Mayweather rocks McGregor: Reaches 50-0

The time has come, it is no longer a hoax that Floyd Mayweather had the most epic fight of the 21st century facing off against Conor McGregor, the welterweight champion of the octagon.
There is no doubt that all bets went on Mayweather considering he has gone 49-0 in his professional boxing career, now making it 50-0 as opposed to Conor McGregor who has never stepped foot in a boxing ring on a professional level.
Although he is a seasoned fighter in the octagon, it is no opinion that McGregor was out of his league stepping into boxing match against the undefeated welterweight champ.
The only disadvantage Mayweather had was his injury. In the post-fight press conference, Mayweather had said “My hand is very brittle.” Floyd saved his power punches towards the end of the fight where he knew McGregor would get tired.
Standardized gloves in the UFC are weighted at about four pounds each. Regulated boxing gloves are weighed at ten pounds, but the rules were waived in McGregor’s favor, The boxing officials have reduced the boxing glove weight to eight pounds. Also, a UFC fighter is not conditioned to fight twelve three-minute rounds. McGregor’s attempts at bending the rules were proven futile as he lost by way of technical knock out.
Mcgregor was winded by the ninth round, and at that point, anyone could see that the fight would not last long.
Clinching was McGregor’s game throughout the match. Clinching is when a fighter holds onto the other. This move has different uses depending on the regulations of the match. Under boxing rules, a boxer gets into a clinch to recover and gain energy. Under UFC rules, there is no such thing as recuperation. A Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter can get into a clinch and take the fight to the ground, or strike with knees, elbows, knuckles. While clinching is allowed in boxing, this was a very unorthodox style of clinching.
The MMA champ threw hammerfists and body punches inside the clinch. The hammerfists may have been the oddball, but McGregor was attacking as his stomach was pressed against Mayweather’s back. The referee had to correct the behavior at least four times each round.
On another note, Mayweather surpassed Rocky Marciano, who’s retired with a boxing record of 49 -0.
The reason behind this final victory for the boxing champ is the fact that Floyd Mayweather is a master at keeping his distance, his fighting style is mostly defensive with quick head movement and strong counter strikes.
McGregor, on the other hand is an aggressive fighter.
McGregor has strong kicks and takedowns, but considering this is a boxing match he can only uses 25% of his ability since MMA entails punching, kicking, clinching, takedowns, ground and pound, and submission. Boxing only allows 2 of those aspects, which are punching and clinching.
In the sport of MMA, you are allowed to punch and throw elbows and knees into a clinch, but that also is not allowed. That is why it is no one’s opinion that this fight is out of his league. Not to mention that mix martial arts have different footwork and techniques than that of a boxer.
An MMA fighter’s stance is wider to anticipate kicks and protect against takedowns, but in the boxing ring a fighter doesn’t have to worry about that. The only thing a boxer is responsible for is staying off the pavement.
To a boxer, movement around the ring is key, so their stance is more narrow to allow them to dance around the ring with speed and agility.