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Bookies will lose millions if Conor McGregor knocks out Floyd Mayweather

Casinos could take months to recover if upset occurs

DATE: Aug 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Who’s the best puncher? Floyd Mayweather says it could surprise

LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather Jr. says it was the first punch of the fight. His promoter thinks it came during the second round. One shot to the head, and suddenly Manny Pacquiao d...

DATE: Aug 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

50 million Americans expected to watch Mayweather-McGregor

LAS VEGAS – Conor McGregor’s improbable challenge of Floyd Mayweather Jr. could be seen by a staggering 50 million people in the United States as fans and the curious gather in small and lar...

DATE: Aug 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Dahlberg: Purists eager for fight after Mayweather-McGregor

LAS VEGAS — Look at any boxing website, and the comments will largely all be the same. Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s fight with Conor McGregor is a joke, a spectacle that has little to d...

DATE: Aug 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Undisputed champ: Terence Crawford becomes first unified champ since ‘04

LINCOLN, Neb. – Terence Crawford stopped Julius Indongo in the third round Saturday night to become the undisputed world champion at 140 pounds. Crawford sent Indongo to the canva...

DATE: Aug 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Dahlberg: What’s in a smaller glove? More hype for the fight

LAS VEGAS – It’s only 2 ounces of foam, 4 if you count both hands. Still, it was enough to make Conor McGregor quite happy. Floyd Mayweather Jr., too, because it likely means more...

DATE: Aug 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor will fight in smaller gloves

LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor got their wish to fight in smaller gloves, but not before being chastised by a Nevada boxing official for using the issue to hype their fi...

DATE: Aug 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

With straight face, Floyd Mayweather says Conor McGregor has the edge

But to hear Mayweather talk to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, one would think this fight is going to be much closer than everyone thinks, to the point where it seems as if Mayweather thinks he’s t...

DATE: Aug 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

McGregor’s biggest rival: ‘No way’ Conor beats Mayweather

LOS ANGELES — Conor McGregor became known as a fighter with a mystical ability to defy the odds because of his stunning upset victory over Jose Aldo, the former UFC featherweight champion. ...

DATE: Aug 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Dahlberg: Mayweather-McGregor is a stale act already

LAS VEGAS — There’s a reason tons of good seats remain for what was supposed to be the year’s hottest ticket. Actually, there are two reasons the hype bubble surrounding the fight...

DATE: Jul 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Lots of tickets remain for Mayweather-McGregor – at a price

LAS VEGAS – It’s supposed to be the hottest ticket in sports. So far, though, fans aren’t exactly storming the box office to buy tickets for Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s fight next mont...

DATE: Jul 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Floyd Mayweather has history of tax woes; $7M from 2010 unresolved

WASHINGTON – The IRS still has Floyd Mayweather Jr. on the hook for $7.2 million in taxes from 2010, according to records that show a lien as unresolved for the year he fought Shane Mosley. ...

DATE: Jul 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports