Despite receiving some backlash for comments made toward Floyd Mayweather Jr. at their opening press conference Tuesday in Los Angeles, Conor McGregor didn’t irk Floyd Mayweather Sr.
As seen in the following video courtesy of TMZ Sports, McGregor said, “Dance for me, boy,” while his Aug. 26 opponent was shadow boxing on stage:
The elder Mayweather was asked if the comment was racist, but he shot down that notion, per TMZ Sports: “Racist? I don’t know what that got to do with race. This is a boxing match. I don’t know what that got to do with no racists.”
Mayweather Sr. has already been a central figure in the build toward the fight, as McGregor tweeted a photo of him after the bout was announced:
As expected, Tuesday’s press conference featured no shortage of verbal jabs between the two combatants, as both competitors have largely built their careers on talking the talk and then backing it up.
The 40-year-old Mayweather is a perfect 49-0 in his professional boxing career, but he hasn’t fought since defeating Andre Berto in 2015.
McGregor, however, has never had a boxing match, although he is 21-3 in MMA and is the reigning UFC Lightweight champion.
Per OddsShark, Mayweather is currently a heavy favorite at -550 (9-50), while McGregor is a +375 (15-4) underdog.
The Mayweather versus McGregor press tour will continue Wednesday in Toronto.
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