Conor McGregor put up a valiant effort against Floyd Mayweather in his boxing debut but unfortunately the MMA star got fatigued in the 10th round and the veteran boxer laid into him. Referee Robert Byrd felt like McGregor had enough and stopped the fight.
After the fight was over. McGregor didn’t feel he took to much damage and the only reason he was almost knocked down was because he was tired.
I thought I took the early rounds pretty handy, he had to change his style and fair play to him, he did,” McGregor said in the ring immediately after the fight. “He adjusted, he changed his style, he put his hands up more. He’s composed. He’s not that fast, he’s not that powerful, but boy is he composed in there. So he was making me throw and he was patient with his shots.”
“I had a bit of fun over on this side,” Conor continued. “Hopefully I entertained the fans on this. I thought it was close, though. And I thought it was a little early of a stoppage. I get like that when I’m tired. I get a little wobbly and flowy. But get me into the corner and I’d have recovered and come back. I’d have liked to hit the floor. I’d have liked the ref … there’s a lot on the line here, he should have let me keep going, I thought.”
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