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Ready To Rumble

Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, and Conor McGregor pose during weigh-ins Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, in Las Vegas for their Saturday boxing bout.
Associated Press
Mayweather, McGregor ready to rumble in much-hyped fight

By TIM DAHLBERG to make what should be a right here,” Mayweather boxing anyone outside Mc- to end well for Floyd. It’s not
AP Boxing Writer lopsided fight competitive? said. “If you give it you must Gregor’s inner circle has going to end well for all the
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor Inquiring minds want be able to take it.” seen was him hitting the people who are doubting
McGregor has been kept to know, and there are It’s a fight that really makes heavy bag in a comical me and are so convinced
pretty much under wraps enough of them to make no sense other than millions media day performance that this is what it is.”
ever since his fight with this the most watched fight of people want to watch and a few seconds of a McGregor weighed in at
Floyd Mayweather Jr. was in history. Some 50 million it. But the economics of UFC clip purportedly show- 153 pounds Friday to 149 ½
announced, emerging oc- people in the U.S. alone are the fight wouldn’t make ing him knocking down for Mayweather. A crowd
casionally to trash May- expected to gather with any sense, either, if people Showtime announcer and that nearly filled the T-Mo-
weather only to disappear friends and family to see it saw McGregor — the UFC former fighter Paulie Malig- bile arena — many waving
again behind the closed all unfold. star who has never boxed naggi. Irish flags — cheered loudly
doors of the UFC training “I will be the king of both professionally — in action No worries, said McGregor, for McGregor while booing
center. sports,” McGregor crowed. and decided he just wasn’t who says his boxing talents Mayweather.
It’s not by accident. The “I’m already the king of good enough to be in the shouldn’t be underestimat- McGregor’s fan base is driv-
biggest selling point of the fighting, I’ll soon be the king ring with a fighter like May- ed. ing this fight, united in their
spectacle that is Saturday of boxing.” weather. “I’ve been lacing up the fervent hope that the Irish
night’s 154-pound fight is Not so fast, said Mayweath- No mystique, no 5 million gloves my entire exis- UFC champion can muscle
the unknown. er, who comes from a box- buys on Showtime pay-per- tence,” McGregor said. Mayweather around the
Is McGregor good enough ing family and famously view. That’s why there was “Of course, we will come ring and deliver knockout
to land a big punch on began throwing punches never any chance of Mc- with a different approach punches to his head.
Mayweather? Did he ac- before he could walk. Gregor having a tuneup than people are used to,
quire enough boxing skills “After 21 years I’ve been hit fight. we will paint many pictures Continued on Page 19
in just a few short months with everything and I’m still And that is why the only inside the ring. It’s not going