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But in the afternoon leading up to the fight, Mayweather is reported to have tried to place two bets on himself - one winning in under 9.5 rounds, which he did with a minute to spare, and another winning by knockout.
"I think that we bet 100 on 9.5," Mayweather told the news providerafter his victory. "I gave my guy six figures to go bet. I have to make sure he bet because earlier today I went to the sports book to bet and they wouldn't let me bet."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/boxing/2...-attempted-bet-400000-beating-conor-mcgregor/
he did win his bet, but with way less money he wanted to. so he essentially toyed with mcgregor till the 10th. and it was also actually smart too because if he would have straight beaten him up in a round there wouldn't be talks of a rematch. now there is and he could make even more money
The point in any flight is to get out of there as quickly as you can and not get injured. He knew his opponent was dangerous. So the plan had to be get him out of there quickly. He was not able to.