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Former broadcast partners Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith are reuniting from afar in a joint effort in blasting Conor McGregor for his behavior at UFC 264. Conor McGregor has been getting hit with criticism from all angles for his Octagon interview a…
Former broadcast partners Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith are reuniting from afar in a joint effort in blasting Conor McGregor for his behavior at UFC 264. Conor McGregor has been getting hit with criticism from all angles for his Octagon interview at UFC 264 that came after the Irish superstar broke his tibia in […]
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When Floyd Mayweather stopped Conor McGregor in the tenth round of their boxing match last Saturday (Sat., August 26, 2017) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., there was little doubt left in the eyes of most fans and media members, and for good reason. However, there’s at least one man who disagrees wholeheartedly with […]
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When Floyd Mayweather stopped Conor McGregor in the tenth round of their boxing match last Saturday (Sat., August 26, 2017) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., there was little doubt left in the eyes of most fans and media members, and for good reason.
However, there’s at least one man who disagrees wholeheartedly with that sentiment.
After he proclaimed that referee Robert Byrd ‘saved Mayweather from McGregor’ during the fight, FOX Sports 1 talking head Skip Bayless is back with another hot take about his beloved McGregor, and to no surprise, it’s yet another outlandish one. Speaking during his “Undisputed” show with co-host Shannon Sharpe (via the UFC on FOX Facebook page), Bayless said he believes McGregor would actually win a rematch with Mayweather:
“Would I buy a rematch? You better believe I would buy a rematch because Conor McGregor would win a rematch. And this man across from me knows it, which is why Floyd would be foolish to accept a rematch for any amount of money because Floyd id dlook old in this fight as I thought he would look old.
“He’s forty-and-a-half years of age. I have never in my life, and I’ve watched just about every Floyd fight, seen him have to fight so desperately because he was in huge trouble. Have you sever seen swing from the heels so wildly and miss so often? Like, swing with roundhouse haymaker rights and just hit run. I’ve never seen it. He fought completely out of character, often of control, and certainly out of his comfort zone.”
Bayless went on to laud the ringside judging, where two of the three judges only gave McGregor one of the first three rounds that most felt he won outright, for obviously (in his mind) playing favorites with their own sport’s biggest cash cow:
“And what happened in the eighth round? Conor McGregor won the eighth round. I had him ahead on points, as did the SHOWTIME scorer, a guy who’s respected. It was the biggest rigged fight. The boxing judges are gonna protect their turf and their man – Floyd Mayweather, the cash cow of boxing and Las Vegas.”
Bayless then closed the segment by returning to his assertion that referee Robert Byrd somehow saved Mayweather in the ninth round, arguing with Sharpe that a blow that seemed to hurt Mayweather was not low, and even the respected commentators calling the fight on SHOWTIME SPorts admitted it:
“And then what happened early in the ninth round? Apparently, you didn’t see this. Into the corner went Floyd because Conor went smack, smack – left, right, and he stung him, and Floyd retreats to the corner and here he came with a big right hand to the side. It was not a low blow. If you heard the SHOWTIME announcers, back to back, they said, ‘That hurt Mayweather, that hurt MAyweather!’ You heard Al Bernstein, the highly respected boxing scribe and commentator, ‘That hurt Mayweather!’”
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Conor McGregor knew he’d most likely have to knock out Floyd Mayweather to win their boxing match last Sautrday (Aug. 26, 2017) from Las Vegas, and before he gassed in the later rounds, he clearly attempted to do just that. “The Notorious” won at least two of, if not the first three, rounds – even if […]
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Conor McGregor knew he’d most likely have to knock out Floyd Mayweather to win their boxing match last Sautrday (Aug. 26, 2017) from Las Vegas, and before he gassed in the later rounds, he clearly attempted to do just that.
“The Notorious” won at least two of, if not the first three, rounds – even if some didn’t give him those – and actually put forth a showing that earned him the respect of much of the combat sports world aside from the boxing purists who did not and never will give him a chance as a legitimate boxer. Ultimately he succumbed to a 10th-round stoppage by referee Robert Byrd that many felt was too early even though Mayweather was clearly pouring on some heavy damage.
The stoppage may have been inevitable at that point; however, there’s one certain media personality who thought Byrd actually saved Mayweather from being stopped himself in the previous round. And not surprisingly, it’s FOX Sports 1’s “Undisputed” mouthpiece (and notorious McGregor mark) Skip Bayless, who revealed in a Facebook live video (quotes via MMA Mania) that he thought McGregor had Mayweather on the ropes in the ninth round, only to have Byrd pull him away unnecessarily:
“The whole thing flipped and turned in round number nine…Floyd Mayweather was in trouble in this fight. But, the turning point to me, and I would like to see the video of this came in round nine.
“It was ironically the round Shannon Sharpe predicted a knockout for Floyd and the round I predicted a knockout for Conor. Right away, Conor was coming off his best round, a bounceback round in round eight, in my card I had him ahead.”
“Then in nine, he comes out aggressive and he stunned Floyd. He hit him with a hard left, rocked him and buckled him and Floyd’s in trouble in the corner and when Conor goes in for the “kill,” it happened so fast I need to see a replay, but he had him and Robert Byrd pulls him away. In that moment, I thought that’s it. Again, I’m just going off my instinct, my gut and Conor had him on the ropes. He was then backed off to the middle of the ring and he had spent himself on that salvo. Eight took a lot out of McGregor.
“He took a shot to end it early in round nine and he got pulled off. I swear Robert Byrd saved the fight. He saved it. Byrd, longtime referee in Las Vegas, highly respected. but he gave Floyd a big break he didn’t deserve.”
Now, Mayweather did seem to be hurt by a big body shot in the ninth, and he did complain that it was a low blow, to which Byrd responded by stepping in briefly. We’ll never know how much trouble Mayweather was actually in that sequence, and it also appeared that it was McGregor’s last stand in a sense, as he clearly gassed shortly after that flurry.
However, it’s highly debatable just how much trouble Mayweather was actually in, and saying McGregor was ‘going in for the kill’ on a legendary undefeated boxer is a bit of a stretch. But it’s still not a surprise to hear that stance from the notoriously over-the-top Bayless, who spent the better part of the year predicting McGregor would shock the world and destroy “Money” while his “Undisputed” co-host Shannon Sharpe predicted otherwise.
What do you think? Was Mayweather in trouble during the ninth round, and did Byrd inexplicably save him from a potentially fight-ending sequence?
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Many who watched the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor bout on Saturday night would agree that the Irishman had little left to give Not everyone. however. FOX Sports’ Skip Bayless, who is best known as the co-host of “Skip and Shannon: Undisputed” on FS1, has claimed that Floyd Mayweather Jr. was saved from Conor McGregor […]
Many who watched the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor bout on Saturday night would agree that the Irishman had little left to give Not everyone. however. FOX Sports’ Skip Bayless, who is best known as the co-host of “Skip and Shannon: Undisputed” on FS1, has claimed that Floyd Mayweather Jr. was saved from Conor McGregor […]
Skip Bayless made the sensational claim that Conor McGregor will knock Floyd Mayweather Jr. out to Mayweather Sr’s face on Thursday Bayless, who has never hidden his massive belief in the Irishman, claims that Mayweather will eventually come undone in his 50th professional fight against the UFC lightweight champion. Mayweather Sr. has made a handful of […]
Skip Bayless made the sensational claim that Conor McGregor will knock Floyd Mayweather Jr. out to Mayweather Sr’s face on Thursday Bayless, who has never hidden his massive belief in the Irishman, claims that Mayweather will eventually come undone in his 50th professional fight against the UFC lightweight champion. Mayweather Sr. has made a handful of […]