Lee Smith, The Weekly Standard
I think we gave the fans what they wanted to see, Floyd Mayweather said after his ten-round technical knockout of Conor McGregor Saturday night. Indeed the fight, pitting an undefeated boxer with 49 wins going into the bout, against a mixed martial artist who’d never boxed professionally, exceeded expectations. Even Mayweather was a bit surprised. He’s a lot better than I thought he’d be, he said of McGregor. He’s a tough competitor, but I was the better man tonight.As many fight fans predicted, McGregor, at 29 a decade younger than Mayweather, came out aggressively in the opening rounds. His…
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