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We tend to sit back and mock people who explain why such and such happened, but every question demands an answer,
When Conor McGregor was asked why he thought he lost the first fight to Nate Diaz, I thought his explanation was fairly rational; he was inefficient, he went head-hunting, he didn't expect Nate to hold up so well.
"I took a shot; I went at it.
"I feel I was simply inefficient with my energy. Usually I fight a man in the division I am champion in they crumble under those shots but Nate didn't. The weight allowed him to take those shots well... With the bigger man, you must be more efficient with your striking. You don't put everything into the shots."
So screw this pure sportsman crap. Fans tend to expect that whenever you lose you just have to "man up" and admit your opponent was the better man,........ lol, sure buddy.
Several factors go into performance....the weight cut, nagging injuries, even your emotional state. When a reporter walks up to you and puts you on the spot and asks you "Why?" the answer cannot be the same each time, "duh, my opponent was the better man" NO, there will be nuance. Fighters aren't video game characters with static capabilities, they have a certain range of their abilities.
I'd say most fighters are assessing their personal productivity in the ring based on those factors rather than saying if it weren't for so and so I'd have won.
When Conor McGregor was asked why he thought he lost the first fight to Nate Diaz, I thought his explanation was fairly rational; he was inefficient, he went head-hunting, he didn't expect Nate to hold up so well.
"I took a shot; I went at it.
"I feel I was simply inefficient with my energy. Usually I fight a man in the division I am champion in they crumble under those shots but Nate didn't. The weight allowed him to take those shots well... With the bigger man, you must be more efficient with your striking. You don't put everything into the shots."
So screw this pure sportsman crap. Fans tend to expect that whenever you lose you just have to "man up" and admit your opponent was the better man,........ lol, sure buddy.
Several factors go into performance....the weight cut, nagging injuries, even your emotional state. When a reporter walks up to you and puts you on the spot and asks you "Why?" the answer cannot be the same each time, "duh, my opponent was the better man" NO, there will be nuance. Fighters aren't video game characters with static capabilities, they have a certain range of their abilities.
I'd say most fighters are assessing their personal productivity in the ring based on those factors rather than saying if it weren't for so and so I'd have won.