The Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor world tour was an illuminating experience for Paulie Malignaggi.
An award-winning commentator and analyst for Showtime, Malignaggi had a front-row seat for the much-discussed four-day, three-country tour — which saw the Mayweather vs. McGregor spectacle promoted with extravagant stops in Los Angeles, Toronto, New York, and London. Malignaggi covered the first three legs of the tour on-site for Showtime, giving the retired ex-champion his first real taste of the McGregor show in action. And the experience left Malignaggi with one big takeaway about the Irishman — a takeaway that changed, if ever so slightly, how Malignaggi views the Aug.