LOS ANGELES - The Mayweather and McGregor circus came to this city, the first stop on a promotional tour of the fight between the illustrious retired boxer and the current UFC star on Aug. 26 at the T- Mobile from Las Vegas, with tickets that go on sale July 24 and prices ranging from $ 500 to $ 10,000.
Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor showed up at the Staples Center Tuesday to promote a bout that is expected to generate about $ 500 million. It is speculated that Floyd gets to embolse at least 100 million, while McGregor could get a bag of up to 75 million dollars.
An income that suits the former boxer in Las Vegas, who allegedly has some outstanding bills with Uncle Sam's income for the year 2015. Mayweather, however, took that as a joke on the stage pulled out what he said was Check of his fight against Manny Pacquiao, who had not yet charged.
"Here I have it, I have not charged yet," shouted the Money Man to the crowd, who was hostile to him at all times.
Conor got so tired of wanting to tease Mayweather, to threaten him, to point him out, that he came back when Floyd was at the microphone looked mocking, proud, cocky, looked like that Maywether who became famous in boxing not only for his technical skills but for his words.
"God is not wrong, he just did a perfect thing: My boxing record," Mayweather said to order McGregor to stop for the first face-to-face, warming the atmosphere enough to think they would succeed with their showdown. The ring.
Minutes earlier, McGregor had taken the day. He danced, bragged about his 'F ** k you' costume, pointed to Mayweather for not paying taxes, complained that all the rules favored the boxer but in the end he said: "He will be unconscious by the fourth round" .