The Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor world tour wrapped up on Friday afternoon, and it was an absolute roller coaster.
There were vicious one-liners, then there were head-shaking flops. There were memorable sights, then there was silly peacock…
The Floyd Mayweather vs. ConorMcGregor world tour wrapped up on Friday afternoon, and it was an absolute roller coaster.
There were vicious one-liners, then there were head-shaking flops. There were memorable sights, then there was silly peacocking. There were tense moments between the two men, then there moments where the absurdity of all this shined through.
It was a war of words that had high highs and some low lows but delivered a number of memorable moments along the way. That makes it worth commemorating the last week by focusing in on what was heard, rather than what was seen.
The last stop on the Mayweather/McGregor world tour is over, and what a trip it’s been. Both men have traded barbs all week starting with their first tour stop in Los Angeles on Monday. The press conferences has gotten progressively more outrageous, and the London stop was no different. McGregor seemed to have more fan […]
The last stop on the Mayweather/McGregor world tour is over, and what a trip it’s been.
Both men have traded barbs all week starting with their first tour stop in Los Angeles on Monday. The press conferences has gotten progressively more outrageous, and the London stop was no different.
McGregor seemed to have more fan support throughout the world tour, which has been a fixture in both sports and mainstream media since it kicked off on Monday.
Mayweather and McGregor will finally throw down on August 26 in Las Vegas.
Chexk out what Twitter had to say about today’s last tour stop!
Fuck this guy. Mr Showtime is universally hated. #MayMacWorldTour
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor completed their weeklong, worldwide media tour Friday by trading verbal jabs at the SSE Arena in London.
McGregor continued his trend of delivering an expletive-filled rant directed toward Mayweather and ev…
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and ConorMcGregor completed their weeklong, worldwide media tour Friday by trading verbal jabs at the SSE Arena in London.
McGregor continued his trend of delivering an expletive-filled rant directed toward Mayweather and everybody else associated with the Money Team, including the bodyguards. The UFC star even made direct contact with his opponent, rubbing his head during the WWE-style promo.
Meanwhile, Mayweather riled up the crowd by calling McGregor a “quitter” repeatedly and embraced the role of a heel by taking shots at his foe’s native Ireland. He also aggressively addressed UFC president Dana White, whom he referred to as a “pimp” for his role as The Notorious’ promoter.
UFC Europe showcased the first in-ring interaction between the budding rivals:
In a rare moment of seriousness, McGregor stood inside the ring on his 29th birthday and talked about his meteoric rise over the past few years. From a virtual unknown rising up the MMA ranks, he’s now set to enjoy a life-changing payday, regardless of the result next month.
MMAFighting.com passed along his comments on the subject to a favorable crowd:
It was a much more typical performance from McGregor following Thursday’s event in New York City, which generated unfavorable reviews.
Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com noted the return to form from the quick-talking Irishman:
Mayweather, who’s largely brushed off most of the insults thrown his way over the past few days, became much more aggressive for the final press conference.
Fox Sports UFC highlighted some of his attack:
Sports Illustratedprovided more of Money’s antics:
He also joked that after winning the boxing match next month, he would take McGregor to the Octagon and take over MMA, too. The UFC lightweight champion called the bluff and said the rematch offer when he pulls off the upset would be on his terms—a mixed martial arts battle.
Unfortunately, Mayweather crossed the line by using a homophobic slur. ChamatkarSandhuofUSA Today tweeted about the offensive comments.
Brian Campbell of CBS Sports wrapped up the tour in a fitting way:
All told, McGregor‘s comments have dominated headlines over the past handful of days. Theracial undercurrentin some of his comments was unnecessary andsparked controversy, but it’s undeniable that his ability to otherwise engage a crowd showed why he’s one of the top self-promoters in modern sports.
He’s going to have a much tougher time gaining the upper hand on Mayweather when they go to battle on Aug. 26, though. The undefeated five-division world boxing champion is one of the best defensive tacticians in history and should be able to control the pace of the bout.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor completed their weeklong, worldwide media tour Friday by trading verbal jabs at the SSE Arena in London.
McGregor continued his trend of delivering an expletive-filled rant directed toward Mayweather and ev…
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and ConorMcGregor completed their weeklong, worldwide media tour Friday by trading verbal jabs at the SSE Arena in London.
McGregor continued his trend of delivering an expletive-filled rant directed toward Mayweather and everybody else associated with the Money Team, including the bodyguards. The UFC star even made direct contact with his opponent, rubbing his head during the WWE-style promo.
Meanwhile, Mayweather riled up the crowd by calling McGregor a “quitter” repeatedly and embraced the role of a heel by taking shots at his foe’s native Ireland. He also aggressively addressed UFC president Dana White, whom he referred to as a “pimp” for his role as The Notorious’ promoter.
UFC Europe showcased the first in-ring interaction between the budding rivals:
In a rare moment of seriousness, McGregor stood inside the ring on his 29th birthday and talked about his meteoric rise over the past few years. From a virtual unknown rising up the MMA ranks, he’s now set to enjoy a life-changing payday, regardless of the result next month.
MMAFighting.com passed along his comments on the subject to a favorable crowd:
It was a much more typical performance from McGregor following Thursday’s event in New York City, which generated unfavorable reviews.
Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com noted the return to form from the quick-talking Irishman:
Mayweather, who’s largely brushed off most of the insults thrown his way over the past few days, became much more aggressive for the final press conference.
Fox Sports UFC highlighted some of his attack:
Sports Illustratedprovided more of Money’s antics:
He also joked that after winning the boxing match next month, he would take McGregor to the Octagon and take over MMA, too. The UFC lightweight champion called the bluff and said the rematch offer when he pulls off the upset would be on his terms—a mixed martial arts battle.
Unfortunately, Mayweather crossed the line by using a homophobic slur. ChamatkarSandhuofUSA Today tweeted about the offensive comments.
Brian Campbell of CBS Sports wrapped up the tour in a fitting way:
All told, McGregor‘s comments have dominated headlines over the past handful of days. Theracial undercurrentin some of his comments was unnecessary andsparked controversy, but it’s undeniable that his ability to otherwise engage a crowd showed why he’s one of the top self-promoters in modern sports.
He’s going to have a much tougher time gaining the upper hand on Mayweather when they go to battle on Aug. 26, though. The undefeated five-division world boxing champion is one of the best defensive tacticians in history and should be able to control the pace of the bout.
During the final day of the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor worldwide press tour, Mayweather used a homophobic slur directed at McGregor.
ESPN’s Dan Rafael reported what Mayweather said during Friday’s press conference (WARNING: CONTAINS OFFENSI…
During the final day of the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor worldwide press tour, Mayweather used a homophobic slur directed at McGregor.
ESPN’s Dan Rafael reported what Mayweather said during Friday’s press conference (WARNING: CONTAINS OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE):
This week’s press tour has seen both fighters generate their share of controversy for comments directed at each other.
During an interview segment withGuillermo Rodriguez on Wednesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, McGregor was asked who would win in a fight between himself or Rocky Balboa inRocky III:
“Rocky III?” McGregor said, via MMA Junkie’sA.J. Perez. “I’m trying to remember which one was Rocky III. Was that the one in the celebrity gym? I can’t remember if that’s the one with the dancing monkeys or not.”
This came after McGregor told Mayweather to “Dance for me, boy” on two separate occasions, sparking accusations of racism.
Mayweather toldTMZ Sports “I don’t worry about that” when asked about whether or not he thinks McGregor is racist.
Mayweather and McGregor are scheduled to fight in a boxing match on Aug. 26 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor promotional world tour has been quite entertaining thus far, although the third stop in Brooklyn, which took place yesterday (July 13, 2017), didn’t live up to previous stops in Los Angeles and Toronto. At one point during the event in New York, Mayweather actually had his body guards form […]
The Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor promotional world tour has been quite entertaining thus far, although the third stop in Brooklyn, which took place yesterday (July 13, 2017), didn’t live up to previous stops in Los Angeles and Toronto.
At one point during the event in New York, Mayweather actually had his body guards form a ‘voltron’ around McGregor, which nearly led to the two sides coming to blows. Speaking after the event at his own press conference, however, the “Notorious” one said it was ‘nothing’:
“Juicehead fools,” McGregor said. “I don’t know, man. I didn’t even see them until they were on top of me. I was like, ‘what?’ and then everybody was pushing and shoving. But, handbags, we call that back where I come from. It means it’s nothing, it’s just handbags. It’s just a term we use.”
Continuing on, McGregor issued a warning to Mayweather and his team. If something like that happens again, the Irishman said that he’ll ‘slap the hell’ out of ‘those f*cking juiceheads’:
“We’re having a good time, but I’ll tell you what, if those f*cking juiceheads [do that again], I’ll slap the hell out of all of them,” McGregor said. “If something like that happens at the next one, something will have to happen.”
Mayweather and McGregor are set to finish off their world tour with one final meeting later today (July 14, 2017) at Wembley Stadium in London. The two will then face off in the squared circle on Aug. 26 live on Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) from Las Vegas, Nevada.
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