{"id":67822,"date":"2017-07-12T21:18:25","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T02:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=67822"},"modified":"2017-07-12T21:29:41","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T02:29:41","slug":"floyd-mayweather-jr-conor-mcgregor-press-event-erupts-in-mayhem-breaking-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=67822","title":{"rendered":"Floyd Mayweather, JR &#8211; Conor McGregor Press Event ERUPTS in Mayhem &#8211; Breaking News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"polls-1653\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_1653\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_1653_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"0e95cf3994\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"1653\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Who Wins?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-1653-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-4205\" name=\"poll_1653\" value=\"4205\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4205\">Floyd \"Make It Rain\" Mayweather, JR.<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-4206\" name=\"poll_1653\" value=\"4206\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4206\">Conor \"No Business In Boxing\" McGregor<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(1653);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(1653); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-1653-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=67822\" rel=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=67822\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-67823 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/image002-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Photo credit: Edris Erba\/Mayweather Promotions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The tension between boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and UFC superstar Conor McGregor boiled over into Toronto on Wednesday as the global stars continued their blockbuster World Tour to announce their Aug. 26 showdown on SHOWTIME PPV from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Mayweather and McGregor met on Wednesday for just the second time, jarring toe-to-toe for more than three minutes in the initial faceoff in front of a largely pro-McGregor crowd at Toronto\u2019s Budweiser Stage.<\/p>\n<p>Multi-platinum and GRAMMY Award-winning recording artist Drake made a special guest appearance in front of his hometown Toronto fans \u201cto witness history\u201d for an event to celebrate what he called \u201cthe biggest fight in the history of fighting.\u201d <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>After hearing McGregor once again promised to knock out a man that\u2019s never been beaten, Mayweather challenged McGregor to put his money where his mouth is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you believe in yourself like you say you believe in yourself, bet your whole fight check,\u201d Mayweather said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne shot is all it takes,\u201d promise McGregor. \u201cCheck the facts \u2013 I bounce heads off the canvas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To watch Wednesday\u2019s press conference in full, visit the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel: https:\/\/youtu.be\/n7ZcGjg03-E.<\/p>\n<p>The Mayweather vs. McGregor World Tour continues Thursday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and concludes on Friday at Wembley Arena in London.<\/p>\n<p>Below are flash quotes from today\u2019s event in Toronto:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>FLOYD MAYWEATHER:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not talking about being at the top for one year, two years, three years, four years. We\u2019re talking about 21 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTurn the pressure up. I don\u2019t quit, I don\u2019t fold under pressure. I\u2019m the best and I know I\u2019m the best.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you believe in yourself like you say you believe in yourself, bet your whole fight check.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>CONOR MCGREGOR:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thrive in uncomfortable positions. There is nothing these guys can do to phase me. Twenty-eight years of age, I\u2019m getting fight checks and promoter checks. When Floyd was 28, he was on Oscar De La Hoya\u2019s undercard and that\u2019s just facts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToronto, what a city. I was here one time, I was also on a world tour. I was also facing an unconquerable quest. I was facing the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet, Jose Aldo. They said the same things then as they\u2019re saying now. They said I have no chance. They said I\u2019m in over my head. They said [he] kicks too hard, too many weapons. The Irishman is going to fall short, he doesn\u2019t stand a hope. It took me 13 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne shot is all it takes. Check the facts. I bounce heads off the canvas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe tip-tap-toes to a decision. He\u2019s never fought a day in his life, he\u2019s a runner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jvu390aqu3I\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Win an autographed copy of Mike Tyson&#8217;s autobiography &#8220;UNDISPUTED TRUTH&#8221; by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCQ0YrV5Q70it1Rw8rG9DrpA\">HERE<\/a> and subscribing to be entered to win this great prize along with any future ones!<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo credit: Edris Erba\/Mayweather Promotions The tension between boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and UFC superstar Conor McGregor boiled over into Toronto on Wednesday as the global stars continued their blockbuster World Tour to announce their Aug. 26 showdown on SHOWTIME PPV from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. 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