Nate never came close to killing Conor because this is MMA, not a street fight. In a hypothetical street fight, it's impossible to say who would win.
By virtue of getting his face pounded in and rocked several times throughout both of their fights. If Conor hadn't gassed, he would have most likely finished Nate in the third round of their first fight. No way he could absorb two or three more clean left hands from Conor.
Pussy? Keyboard warriors shouldn't be telling professional athletes they're pussies. It's just dumb.
Gift decision? Which three rounds did Nate win? I'll wait.
If Conor had no heart he wouldn't have won the second fight against Nate. Or survive getting beat up by Chad Mendes as well.
Finished by better men? Who? He beat Nate. Even in their first fight, it's pretty obvious who the better fighter is. Conor smashes Nate when both are fresh and prepared for each other. It's only competitive because of Conor's not so great cardio after 7 minutes.
Floyd? Conor got beat by a 49-0 boxer. Who cares? He's not a boxer. If anything, he deserves props for winning rounds and catching Floyd clean.
Not a champion? What does that make Alvarez and Aldo?
Ok all you guys keep saying how mma is as close as it get when it suits you, and now all of a sudden it's all about rules and no point talking about hypotheticals but I'll get to that later. Conor never made it to the third because he was out-struck on his feet and chocked on his ass like a prison bitch. Nate was handling Conor lets just fine, in both fights and finished Conor soundly. No need for judges to give a majority decision, not even a unanimous one.
You called Max a prison bitch so that's pretty dumb.
Diaz 2,3,5. Show me how a majority decision equal a 2nd round submission. I'll wait.
Conor was able to beat Diaz because he was give the rematch he was denied everyone else who has improved or worked their way back up to title contention. And chad gassed. Everyone knows that. No way Conor last another round of ground and pound in the 3rd round.
Again, was granted a rematch he barely won on points, and Nate finished Conor in two. So yes Nate is clearly the better man. Conor was never close to finishing Nate as stated by the ref never feeling the need to stop the second fight, and all that damage did shit squat to keep Nate from pressuring Conor.
Talk about moving the goal post. If we are going to be giving partial credit aldo should be given credit for fighting a WW. Nate should be given credit for being screwed out of training in the rematch with Conor's retirement and drama and for finishing on top of Conor at the end of the fight. And who cares if it's a boxing match. Conor was paid in dollars just like in any mma fight. It's an organized sport just like mma. Conor won all his titles with boxing.If anything it was an advantage to Conor since it was in his strength, and could focus solely on it. And Floyd soundly beat Conor and finished him, so yes, the better man won.
It made them defending, undisputed champions which Conor has never been.