Well, the simple answer is – “yes, but it’s unlikely”
A few things to remember though:
- Floyd may want to make the fight entertaining & spend ages humiliating Conor – thereby leaving himself open to possible counters
- Floyd is known for his defence & Conor likes to counter (See Alvarez & Aldo fights). It’s possible that Conor may force Floyd to take an aggressive approach
- Floyd uses lots of sneaky grappling techniques (see video) which he may not be able to pull off against Conor
- Nobody knows what Conor is going to do!
Conor is the bigger fighter, so he may try and grab or use his weight on Floyd whenever they get ‘toe-2-toe’. He will no doubt have studied Mayweather’s style quite intricately, and it’s possible that his team may spot some opportunities for Conor to land punches.
For example when Floyd does his trademark Cross & Roll, Conor could throw a low hook and look to score a punch or just hit him with a ‘cuff’. Conor won’t be worried too much if he KO’s him with a forearm instead of a fist.
Floyd Mayweather’s other trademark technique is his high elbow shoulder roll defence which he uses to stay in range and Counter.
Shane Mosley had success against Mayweather by going to the body aggressively with straight punches and making him drop his guard:
The lean back and shoulder roll are used by both fighters – going to the body is generally the best way to counter this:
Still think Mayweather will win easily though!
