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Floyd Mayweather Jr, is an American boxer, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1977. Widely considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all time, he is undefeated as a professional (49-0) and is a five-division world champion. Mayweather won fifteen world titles and the lineal championship in four different weight classes (twice at welterweight).

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20 Mar, 2017

Mayweather suggests Moscow for McGregor fight

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Mayweather says that his fight with McGregor should take place in the Russian capital.

At the moment we have not signed any papers. But I hope that the match will take place in June. I want to give people the spectacle: the MMA world vs. boxing world. This fight can be organized in Moscow. I would choose Moscow, if I were asked today

Ferguson: ‘No way’ McGregor can beat Mayweather at boxing

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Ferguson says that McGregor cannot breat Mayweather at boxing.

No way. Floyd’s just a different animal.

He also says McGregor does not want to fight him:

That dude doesn’t want to fight me directly. Conor knows exactly what he’s up against, and he knows I’m a force to be reckoned with. He can’t talk his way through this one. And the same thing with Nate. It’s a different scale with me…Well, why not? I mean, literally I was just fighting for the [interim] belt. I feel like I am a legit contender, I’ve got nine wins in a row, I’ve got X amount of performance [of the night] victories. Really, I’ve been putting in some work. I feel like I deserve it…If he’s all about business and being a punk he needs to vacate that belt but, I don’t know. If you want to box, let’s go. I’ll box you. That dude would get eaten up on his feet.

18 Mar, 2017

McGregor: ‘F-ck Floyd Mayweather’

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McGregor talks about the Conlan fight:

Clean work. As he goes on he’ll get more comfortable under that pressure. It’s a different bubble in there, when you feel that kind of intensity. It was beautiful. Once he got loose, got the stoppage. Very, very happy with it. I wish him all the success in the future. We know the skills he has. Everybody knows how talented he is. He came through his first test. He’ll only grow and rise from it.

And hints that the Mayweather fight, which he says is close to signing, will not be in June:

F-ck Floyd. This whole boxing world don’t know what they’re gonna see when I roll in here. I’m unpredictable. Nobody knows what they’re in for. Everyone’s writing me off. There’s gonna be a shock. I’m ready. I’m looking forward. I’m excited. We’re very close to inking it. [Interviewer: For June?] No, well listen. I’m not gonna say no more. We’re very close, that’s it.

'F*CK FLOYD MAYWEATHER!' - CONOR McGREGOR GOES ON ONE - SAYS FIGHT IS CLOSE AFTER CONLAN PRO-DEBUT

15 Mar, 2017

White: ‘I’d never keep Conor from making that kind of money’

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White talks about McGregor’s options.

I don’t know [when he will go back to the Octagon]. He obviously has a lot of opportunities right now. Tony Ferguson’s out there. The Floyd Mayweather thing is out there. We’ll see how this thing plays out. [Floyd Mayweather] is still a possibility. It doesn’t make a lot of sense for my business, but I’d never keep Conor from making that kind of money. [The T-Mobile booking] has nothing to do with the Floyd fight. [Conor’s next fight in the UFC is going to be for the 155 pound title]. That’s what it should be.

Bisping: Mayweather returning to boxing after being scammed

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Bisping says Mayweather was prompted to return to the ring because he was the victim of a scam.

I was talking to someone in Las Vegas, and I heard that Floyd recently got scammed out of a lot of money. The number was very, very big. I don’t think Floyd needs the money, but he wants to replace this money that he got swindled out of…My bet is that the fight will happen. Will it happen in June? I don’t know, that might be a bit too soon.

13 Mar, 2017

Rogan explains how McGregor can beat Mayweather

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Rogan says McGregor may have something up his sleeve.

There’s something about [Conor McGregor]. I’m telling you, there’s something about that dude. He’s got something going on. He’s got a little something extra special but he would need everything to line up. Mayweather would have to dismiss him as a threat. He’d have to not train hard enough, he’d have to not seriously consider the possibility that Conor connects on him and knocks him out. And then Conor would have to do some roughhousing. He’d have to hold him in the clinch. He’d have to hold him and hit him. He’d have to try and get off as many shots and bully him around and wear him out. It’s a possibility. He’s a much bigger man. He’s a much bigger man. If you compare the two of them frame-wise, if they ever do do it, and they’re standing right at each other, looking down at each other doing eye-to-eye, you’re gonna go ‘oh, shit.’ [Conor]’s a big f-ck. He can make that 145-pound cut when he’s on death’s door, but Mayweather makes it easy.

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12 Mar, 2017

Las Vegas venue provisionally booked for June 10th

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Reports surface that the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas has been provisionally booked for June 10th, for a potential McGregor-Mayweather fight.

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Mayweather to McGregor: ‘Stop ducking and diving’

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Mayweather says McGregor will damage the reputation of the UFC if he avoids fighting him.

I’m out of retirement now just for Conor McGregor. Tell the ufc to let’s make this fight happen. I don’t want the UFC to look bad – because us boxers we’re not ducking and dodging anyone. So I don’t want Conor McGregor to duck or dodge me. He called me out. He acted like he really wanted to fight to happen. So let’s make it happen.

11 Mar, 2017

Mayweather: ‘Real men fight standing up’

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Mayweather says MMA is not ‘real’ fighting.

We gonna fight standing up. Because real men fight standing up. I’m from old school. I’m not gonna kick my shoes off. I’m not gonna be between no man’s legs, wrestling on the ground. I’m gonna stand up and I’m gonna kick ass. That’s what I do. I’ve been doing this for 21 years.

FLOYD MAYWEATHER BLASTS CONOR MCGREGOR; SAYS "PUNK BITCH" IS ALL BARK AND DOESN'T WANT TO FIGHT

McGregor and Mayweather want different fight dates

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Despite Mayweather saying that he wants to fight McGregor in June, Conlan says McGregor wants to fight in September.

He says, September. It’s on. It’s done.

MICHAEL CONLAN: MCGREGOR SAID "IN SEPTEMBER IT'S ON IT'S DONE"

10 Mar, 2017

Mayweather: Let’s fight in June

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On his The Undefeated Tour Mayweather calls out McGregor.

For Conor McGregor. I’m coming out of retirement just to fight Conor McGregor. I don’t want no more excuses about the money. The UFC. Sign the paper with the UFC so you can fight me in June. LEt’s fight in June. You’re the B side. I’m the A side…I’m tired about all this crying about money. Blowin’ smoke up everybody’s ass. If you wanna fight sign the paperwork. Let’s do this.

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Mayweather: McGregor ‘full of shit’

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Mayweather says McGregor is all talk and no action.

I think that, a lot of times with competitors and athletes and fighters, we can ask for certain things that we really don’t want. I want to fight, I want to fight. There’s a lot of barking but there’s no biting. When you talk about biting, sign the contract. Don’t talk the s**t. If you really want to fight, sign the contract and we can make it happen. So just letting the world know that he’s full of sthit and he don’t really want to fight. ‘Oh, I want to fight, I want to fight, I want to fight. Mayweather’s scared of me.’ Listen, I’m my own boss, so let’s make the fight happen. You talking all that shit, you acting like you want to fight, I don’t think you really want to fight. Sign the contract, let’s make it happen…You belong to the UFC and you don’t own anything. Don’t bid yourself out. Just make the fight happen. Just like when I went out and I competed, at one particular time, I had to be the B side. I didn’t cry, I didn’t complain. When they brought the money to the table, I took it, kicked ass, and became the A side. Now I’m the A side, come kick my ass and you become the A side…Conor McGregor, stop blowing smoke up peoples’ asses, you little bitch. If you want to fight, let’s make it happen you punk.

FLOYD MAYWEATHER BLASTS CONOR MCGREGOR; SAYS "PUNK BITCH" IS ALL BARK AND DOESN'T WANT TO FIGHT

9 Mar, 2017

Diaz: McGregor could beat Mayweather with an early strike

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Diaz says McGregor can beat Mayweather if he strikes early.

I think it’s a big publicity stunt…[McGregor’s] got an amateur style, where he’s got the good movement and punches for six, eight minutes. That time equates to about two rounds out of the 10 in a full boxing match. Anybody can be good for … six, seven minutes — anybody — and they all have that puncher’s chance. But ready to go round after round and he’s gonna be a hard person to get a hold of, so it’s gonna be rough one.

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Unconfirmed: Mayweather to fight McGregor in June

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ESPN’s Levy says the Mayweather-McGregor bout is close to being announced, and that it will be staged in Las Vegas in June.

7 Mar, 2017

Mayweather: ‘Little bitch McGregor got famous off of my name’

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During his UK tour, Mayweather takes a shot at McGregor.

I’m just mad that this Conor McGregor, this little bitch Conor McGregor, got famous off my name. Pacquiao did the same thing. Stop that shit.

Mayweather to McGregor: ‘Sign the paper’

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Mayweather says he’s waiting on McGregor to put pen to paper so they can make this fight official for later this year.

The Conor McGregor fight, I don’t know if it’s going to happen. If it do, it do, if it don’t, it don’t. They ask me about this fight always. They’re always asking me about the fight. If Conor McGregor really wants the fight to happen, stop blowing smoke up everybody’s ass. Sign the paper. Sign the paper. You said you’re a boss. Just sign the paper and let’s make it happen.

5 Mar, 2017

McGregor impersonator takes on Mayweather

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At an event in Las Vegas a McGregor impersonator calls out Mayweather.

You can’t deny the fightin’ Irish!

Mayweather’s entourage hit by arson attack

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A van belonging to Mayweather is set on fire in Birmingham during the fighter’s The Undefeated tour