He gets punched more and harder while sparring. In reality Conner doesn't hit hard at all. Things are a little different when you got on 8 ounce gloves.
he dont spar. unless he's lying about that as well and you, as usual, knows best.
the reality is that at 40+ and being retired no smart man, would take 100+ punches if he could avoid it.
yet he did.
this needs an explanation. so far the only one available is - he did it on purpose, risking injuries, more hits to the head etc "for the fans".
he got punched straight in the jaw by an uppercut in the first round - on purpose "for the fans"
he went 10 rounds, even though the strategy was to finish it earlier, again "for the fans" (or if he's again, is lying)
etc. etc.