Floyd Mayweather este vazut de majoritatea fanilor si specialistilor drept marele favorit in lupta anului de pe 26 august de la Las Vegas in fata campionului din UFC, Conor McGregor. Acest lucru se datoreaza faptului ca meciul se va disputa dupa reguli de box iar McGregor nu a mai avut vreodata o astfel de lupta.
Mayweather a anuntat insa pe Instagram ca este gata sa renunte la unul dintre avantajele majore pe care le avea inca dinainte ca lupta sa inceapa - manusile! Initial intelegerea a fost ca cei doi sa se lupta cu manusi grele ce cantaresc aproximativ 280 de grame, aproape dublu fata de cat cantaresc cele folosite in UFC cu care este McGregor obisnuit.
Mayweather a scris: "Hai sa ne luptam in manusi de 8 uncii (aprox 225 de grame). Sa nu crezi ce scrie in media sau pe site-uri. Daca nu vine direct de la mine, atunci nu-i adevarat. Ii spus lui McGregor ca poate sa lupte in manusi de 8 uncii de la orice brand isi doreste. Hai sa le oferim fanilor boxului si MMA-ului ceea ce isi doresc sa vada" a scirs Mayweather.
<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BXRKvU1gdsn/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Don't believe what you hear in the media. Don't believe what you hear on blog sites. If it's not coming directly from me, then it's not true. I'm telling McGregor, "Let's fight in 8 oz gloves". McGregor can fight in any brand he prefers or chooses. I'll be wearing 8 oz Grant gloves. Whatever advantage McGregor needs to feel more comfortable in the ring, I'm willing to accommodate. Let's give the boxing and MMA fans what they want to see. @grantworldwide @mayweatherpromotions</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Floyd Mayweather (@floydmayweather) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2017-08-01T22:39:15+00:00">Aug 1, 2017 at 3:39pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote>
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