so, no, I don't think Floyd could have ended it in the first or second. But I do think he could have winded Conor even sooner and then pulled the plug probably in the third or fourth. If Conor had to fight for his life in the first or second like he did in the eighth and ninth then this could've done QUICK.

That being said, two things are at play here:

- Tactically, it would've been riskier for Floyd to go for the kill so soon or else risk being randomly tagged by a still fresh Conor

- More importantly, he probably thought he was doing Conor a favor. I mean who else was Floyd gonna get a $300MM payday with? The least the guy could do as a favor is go out there and shine Conor up a bit to say thanks.

Like someone said above, everyone "won"