From Sportsnet
LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather Jr. put on a show in the last fight of his spectacular career.Read more: http://www.sportsnet.ca/mma/floyd-mayweather-jr-tkos-conor-mcgregor-10th-round/Conor McGregor didn’t do so badly, either.
Mayweather figured out a 50th opponent Saturday night, letting McGregor have the early rounds before stalking him late and leaving the mixed martial artist defenceless and exhausted on the ropes in the 10th round.
It was a smashing end to a career that earned Mayweather more money than any fighter before him — including an estimated $200 million for his last bout.
"I think we gave the fans what they wanted to see," Mayweather said. "I owed them for the (Manny) Pacquiao fight."
Mayweather battered McGregor around the ring in the later rounds, finally stopping him at 1:05 of the 10th with a flurry of punches that forced referee Robert Byrd to stop the fight.
Before a pro-McGregor crowd that roared every time the UFC fighter landed a punch, Mayweather methodically broke him down after a slow start to score his first real stoppage in nearly a decade. He did it in what he said would be his final fight, against a man who had never been in a professional boxing match before.
McGregor boxed surprisingly well but after landing some shots in the early rounds, his punches seemed to lose their steam. Mayweather then went on the pursuit. McGregor backpedaled most of the way, stopping only to throw an occasional flurry as Mayweather wore him down.
"I turned him into a Mexican tonight," McGregor said. "He fought like a Mexican."
Though Byrd cautioned McGregor for hitting behind the head on two different occasions, there were no real fouls in the fight and McGregor never tried to revert to any MMA tactics
McGregor had vowed to knock Mayweather out within two rounds, and he won the early rounds with movement and punches to the head. But the tide of the fight turned in the fourth round as Mayweather seemed to figure out what he had to do and began aggressively stalking McGregor.
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Really great post. I had a similar take to yours, only less elaborate, here
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. Is great boxer in the world and he fought many fights with cleaver and amazing fights...
And sir you put a also a great post wonderful...
In the last sir please follow me and me also follow you thanks...
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Floyd thank you very much! the trash talking can stop at work now. If you lost i would never hear the end of it. Thanks again #FloydMayweatherJunior!
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Full Fight - Floyd Mayweather vs Connor McGreggor - T-Mobile Arena
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. is an amazing boxer with outstanding boxing skills and i congratulate him on the win he has deserved. My heart however lies with Conor McGregor who has gone such a long and hard road to glory from rags to riches and gave an honorable fight even though was not fighting in his native style.
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Same here man, I really like conor but was skeptical that he would be able to win against floyd. But I can say that conor lasted for a lot more rounds than I thought he would and for that I respect him even more now.
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Really, it was a very funny and fun game. I usually feel the tension while watching a boxing match, but today I was laughing loudly. It really is phenomenal.
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I called this fight.. super predictable. Let McGregor pop off in a few rounds to give the fans what they want then expose him late in the fight to make it worth the ridiculous price tag.
See my perfect prediction here: https://steemit.com/sports/@camdaddy/mayweather-vs-mcgregor
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