Am I the only one who thought this would of been way better? When I saw how big the gloves were I immediately knew Connor lost lol
Boxers in general and Floyd specifically have better chins and punch resistance than MMA fighters.
I don't really agree with this. Boxers have better punch defense (plus punches are all they have to worry about), so it's much harder to land a clean knockout punch in boxing than it is in MMA. You have good chins and mediocre chins in both sports.
But he never really tested Floyd's chin. He hit him with a bunch of glancing blows and pitter pat shots to the top of the head. He never once hit Floyed flush with a power shot like he did to Alvarez, Aldo, Mendez, etc. No doubt Floyd has a good chin, but you sure couldn't tell if he does or doesn't from the Conor fight.I dunno. When someone like Conor can be considered a knock out artist in MMA, and just looks completely pillow fisted in boxing, it makes you question the chins of MMA fighters relative to boxers. It just does.
Someone like Amir Khan is considered to have a mediocre chin in boxing, but I wonder if in MMA , in his weight class, he might be considered to have a granite chin, if the likes of Conor are knock-out artists. I think Khan could actually survive hits from Conor flush, and I tend to think of Khan as having a glass jaw.
But he never really tested Floyd's chin. He hit him with a bunch of glancing blows and pitter pat shots to the top of the head. He never once hit Floyed flush with a power shot like he did to Alvarez, Aldo, Mendez, etc. No doubt Floyd has a good chin, but you sure couldn't tell if he does or doesn't from the Conor fight.