S.T.A.G.E. said:
Aeolus451 said:
You're right that he won in the end but not for those reasons. An amatuer boxer lasted 10 rounds with one of the best boxing champs there was and wasn't knocked on his ass. He actually did fairly well. He's main problems were stamina and he seemed to have trouble staying within the rules of boxing.
Yes, but thats an amatuer boxer. The conditioning is still more similar so it still stands to reason. Everything else is based on skill. MMA training is tough, but the cardiovascular condition is nowhere near boxing. ;)
Conor was already the highest pain UFC fighter by far before there was even whispers of a conor vs floyd fight and he was already arrogant but in a very entertaining way. He's the perfect role model for any MMA fighter who wants to get paid alot.
Connor wanted more than what the UFC offers and Dana knew he couldnt hold his ego back (can't beat him, then join him in getting a cut of the perhaps, billion dollar gravy train). Fighting floyd in one match made him more than his entire MMA career. Hes smart...but not a role model. You have to get into the superstar level to cross over and he took everyones money. Floyd made more (as usual), but it doesnt Connor is now in the 100 million club.
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He's a role model in the sense to where all MMA fighters should aspire to reach. Most UFC fighters suck at hyping/promoting their fights. Conor is a genius at that and he delivers most of the time on his shit talking.
Yes, he's made more in this one fight than he has in any other fight but he was already listed in forbes top paid athletes early in the year (feb I think) at 22 mil for just this year. I don't know what he made up to this fight for year on top of that. They were giving him a percentage of the pay per views earnings and a share of the company. The event is win-win for the UFC and it's fighters.
