A few things to take from the fight. I see some casuals in here, so, might as well set them straight.
1. Conor exceeded expectations of the snobby purists. So big fuuck you to them.
2. Conor hurt Floyd with a nice liver shot in the 9th, a round that Conor was winning up til the last 45 seconds or so, that the ref called a low blow, and let Mayweather reset for. Some bullshit that is now a coulda woulda shoulda pivotal moment. I'm not surprised, though. It's part of what comes with the sport of boxing, especially when you're fighting against Floyd. In addition to that, the ref dropped the ball yet again, by resetting the fight when Floyd intentionally turned his back twice.
3. Conor landed more shots in 10 rounds, than 9 other fighters who made it to the 12 round with Floyd. He also landed several solid shots throughout the bout. It was competitive, make no mistake about it. I had 4 rounds for McGregor, and 5 for Floyd, heading into 10th.
4. Conor's biggest issue wasn't Floyd dissecting him, so much as it was Conor's known stamina issue killing his gas tank from the mid point onward. Which brings me to my last point. Yes, as some people have stated, including Conor, the stoppage was premature. Conor has a tendency to wane in the later rounds, and essentially look exhausted and "hurt", before catching that second wind, and staying just enough in the fight to where he's returning shots and staying busy. Some people claimed that before Conor was TKO'ed, he hadn't thrown a shot in a minute. That is a flat out fib. I went back and watched the tapes. The last punch he threw was 20 seconds prior to the stoppage. You use that same ref for the Diaz rematch, and we probably never see a trilogy fight happen. You cannot hurt Conor. The guy has a steel cage for a noggin.
But, with that said, Conor did indeed lose the fight. So, to all of the pseudo-intellectuals who said they called it that Conor would lose to the greatest boxer of all time, in Floyd Mayweather. Pat yourselves on the back. You're all phenomenal fight analysts. ESPN should give you a ring.