https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conor_McGregor
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Background
When McGregor was twelve years old, he began boxing at Crumlin Boxing Club under two-time Olympian Phil Sutcliffe.[161] It was here where he laid the foundations to his striking ability,[162] training with fighters such as Dean Byrne and Jamie Kavanagh, both of whom went on to train at Wild Card Gym under Freddie Roach. Kavanagh recalls McGregor as "a game kind of boxer. He was very game. He loved to fight. But he was also very strong - he could seriously bang."[163] McGregor would eventually become an All-Ireland champion at youth level,[164] but his attention began to turn towards other martial arts when he was about sixteen.[161] Despite this, and his family moving to West Dublin, McGregor continued boxing. He has regularly sparred at Celtic Warrior Gym, Blanchardstown, which has been home to boxers such as Gary O'Sullivan and Frank Buglioni.[165][166] Head coach Packie Collins, brother of Steve, commented "he comes down here and he can hold his own with world champions." He continued "I won’t name names but, the last time he was up here a very good boxer of ours couldn’t make head nor tail of what Conor was doing. He has what appears like a kind of chopping movement when he strikes and he doesn’t use a traditional stance, so this guy just couldn’t time him at all."[167
You guys do realize that Floyd is much more like a Sugar Ray Leonard than a Mike Tyson. All this confidence in Floyd by KO is bizarre. Granted, McGregor's stamina is suspect.
Additionally, it really doesn't matter that Floyd is clearly a better points fighter; anyone taking that strategy would be a fool. (Canelo Alvarez)
The left handed factor - there's probably a good reason why Floyd never fought Winky Wright or Paul Williams. That being because they would have been by far the toughest fights of his career. Lefty's see you every day, but you don't see them that often, (think baseball)
The best chance Conor has is to take the real estate that the smaller Floyd will give him, cut off the ring, and only really open up when he has him trapped in the corner. (triple G style) If he commits to this approach it could get interesting.