Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor official kicked off fight week events Tuesday with grand arrivals at the Toshiba Plaza ahead of the SHOWTIME PPV event this Saturday, Aug. 26 taking place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Photos Chris Farina/Esther Lin.
Also making an official grand arrival in Las Vegas was unbeaten Francisco Fonseca, who challenges 130-pound champion Gervonta Davis, plus light heavyweight titleholder Nathan Cleverly and former 168-pound champion Badou Jack, who meet in a 12-round title fight on the PPV undercard. The SHOWTIME PPV telecast begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT with unbeaten Andrew Tabiti and former world champion Steve Cunningham meeting in a 10-round battle after making their grand arrivals Tuesday.
Fighters were greeted by fans at the Toshiba Plaza before making brief remarks onstage. Here is what the fighters had to say Tuesday:
MAYWEATHER vs. McGREGOR - Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor is a 12-round super welterweight matchup that pits the legendary boxer Mayweather against the all-time MMA great McGregor in the main event of an unprecedented four-fight pay-per-view boxing event. Mayweather vs. McGregor will take place Saturday, Aug. 26 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event is produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV, promoted by Mayweather Promotions and sponsored by Corona.
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"I mean his frame.Cunningham isn't just taller but considerably bigger all over.He looks a small Cruiserweight to me.You look at other Cruiserweights around his height, they far thicker built..."
ShoulderRollWed Aug 23, 2017, 8:7 AM
"Cleverly looks like he is having trouble making the weight."
AndrijWed Aug 23, 2017, 7:6 AM
"Tahiti is an average sized Cruiserweight. Don't fool yourself by Cunningham\u00b4s height (6\u00b43). Average sized Cruiserweights are 6\u00b40 - 6\u00b41 tall. Cunningham in fact is a tall Cruiserweight like Usyk and Gassiev...."
robbyheartbabyWed Aug 23, 2017, 4:25 AM
"Man Jack vs Cleverly is gonna be amazing, good to see old Cunningham ****ing still too. Great card!"
Scipio2009Wed Aug 23, 2017, 3:43 AM
"Pretty much, tbh. Tabiti's prime weight bottoms out at 184\/185lbs, with 175lbs basically being an impossibility for him. (Working his way down from 260lbs, or whatever the high mark was).Slowly but surely, he's filling into the weight...."
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