- Making it rain.
- (Conor) Get down and shut the [bleep] up.
- I wouldn't miss it. I wouldn't miss this fight.
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- (Conan) What if you were in the ring with Floyd Mayweather?
- Oh, ho, ho, ho, ho. Oh yeah. I know this event.
- Big night, Saturday night.
- (Floyd) If I get the itch to come back.
It really won't be for the money, but I have to get paid.
- Oh, is it boxing? - (Floyd) You know
that's why the nickname is Floyd "Money" Mayweather."
- Ah, yeah, yeah.
- (Conor) I don't fear no man. - I love boxing.
- (Floyd) Just keep barking.
- (Conor) [Bleep] Floyd Mayweather. - Oh dear.
- (Conor) [Bleep] Floyd Mayweather. - He seems so angry.
- (Floyd) Keep barking. I'ma see if you gonna bite.
- I'm amazed that he's still around at his age.
- (sportscaster) Conor McGregor has said this afternoon
that his UFC career is on hold... - I don't know about this, McGregor.
- (sportscaster) He will now turn all of his attention
to fight only one man, and that is Floyd "Money" Mayweather.
- Oh, I can't wait for this.
- (sportscaster) It's the most talked about fight
on the planet right now, and it will be the biggest fight ever
in the history of two people boxing each other.
- I'm in. Where can I go? I'll buy that ticket.
- (Floyd) There's no boxer in history that has accomplished
what I've accomplished. - I guess so.
- When you envision the fight, do you see stopping him?
- (Conor) My fist is bigger than his head.
- They gotta talk trash beforehand.
- (Conor) I don't care what rule set it's under.
I'm gonna teach him about true fighting.
- I don't understand people that fight.
- (man) What better way to kick this thing off with...
- These guys are really awesome.
- (man) The biggest star in UFC.
- (man) This is the biggest fight ever
in combat sports history.
- It's gonna be a terrible fight, but I'm buying it.
You've got a guy who's never fought
against one of the greatest of all time.
- It seems very brutal to me, a lot of violence.
- If it turns out to be a farce,
if they don't make a fight out of it,
boy, oh boy.
It'd be a long time promoting something like that again.
- (FBE) So that was a preview for the upcoming box match
between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
- Fantastic.
- (FBE) What have you heard about it?
- If you listen to any news at all, (chuckles)
you would hear about all of those.
- Just the hype. He'll give McGregor
more than he can handle.
- (FBE) So before we talk more about it,
We're gonna show you some highlights from their world press tour.
- Okay. I bet it's nothing like Muhammad Ali press.
- (Floyd) You line 'em up,
and I knock 'em down like bowling pins.
And August 26th, I'ma knock this bitch out, too.
- Ooh.
- (Conor) You haven't knocked nobody out in about 20 years.
- I love all the trash talk.
- Everything's scripted.
- The promoters know what they're doing with this.
- (chuckles) - (Conor) Dance with me, boy.
- It's show business.
- That's what makes sports, you know, when you can...
Whenever I get around my friends, if they like one team
and I don't like that team, just get real dirty.
And that's-- it's just fun.
- (Conor) A lot of media seem to be saying
I'm against black people.
- Wait a minute. Hold it.
- Whoa, daddy.
- (Conor) That's absolutely [bleep] ridiculous.
- Look at those tattoo.
- (Conor) Do they not know I'm half black?
- Oh, sure.
- (Conor) I'm half black from the bellybutton down.
- (chuckles) Oh, Jesus.
- (Floyd) Turn the music on for the stripper.
- (laughs)
- Making it rain, you know. (chuckles)
- (Floyd) [Bleep] eat shit. - (Conor) [Bleep] you.
- I think it take it a little bit too far.
Get on each other's nerves a little bit.
- (Conor) Get them high heels off, you little [bleep] squirt.
- Ooh, wow. Wow, wow, wow. Slow it down, slow it down.
- They're sort of almost like actors before they get in the ring.
- You can tell it's all bullshit,
because they're standing right next to each other.
Two guys talking like that on the street,
they'd be getting into it real quick.
- I used to hear Muhammad Ali, and it was funny, it was clever,
it was poetic. Not all of the profanity.
- (Floyd) We already know this [bleep] right here,
he like to quit. (rhythmic banging)
What the [bleep] is that? - Oh.
- (Floyd) What the [bleep] is that? Talking about how tough you is.
- Interesting how the audience is all riled up.
- (Floyd) Talking about you got pride in you,
talking about you a killer. - Oh. He could get into politics.
- Oh. The Irish flag.
- Oh, he's wrapping himself in the Irish flag,
and then he grabbed his backpack.
I think this is great.
- (Conor) You do something to that flag, I'll [bleep] you up.
- This is more theatrical. (laughs)
They probably had a director and everything.
- They're promoters. They're promoting this fight.
Don King has nothing on these guys.
- (Conor) That's it? There's about five grand in here.
- Oh, shoot.
- (Conor) There's about five grand in here. [Bleep] me.
- (laughs) Somebody was directing that.
You know, it's like, make a little mini reality show.
- They do more front entertainment before their performance
than the other sports, like baseball and basketball.
Their performance is on the court.
- (laughs)
- Ooh, getting a little physical.
- I wouldn't let anybody touch my head like that.
- I wonder if they have a script.
- They're enjoying themselves.
- (Conor) I'm so happy you took the hat off, I gotta say.
What the [bleep] were you hiding under that thing?
That little [bleep] peanut head.
- See, the thing about it is they're both smiling
while they're out trash talking each other.
- (Floyd) We gonna talk about this [bleep].
You punk. You [bleep]. - Ooh.
- (Floyd) You ho. - All kinds of names.
- I don't know if they need to do that.
- (Conor) You're dragging it on, May.
Sit down and shut the [bleep] up.
- I wouldn't miss it. I wouldn't miss this fight.
- (sportscaster) We'll see you in Las Vegas.
Floyd "Money" Mayweather, the notorious Conor McGregor,
Saturday, August 26th.
- See now, you can't put that on regular television. (laughs)
- They could be a little more clever
in what they're saying.
I mean, they should go back
and watch some films of Muhammad Ali, all those guys,
and see how they talked.
- I think it's all promotion. Hype just goes so far.
I would rather see a legit fight.
- (FBE) So Floyd Mayweather comes into this fight
as the heavy favorite as he is a traditionally trained boxer
with a professional record of 49 wins and zero losses.
- What? (laughs)
49 wins and zero losses.
- (FBE) Conor McGregor is an MMA fighter,
who is currently the UFC lightweight champion.
- Oh, I'm well aware of that.
- MMA is? - (FBE) Mixed martial arts.
- Oh, so one's a boxer, and one's mixed martial arts.
- (FBE) But is over 10 years younger than Mayweather and is known
for his ferociousness. So there are those who say
that this fight is more of a circus than a legitimate boxing event
since one of the fighters is not even really
a traditionally trained boxer. And from their press tour,
from what you saw, has just been crazy.
So what do you think?
- Noticing the way that they were smiling,
even his handlers were smiling, it seems to me more like a show now.
- It's a money maker.
I mean, you have one professional boxer,
and the other person, his expertise is martial arts.
It's like apples and oranges. I don't see any value in it.
- I can see how putting two people together
with those different types of skills would be interesting to watch.
You know, people would wanna buy a ticket and go and see.
- I just think that the former boxing champ
is too fast.
Too fast. His hands are too fast.
He's gonna get in and out and in and out.
And then McGregor will start talking to him,
and they'll talk back.
I hope it doesn't turn into a farce.
They gotta make a real fight out of it.
- McGregor has trained to go five five-minute rounds.
It's two different things.
It's like Tom Brady throwing passes against Lebron James.
- I could see why they would say it was more of a circus.
And it may well be a big, fixed match, you know,
but it's still fun.
And does anyone really care
as long as they get their money's worth?
They will appeal to people.
I mean, it is maybe circus-y, but it's very appealing.
I mean, I'm excited.
- (FBE) So boxing is a sport that has been around
for centuries. - Right.
- Why do people have to box and hit each other?
- (FBE) Can you talk about big boxing matches
that you remember from the past?
And was there this much attention put on them too?
- No. They didn't.
Kash, yes, he was like first one. He was a big--
He was the first time that they had a fighter promoter of his ilk.
All these guys today, they owe a lot of it to him,
because he invented this self promotion.
- With Muhammad Ali, they were big events,
and he was a real promoter of himself.
It wasn't all about money or all about killing the other guy.
- As far as I can remember,
they were doing their own separate press conferences
and talking about what they were gonna do.
I don't recall them even being in the same room.
When they did say what they were gonna do,
they were really-- they sounded sincere.
- Going back to Larry Holmes and of course, Joe Louis,
but those were days where they really didn't promote a fight.
It was a true interest.
- No. Uh-uh, you didn't see that.
The social media has changed our whole world.
All the stuff that we see now is just unbelievable,
and a lot of times, we don't really understand why peop--
Why do you have to do that?
- It's the hype that they created.
You know, the advertising, the press conference.
People have no idea what boxing is all about.
The way the media's working today, the pay per view, the convenience,
you know, people willing to just pay that little money
and get some entertainment unlike the old days.
You know, you really a diehard fan.
- (FBE) Finally, we have to ask,
the fight is coming up this Saturday.
Who do you have, McGregor or Mayweather?
- I'm gonna say McGregor. I just think that he's smarter.
- I'm gonna go with McGregor. He might pull some things
out of the hat that you've never seen before.
- Mayweather, 'cause I gotta be true to the art of boxing.
- Mayweather. I think the fight is gonna go four rounds.
I think they're gonna stop it in four rounds.
- The Irish guy.
And I'm English, so there's some connection right there.
- I think Mayweather, even though he's older.
Just like Ali against Foreman. He was older, but you are fit,
and you know how to fight,
one of his punch, you can knock him out.
- A trained boxer, of course, knows what he's doing
in the ring, I would imagine.
But the other guy has youth and ferocity on his side.
I know it sounds crazy, but I think it'll be a draw.
- Mayweather. Definitely him.
- (FBE) You gonna tune in and find out? (chuckles)
- I'm not gonna, no. No, I'll be working in my garden.
- Mayweather.
I just don't know how it's going to end,
but there better be some knock downs.
There better be some blood.
We want blood for our money.
I want blood!
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- Goodbye. Boom, boom.
- Hey, guys. Ethan and Kyle here from FBE.
Thank you so much for watching this episode of Elders React.
- Are you gonna watch the fight this weekend?
Let us know in the comments.
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