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Wednesday 2 august 2017

Column: Mayweather-McGregor is a stale act already

By TIM DAHLBERG is Mayweather and Mc- hats proclaiming himself
AP Sports Columnist Gregor has been exposed. “TBE’” (The Best Ever) is so
LAS VEGAS (AP) — There’s And, in a revealing twist, it desperate to sell this fight
a reason tons of good was done by the fighters that he’s promoting it by
seats remain for what was themselves. suggesting he’s not that
supposed to be the year’s The drama has already good anymore.
hottest ticket. played out, almost before “That’s what makes this
Actually, there are two it really got started. The act fight so entertaining,” May-
reasons the hype bubble is tired, as anyone who saw weather said on the All
surrounding the fight be- the media tour or watched Access show. “I’m not the
tween Floyd Mayweather the first “All Access” epi- Mayweather of the past.”
Jr. and Conor McGregor sode on Showtime can at- He’s right, because the
has been punctured, at test. Mayweather of the past
least a bit. See Floyd play with his mon- was at least mildly interest-
In their quest to extract ev- ey. Watch Conor model fur ing.
ery dollar possible, promot- coats and boast that his But the money act is as
ers wildly miscalculated This July 13, 2017 photo shows Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, and net worth will quadruple. dated as the check from
their audience. This isn’t Conor McGregor, of Ireland, facing each other for photos dur- Listen as they scream pro- the Pacquiao fight that
boxing, with an established ing a news conference at Barclays Center in New York. fanities at each other, then Mayweather seems to
wealthy fan base willing to Associated Press try not to laugh at the in- have trouble cashing.
pay thousands of dollars as side joke they share as they Gone are the days when
they did for Mayweather’s tion for the most part don’t friends, cheering on Mc- face off for photographers. he and 50 Cent used to toss
2015 fight with Manny Pac- have 10 grand to blow on Gregor from the couch in- It’s all a big tease, a fan- around stacks of bills, then
quiao. a pair of seats. They’ll have stead of inside the arena. tasyland built on dreams head out in the Bugatti to
The 20-something UFC fans to be content to sit in front The other reason might and hopes. It’s as phony as the strip clubs to throw dol-
that are driving this promo- of the television with a few be that the con job that the $100 million check that lar bills at dancers. The Big
Mayweather likes to wave Boy mansion doesn’t seem
around when the truth is so big anymore, and there
he can’t even afford to are only so many times you
pay his taxes without selling can watch Mayweather
some of his assets. sitting in his private jet.
That’s enough to sell it to The same holds true for Mc-
home viewers at $99.95 Gregor. His fur coats seem
apiece. nice enough — though it’s
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1-2.....2-5......5-5 1-3.....2-5......5-5 $100 for a pair of binoculars being able to read, but 50
Cent delivered the same
to see the action.
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is more reality show than nasty split.
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