Conor McGregor Claims He Could've Beat Floyd Mayweather If He Had Better Stamina

In this post he touched on a number of subjects, including how his recent bout, which lasted 10, three-minute rounds, was the longest fight that he’d ever been in. He also stated his belief that if he'd had better endurance going in, then he could’ve been victorious, but the 10-week window he had prior to the mega-event made this too tall of a task.

 

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“I feel with just a little change in certain areas of the prep, we could have built the engine for 12 full rounds under stress, and got the better result on the night,” he wrote. “Getting to 12 rounds alone in practice was always the challenge in this camp. We started slowly getting to the 12 and decreasing the stress in the rounds the closer it got to 12. I think for the time we had, 10 weeks in camp, it had to be done this way.

“If I began with a loaded 12 rounds under much stress I would have only hit a brick wall and lost progress as a result and potentially not made the fight. A little more time and we could have made the 12 cleanly, while under more stress, and made it thru the later rounds in the actual fight. I feel every decision we made at each given time was the correct decision, and I am proud of everyone of my team for what we done in the short time that we done it. 30 minutes was the longest I have fought in a ring or cage or anywhere. Surpassing my previous time of 25 minutes.”

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He also gave credit to Mayweather for his fighting technique, stating that the 40-year-old boxer has skills that would translate to UFC.

“Congrats to Floyd on a well fought match. Very experienced and methodical in his work,” Conor wrote. “I wish him well in retirement. He is a heck of a boxer. His experience, his patience and his endurance won him this fight hands down. I always told him he was not a fighter but a boxer. But sharing the ring with him he is certainly a solid fighter. Strong in the clinch. Great understanding of frames and head position. He has some very strong tools he could bring into an MMA game for sure.”

Don't hold your breath on seeing Mayweather enter the Octagon anytime soon, though.