FLOYD MAYWEATHER might be making a wedge out of his superfight against Conor McGregor, but nobody expected him to WEARING some.
‘Money’ is set to make £200million out of his bout with UFC star McGregor.
But fans noticed the American had been using every tactic in the book in a bid to make himself look taller.
Mayweather, 40, is seen as one of the greatest boxers of all time and he has an undefeated record spanning 49 professional fights.
And after scraps with Manny Pacquiao and Andre Berto, he has been given a tongue lashing on social media by Irishman McGregor and finally agreed to do a fight.
But it seems Mayweather wanted to get one over on his opponent with his funny-looking trainers, that were clearly had thicker soles than your usual footwear during their presser in Brooklyn.
Mayweather stands at 5ft 6in and has a reach of 6ft, but it appears he is trying to gain a psychological advantage over McGregor.
McGregor has an inch height edge over the American, but the Irishman is seen as a big underdog in the fight.
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The pair engaged in a press conference tour of Los Angeles, New York, Toronto and London in a bid to drum up interest as the pay-per-view rights are still to be sold in the UK.
McGregor, 29, sported a £1m diamond watch during the London leg of their press conference tour.
Meanwhile Mayweather sparked a homophobic storm as he called McGregor a “f****t” while accusing the UFC star of calling black people “dancing monkeys.”
Mayweather wearing platform shoes to look bigger at the #MayMacWorldTour
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— Ryan (@Angry_Honky) July 14, 2017
Look at Mayweather‘s shoes
— Tech+MMA (@techplusmma) July 14, 2017
Mayweather said: “He totally disrespected black women. He called black people ‘monkeys’.
“He disrespected the mother of my daughter. I’m not gonna stoop that low.
“Some levels you just don’t cross.”
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