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28th March 2017
12:40pm BST

"Trust me, I’m going to stop Floyd. You’re all going to eat your words. The whole world is going to eat their words. We’re getting close don’t worry about it. You’ll hear about it. I am boxing!"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQeISn7ttek Strong words like that would warrant an even stronger response, right? Well, seemingly not. Rather than fire back all guns blazing, Mayweather gave a fairly reserved response to McGregor's claim to FightHype. He also applauded both McGregor and UFC president Dana White for doing their bit to generate some hype around the fantasy fight and keep the conversation going.
Then he dropped the line that a lot of people would take issue with."I feel like he’s entitled to feel the way he wants to feel. Only thing you can do is respect that."
“I just want to say, Dana White, I was overseas when they told me what you said. I wanna say, good work Dana White. Conor McGregor, they said you finally opened your mouth and you’re back to talking shit and I say that’s cool too."
Ah gentleman outside the ring? Generally speaking, gentlemen don't really have a documented history of domestic violence now, do they? In 2012, Mayweather served two months in jail after pleading guilty to domestic abuse. https://twitter.com/SoozieCuzie/status/846393485175537664“With me, it is what it is. If I can’t do nothing, everybody knows I can fight, if I can’t do nothing else. But when I’m not in the ring, I’m a gentleman. Outside the ring, I’m a gentleman.”
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