Quote Originally Posted by Hockey Guy View Post
Can we really expect Conor to go 12 rounds hard after seeing him "gas" twice against Diaz in basically 2 boxing matches minus 20 seconds & the ground finish in the first one. I get it that the rounds are shorter but there's no way he's getting around that IMO. He has to finish within 4-5 rounds & completely agree with sonatine on this & like his play there for that reason. If Mayweather survives the first few rounds, which I believe he will, I think he'll be able to finish this whenever he wants. Conor will be dead tired by round 6 or 7 & looking for a soft landing spot.

Also, how is he going to deal with carrying around an extra 6oz on his hands for 12 rounds & I believe this will take a lot of sting & speed off his punches not to mention needing larger holes to land the clean shots necessary & Mayweather is pretty good at deflecting these shots.

He has a punchers chance just like every boxer has a chance against an MMA fighter, Ray Mercer comes to mind, because every round starts standing & if they can land the proper shot, & put them on queer street, they can win.
I think 5, 5 minute rounds of punching, kicking, grappling, takedowns, submission attempts, etc. is pretty comparable to 12 rounds in boxing. But 12 rounds against Mayweather is different, because you spend so much time and energy trying to find him and hit him. It takes a lot of energy out of you to keep missing with punches.

Once Conor gets tired, I really think Floyd is going to hurt him with a body shot.