Las Vegas — Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor traded verbal jabs this week as the circus-like countdown to their money-spinning superfight cranked into overdrive on the Las Vegas Strip. Thousands of fans including a sizeable contingent of Irish supporters thronged the heart of the Nevada boxing capital to greet Mayweather and McGregor at their separate grand arrival ceremonies. Mayweather, the 40-year-old undefeated former welterweight boxing champion, has been lured out of retirement to face McGregor, a star of mixed martial arts Ultimate Fighting Championship. The two men meet in a 12-round contest under boxing rules on Saturday that is tipped to become the richest fight in history. The cross-combat collision has appalled boxing purists, with many decrying the event as a farcical publicity stunt more in keeping with the choreographed traditions of WWE wrestling. Mayweather and McGregor — who clashed repeatedly during an expletive-laden world media tour to drum up interest for th...
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