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Mayweather vs. McGregor: Showtime ‘All Access’ Episode 3 TV Schedule, Preview

The countdown is on, and we are starting to speed closer to the superfight between undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC champion Conor McGregor, scheduled for August 26 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Showtime has been following both fight…

Showtime has been following both fighters for its All Access series, and the third installment will be broadcast Friday night on the network at 10 p.m. ET.

The second episode was both revealing and controversial. The controversy took place when McGregor flew in retired fighter and current boxing analyst Paulie Malignaggi for a sparring session at the Irish fighter’s training camp in Las Vegas. After filming all the introductions, the McGregor camp ordered that all cameras turned off as the two men stepped in the ring.

While the series is about access to the two fighters, McGregor cut it off at the most interesting moment. McGregor said he got the best of Malignaggi in the sparring session and offered a still photograph that showed him with both hands behind his back at one point. However, viewers were not shown any pictures of punches landing from either fighter.

Malignaggi was not happy because McGregor said that he was able to handle Malignaggi, and the former boxer says that is not the case and he wants the video released.

Since the airing of the broadcast, Malignaggi has been a guest on various radio sports-talk shows in an attempt to get his side of the story out.

While McGregor spent most of the second episode training or talking about the upcoming fight, Mayweather was not in the gym at any point. He spent much of the episode talking about how rich he was or showing off the actual cash he has one of his assistants carry in a large satchel.

He also vacationed in Miami, went shopping with his children and talked about a future business opportunity as a strip club owner.

Mayweather has to get back in the ring at one point or another before the fight with McGregor, and with just over two weeks to go before the fight, it seems that this is the right time for him to start working to get in decent shape.

Clearly, Mayweather has little respect for a mixed-martial arts fighter who has not had a single professional boxing match to this point in his career.

The third episode should reveal how both fighters are preparing for their confrontation.

The Mayweather-McGregor bout will be available on Showtime pay-per-view at a cost of $89.95 ($99.95 for high definition).

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Floyd Mayweather, Conor McGregor Glove Requests to Be Voted on by NSAC

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor have reportedly submitted requests to the Nevada State Athletic Commission requesting to wear eight-ounce gloves for their Aug. 26 boxing match at T-Mobile Arena.
According to ESPN.com’s Brett Okamoto, the …

According to ESPN.com’s Brett Okamoto, the move to eight-ounce gloves, if approved, would represent a shift from NSAC rules that require fighters weighing in above 147 pounds to duke it out with 10-ounce mitts.

McGregor and Mayweather will reportedly appear in front of NSAC commissioners Aug. 16 to make their pitches in favor of the move to eight-ounce gloves.

“The commission will hear both camps’ reasoning as to why it should deviate from its regulations during a scheduled meeting on Aug. 16,” NSAC executive director Bob Bennett said, per Okamoto. “Our chairman Anthony Marnell will then lead a conversation with the other commission members and they will vote on it that day.”

Mayweather previously stated he would be content to fight with eight-ounce gloves. He also went so far as to tell McGregor during their press tour he’d enter the ring donning four-ounce gloves that UFC fighters typically wear, according to Showtime Boxing‘s Mauro Ranallo.

But as Okamoto noted, the NSAC will have to determine the fighters won’t be at greater risk of injury in order to approve a last-minute change to lighter gloves.

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Bob Arum on McGregor-Mayweather: ‘It’s Not a Fight For Christ’s Sake’

Bob Arum doesn’t appear enthusiastic about Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather. On Aug. 26, McGregor and Mayweather will do battle inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This will be McGregor’s first professional boxing match. As for Mayweather, he’ll go for a perfect 50-0 record to close his career. Speaking to TMZ Sports, boxing […]

Bob Arum on McGregor-Mayweather: ‘It’s Not a Fight For Christ’s Sake’

5 Reasons Conor McGregor Maybe, Just Maybe, Can Defeat Floyd Mayweather

Look, I know what you’re thinking, and you’re completely right. On paper, Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor is one of the most egregious mismatches in the history of combat sports.
Mayweather is 49-0 in the ring, with clean wins over many of the …

Look, I know what you’re thinking, and you’re completely right. On paper, Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor is one of the most egregious mismatches in the history of combat sports.

Mayweather is 49-0 in the ring, with clean wins over many of the best boxers of his generation, including Oscar De La Hoya, Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao. Peppered in there are a slew of accolades, including an Olympic bronze medal, numerous display cases of championship titles and countless Boxer of the Year awards.

McGregor, meanwhile, is 0-0. Despite achieving amazing things in mixed martial arts, he has no professional or amateur boxing experience.

By almost every metric, Mayweather has an insurmountable advantage over McGregor in a strictly stand-up fight. The key word there, of course, is “almost.”

Believe it or not, there are a handful of areas where the UFC lightweight champ bests Mayweather. With that in mind, it’s worth discussing what advantages McGregor has and how they could maybe, just maybe, lead him to a win on August 26 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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Floyd Mayweather: Conor McGregor Fight Is For ‘All Blacks Around The World’

With only two-and-half weeks remaining until the ultra-hyped boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor, the onus of promoting the bout seems to have curiously fallen on ranting former boxing champion Paulie Malignaggi, whose sparring drama with ‘The Notorious’ has ruled any and all talk about the fight lately. The scene […]

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The scene has created a far cry from last month’s world tour, where both stars earned mixed reviews for their promotional hype throughout an exhausting four-city, three-country whirlwind. The most groan-worthy moments undoubtedly centered on McGregor’s supposed racism when he told Mayweather to ‘dance for me, boy,’ before denying any accusations of racism as he claimed to be ‘black from the bellybutton down’ before humping the air for his ‘beautiful black female fans.’

According to a report from MMA Fighting, however, it was actually a moment that occurred backstage during an interview for Jimmy Kimmel Live in Toronto where McGregor was faced with a question about Rocky 3, to which he asked, ‘Is that the one with the dancing monkeys in the gym?’ It’s uncertain just what he meant, but the general opinion was that he was referring to a scene where Rocky Balboa trains at an all-black gym. The clip has since been taken offline.

It’s a bad look for McGregor to be certain, and although he doesn’t seem to care much about that perception, Mayweather is clearly growing tired of it. His previously voiced concerns became more prevalent during an interview with Stephen A. Smith on ESPN’s SportsCenter last night, where he described his disapproval of McGregor’s questionable interview:

“I just didn’t like when he called us monkeys,” Mayweather said. “I think that was totally disrespect. … He called us monkeys. I didn’t like it. It didn’t push a button to make me jump out of my character and go crazy, but I didn’t like it.”

Mayweather then hearkened back to African American pioneers like Malcolm X, giving respect to what they’ve accomplished but also acknowledging the racism that still exists. With that established, “Money” said he was a patient man, and McGregor’s day would come on August 26:

“I just thought about all our different leaders. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X. They went on the front line for me and my family and all my loved ones. Like I said before, this stuff still goes on. But I’m strong, I’m smart, patient. And come Aug. 26, I’ll be the same person — smart, strong, patient. And the same way he called us monkeys, we’re gonna see if he say that Aug. 26.”

And in closing, Mayweather devoted his performance to all black people in the world:

“No different,” Mayweather said. “But this is for a cause. This is for the American people. This is for all the blacks around the world.”

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