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Buckley: Welcome to the circus that is Mayweather-McGregor fight
By Steve Buckley, Boston Herald, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
LAS VEGAS ? It can?t be a coincidence that Saturday night?s fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor will take place just three months after the final performance of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus.
The Greatest Show on Earth didn?t die on that May evening at Nassau C Read Full Story >>>Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor: 'The orgy of excess could further sully boxing'
By Richard Conway, BBC Sport, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
At the top of the MGM Grand on the Las Vegas strip is a huge advert for the magician David Copperfield, the hotel's star attraction.
But the tagline - Alter Your Reality - could easily be used to promote the fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather, which will dominate the sporting lands Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather's much-anticipated fight with Conor McGregor could take place in front of 7,000 empty seats
By Jim Daly, Independent Online, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
The much-anticipated bout between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather could end up taking place in front of up to 7,000 empty seats at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas due to slow ticket sales.
Despite the massive hype surrounding the first of its kind crossover fight between unbeaten five-divisio Read Full Story >>> Side by side: What?s going down when Mayweather and McGregor enter the ring
Los Angeles Times, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
Professional boxers break down what to expect at the Saturday super-fight between UFC champion Conor McGregor and 49-0, five-division boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.
McGregor is stepping outside his comfort zone of the UFC octagon to fight the greatest boxer of the past generation. The Times Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor grew up more than 3,500 miles apart... From Crumlin to Grand Rapids, how did their journey to the lights of Las Vegas begin?
By Daniel Matthews, Mail Online (UK), Wed, 23 Aug 2017
It is a common trope in boxing that fighters are a product of their environment. And on Saturday night two fighters from two different worlds meet in a money-spinning clash befitting of the gaudy extravagance of the Las Vegas strip.
But Conor McGregor's clash with Floyd Mayweather is a fight for Read Full Story >>> Mayweather seen eating Burger King just days before McGregor showdown
By Luke Kerr-Dineen , USA Today, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
If Floyd Mayweather does, somehow, lose to Conor McGregor this weekend, it?ll probably be because he treated the whole build-up to the fight as little more than a joke.
Not only is he openly partying at his strip club every night during the week of the fight, he?s also spending his downtime hangi Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs McGregor: Referee Joe Cortez insists Conor McGregor won't break boxing's rules
By James Dielhenn, SkySports.com, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
Conor McGregor was not fouling during his sparring sessions, revealed Hall of Fame referee Joe Cortez.
UFC champion McGregor has been accused of breaking the rules in his preparation to fight Floyd Mayweather by his sparring partner Paulie Malignaggi, in two meetings overseen by Cortez.
Asked Read Full Story >>> Exclusive: Mayweather wins or McGregor chooses to get DQ?d ? says Horn coach Rushton
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
Welterweight title holder Jeff Horn will have one eye on this weekend?s massive clash between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor just in case he has a chance of facing the winner.
Holding one version of the 147 pound world title could give Mayweather incentive to continue against Horn should he Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs. McGregor: Hollywood's Getting Lots of Free Tickets, But Don't Ask Floyd for Any
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
TMZ SPORTS -- Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor's fight was already gonna be a who's who of Hollywood -- the question now ... who's in good enough with a top agent to go for free?
Sources close to the boxing match this S Read Full Story >>> MAYWEATHER SAYS MCGREGOR IS OVERWEIGHT; JOSHUA PREDICTS IT'S FLOYD OVER CONOR BY LANDSLIDE
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
Former five division world champion and pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather believes Conor McGregor has a hard time making the weight for their much hyped encounter. Commeting to FightHype, Mayweather said it seemed the Read Full Story >>> The one thing we don't want to discuss about Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor
By Dylan Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
Floyd Mayweather Jr. reached under the table and tapped the leg of his longtime adviser with the back of his left hand.
As the pack of reporters waited for Mayweather?s response, it was Leonard Ellerbe who broke the silence.
?I can answer that,? said Ellerbe, the chief executive of Mayweather? Read Full Story >>> Mayweather Vs. McGregor: 10 Things We Can't Wait To See In 'The Money Fight'
By Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
Almost no one expects the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor bout to be competitive, but everyone knows the appeal of the fight is the spectacle and novelty.
The uniqueness of the event and the star level of the competitors will make for some memorable images and moments. Like it or not, we' Read Full Story >>> Kelly: The lesson behind Mayweather-McGregor: The low road has high margins
By Cathal Kelly, The Globe and Mail, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
About 300 people showed up on Tuesday afternoon hoping to be yelled at by Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather for an hour.
It wasn?t much of a showing for what the emcee kept telling everyone is ?the biggest fight in combat sports history.? He said that over and over again, as if saying it made i Read Full Story >>> 50 million could watch Mayweather-McGregor in the US alone
By Associated Press, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
LAS VEGAS ? Conor McGregor?s improbable challenge of Floyd Mayweather Jr. could be seen by a staggering 50 million people in the United States as fans and the curious gather in small and large parties.
The fight Saturday night threatens the pay-per-view revenue record set by Mayweather and Manny Read Full Story >>> McGregor clashes with Malignaggi & Mayweather as showdown looms
RTE Sport, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
Conor McGregor had heated confrontations with both Floyd Mayweather and Paulie Malignaggi at the fighters' grand arrivals for Saturday's fight in Las Vegas.
The Irishman and his minders passed Mayweather and his team en route to the outdoor stage set up outside the T-Mobile Arena, where they are Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor Grand Arrivals Quotes (Photos)
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
LAS VEGAS (August 22, 2017) - Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor officially kicked off fight week events Tuesday with grand arrivals at the Toshiba Plaza ahead of the SHOWTIME PPV event this Saturday, Aug. 26 takin Read Full Story >>> The Miz: Conor McGregor Should Come to WWE After Floyd Fight
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
TMZ SPORTS -- WWE superstar The Miz has a Plan B in mind for Conor McGregor after he fights Floyd Mayweather ... and it ain't the UFC!
We asked Miz if Conor should join him in WWE after MayMac is a wrap -- and his answer Read Full Story >>> Liam Napier: McGregor v Mayweather a blurred line between sport and entertainment
By Liam Napier, NZHerald, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
Contrived and compelling. For better or worse, Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor embody these contradictions.
To buy into the Mayweather-McGregor hype is to grabble with the very fabric of sport.
Audacious cash grab driven by novelty? Or the chance to prove the power to surprise?
Therei Read Full Story >>> Conor McGregor accuses Floyd Mayweather of ducking a face-off as they cross paths upon arriving at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas ahead of fight
By Jeff Powell, Mail Online (UK), Wed, 23 Aug 2017
Conor McGregor accused Floyd Mayweather of ducking a face-off four days before they collide in the biggest fight of all time.
A mix-up over the timing for their stage arrivals outside the T-Mobile Arena made for an unscheduled crossing of their paths.
The Notorious Irishman ? who also had a co Read Full Story >>> Conor McGregor: Floyd Mayweather 'needs to shut his mouth' about my weight-cut
By Martin Rogers, MMA Junkie, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
LAS VEGAS ? Conor McGregor angrily snapped back at Floyd Mayweather?s insistence that the UFC lightweight chmpion will miss weight for Saturday?s blockbuster boxing match between the pair.
McGregor and Mayweather must both meet boxing?s 154-pound light middleweight limit at Friday?s weigh-in and Read Full Story >>>
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