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Its been more than 2 weeks since the event went down, with an outcome consistent with the predictions of essentially all people with a connection to, and experience in, mainstream boxing. Still, I see evidence that some folks (who are trying to give McGregor a gold star for showing up) don't fully understand what happened strategically, or what they saw, technically. For example, I have seen more than a few guys referring to a pull counter by Floyd as a blow landed by McGregor. In other words, there is strong evidence that those without boxing skill or experience saw a different fight than did casual spectators. Of course, all people gain some insight after they actually start training. My daughter noted -- as her boxing skills improved -- that "I notice so many subtle cues now when people don't know what they're doing". I think the same is true of this fight. The more you know about boxing, the more awkward and outclassed Conor looked in the fight.