GREENandYELLOW
2x...and defending
Put Conor in with a man his own weight and size and closeness to prime and you are more likely to find Canelo or GGG as an opponent. That would be for Conor.If McGregor faced a boxer that actually goes for the knockout...this fight would have been over a lot sooner.
Outside of this fight being a charade if we are being real about the matchup I always said this matchup favored this type of fight...which leads to MMA fans excuses (and all Mayweather's previous opponents - until their careers are done and they tell the truth ). Mayweather is tactical, defensively minded, likes to think through the fight, uses his punches in a one at a time style, or a 1-2, rarely does multiple punch combos because it sacrifices his defense. This would lead to a drawn out fight (count me as one who didn't think it would be an early KO) and a slower less dramatic breakdown.
Had Conor been in their with someone like Errol Spence, Keith Thurman, Canelo, GGG, etc...he would have been bombed the fukk out in less than half the time and taken punches that would have shaken him to the core, because they fight a different style and look for their offense much more aggressively and earlier.
It isn't a slight on Mayweather to say this...I just know it isn't his style and whether the opponent is Maidana or McGregor he isn't going to change who he is just like McGregor can't become a boxer in 3 months. Doesn't change the fact that Mayweather can still give 99% of boxer the slow breakdown into an inevitable loss.