Tag: McGregor vs. Mayweather World Tour

It’s safe to say that boxing great Floyd Mayweather and UFC President Dana White don’t have the closest friendship, as “Money” has certainly sent some smack White’s way by saying he used to ‘carry his bags’ back when the UFC head man was just hustling to get recognized in the fight game.

But headed into his anticipated August 26th match with White’s new golden boy Conor McGregor, Mayweather apparently doesn’t want to grind that axe any longer. During yesterday’s (Wed., July 12, 2017) press conference in Toronto, an event which McGregor used to throw the kitchen sink of insults at Mayweather and his team, “Money” stayed surprisingly calm to offer a heartfelt apology to White for what he said in the past:

“Dana, I could never disrespect you. I’ve known you for 21 years. You’ve done a hell of a job with this company. And I want to continue to watch you grow, I want you continue to build the UFC, ’cause it’s all about combat sports. No matter what I said about you in the past, as am an I look in your face and apologize, and tell you I’m sorry, but you’ve done a hell of a job with this company.”

After the press conference, Mayweather elaborated on the reason behind his apology, noting that he’s made some mistakes in responding to White’s words in the past, and admitted he’s man enough to own up to them and say he’s sorry. With that established, he affirmed he isn’t angry at anyone via MMA Fighting:

“Dana White used to come over my house every day,” Mayweather said. “I’ve been knowing Dana White 21 years. I’m big enough to apologize to Dana White. I’m a real man, that’s what real men do. I’m man enough to apologize. I’ve said some stuff about Dana. I’m only human. He takes shots at me; I take shots back. I’m only human. I’m not upset with Dana White, I’m not upset with anybody.”

That’s a far cry from his words of merely six months ago, when Mayweather compared White’s standing with the UFC under its previous owners and his good friends the Fertitta brothers with the current owners now that the UFC was sold. With WME-IMG now running the show, Mayweather suggested, White was merely another employee, and he compared that to the time when he supposedly used to carry Mayweather’s equipment when “Money” wore his Bullenbeiser clothing company patch on his shorts:

“I don’t want to talk to Dana White,” Mayweather said. “Remember, Dana White, he was a player he was a boss but he was a small boss. The big bosses were the Fertittas. But then the Fertitta’s chose to sell the UFC so Dana is just an employee. Dana White – I like Dana White, I don’t have anything against him – but I can remember Dana White used to hang around me and Jeff Mayweather and carry my bags.

“Dana White, I remember when you used to carry my bags. And remember Dana White, I showed you love. You had the little Bullenbeisser [sponsorship] patch I wore on my trunks for you, Dana. I’ve always been good to you. But then all of the sudden he cut his head bald and he’s such a tough guy. He’s such a tough guy.”

Now that he’s facing the biggest name in MMA, however, Mayweather has somewhat surprisingly changed his tune even though White’s outspoken main attraction continues to rake him over the coals during every second of the world tour. Will the love continue to come from Mayweather amidst the hot venom from “The Notorious” at today’s press conference stop in Brooklyn?

Find out here right now.

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Over the past two days, the Los Angeles and Toronto press conferences on the Mayweather vs. McGregor world tour have provided the collective combat sports world with some of the best over-the-top trash talk for one of the most unique bookings the fight game has ever seen.

Both top names have had their moments, with many pundits giving Mayweather the first leg in L.A. by a hair, while “The Notorious” stormed back at yesterday’s second stop in Toronto to pick up what many thought was a landslide victory – at least in terms of smack talk.

The back-and-forth banter is for one reason, and that’s obviously to increase hype and anticipation for a bout that could legitimately be the biggest fight of all-time in any combat sport. But there are a few, right or wrong, who believe McGregor takes his smack talk too far to the point where it borders on racism against his African-American counterpart.

During both press conferences, McGregor used what many perceive to be a racist taunt by telling Mayweather to “dance for me, boy,” an insult some believe hearkens back to slavery in the United States. “Money” apparently isn’t fazed by it, however, as he told TMZ Sports there were only two kinds of ‘boys’:

“We all know there’s only 2 types of boys — a white boy and a cowboy — and I’m neither.”

The boxing legend expanded on his view of the situation, noting that he wasn’t angered by the situation, and instead chose to let it roll off of his shoulders in order to stay focused on the massive bout:

“Racism still exists but you know, I try to take something negative and turn it into something positive. A lot of people say that Conor McGregor is racist but I’m not worried about that.

“It is what it is. He’s entitled to feel how he wants to feel. I just want to stay in my zone and stay focused.”

So “Money” Mayweather isn’t letting McGregor’s supposedly racist trash talk get him down, yet this is far from the first time we’ve heard critics say “The Notorious” pushes the boundaries of prejudice and discrimination with his talk.

He infamously called Nate Diaz a “cholo gangster from the hood” at their now-legendary UFC 196 presser right after it was announced Diaz would replace former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos against McGregor, and said he wanted to turn Jose Aldo’s “favela in to a Reebok sweatshop” during the world tour for their scheduled UFC 189 blockbuster that Aldo ultimately pulled out of.

No matter the perception, McGregor is considered the best talker in MMA, and if his torrid pace continues, there’s a good chance he’ll be considered the best smack talker in boxing, too. The latter could quickly crashing down if he’s made to look foolish against Mayweather, however. In terms of this discussion, it would seem that many working parts come into play, and the gray area of whether or not people are taking this too seriously as opposed to if McGregor is actually being racist is quite the murky scene.

What do you think about his words? Are they actually racist, or are media members making too much of words used to sell a fight?

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The gloves were off at the second Mayweather vs. McGregor press conference from Toronto today (Wed., July 12, 2017), with “The Notorious” throwing trash talk haymakers left and right after he was supposedly shushed by SHOWTIME when his mic auspiciously wouldn’t work while Mayweather was talking at yesterday’s first world tour leg from Los Angeles.

McGregor threw everything at Mayweather today, calling him “boxing’s biggest bitch” and mocking his ability (or lack thereof) to read, amongst other choice one-liners. It was then “Money’s” turn to respond, and he took the opportunity to mock McGregor’s ability in boxing, focusing on the fact that the fans, who were obviously in support of the Irishman, couldn’t fight for him:

“One thing we do know, one thing we do know. The fuckin’ fans can’t fight for you.”

McGregor then responded with one of his all-time greats:

“Shut your fookin’ mouth.”

Mayweather then reacted to the suggestion he couldn’t read, noting that he instead does numbers, especially in terms of years on top of the boxing game – and of course his cash-driven namesake:

“We not talkin’ about being at the top one year, two year, three, four years; motherfucker, 21 years. Yeah, and they said, ‘I’m the motherfucker that can’t read? Bitch, I do numbers. I make money. You know my middle name, bitch.”

The Irishman would have none of it, however, poking fun at Mayweather’s supposed need to take the fight with him to pay off the tax bill form his 2015 bout against Manny Pacquiao:

“You owe money.”

“Money” was clearly unhappy with the suggestion that he owed any of that, so he immediately challenged McGregor to bet his whole purse against him if he believed in himself so much:

“I do? Let me see the bag. Yeah, he was right, the bag got books, and we gonna show you what the books look like. If you believe in yourself like you say you believe in yourself, bet your whole fight check, you bitch.”

“The Notorious” replied that he had no problem betting his sure-to-be monstrous payday and to send the contract for the bet:

“No fuckin’ problem. Send the contract kid, it’s done.”

Mayweather wasn’t done there, as he shifted focus to the fact that MCGregor quit in his sole UFC loss, his now-famous 2016 submission defeat to Nate Diaz, a diss that elicited a loud chorus of boos from the pro-McGregor fans:

“You know, you know. I like you. You punk, this your boss, you bitch (points at Dana White). And ya’ll got the fuckin’ nerves to believe in a fighter that like to fuckin’ quit. This is fuckin’ quitter. Turn the pressure up, I don’t quit. I don’t fold under pressure . I’m the best, and you know I’m the best. Bitch, and you know I’m the best. Don’t you ever tell me shit about a fuckin’ three-million dollar fighter.”

“Yeah, we just gettin’ heated up.”

Finally, Mayweather made light of his age, which is advancing for a professional fighter at the top of the game at 40. But “Money” said he looked much younger:

“I’m 40 but I look 20.”

McGregor would have the last word, of course, stating that Mayweather in fact looked much younger due to his choice of clothes:

“And you look 10.”

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