Does anyone really give a crap about the boxing match tonight?

[oberliner]

34. That's a lie

Here's the comment in question:

"Rocky III? I'm trying to remember which one was Rocky III," McGregor said. "Was that the one in the celebrity gym? I can't remember if that's the one with the dancing monkeys or not."

Here's his explanation:

“First of all, never once in my life have I labeled him a monkey or any African-American or anyone a monkey,” McGregor said. “I would not disrespect any race like that.”

McGregor also attempted to explain what he meant by the “monkeys” remark, which irked Mayweather and led the boxing champion to dedicate the fight “for all the blacks in the world.”

“That Jimmy Kimmel interview, (Guillermo Rodriguez) asked me (if I) would beat Rocky. I said ‘What Rocky?’ And he said ‘Rocky III.’ And I said ‘Is that the one with the gym and the circus and the monkeys?’ Because (Rocky) had a specialized gym built where the gym was like a circus. There were clowns and all this type of stuff. That’s what I meant by that. And then (Mayweather) tried to manipulate it.”

https://nesn.com/2017/08/conor-mcgregor-vehemently-denies-floyd-mayweathers-racism-accusations/