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<\/p>\nFloyd Mayweather put up a startling performance as he worked to stop Conor McGregor in the 10th round of thrilling boxing action in Las Vegas on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
The knockout came at a time when\u00a0McGregor had absolutely nothing left despite winning the first four rounds.<\/p>\n
From round four, Mayweather turned the fight on its head.<\/p>\n
McGregor, with the little boxing ring experience he has, did give him something to think about during the fight.<\/p>\n
Mayweather after the fight said McGregor was a lot better than he thought.<\/p>\n
“He (McGregor) is a tough competitor and we gave them what the fans wanted to see – I owed them for the Manny Pacquiao fight.<\/p>\n
“He was a lot better than I thought, he was a tough competitor, but I was the better man tonight. Our game plan was to take our time, let him shoot his heavy shots and take him out at the end.<\/p>\n
“In the MMA he fights 25 minutes really hard and after 25 minutes he starts to slow down. I guaranteed everybody this would not go the difference. Boxing’s reputation was on the line.”<\/p>\n
McGregor, however, said he thought the referee should have allowed the fight to\u00a0continue till Mayweather was able to put him down.<\/p>\n
“I took the early rounds pretty handy, he adjusted. He’s composed – not that fast or powerful, but boy is he composed and he was making me throw.”<\/p>\n
“Fair play to him, what a career he’s had. I thought it was a little early with the stoppage. I would have liked to have hit the floor, he (the referee) should have let me keep going. I was just a little fatigued. He was a lot more composed under the shots – that’s what 50 professional fights will give you.<\/p>\n
“I’ve been strangled on live TV and came back, so I would have liked him to have let it go. It was some buzz. I thought we were close. It was fatigue. The referee could have let it keep going, let the man put me down.<\/p>\n
“No one is taking these kinds of risks. I’ll take it on the chin, it’s another day for me.”<\/p>\n
See the official scorecard below:<\/p>\n
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By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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