The Mayweather-McGregor world tour is over now, 2 days too late

If you feel like you’ve been hearing too much about Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor, you can rest easy knowing you won’t be hearing too much from them for the next month.

The world press tour promoting a boxing match between the two on August 26 wrapped up Friday with a stop in London — following previous trips to Los Angeles, Toronto and Brooklyn. But it would’ve been better for all parties if the tour stopped after the first two days.

In LA, the pair met for the first time and felt out the format of a giant press conference in front of a huge audience that was predominantly in favor of McGregor (as was the case in the next three stops). In Toronto, McGregor shined with pointed insults for Mayweather and anybody else in his path.

Then it all fell apart.

McGregor faced accusations of racism and addressed them in the worst way possible in Brooklyn.

“A lot of the media seem to be saying I’m against black people,” McGregor said Thursday. “That’s absolutely fucking ridiculous. Do they not know I’m half-black? I’m half-black from the belly button down.”

Mayweather cried foul after the presser, telling MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani that McGregor crossed the line. But Friday in London, Mayweather crossed a line of his own by hurling a homophobic slur at the mixed martial arts star.

It’s not the first time Mayweather has been homophobic and the boxer also has a lengthy history of domestic violence and racism, including a rant about Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao in 2010 that drew a public apology.

It’s also not the first time McGregor has faced accusations of racism after making questionable comments prior to fights with Nate Diaz and Jose Aldo in the UFC.

But the focus after Toronto was on the fun banter between two fighters trying to get underneath each other’s skin. Fans wanted more. A day later it was clear that neither fighter had anything more of substance to say and couldn’t help themselves from going too far.

The final stop in London was much less contentious and hostile than Brooklyn, but plenty forgettable too.

Now Mayweather and McGregor will return to training with their match six weeks away. And after the final two days of the press tour, that looks like a welcomed vacation from microphone time.