I’m finished, says Mayweather after McGregor rout
Floyd Mayweather insisted he would head into a permanent retirement after sealing his place in boxing history with a 50th straight win against Conor McGregor on Saturday.
The 40-year-old American boxer outclassed McGregor over 10 absorbing rounds at the T-Mobile Arena to defeat Irish mixed martial arts by technical knockout.
The win sees Mayweather, who had come out of a two-year retirement to face McGregor, surpass heavyweight legend Rocky Marciano with a perfect record of 50-0.
Afterward former welterweight king Mayweather insisted he would never be seen in a ring again.
“This was my last fight tonight. For sure,” Mayweather said, praising his beaten opponent.
“Tonight was my last fight. Tonight I chose the right dance partner to dance with.
“Conor you are a hell of a champion.”
Mayweather also rejected suggestions that his 50th victory — against an opponent who had never boxed professionally before — would be destined to have an asterisk against it.
“A win is a win, no matter how you get it,” Mayweather said. “Rocky Marciano is a legend and I look forward to going into the Hall of Fame one day.”
Mayweather meanwhile revealed the fight had followed a tactical plan as he took his time and allowed McGregor to become fatigued before pouncing in the later rounds.
“Our game plan was to take our time, go to him, let him shoot his shots early and then take him out down the stretch,” Mayweather said.
“We know in MMA he fights for 25 minutes. After 25 minutes, he started to slow down. I guaranteed to everybody that this wouldn’t go the distance.”
Mayweather also said he had felt obliged to “put on a show” after being accused of contributing to an underwhelming spectacle in his 2015 “Fight of the Century” against Manny Pacquiao.
On that occasion Mayweather was accused of being overly cautious, cagily keeping Pacquiao at arm’s lengthen route to a comfortable win.
“I could have made it boring. I didn’t want to do that,” Mayweather said. “I felt like I owed the fans a last hurrah. So I went out there and that was the game plan. I wanted to go out with a bang.”
Mayweather insisted that his legacy as one of boxing greats would remain intact following his controversial meeting with McGregor, which had been panned by many in boxing.
'A DISGRACE TO SPORTS' - FOOTBALL REACTS AS FLOYD MAYWEATHER BEATS CONOR MCGREGOR
The boxing event the world has been talking about for weeks took place Saturday night, with the boxer predictably topping the UFC fighter.
It may have been a fairly predicatable ending to one of the most anticipated and hyped boxing matches in recent memory, but Floyd Mayweather's 10th round TKO win over UFC star Conor McGregor has provoked controversy among fans.
The Irish MMA star came out swinging, but couldn't keep his pace, with the experienced boxer taking over the fight in the middle rounds and cruising to a win, with the fight stopped before either fighter hit the canvas.
The stoppage became a big talking point as social media reacted to the fight, and ex-Manchester United and Fiorentina player Giuseppe Rossi was left outraged by it. However, the forward was just one of many reactions to the big event - with the world's most expensive footballer Neymar, who recently met up with Mayweather, among them.
Neymar files lawsuit against Barcelona over unpaid bonus
A €26 million loyalty bonus has emerged as a point of conflict between the player and his former employers, and could end up in the courts.
The business that looks after Neymar's affairs confirmed it has begun legal action against Barcelona over alleged unpaid bonuses for the forward.Barcelona declined to pay a €26 million bonus included in Neymar's contract renewal signed in 2016 after completing his world-record transfer to Paris Saint-Germain this summer.Furthermore, the Brazilian faces legal action from the Catalans over an alleged breach of contract.The club contended in a statement that the clause relating to the payment was rendered null and void when he left Camp Nou, while agent and father Neymar Sr. has accused Barca of "blackmail".Now NN Consultoria has announced it will be pursuing the bonus through the courts in its own counter-suit as the business registered its "surprise" at Barca's stance over the matter."It falls on us to explain that the athlete Neymar Junior and his lawyers are aware of the statement released today [for Tuesday] by Barcelona," the statement reads."We must emphasise that the news was received with surprise, since the athlete fulfilled the former contract, with the full deposit of the sums freely agreed with Barcelona allowing for his release, as Neymar files lawsuit against Barcelona over unpaid bonus."Nevertheless, when the citation has been read and Barcelona's complaint analysed, the athlete's defence will be present."With regards to the bonuses owed from the 2016 contract signing, openly unpaid by Barcelona, it also falls on us to confirm that the athlete has already initiated legal proceedings for collection through the appropriate channels."Article continues belowThe unpaid loyalty bonus is also being investigated by FIFA, although the world governing body has so far declined to comment on the matter.
Neymar files lawsuit against Barcelona over unpaid bonus
A true Character of hard work, a centurion. Five goals in two champions league games and the first man to reach 100th goals in champions league.
The Real Madrid superstar scored five of his team's six goals in the quarter-final tie against Bayern Munich, moving him to a century of goals
Cristiano Ronaldo continued to rack up the records as his hat-trick against Bayern Munich saw him become the first player to score 100 goals in the Champions League.
The Portugal superstar scored twice in last week's 2-1 victory over Bayern in the quarter-final first leg, which saw him move to a century of goals in European competition.
Ronaldo was on 97 in Europe's premier competition heading into the second leg and opened his account for the evening in the 76th minute by planting a header past Manuel Neuer to cancel out Robert Lewandowski's penalty.
Luis Suarez has vowed not to attend
Balon d'or Gala night again.
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match. Luis Suarez was banned from world football for four months for biting Italy defenFifa Giorgio Chiellini.
