Mayweather praises ‘tough competitor’ McGregor for making him work hard

Mayweather accepted that McGregor was "a lot better than I thought".

Floyd Mayweather accepted that Conor McGregor was better than he thought as he was made to work hard for his 10th-round stoppage in their light-middleweight fight in Las Vegas.

McGregor was making his professional boxing debut having moved over from UFC and fared better than most people thought, winning the first few rounds.