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Dylan Hernandez: Mayweather vs. McGregor is more farce that fight

LAS VEGAS _ In boxing, it's said the truth will always find you in the ring. Until then, party on, I guess.

T-Mobile Arena was packed Friday afternoon, the estimated 13,500 fans here not to see Floyd Mayweather Jr. and mixed-martial artist Conor McGregor fight, but to watch them weigh in for their novelty boxing match the next day.

The overwhelming pro-McGregor crowd was

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