Floyd Mayweather on Conor McGregor fight: I could have made it boring

Floyd Mayweather Jr revealed that his Saturday fight against Conor McGregor had followed a tactical plan as he took his time and allowed McGregor to become fatigued

Floyd Mayweather Jr. Pic/AFP

Floyd Mayweather Jr revealed that his Saturday fight against Conor McGregor had followed a tactical plan as he took his time and allowed McGregor to become fatigued.

"Our game plan was to take our time, go to him, let him shoot his shots early and then take him out down the stretch," Mayweather said. "We know in MMA he fights for 25 minutes.

After 25 minutes, he started to slow dow." Mayweather also said he had felt obliged to "put on a show" after being accused of contributing to an underwhelming spectacle in his 2015 fight against Manny Pacquiao.

Mayweather then was accused of being overly cautious, cagily keeping Pacquiao at arm's length en route to a comfortable win.

"I could have made it boring. I didn't want to do that," Mayweather said. "I felt like I owed the fans a last hurrah. So I went out there and that was the game plan. I wanted to go out with a bang."

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