Floyd Mayweather has some expendable cash and has added a mansion to his collection of estates
Boxing
The Canelo-GGG bout was a clean sellout, 22,358, the largest arena fight ever in Nevada.
Seeking to address the question, “Does the company that owns Bellagio also own Circus Circus?” MGM Resorts is launching its “Welcome To The Show” marketing campaign.
The capacity at T-Mobile Arena for boxing is a little more than 20,000. Canelo Alvarez and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin are gunning for that number Saturday.
Conor McGregor took to the VIP terrace of Encore Beach Club and addressed a sold-out crowd: “It didn’t turn out the way we wanted, but we can still party like it did!”
And, adding yet more spice to the spectacle, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson took part — remotely — by providing the voiceover for the video leading to the fighters’ entrance to the arena.
Mike Tyson is recovering from back surgery about six weeks ago. He had been in serious discomfort from sciatic nerve damage.
Floyd Mayweather is due to host parties at his Girl Collection strip club on Friday night and again after Saturday’s bout with Conor McGregor at T-Mobile Arena.
The video shows the band in a boxing ring set up in the desert, with cutaway clips of the two combatants, showgirls, bikini-clad ladies on beach chairs, and shirtless actor Jake Hunter next to an old RV.
As if in possession of a crystal ball, or even a Magic 8 Ball, I predicted two shows would announce their opening dates this summer in VegasVille.
Floyd Mayweather told the twin tapper Sean & John he would visiti “Absinthe,” and followed through Thursday night.
Ex-MMA superstar and rising film thespian Randy Couture had this to say of Conor McGregor’s chances against Floyd Mayweather: “I don’t think he’ll be knocked out, but I do think he’s going to get beat up.”
We’ve had the Ali Shuffle. What about the Arena Shuffle?
Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor could happen “sooner than you think,” says a source in the know.
Mike Tyson met Muhammad Ali when Tyson was admitted to a detention center. The young Tyson was impressed by Ali’s fame before he was enamored of boxing.