Media Conor McGregor has been working on his Boxing

[TerrorTimmy]

Best boxer in MMA hands down.

Let's see, one got outworked by Dustin Poirier, and another knocked down Tyson Fury in boxing.

Which was the better boxer, again?

 

[herpd807]

I respect any man who comes back to fighting even though they are generationally wealthy. But his best days are past him

 

[ChangeIsComing]

Conor’s technique has always been very very good

Agreed, but I highly doubt he comes back to any substantial success. He will likely beat Chandler and if he gets Diaz again (doubtful he will win that) but I dont see him ever coming close to a title shote again....just too much time away.

 

[MileHigher]

Actually it does if boxing technique and skill is what gave him the wins. He won by superior boxing skill and technique in those fights. You’re acting like he just threw a sloppy overhand right and won

No, I’m actually not acting like that at all. He won those fights with his striking, not boxing specifically. Back then had a sideways karate stance and was very light in his feet. Now he’s a flat footed boxer and he’s nowhere near the striker he once was. MMA striking involves some boxing of course, but it has be modified greatly to be fully effective.

As soon as he went the boxing route his career went downhill. Look at his record post-MayMac. It’s undeniable.

 

[Poatan Power]

People are getting confused here.

People saying his boxing technique was great are viewing it through the prism of boxing in MMA and padwork. That's not boxing. People saying his boxing is shit are viewing it through the prism of pure boxing where takedowns and kicks aren't factors. That may be true but it also isn't useful to MMA.

The accurate thing to say is Conor, for a time, did very well at executing MMA striking which included crisp hands and staying on his feet, not boxing, per se.

Whether or not he has good boxing technique for boxing purposes is irrelevant because his technique has to be useful for MMA, not the ring.

 

[MileHigher]

People are getting confused here.

People saying his boxing technique was great are viewing it through the prism of boxing in MMA. People saying his boxing is shit are viewing it through the prism of pure boxing where takedowns and kicks aren't factors.

The accurate thing to say is Conor, for a time, did very well at executing MMA striking which included crisp hands and staying on his feet, not boxing, per se.

Whether or not he has good boxing technique for boxing purposes is irrelevant because his technique has to be useful for MMA, not the ring.

Yes, exactly. That’s the point I was making, you articulated it way better than I did though.

 

[Leinster Rugby]

Very clever of him to really focus on his strengths and not his shit cardio

 

[Poatan Power]

Very clever of him to really focus on his strengths and not his shit cardio

tbf, it appears on social media that he does cardio all the time.

but you can't out-cardio loads of alcohol.

 

[Guy LeDouche]

Conor working on boxing?!
No way he’s never done that before…

 

[Tyler Durden]

Ray Charles can see that wind-up a mile away <45>

Conor is not a boxer, and I say this is a boxer.

I love boxing, but Conor is a turd as a boxer.

He was actually at his best as a skinny, free-flowing karateka ...

The moment he abandoned this, and tried to become a flat-footed "power-puncher" boxer, he has literally failed ever since.

So you have a heavy bag hanging in your garage, do ya?

 

[Tyler Durden]

I think Conor and his boxing is what derailed his MMA career. Not that I blame him for going for the payday with Mayweather. I probably would have done the same thing, but he changed for the worst as a fighter after that.

Very true.
His "high point" was actually his downfall.
He was best in that point karate stance where he could dart in and out and be a sniper.

 

[mma fighter]

Sorry, that wasn't "boxing" at all.

When Connor won those fights, he was in his "free-floating, wide-stanced (hopping-back-and-forth) 'karateka' motif" in both.

A completely different stance from what he had with the last two Poirier fights. Literally night and day.

If you can't see the difference, then you should never make another post again.

Reminds me of when BJ Penn tried reinventing himself. The "tip toes" BJ Penn was hilarious!

 

[markg171]

tbf, it appears on social media that he does cardio all the time.

but you can't out-cardio loads of alcohol.

The drunken marathons I've run home rather than call a taxi would say you're incorrect.

 

[JKS]

No, I’m actually not acting like that at all. He won those fights with his striking, not boxing specifically. Back then had a sideways karate stance and was very light in his feet. Now he’s a flat footed boxer and he’s nowhere near the striker he once was. MMA striking involves some boxing of course, but it has be modified greatly to be fully effective.

As soon as he went the boxing route his career went downhill. Look at his record post-MayMac. It’s undeniable.

He fought Poirier with two different styles, one heavy boxing focused and the 3rd fight it was more kick oriented with a wider stance like he had earlier in his career. He lost both fights.

But I don't think we can draw many conclusions about Conor's approach to striking and how the changes made his career worse. He literally had one fight where it was as you say the boxing route.

 

[markg171]

No, I’m actually not acting like that at all. He won those fights with his striking, not boxing specifically. Back then had a sideways karate stance and was very light in his feet. Now he’s a flat footed boxer and he’s nowhere near the striker he once was. MMA striking involves some boxing of course, but it has be modified greatly to be fully effective.

As soon as he went the boxing route his career went downhill. Look at his record post-MayMac. It’s undeniable.

He'd be fine with his boxing stance if he at least still did so from a combo based stand point instead of a power shot based one like he's doing in the videos.

The guy's biggest problem is that since he 1 shotted Aldo he's thought he could do that to anybody and so fights looking for another 1 shot KO instead of just any KO at all... even though he himself attributed that KO to precision and timing with his iconic "He's powerful and he's fast, but precision beats power and timing beats speed" line about how he won that exchange.

He can't though. He's never been a 1 shot guy. Yes he's done it a few times in his career like Aldo and Buchinger, but his detractors were never wrong in calling him a TKO guy, not a KO guy. Most of his stoppages were coming off combos where shots just kept coming and then one eventually hurt or crumbled them. Guys weren't joking when they said they had no idea what he hit them as he was hitting them while they're still reacting to the first, second, third shot.

Dustin himself said in the rematch Conor flash KO'd him with the left again in the 1st but there just wasn't any follow up to it so he recovered. You can see the same in other moments like this where Conor hurts him and just lets him off as he wasn't prepared for any more shots:

There's nothing following up his big shots anymore because he wants that big shot to be the highlight. All it's instead doing is letting them off to recover instead of just hurting them further while they're stumbling back like this.

It's even more troubling though to see him focusing on big body shots. Body shot KOs are 1/1,000 shots. You can hit someone perfectly and it may hurt and sap them, but it still won't crumple them without hitting it perfectly which is something you don't have much control over. Those just happen or they don't which is why it's always a surprise when one happens. He'd be far better focused going back to his old body shot approach where he just mixed them with his strong teeps and between combos. Where they're to wilt someone, not finish them. Guy hit Mendes with like 30 to crumble him, not 1. There's a lesson there.

 

[1BadMF]

overextending

 

[Prefect]

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I'll tell you why he is doing this. He is trying to get one more boxing payday because he ain't getting shit in the UFC.

 

[MileHigher]

He fought Poirier with two different styles, one heavy boxing focused and the 3rd fight it was more kick oriented with a wider stance like he had earlier in his career. He lost both fights.

But I don't think we can draw many conclusions about Conor's approach to striking and how the changes made his career worse. He literally had one fight where it was as you say the boxing route.

What’s his MMA record since he boxed Mayweather?

 

[Royce's Gi]

Big Respect for the Wealthiest MMA-fighter and Best Boxer of them all!

Especially since he is returning although he doesn't need it with all his wealth , companies and business-ventures and myriad of wenches in toilets at clubs.

 

[Pequeño Corey]

Sorry, that wasn't "boxing" at all.

When Connor won those fights, he was in his "free-floating, wide-stanced (hopping-back-and-forth) 'karateka' motif" in both.

A completely different stance from what he had with the last two Poirier fights. Literally night and day.

If you can't see the difference, then you should never make another post again.

What are your boxing credentials. Have you ever uploaded any footage of you boxing on sherdog?