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Jul. 17, 2017

Mayweather. McGregor. And the IRS

Boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. is set to face off against MMA’s Conor McGregor in Las Vegas on August 26. But in the lead-up to the fight of old against young, taxes have taken center stage.

Robert W. Wood

Managing Partner
Wood LLP

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Univ of Chicago Law School

Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.

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Mayweather. McGregor. And the IRS
Conor McGregor on stage during a stop of his press tour with Floyd Mayweather Jr., at Barclays Center in New York on Thursday. (New York Times News Service)

Boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. is set to face off against MMA's Conor McGregor in Las Vegas on August 26. But in the lead-up to the fight of old against young, taxes have taken center stage. The two sound a little like dueling political candidates sparring over emails or tax returns.

The flap started when the story broke that, ironically, "money" Mayweather still owes some to the IRS for this 2015 taxes. Sure, he may have made hun...

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