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The estimated projected revenue, in US dollars, for tonight’s megafight at the T-Mobile Arena The number of different weight divisions in which he has won a world title: super-featherwei­ght, lightweigh­t, light-welterweig­ht, welterweig­ht, and lightmiddl­eweight His reach, in centimetre­s, or 72ins

The number of his 23 points victories that were NOT unanimous. The 2007 defeat of Oscar De La Hoya was split, v Saul Alvarez in 2013 and Marcos Maidana in 2014 were majority The reported total revenue, in US dollars, generated by Mayweather’s 2015 fight with Manny Pacquiao, which remains the richest in history The number of fights he has had during his 21-year profession­al career The number of his victories that came via knockout, giving him a knockout percentage of 53. The others came via points The average price, in US dollars, of the 16,219 tickets sold to watch Mayweather-Pacquiao at Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena complained it hurt The number of world title fights in which he has been involved The American’s height, in centimetre­s, or 5ft 8ins Rounds boxed “He looks good for a seven-figure fighter. He looks good for an eight-figure fighter. But I’m a nine-figure fighter.” “Everyone knows I’ve never backed down from anybody. You line them up, and I knock them down like bowling pins. On August 26, I’m knocking Conor out.” “We know Mr Tap-out likes to quit. And you will wear that white flag. You can choose which way you want to go, and I’m guaranteei­ng you this: You’re going out on your face, or you going out on your back. Now which way you wanna go?” “I don’t give a f*** if it’s a ring, I don’t give a f*** if it’s an octagon. Put me in there and I’m gonna kick a**.” “We knew I was the A side, that’s why this b***h had to come to the boxing ring.” “Conor feels it’s not going to go past four rounds and I don’t think it’s going the distance. We’re both confident in our skills and we’ll see who gets it done.” “Never compare Conor McGregor to me, that’s total disrespect. I’m an elephant and elephants don’t beef with ants. An elephant is so large he don’t even see ants.” “Everything leans towards Conor McGregor. He’s taller, got a longer reach, he’s in his 20s and he’s active and I’m inactive. He’s a stand-up fighter.” “You’re a microwave meal with a cheap-a** watch on – step your game up.” “What are you doing with a school bag on stage? You can’t even read!”

“I do what I do. I am going to sleep this man inside of four rounds. The same way I sleep them every other time.”

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SMART MONEY The five-division champ will have far too much boxing know-how for McGregor

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