Conor McGregor did do a lot better than expected by many against Floyd Mayweather Jr. But what was quite a stretch was the stats that came out after, showing how the UFC lightweight champion landed more punches than boxing greats Manny Pacquiao, Shane Mosley and Miguel Cotto.
As expected, Mayweather had an answer for it. In a recent interview with Fight Hype, Floyd Jr. downplayed these stats with his own explanation.
“That's because I wasn't counter-punching and boxing,” Mayweather said (transcript via MMA Fighting). “The reason why he probably landed a higher percentage or landed more shots than those guys was because I was coming straight ahead, I was barely moving, knocking his shots down a little bit and just breaking him down.