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No surprise, the Mayweather-McGregor fight lives up to mismatch prediction
By Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, Sun, 27 Aug 2017
Conor McGregor flailed. Floyd Mayweather Jr. stared.
McGregor danced, Mayweather retreated. McGregor swatted, Mayweather covered.
For the first three rounds at the T-Mobile Arena here Saturday night, the celebrated mismatch between the boxing champion and the mixed martial artist didn?t look m Read Full Story >>>Mayweather Redefines Himself in Gritty Win to Close Out Career
By Christian Giudice, Boxing.com, Sun, 27 Aug 2017
Over time a fighter loses something that he can?t put a finger on. Sometimes it?s gradual and subtle; others times it?s quick and blatant?
Over time a fighter loses something that he can?t put a finger on. Sometimes it?s gradual and subtle; others times it?s quick and blatant. Deep down he might Read Full Story >>> Five things we learned from Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor superfight
By Nick Campton, The Daily Telegraph, Sun, 27 Aug 2017
Floyd Mayweather has defeated Conor McGregor by TKO in the 10th round to win.....something. He won a lot of money, at the very least.
Here?s five things we learned from the fight.
1) BOTH MEN ARE WINNERS
I don?t mean this in a participation trophy kind of way - both men would have had signi Read Full Story >>> Conor McGregor Says He Made Floyd Mayweather Fight Like a 'Mexican' in TKO Loss
By Alec Nathan, BleacherReport.com, Sun, 27 Aug 2017
Conor McGregor took pride in his ability to turn Floyd Mayweather Jr. into a more aggressive fighter Saturday night before Money sent him packing via 10th-round TKO.
"I turned him into a Mexican tonight; he fought like a Mexican," McGregor said, according to FS1's Jason McIntyre.
MMA Fightin Read Full Story >>> Despite loss to Mayweather, McGregor silences doubters in the world of boxing
By Bill Reiter, CBS Sports, Sun, 27 Aug 2017
LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather won the fight but Conor McGregor, his under-appreciated and widely-ridiculed rival, won the night.
Losers? There were plenty. The sport of boxing. The many former Mayweather rivals who failed to put on a show of such guts against the all-time great. The boxing media, Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather's Fire Returns to TKO Conor McGregor in Compelling Final Fight
By Lyle Fitzsimmons, BleacherReport.com, Sun, 27 Aug 2017
The fans. The media. The other assembled experts.
Nearly everyone who?d entered the T-Mobile Arena with an open mind Saturday night seemed to share a similar viewpoint as they headed back into the Las Vegas desert.
Floyd Mayweather gave the people their money?s worth.
At last.
After a de Read Full Story >>> World reacts to Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor megafight
By Alex Blair, news.com.au, Sun, 27 Aug 2017
THAT?S it, folks. The freak show is over.
Boxing?s billion dollar fight ended with Floyd Mayweather taking his 50th professional win without a loss over UFC superstar Conor McGregor in a blockbuster bout in Las Vegas.
McGregor stunned everyone from the outset, taking the first two rounds by bu Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor was hyped up beyond belief but in the end it was a fascinating spectacle despite the 5,000 empty seats
By Chris Young, Daily Mail (UK), Sun, 27 Aug 2017
Thousands of empty seats, many Irish supporters priced out from the arena and embarrassing problems with the Stateside pay-per-view system.
After months of ceaseless hype for the coming together of these two motormouths, there was plenty of ammunition ready and waiting to rubbish this circus, par Read Full Story >>> Mayweather tried to bet $400,000 on the McGregor fight but was denied
By Colin Ward-Henninger, CBS Sports, Sun, 27 Aug 2017
No matter how you feel about the spectacle that was the Conor McGregor-Floyd Maywather fight, you have to admit that McGregor performed better than most expected.
But not from the Vegas books' perspective.
Before the fight, the over/under for the length of the fight was set at 9.5 rounds. Sinc Read Full Story >>> Bob Arum discusses the futures of Jeff Horn and Manny Pacquiao
By Chris Glover, RingNews24, Sun, 27 Aug 2017
On Saturday afternoon, August 26, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum could be found inside of the Wynn Encore Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, as he hosted a joint Top Rank/ESPN press conference to announce plans moving forward.
ESPN Will be hosting several Top Rank cards moving forward. Top Rank?s partnership w Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather pays respect to 'final dance partner' Conor McGregor after superfight
Telegraph.co.uk, Sun, 27 Aug 2017
Floyd Mayweather Jr paid respect to his vanquished opponent, Conor McGregor on Saturday night, saying he put up a much better fight than he had expected.
Mayweather, who sealed his 50th straight victory, stopped the Irish UFC champion in the tenth round.
After the fight, the 40-year-old said Read Full Story >>> Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather: The scorecards from an incredible night of boxing in Las Vegas
Daily Mail (UK), Sun, 27 Aug 2017
Floyd Mayweather beat Conor McGregor in the 10th round of an entertaining contest at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The referee stepped in to end the contest as Mayweather moved forward to knock out his struggling opponent.
But McGregor started the stronger of the two in the much-anticipated Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather stops Conor McGregor in 10th round to move to 50-0
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Sun, 27 Aug 2017
LAS VEGAS ? For weeks, odds on the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor kept dropping as bettors relentlessly put their money on the Irishman who holds the UFC lightweight champion.
Though record amounts were bet ? the William Hill sports books reported early Saturday that total handle on the bout had Read Full Story >>> Floyd cashes out: Money Mayweather knocks out Conor McGregor in the tenth round
By Cheyenne Roundtree, Mail Online (UK), Sun, 27 Aug 2017
Floyd Mayweather has defeated Conor McGregor after the two men squared off in what was billed as the Fight of the Century in the highly anticipated and Hollywood studded match in a Las Vegas arena on Saturday night.
Mayweather outlasted McGregor, who began to visibly falter before he fell again Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather TKOs Conor McGregor In 10th Round In Fight That Was More Fun Than Expected
By Josh Katzowitz, Forbes.com, Sun, 27 Aug 2017
POSTFIGHT: The two men embrace and say some kind things to each other. Everybody's happy. And you know what? Everybody should be. That was a fun fight to watch, and you could make the case that it was worth the $99.
After the fight, Mayweather told Showtime he owed the fans from the Pacquiao figh Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather stops tired Conor McGregor late, moves to 50-0
World Boxing News, Sun, 27 Aug 2017
Five-weight world champion Floyd Mayweather fulfilled a prophecy foreseen by many of the boxing media by stopping UFC star Conor McGregor late on in Las Vegas.
The 40 year-old took two rounds to work out the unorthodox style of the Irishman before completely taking control of the fight as McGrego Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather Jr. Beats Conor McGregor in 10th Round T.K.O.
By John Eligon, The New York Times, Sun, 27 Aug 2017
Floyd Mayweather Jr., the face of boxing for more than a decade, punctuated a stellar yet controversial career with a technical knockout over U.F.C. champ and first-time boxer Conor McGregor on Saturday night.
In the 10th round of a surprisingly well-matched fight, Mayweather backed McGregor onto Read Full Story >>> COTTOS DOMINATES KAMEGAI FOR WIDE UD WIN
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 27 Aug 2017
CARSON, CA -- Four-division world champion Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico battered Japanese slugger Yoshihiro Kamagai all night to dish out a dominating performance winning by wide unanimous decision to capture the vacant WBO Read Full Story >>> REY VARGAS RETAINS WBC SUPERBANTAM BELT WINNING BY UD OVER RONNY RIOS
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 27 Aug 2017
CARSON, CA -- Rey Vargas (30-0-0, 22KO) of Mexico City wins by unanimous decision over Ronny Rios (28-2-0, 13KO) of Santa Ana CA to keep his WBC super bantamweight belt on the main undercard of the Miguel Cotto-Yoshihiro Read Full Story >>> Ruthless Badou Jack re-breaks Nathan Cleverly's nose, takes light-heavyweight title
World Boxing News, Sun, 27 Aug 2017
Pre-fight favorite Badou Jack was ruthless from the off as the former super-middleweight title holder added a light-heavyweight version to his haul.
The US-based Swede piled pressure on Welshman Nathan Cleverly for the first four rounds before persuading Tony Weeks to step in and stop the fight i Read Full Story >>>
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