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Sam Watson Video Interview - Floyd Mayweather Jr. figured out a 50th opponent, letting Conor McGregor have the early rounds before stalking him late and leaving the mixed martial artist defenseless and exhausted on the ropes.
Conor McGregor was "brought to school" by Floyd Mayweather and needs to "stay in his lane", according to former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis. McGregor lasted 10 rounds with Mayweather in his maiden professional boxing match in Las Vegas, as his opponent stopped him to retire with a perfect 50-0 record.
LAS VEGAS – When Floyd Mayweather Jr. kept saying he couldn’t train the way he once did during the buildup toward his fight with Conor McGregor, we didn’t know the half of it. Mayweather revealed following his 10th-round stoppage of McGregor on Saturday night that he suffered a hand injury during training camp that prevented him from sparring during the final month of his preparation. It wasn’t an injury, Mayweather explained, that was bad enough to make him consider pulling out of this pay-per-view extravaganza.
Former two division champion Paulie Malignaggi gave his take on the stoppage and McGregor's performance. Malignaggi and McGregor were involved in a heated feud for the last few weeks, after a severe fallout from a sparring session - where Malignaggi was helping McGregor prepare for the Mayweather fight. Malignaggi was ringside, as part of the broadcast team for Showtime at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather Jr. typically refrained from physically doing anything to opponents during his career that could’ve drawn a warning or point deduction from a referee. After the fifth round Saturday night, however, Mayweather reached past referee Robert Byrd to shove Conor McGregor as both boxers began making their way to their respective corners. Mayweather explained during the post-fight press conference that he was taunting McGregor, who had predicted he would knock out the boxing legend within two rounds.
Floyd Mayweather Sr. Video Interview - Floyd Mayweather Jr. figured out a 50th opponent, letting Conor McGregor have the early rounds before stalking him late and leaving the mixed martial artist defenseless and exhausted on the ropes.
LAS VEGAS – Dana White is proud of how well Conor McGregor boxed against the legend most experts expected to embarrass him. UFC’s president still doesn’t want McGregor to participate in another boxing match. White was honest following McGregor’s 10th-round technical knockout loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena and stated that he wants the Irish superstar strictly to be a mixed martial artist moving forward.
Carl Froch admitted he was on the edge of his seat but believes Floyd Mayweather "outclassed" Conor McGregor in their light-middleweight fight in Las Vegas. Mayweather took his record to 50-0 by stopping Irishman McGregor, who was making his professional boxing debut at the T-Mobile Arena, in the 10th round. Four-time world super-middleweight champion Froch praised the UFC star's resilience but the 40-year-old was not surprised by the result.
LAS VEGAS – Conor McGregor thought he was only down one round against Floyd Mayweather Jr. entering the 10th and ultimately final round. The UFC superstar said during the post-fight press conference Saturday night that he felt Mayweather won five of the first nine rounds and that he won four of those rounds. The judges clearly didn’t agree.
Mayweather-McGregor Fight Photos Gallery - Future Boxing Hall of Famer Floyd "Money" Mayweather ended his historic career in style on Saturday night with a convincing 10th-round technical knockout victory over UFC mega-star Conor McGregor in the main event of a four-fight SHOWTIME PPV event from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.