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Originally Posted by Assani Fisher
Can one of the boxing guys comment more on Conor's statements about the clinch?
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Theoretically speaking if they had to fight the entire fight from within the clinch(which gets broken up after ~5 seconds by the ref, then they don't throw any punches until they are back in the clinch again, repeat over and over again) who would be favored? Is the clinch(in boxing) actually a skillset that translates well from MMA or is this just nonsense hype from Conor?
The "clinch" such as it is in MMA, doesn't really apply to boxing. Once a fighter ties an arm up inside, the ref breaks them up and instructs them to step back.
You're more than likely refering to in-fighting, and that's not a place you really want to hang with Floyd.
First his "high elbow" technique is designed to basically render fighters half-helpless inside. You can see if briefly (although not fully inside) here:
He keeps that left elbow high inside which effectively neutralizes his opponents right hand inside. Conor is a southpaw, but even still, taking away half of his arsenal puts him at a real disadvantage inside
and allows Floyd to focus on Conor's left hand exclusively while they're close. And there in lies the problem for Conor, any punch Floyd can see, he can dodge:
Lastly, Conor will run into the issue of Floyd's control inside. Floyd is incredible at (borderline illegally) manipulating his opponent inside and moving them into position to get hit:
Conor is stronger than most of Floyd's opponents, but not so much that it can overcome his complete lack of experience with positioning inside the pocket.
TL;DR: If Conor tries to fight inside with Floyd, he's proper ****ed. His only hope is to turn this into a brawl, which he has the physical skill to do, but very likely not the technical skill to do.