The second press conference of the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor was an all-out attack on Mayweather. And it got very personal.
To the delight of the McGregor-friendly crowd in Toronto on Wednesday, the UFC star got in a zone and blasted Mayweather for his outfit all as a setup for the brutal punchline. He mocked Mayweather’s much-rumored illiteracy.
And it came out of nowhere. You can watch the video here.
McGregor said:
“Life is so (expletive) good. How do I look? What the (expletive) is he wearing? He looks like a little breakdancer or something, a little 12-year-old breakdancer, (expletive)! What the (expletive)? He’s 40! You’re 40 years of age. Dress your (expletive) age. Carrying a schoolbag on stage. What you doing with a schoolbag on stage? You can’t even read!
“Forty years old carrying a schoolbag. The man doesn’t even (expletive) read.”
When McGregor said that, the crowd went absolutely crazy. Sure, there’s always the personal attacks and insults during boxing (and UFC) press conferences, but that line from McGregor was unexpected, especially after Tuesday’s tame-by-comparison press conference in Los Angeles.
Through the onslaught though, Mayweather kept a stoic face and waited his turn to speak. But really, there was no coming back from that.
