2 yr layoff, 40 year old giving up 20lbs to a younger man, he was the aggressive fighter that had the younger bigger man backing up afraid to engage.
In context, in boxing highest levels Mayweather has weak strength at this point in his career. If Connor learned anything tonight, its that Floyd's right straight to the head AND to the body were some shyt he's never had to deal with in his life.
"Power" is fukking relative. I like McGregor, but his power doesn't translate to boxing - and even if it did, its nothing close to what Mayweather's seen through his career. If he had anything close to real, boxing power that uppercut would've broken Mayweather's neck with the way that Floyd jumped into it. Instead, Mayweather felt it was best to set up a tent with his forehead on McGregor's chest.
Nobody does that in professional boxing. That's like Kyrie saying he's going to drop 40 with all buckets in the paint, no free throws, and no dribbling