Floyd Mayweather News

Justin Golightly - August 22, 2017

Floyd Mayweather is worried. Not about Conor McGregor’s mid-combat trash talk, now about his sniper left hand, not about the possibility of McGregor cheating, he’s worried about his weight. Sitting outside of his gym talking to Fight Hype after drinking a ‘light shake’, he expressed his concern that his opponent is an ‘extremely heavy’ 164lbs right now. He’s not too worry about it though, as long as he gets a percentage of McGregor’s purse if he does in fact not make the 154lb limit. How do you look this good at 40? Only Floyd knows! @FloydMayweather pic.twitter.com/yD2FkUV0NB

Tom Taylor - August 22, 2017

In the buildup to their blockbuster boxing match, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and five-division boxing champion Floyd Mayweather have exchanged plenty of trash talk. They’ve hit each other with every diss, insult, and jibe imaginable – but according to Mayweather, it all stops when the cameras aren’t rolling. Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, Mayweather shared a story of a backstage encounter with McGregor during which he attempted to see what the Irishman was all about behind the scenes.

Justin Golightly - August 22, 2017

It’s the Tuesday of fight week, but Conor McGregor’s boxing match of the century with Floyd Mayweather just keeps getting larger and larger. The growth truly is exponential. Other UFC fighters are promoting the fight on their respective social media platforms, there are no UFC cards until the boxing match is over, the Nevada State Athletic Commission even threw out their rules, and The Killers recorded a second music video of a song specifically for McGregor vs. Mayweather.  What is it now, you ask? It’s Demi Lovato singing the National Anthem. Excited to have #Grammy nominated and multi-platinum global artist @ddlovato sing the National Anthem at #MayweatherMcGregor! pic.twitter.com/pjV1EPXqtG

Justin Golightly - August 22, 2017

We’re getting so close to Conor McGregor stepping into the ring with Floyd Mayweather that you can practically taste the money flying around in the air. Speaking of moolah, did everyone know that this pay-per-view is going to set people back $99 plus tax and other hidden charges? To some people, that’s just too steep. Going to a bar to watch it is also exhausting, the volume is never right and you’re around drunk, screaming people doing the McGregor strut. We here would never condone you watching the fight through an illegal stream, so we’re going to give you the next best thing. Just watch this claymation video of the whole fight today, instead of watching the real fight on Saturday night. Let’s face it, the clips are going to be online anyway. https://twitter.com/GrowlStudiosLA/status/899722778185678848

Tom Taylor - August 22, 2017

As Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor‘s blockbuster boxing match draws over closer, the final details for the bout are being ironed out. The latest detail of the fight to be announced surrounds the official Corona ring card girls (Corona will serve as the official beer sponsor for the fight). As expected, the ring girls for the fight are all bombshells. Get acquainted with these gorgeous models – a quartet of Kyra Keli, Tawny Jordan, Jessica Harbour and Samantha Kumiko – below:

Russell Ess - August 21, 2017

Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor will be stepping into the boxing ring on Saturday, August 26, to fight under the Queensberry rules in what is expected to break the record as the richest fight in combat sports. Back in 2015, Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao set the bar high with over 4 million pay-per-view buys in a fight that many fans were left unimpressed by the action in the ring from the two boxing superstars. Both Mayweather and McGregor have said leading up to their mega-million dollar boxing match that they are going to bring the fight come August 26. Interestingly, Mayweather’s challenge to bend the standard rules and change the glove size from 10-oz gloves to 8-oz gloves are giving some fans more hope in the fight not ending with a judge’s decision.

Russell Ess - August 21, 2017

Floyd Mayweather is less than one week out from returning to the boxing ring after coming out of retirement to fight current UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor in the boxing ring. Mayweather, now 40-years-old, has stated numerous times in the buildup to this fight that he certainly isn’t the same boxer he was 10 years ago and admitted he isn’t even the same boxer from just two years ago. However, Mayweather has stated that although not the same man he once was, he still has was it takes to beat Conor McGregor in the boxing ring.

Tom Taylor - August 21, 2017

This Saturday, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor will battle undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr., and it’s all anybody can talk about. The fight is expected to shatter all combat sports pay-per-view records, and go down as one of the most lucrative events in combat sports history. Given this, it’s hard not to wonder about similar future fights pitting MMA stars against boxers. On Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, Nevada Athletic Commission director Bob Bennett discussed this possibility. Apparently, this Mayweather vs. McGregor crossover fight will remain a one-off for the moment, but future research into various aspects of the fight could change that.

Tom Taylor - August 21, 2017

When you’re a world famous celebrity, public image is important. You’ve got to be careful who you associate with. It’s for this reason that pop superstar Justin Bieber has reportedly dialled back his friendship with boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. According to a report from TMZ, Bieber and his team, under the influence of a pastor at this church, were a little put off by Mayweather’s interest in strip clubs (the boxer owns a venue in Las Vegas called “Girl Collection”). They have decided to loosen ties with him as a result, just days ahead of his massive, boxing showdown with UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor.

Chris Taylor - August 19, 2017

When it comes to creating epic posters there is nobody in the fight game better than Boss Logic. The king of poster art has once again delivered for the highly anticipated Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather super fight which takes place one week today (August 26) in Las Vegas.

Russell Ess - August 18, 2017

Paulie Malignaggi said that Conor McGregor fights dirty and still has to learn about the difference between inside fighting used in boxing and in mixed martial arts. Floyd Mayweather even commented during his media conference call on Thursday regarding the short clips of McGregor and Malignaggi sparring and said that he saw some illegal shots being thrown by the UFC lightweight champion. However, come fight night, Mayweather said that he will do his job and worry about fighting while he will let the referee in the ring do his job and ref the fight.

Russell Ess - August 18, 2017

Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor is expected to be the richest fight in combat sports history. The hype of the mega-million dollar fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor equates to putting down a hefty amount of cash down to be in attendance for their boxing match at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ticket prices announced during the Mayweather vs. McGregor world tour press conference ranged from $500 up to $10,000.

Justin Golightly - August 18, 2017

The world has stopped so Conor McGregor can box Floyd Mayweather. It wouldn’t be surprising if the laws of physics themselves start to disintegrate. UFC events have been put on hold until after the boxing match, fighters are being asked to submit their prediction videos to be proliferated through social media, the Nevada State Athletic Commission even threw out their rules, what else does Mayweather/McGregor have in store for us? A big budget music video, that’s what. Las Vegas rock band The Killers will release a music video for their song for the historic event. .@thekillers are kickin’ it in the desert & cookin’ something up for #MayweatherMcGregor 🔥

Russell Ess - August 17, 2017

Former two-weight boxing world champion Paulie Malignaggi has been a common name seen in the media headlines recently. The reasons being Malignaggi’s boxing career tethered to his controversial experience in Conor McGregor’s training camp for his mega-million dollar fight against Floyd Mayweather. Malignaggi is no longer helping with McGregor’s training camp as he removed himself after they had a fallout when less than flattering photos of Malignaggi were released from their sparring session. However, Malignaggi’s insight of what he experienced during the training camp is something the media and fans can’t get enough of.

Russell Ess - August 17, 2017

It comes as no surprise to former IBO and IBF welterweight boxing champion Chris van Heerden that Paulie Malignaggi and Conor McGregor’s relationship ended on a sour note. Van Heerden also helped McGregor out with some sparring for his rematch with Nate Diaz and was at the punching end of an edited video clip that made its way to the Internet. Van Heerden told MMAJunkie Radio that he spoke with Malignaggi before joining the training camp and Malignaggi went in with good intentions.

Russell Ess - August 16, 2017

Picture this: The richest fight in combat sports history ending in the most shocking way possible with UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor knocking Floyd Mayweather out in their boxing match with an illegal head kick. It would be one of the wildest outcomes to the fight that would surely break the Internet and be a moment never to be forgotten in the history of sports.

Justin Golightly - August 16, 2017

While a constant double-edged sword, the internet is a wonderful tool. Since the announcement of Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather, the gears have been turning and steam blowing out of everyone’s hard drives. You could waste an entire year of your life perusing through all the hot takes involving this freak show boxing bout. Anyone can waste their time debating a faceless avatar on Twitter on the nuances of upcoming fight, but some put their time to good use. An R/MMA user on Reddit named Trap_City_Bitch analyzed the stats through the last 10 of Mayweather’s fights, resulting in some simply intimidating numbers.

Justin Golightly - August 16, 2017

The mission has been accomplished. Floyd Mayweather played the system to get the gloves changed to a smaller size to push the betting lines, since he’s betting on himself. Conor McGregor gets the 8oz gloves to push the lore of his mystical and mutant power. All parties are happy, even McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh. In a statement released to The Mac Life, McGregor celebrates the change as his coach takes to Twitter with an excellent GIF choice. pic.twitter.com/l1TUV175Sm