Boxing

Boxer Jeff Horn says there's NO DOUBT in his mind he beat Manny Pacquiao -- telling TMZ Sports the WBO's rescoring of his July 2 fight proves he's the real-deal champ.

The Australian fighter just touched down in L.A. and told us he just found out the results of the WBO's review -- in which they had 5 independent judges from around the world rescore the fight without sound.

The judges scored the fight in favor of Horn -- and he told TMZ Sports the new information should silence his critics once and for all.

"There should be no argument," Horn said ... "It's exactly what I felt on the day and Pacquiao said the same thing after the fight that he thought he'd lost. So the decision stands."

Congrats, champ.

TBE is firing back at reports he can't pay off his tax liability from that year and has asked Uncle Sam to cut him a break until after he gets his check from the McGregor fight.

FYI, 2015 is the year he fought Manny Pacquiao -- for which he reportedly hauled in roughly $220 million. He also made $32 mil for fighting Andre Berto later that year.

But late Monday night, Mayweather issued a statement essentially saying he's still super rich with no real tax issues.

"While everyone is counting my money and assuming the worst, these are the facts... Uncle Sam, received $26,000,000.00 from me in 2015! What else could they possibly want?"

"I'm sure I would have been notified much sooner if there were any real discrepancies right?"

"Bottom line, everybody just wants to be a part of the 'Money May' show, including the IRS! That's fine, you can crunch numbers all day but in the end, my empire is rock solid and intact! Now Calculate That!"

He also played Donald Trump's "fake news" card -- saying, "Believe half of what you see and none of what you hear, especially when it comes to media in this country."

The issue with Mayweather's check is this ... it doesn't seem remotely close to the federal tax rate obligation he would owe.

If he made $250 mil -- and let's generously say he wrote off $50 mil -- he still owes taxes on $200 mil. And the going federal tax rate for people with high income is 39.6%.

So, he would owe closer to $80 MILLION -- not $26 mil.

Floyd Mayweather is straight FIRE on rollerskates!!!

Seriously -- TBE took a break from his McGregor training camp to hit up the Crystal Palace Skating Center in Vegas over the weekend and DOMINATED everyone else on the floor!

We're talkin' criss crosses, heels, grapevines (we looked it up) -- he was carving through the normies like he was Brian Boitano on wheels!

Of course, the official media tour for the MayMac fight starts in just a few hours at Staples Center in L.A. -- that's when the REAL show begins ... and we're gonna be all over it.

Conor McGregor has landed in Bev Hills -- and he's spending crazy money and talking smack!!!

We got Conor in the middle of a super expensive shopping spree at Versace, Dolce, etc -- where he told TMZ Sports, "I'm on Rodeo Drive! I'm blowing f*cking loads of it!"

We also asked Conor about reports that his opponent Floyd Mayweather owes MILLIONS to the IRS for not paying off his 2015 income taxes ... a number that some estimate could be more than $100 mil.

"That's gotta sting," McGregor said ... "He shoulda paid his taxes and stayed retired and kept my name out of his mouth!"

He also told us he'll be way smarter with his money ... as he continued to drop thousands at some of the most expensive stores in the world.

Conor also had one last note about Floyd -- "He's f*cked now."

Nate Diaz is firing shots at Conor McGregor and Dana White -- mocking the UFC duo on social media while proclaiming HIMSELF the real champ.

"There's 1 boss here," Diaz wrote under a picture of him busting out the Stockton Slap on both guys.

That's not all ... Nate also ripped into the photo Conor and Dana took together on Sunday after landing in L.A. for their Mayweather fight media tour.

"Little bitches," Diaz wrote ... "Got your ass beat. You lost bitch. Im the champ..."

Diaz hasn't stepped inside the Octagon since losing to McGregor in their rematch at UFC 202 back in August 2016.

White has told TMZ Sports he TRIED to make deals with Nate and his bro, Nick Diaz, to book them in other events ... but they flat-out refused every offer the UFC made.

Neither Dana nor Conor have responded to Diaz's comments -- yet -- but with the Mayweather media tour launching Tuesday, you can bet they'll have some thoughts on this dude.

Legendary ring announcer Michael Buffer says he will NOT be ready to rumble at the Mayweather vs. McGregor fight on August 26 ... but he strongly hinted his famous brother, Bruce Buffer, could be handling the duties instead.

FYI, Michael is THE VOICE when it comes to boxing intros ... he's belted out his signature catchphrase at some of the biggest fights of all time ... including Mayweather vs. Pacquiao.

But he won't be calling THIS Mayweather fight -- telling TMZ Sports he's got prior obligations that'll keep him from working that event ... but says it's a "distinct possibility" his brother, Bruce, could handle the honors.

Of course, Bruce Buffer is the UFC ring announcer -- "IT'S TIIIIIIME!"

Mike wasn't exactly 100% confirming ... but watch the clip, Michael definitely knows something we don't.

"Money" Manny Pacquiao??

The boxing superstar spent his Friday evening in the Philippines handing out stacks and stacks of cash -- but instead of going all Mayweather and dropping it on strippers, dude was giving it to local kids.

The line was super long -- but Manny kept reaching to his stack and handing out bills to everyone who waited.

He commented, "This is why I still fight."

Here's what happens when you fight a chick that outweighs you by almost 100 pounds ... and said chick doesn't speak the same language as the ref.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu star Gabi Garcia -- who's listed at 6'2'', 209 pounds -- just fought in her first ever Shoot boxing (Japanese kickboxing) match in Tokyo ... and landed two illegal kicks to the dome that left her MUCH smaller opponent seeing stars.

Gabi's first head-kick on 45-year-old Megumi Yabushita got flagged by the ref -- but his warning appeared to be lost in translation ... 'cause seconds later, Garcia uncorked another more devastating skull-shot.

That one put Megumi down for the count -- and possibly with a dislocated shoulder.

Gabi probably should've been DQ'd ... but the match was ruled a no-contest. Maybe cause of that whole "I don't speak Japanese" thing.

Who wants next?

Well this just got very interesting ...

Floyd Mayweather has officially tapped boxing superstar Gervonta Davis to fight in the "co-main event" at the Mayweather vs. McGregor fight, TMZ Sports has learned.

Davis is a killer -- he's 18-0 with 17 knockouts including a ridiculously violent victory over Liam Walsh back in May.

We spoke with "Tank" -- who tells us he's fired up about fighting on August 26 ... even though promoters haven't nailed down his opponent yet.

The Under Armour sponsored superstar says it's down to two fighters -- but promises he'll put either one of his potential opponents to sleep.

Gervonta says he's been training his ass off with Floyd -- and says he's confident he can knock out McGregor, too!

BTW, if you have spare time ... watch Tank's highlights. Dude's no joke.

7:30 PM PT -- A rep for Floyd Mayweather wants to make it clear that the boxer has NO affiliation with "The Mayweather Experience."

The workouts do go down at Mayweather's gym ... but the rep says Floyd makes no money off the camp, and has absolutely no involvement in its operation.

Floyd Mayweather's private Vegas boxing gym has opened its doors for normies -- like you -- to train with Floyd's REAL boxing team ... but it ain't for the poor.

It's called "The Mayweather Experience" -- and for $650 a pop, regular people will get their hands wrapped by Floyd's guys, step into Floyd's ring and hit the mitts with Floyd's dad, Mayweather Sr.

It's essentially a 2-hour fantasy camp for Mayweather-aholics to see if they can make it through TBE's legendary grueling workouts.

Got rich friends? Mayweather's gym is offering training camp packages for groups -- a 6-some will run you $3,500.

We're told Floyd's team has been offering the workout for about a month so far and it's been going great.

Not too late for Conor to sign up ...

Chuck Liddell has a challenge for Floyd Mayweather -- you really wanna make a statement? Don't run from Conor McGregor ... KNOCK HIM OUT!

The Iceman was out in Calabasas when he said he'd love to see Floyd really take the fight to Conor in a real-deal brawl. But he knows Floyd probably has less exciting plans ...

"I don't think Floyd will come after him. Floyd will be happy making the money and running around."

Not so fast ... Floyd's dad says the boxer has some "presents" for Conor and plans on "whooping his ass."

Floyd Mayweather's father says it's not even gonna be close -- "Even if [Conor] goes the distance, [Floyd's] gonna whoop his ass!"

Floyd Sr. -- who's also TBE's trainer -- sat down with Helen Yee and said they've drawn up a perfect game plan for Conor McGregor and plan on giving him a few "presents" in the ring.

"We gonna be able to touch him up," Floyd Sr. said ... adding Conor's "gonna get whooped."

Andre Berto is pissed about Manny Pacquiao's loss to Jeff Horn for the WBO title over the weekend, telling TMZ Sports the controversial decision was "a whole bunch of bulls**t."

We spoke with the former welterweight champ about the outrage surrounding Pac-Man's unanimous 12th round loss on Sunday ... and the Beast is clearly siding with the critics who think the judges butchered the call.

But Berto thinks Manny will "handle his business" and get his belt back ... amid rumors that Pacquiao is seriously considering retirement.

Here's Fat Joe telling TMZ Sports about the time he almost got the HELL KICKED OUTTA HIM by Roy Jones Jr. ... and it was all over one of Joe's most favorite rap lines.

You might remember Ja Rule's 2004 hit "New York" which featured Joe and contained a line where the rapper makes reference to Roy's career struggles at the time, having been KO'd by Antonio Tarver.

"Even Roy Jones was forced to lean back," went the line.

Roy was none too pleased about the line -- which he interpreted as a diss -- and according to Joe actually threatened to beat the hell outta him, although in the end cooler heads prevailed.

Joe says they're all on good terms now.

We reached out to Roy about the whole thing ... and he confirmed to us it's 100% true, saying he was "furious" at the time ... but he's let it go.

So, all is well ... now listen to the track. It's still fire!

Conor and Floyd ain't the only ones looking to make HUGE bank on August 26 -- the pimps and the hoes are projecting "crazy money" in Vegas that weekend ... so says Don "Magic" Juan.

The Bishop -- a former real life pimp who's also Snoop's spiritual adviser -- says Sin City's sex workers are FIRED UP about the big event 'cause they know it'll bring big spenders.

"The city is gonna be lit up," Magic says ... "When you talkin' about pimpin' and playin' and hoes and prostitutes ... it goes right in with pro sports."

Sin City's biggest legal brothels are already gearing up, too -- one's even offering a $100K VIP(enis) package!

Conor McGregor responded to Floyd Mayweather's insanely fast boxing training video with a clip of his own -- one that showcases his power.

While Floyd showcased blazing speed and quick footwork, Conor's training video was more focused on power shots ... particularly, a punishing uppercut.

Everyone keeps saying it's a matchup of speed vs. power (you've heard the "all it takes is one shot from Conor" argument) ... these videos seem to play right into that story line.

Conor issued a warning to Floyd -- "You've never seen these moves."

We'll see ...