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Saturday’s boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC champion Conor McGregor was a meetup many fans thought would never happen.
But you didn’t have to be in Las Vegas to buzz about the competitors, matchup and everything in between. Here’s a look at some of what social media had to say as the big fight neared.
That’s my boy
McGregor’s son Conor Jack is just 3 months old, but he looks mighty dapper in the three-piece suit and shades he wore when his dad proudly showed him off a few days before the fight.
Tech issues cause a brawl
Watching the fight wasn’t cheap (nearly $100 on pay-per-view), so naturally, those who had technical issues — on whatever platform — were fighting mad.
Don’t bet on it
We’re not linking to any of them, but plenty of people promised money to those who’d retweet their fight-related tweets, with many showing photos of (presumably fake) large PayPal balances. Really, people still think a retweet is going to earn them cold cash? Don’t bet on it.
I’ve seen at least 45 retweets of people’s PayPal balances saying they’ll give everyone money if McGregor wins
— SiggyGuns (@Siggyv) August 27, 2017
Something about McGregor beating Mayweather and massive Paypal balances. Not bank account balances, mind, only Paypal. No idea.
— Kolley Kibber (@hewnique) August 26, 2017
Heavy petting
And because every day on the internet is Caturday, pets showed up in force (dogs too).
Happy to see me?
No family-friendly way to put this, but McGregor was packing more than a punch in his underwear at the weigh-in, and fans noticed.
@espn did McGregor have a leprechaun in his underwear or was he just happy to be at the weigh in?
— Mark (@sooner_mjc) August 25, 2017
Memes, glorious memes
Even stock-photo people are excited about the matchup.
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