Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor
Date August 26, 2017
Venue T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Tale of the tape
Boxer United States Floyd Mayweather Jr. Republic of Ireland Conor McGregor
Nickname "Money" "The Notorious"
Hometown Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
Pre-fight record Boxing: 49–0 (26 KOs)
MMA: 0-0		 Boxing: 0–0
MMA: 21–3 (18 KOs)
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 154 lb (70 kg) 154 lb (70 kg)
Style Orthodox Southpaw
Recognition 5-division world champion and undefeated in professional boxing 2-division world champion in mixed martial arts

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor, also known as "The Money Fight",[1][2][3][4] is an upcoming professional boxing match between undefeated eleven-time five-division professional boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and the current UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor. It will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada on August 26, 2017.[5][6]

Background

Floyd Mayweather Jr. (left, photo taken in August 2010) and Conor McGregor (right, photo taken in March 2015)

Despite his success in the UFC mixed martial arts promotion, Conor McGregor maintained an interest in boxing competitively again and entertained the idea of a "money fight" with Floyd Mayweather Jr.[7] Mayweather reportedly talked to Freddie Roach to train McGregor for the fight in case it would happen.[8] UFC president Dana White dismissed the rumors of a fight with Mayweather on The Dan Patrick Show, stating that Mayweather would have to contact him since McGregor was under contract with the UFC.[9] White even went as far as stating, "Here’s what I think the chances are (of the fight happening): About the same of me being the backup quarterback for Brady on Sunday," referring to Super Bowl LI.[10] In January 2017, it was reported that the two parties had entered an "exploratory phase" in negotiating a potential match between Mayweather and McGregor. On The Herd with Colin Cowherd, White openly offered to pay Mayweather $25 million to hold the proposed bout during a UFC event. He also predicted that pay-per-view viewership of the hypothetical bout could possibly rival Mayweather vs. Pacquiao.[11]

On March 7, 2017, Mayweather called upon McGregor to "sign the paper" and "make it happen", arguing that "if Conor McGregor really wants this fight to happen, stop blowing smoke up everybody's ass."[12] On March 10, 2017, Mayweather stated that only a fight with McGregor would make him come out of retirement.[13] On March 16, 2017, Dana White backpedaled on his stance against a Mayweather-McGregor bout and said that he would not deprive McGregor in making a massive payday.[14][15] On May 18, 2017, McGregor reportedly agreed to all of Mayweather's updated terms and signed the contract.[16][17]

IBF super featherweight champion Gervonta Davis will participate in a co-main event.[18] An international press tour was held from July 11–14.[19]

On July 19, 2017, additional undercard details were released.[20] To date, three names have been confirmed on the undercard, including British amateur boxer Savannah Marshall who signed up earlier in the year with Mayweather Promotions and Badou Jack who will be stepping up to fight at light heavyweight.[21]

On a July 24, 2017 episode of the Pardon My Take podcast, hosted by BigCat and PFTCommenter, former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson predicted McGregor "is going to get killed boxing."[22]

A mural was painted in McGregor's Dublin training facility, Straight Blast Gym, depicting McGregor hitting Mayweather with a left-handed punch.[23]

On July 26, 2017, it was announced that former welterweight titleholder Shawn Porter would be headlining the preliminary card, facing Thomas Dulorme.[24][25]

On July 29, 2017, The Ring magazine reported that Gervonta Davis would defend his IBF World super featherweight title against former WBO champion Roman 'Rocky' Martinez.[26]

On August 9, 2017, it was announced that Nathan Cleverly will defend his WBA light-heavyweight title against Money Man fighter Badou Jack.[27] [28]

The full card was announced on August 10, 2017.[29]

Fight card

Main Card (PPV)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light middleweight (154 lbs.) United States Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Republic of Ireland Conor McGregor
Super featherweight (130 lbs.) United States Gervonta Davis vs. Costa Rica Francisco Fonseca [lower-alpha 1]
Light heavyweight (175 lbs.) United Kingdom Nathan Cleverly vs. Sweden Badou Jack [lower-alpha 2]
Cruiserweight (200 lbs.) United States Andrew Tabiti vs. United States Steve Cunningham [lower-alpha 3]
Preliminary Card (FOX Prelims)
Welterweight (147 lbs.) United States Shawn Porter vs. Puerto Rico Thomas Dulorme
Welterweight (147 lbs.) United States Juan Heraldez vs. Mexico Jose Miguel Borrego
Super middleweight (168 lbs.) United States Kevin Newman vs. United States Antonio Hernandez
Super middleweight (168 lbs.) United Kingdom Savannah Marshall vs. United States Amy Coleman
  1. ↑ For IBF super featherweight title
  2. ↑ For WBA (Regular) light heavyweight title
  3. ↑ For vacant USBA cruiserweight title

Fight details

Broadcasting

In the United States, the fight will be televised via Showtime pay-per-view, avaliable through both traditional television providers and various digital services, including the Showtime website and the UFC's UFC.tv service. Fathom Events is also organizing public screenings.[30][31] On July 10, 2017, it was announced that pricing for the PPV in the U.S. would mirror that of Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, being set at US$89.95 (with an additional $10 charge for high definition).[32] It was also announced that Fox Sports (the television rightshoulder of the UFC) would provide shoulder programming for the fight, including coverage of the press tour on UFC Tonight, as well as a pre-show and preliminary card (similarly to those broadcast by Fox Sports 1 prior to UFC pay-per-views) on Fox and Fox Deportes.[32] Sky Sports Box Office will hold rights in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Although it was initially believed that the price would match that of the U.S. PPV, the price was set at €24.95 (£19.95).[33]

Purses

Mayweather is expected to earn at least $100 million, increasing up to four times that amount if the event achieves all of its metrics.[34] McGregor is expected to earn $75 million, but both men signed NDA's barring them from publicly communicating the financial details.[35]

Attendance

The lowest-priced tickets still available on Ticketmaster as of August 4th had a face value of $1,900; prices are $5,000 near the ring, and "platinum" seats cost up to $14,995.[36]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather: THE MONEY FIGHT PREVIEW". Fox Sports.
  2. ↑ Mazique, Brian (July 17, 2017). "Conor McGregor Reportedly Knocked Out In Sparring For 'Money Fight' With Floyd Mayweather Jr.". Forbes. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  3. ↑ Money Fight world tour circus begins mmajunkie.com 2017/07
  4. ↑ McGregor, Mayweather v. "Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor – The Money Fight". WBN - World Boxing News. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight finalized for Aug. 26".
  6. ↑ "Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor megafight finalized for Aug. 26". ESPN. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Conor McGregor Open to the Idea of Fighting Floyd Mayweather in Boxing Match: “Come At Me”".
  8. ↑ Sheridan, Jim (2016-05-29). "'The fight is going to happen': Freddie Roach told by Floyd Mayweather that bout with Conor McGregor is ON". The Sun. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  9. ↑ Guillen, Adam (2016-05-12). "Dana White to Floyd Mayweather: If you want to fight Conor McGregor, call me!". MMAmania.com (SBNation). Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  10. ↑ Guillen Jr., Adam (2017-01-29). "Dana White ices Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather". MMAmania. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  11. ↑ Mckeever, Lewis (2017-01-13). "White offers Mayweather $25 million to fight McGregor in boxing". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  12. ↑ Doyle, Dave (2017-03-07). "Floyd Mayweather’s message to Conor McGregor: 'Sign the paper'". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  13. ↑ Newswire, MMA Fighting (2017-03-11). "Floyd Mayweather: ‘I’m officially out of retirement for Conor McGregor’". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  14. ↑ Gray, James (2017-03-16). "Conor McGregor v Floyd Mayweather: UFC president makes U-turn on fight". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  15. ↑ "Dana White Gives Conan A Positive Update On McGregor Vs. Mayweather". UPROXX. 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  16. ↑ "Conor McGregor Signs 'Record-Breaking Deal' to Fight Floyd Mayweather". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  17. ↑ The Mega Fight Between Floyd Mayweather Jr. & Conor McGregor Is Officially Happening, Highsnobiety, Alec Banks, June 14, 2017
  18. ↑ Shaffer, Jonas. "Gervonta Davis to compete in co-main event of Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Conor McGregor megafight". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  19. ↑ "Mayweather-McGregor - Four City Media Tour Information". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  20. ↑ "Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor fight undercard: What we know so far". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  21. ↑ Gadd, Mick (18 May 2017). "Floyd Mayweather signs British former world amateur champion". Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  22. ↑ iTunes Link to Pardon My Take presented by Barstool Sports'Pardon My Take - July 24, 2017 - Mike Tyson'
  23. ↑ y Alec Banks, Everything We Know About Floyd Mayweather & Conor McGregor’s Training Camps Highsnobiety 2017/07/27
  24. ↑ "Porter-Dulorme to headline Mayweather-McGregor prelims on FOX". Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  25. ↑ "FOX to carry two-fight card before Mayweather vs McGregor: Porter – Dulorme set". 29 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  26. ↑ "Gervonta Davis likely to defend title against Roman Martinez on Aug. 26 - The Ring". The Ring. 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  27. ↑ "ENTER THE DRAGON Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather: Nathan Cleverly to defend WBA light-heavyweight title against Money Man promoted Badou Jack". thesun.co.uk. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  28. ↑ "Terms agreed for Nathan Cleverly to face Badou Jack in Las Vegas - promoter Eddie Hearn". southwalesargus.co.uk. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  29. ↑ "This is the currently full Mayweather-McGregor card.". Ariel Helwani on Twitter.
  30. ↑ "Mayweather-McGregor: How to Save 4 Cents By Watching Online". TheWrap. 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  31. ↑ "Showtime’s PPV Dream A Reality: Mayweather-McGregor Fight Is On". Deadline.com. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  32. 1 2 "Mayweather-McGregor PPV cost revealed, prelims will air on FOX". Bloody Elbow (SB Nation). Vox Media. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  33. ↑ "British television details for Mayweather vs McGregor finally revealed". The Independent. 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  34. ↑ Brian Mazique, The Estimated Purses For Floyd Mayweather Vs. Conor McGregor Fight Are Staggering forbes.com JUNE 16, 2017
  35. ↑ Alec Banks, How Nike Could Score the Biggest Knockout in the Mayweather vs. McGregor Fight highsnobiety.com 22 June 2017
  36. ↑ "Recent check reveals hundreds of seats still available for Mayweather-McGregor fight". ESPN. Associated Press. July 29, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
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