Bill Plaschke: Spectacle or sham? Mayweather-McGregor is outside the box and we can't look away
LAS VEGAS _ It's not supposed to be much of a fight, but it sure is dressed like one.
Ben Mulligan is wearing his Irish flag like a cape, peering down from beneath an Irish-themed cowboy hat, adjusting his Irish sunglasses, waving his tall beer like a sword. On behalf of Conor McGregor, this Dubliner is ready to rumble.
"When one Irishman goes to war, we all go to war!" he shouts.
Across the sidewalk outside T-Mobile Arena on a sweltering Friday morning stands Anthony Lascon, dressed all in black and adorned with images of Floyd Mayweather Jr. He has Mayweather's name tattooed on his right biceps, his favorite sayings inked on the inside of his arms, and
