Although McGregor's punching power began to fade along with his stamina, he stayed in the fight throughout the middle rounds by using activity and slap punches.

He also did well to sneak in shots from the clinch without becoming too dirty. In the end, McGregor never fought too far outside of boxing rules, which many had expected he would try once things got bad.

Byrd gave both fighters a lengthy warning during the final seconds before the opening bell and was consistent in the amount of time he gave both fighters to work in the clinch before breaking them up.

Byrd warned McGregor for rabbit punching twice -- and both fighters for pushing -- but never was in a position where a deduction was needed.

For all of the pre-fight predictions about McGregor struggling as a novice, the MMA star showed good technique and an overall respect for the sweet science.

He also forced Mayweather to fight and avoided a one-sided performance in defeat that nearly all critics predicted.

He's not that fast, he's not that powerful, but boy, is he composed. Mayweather, in his first fight since outpointing Andre Berto in September , eclipsed the revered mark of Rocky Marciano, who retired as unbeaten heavyweight champion.

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Conor McGregor. Grand Rapids, Michigan , U. Crumlin , Dublin , Ireland. Light middleweight lbs. Junior lightweight lbs.

Gervonta Davis. Francisco Fonseca. Light heavyweight lbs. Badou Jack. Nathan Cleverly. Cruiserweight lbs. Andrew Tabiti. Recently, while talking about the fight, Floyd Mayweather revealed that he could have ended the match much earlier if he had wanted to.

While talking to Drink Champs on Revolt TV, the fighter stated that he kept on fighting till the tenth round because he wanted to keep the possibility of a future rematch alive.

However, after adding all the bonuses and sponsorship money, the purse for the two fighters was substantially higher.