he steps in a ring - do NOT get hit. Not even once if it can be helped. Over the years he’s passive while the challenger tires himself out. Once there’s little risk of being hurt he hits. I hate him. But he always wins. If Chavez or Pacqiaou couldn’t hurt, him there was no way this MMA guy was going to.