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[Mister Wolf]

Conor McGregor caught some criticism following his first press conference Tuesday to hype up his upcoming fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. While Mayweather was dancing in front of him, McGregor yelled, "Dance for me, boy," which some viewed as a racist remark.

After that press conference, McGregor had a quick interview with Jimmy Kimmel's Guillermo in a segment that aired Wednesday night. In that piece, Guillermo asked Mayweather and McGregor the silly question of who would win a fight: them, or Rocky III?

The Irish fighter had to think for a moment as he recalled which movie it was. He then appeared to remember and said, "That was the one [with] the dancing monkeys in the gym."

If you've ever watched "Rocky III" then you know there are no dancing monkeys. In fact, if you've watch any of the Rocky movies you know at no point are there any dancing monkeys. So McGregor's comments caught some people off-guard.

Monkey has long been used as a racist term towards black people, and the fact McGregor used that word specifically is troublesome. He also said they were dancing, which likely refers to a boxer's footwork and is a common term for fighters.

McGregor has had some entertaining quips this week, but his controversial comments overshadow them.

https://youtu.be/2LnPWXdQZL4

Says it at 1:55.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Yeah, he can go fuck himself

 

[erlim]

Well I guess he deserves what's coming.

What's coming is total embarrassment.

 

[HStallion]

He's just playing to a large part of the fanbase he will have rooting for him in this particular match.

 

[Fergie]

I'm sure he'll bring up that the Irish were oppressed as rebuttal.


It's not the first time he's made some insensitive remarks.

 

[PingPongvonLaserstein]

He's just playing to a large part of the fanbase he will have for this particular match.

Or, he's actually just a racist piece of shit.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Wow. What a shithead.

 

[Raigan5088]

Plays to the audience of this bullshit.

Its so pre-arranged and staged, as bad as wrestling

 

[Ikuu]

Or, he's actually just a racist piece of shit.

He's said stuff like this in the past.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

He's just playing to a large part of the fanbase

Plays to the audience of this bullshit.

He's being a racist piece of shit.

 

[JettDash]

But he's the great white hope fighting the villain Floyd Mayweather and therefore he's allowed to be racist as fuck?

 

[ebullientprism]

What scene is he talking about?

I am completely drawing a blank on Rocky 3. Was that the one with Drago or the one with Mr T?

 

[HStallion]

Or, he's actually just a racist piece of shit.

He's being a racist piece of shit

Did I say otherwise? I thought implying he was playing to racists was enough.

 

[kunonabi]

I hope Mayweather goes out of his way to completely destroy him.

 

[Valkyr Junkie]

Well I guess he deserves what's coming.

What's coming is total embarrassment.

Total embarassment and tens of millions of dollars.

 

[The Elite]

Fuck. I'm not even surprised.

The "dance for me, boy" bit could have been anything and not intentional but the Kimmel bit sinks him.

 

[Enter The 36 Chambers]

Still no one reporting about Mayweather disrespecting the irish flag huh?

But if conor did that to the American flag..

 

[darscot]

I don't think he meant it as any way racist, the first thing I thought of is the band and the bubble machines. The nonsense in the gym before Rocky get his ass kicked.

 

[Ziltoidia 9]

Heel turn?

 

[Bobby Roberts]

What scene is he talking about?

I am completely drawing a blank on Rocky 3. Was that the one with Drago or the one with Mr T?

The scene at Apollo's gym when Rocky first shows up to train in LA after losing to Clubber

Did I say otherwise? I thought implying he was playing to racists was enough.

What's the point of the implication then? Why imply something so completely obvious?

 

[Dynasty]

What scene is he talking about?

I am completely drawing a blank on Rocky 3. Was that the one with Drago or the one with Mr T?

Eat some snickers and maybe you'll remember you crazy fool.

 

[Zee-Row]

It's quite something when I'm cheering for Mayweather in this fight.

 

[Deuce Deuce]

lol anyone really believe all this hype?

They're both gonna be laughing like the money tickles.

 

[Any Questions]

Nope, not good. He can lose as far an I am concerned. And lose bad.

 

[HStallion]

What scene is he talking about?

I am completely drawing a blank on Rocky 3. Was that the one with Drago or the one with Mr T?

Mr. T and there is a big part of the movie after Rocky's loss to Clubber Lang (Mr. T) that he decides to go and train with Apollo at a black boxing gym to learn how to move because black dudes are light on their feet or something.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Drake shook....

 

[Bronx-Man]

All he had to do was keep his mouth shut for one month and he'd be going into the biggest fight in years as the good guy. Racist moron.

 

[Fergie]

Still no one reporting about Mayweather disrespecting the irish flag huh?

But if conor did that to the American flag..

What did he do that disrespects it?

Posing with it?

You are aware Conor was the one who threw it in his face after Mayweather gave it to him.

 

[Slayven]

Or, he's actually just a racist piece of shit.

Either way there is not a real difference

 

[JettDash]

What scene is he talking about?

I am completely drawing a blank on Rocky 3. Was that the one with Drago or the one with Mr T?

Mr T ( Clubber Lang). Drago was Rocky 4.

 

[Robdraggoo]

Nope, not good. He can lose as far an I am concerned. And lose bad.

He's racist in 2017. Hell win the fight

 

[Strictly]

Nasty piece of work

 

[Shamrock7r]

That's pretty bad. Idiot

 

[Viewt]

Oh yeah, dude's a total racist. Look at this shit.

In Rio de Janeiro: "I own this town, I own Rio de Janeiro, so for him to say that he is the king and I am the joker, if this was a different time, I would invade his favela on horseback, and would kill anyone who wasn't fit to work, but we're in a new time, so I'll whoop his ass instead."

 

[johancruijff]

that original "fight of the century" feeling

 

[Lowmelody]

Still no one reporting about Mayweather disrespecting the irish flag huh?

But if conor did that to the American flag..

Fuck a flag

 

[JettDash]

He's racist in 2017. Hell win the fight

LOL. No.

 

[Clegg]

I'm sure he'll bring up that the Irish were opressed as rebuttal.

And we were.

Fuck the Queen

Love the Pope

Up the IRA

 

[thelatestmodel]

I didn't care either way before, but now I hope he gets utterly humiliated.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

lol anyone really believe all this hype?

lol he's just pretending to be racist lol

lol

 

[Bad_Boy]

anecdotally i've noticed this becoming a very white vs black fight with my peers.

with my black friends rooting for mayweather, and my white friends rooting for Mcgregor

 

[HStallion]

I only expect the rhetoric to ratchet up even more so as we get closer to the fight. Expect a lot worse to be said as things go on from fighters and fans alike.

 

[AlteredForms]

Pikey needs to get paid. It's all about promoting the fight and stirring the shitpot as much as possible.

 

[Puck Beaverton]

I didn't care either way before, but now I hope he gets utterly humiliated.

congrats on cheering for someone who beats women, I guess?

 

[The Elite]

I didn't care either way before, but now I hope he gets utterly humiliated.

Isn't Mayweather known for domestic violence?

 

[Enter The 36 Chambers]

Pikey needs to get paid. It's all about promoting the fight and stirring the shitpot as much as possible.

Fuck outta here with this shit

 

[Bronx-Man]

On the bright side, dude is 100% getting demolished considering he could barely put up a fight against his damn sparring partner.

 

[thelatestmodel]

congrats on cheering for someone who beats women, I guess?

Isn't Mayweather known for domestic violence?

Didn't know about this either, fuck the pair of them I guess

 

[Kusagari]

McGregor knows exactly what he's doing. The guy is a wrestling heel carny to the core.

 

[BigJonsson]

Not a fan of either of them