As far as we can tell, only four people ever wore The Million-Dollar Belt. The “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase, Virgil, The Ringmaster (a pre-Stone Cold Steve Austin), and Ted DiBiase, Jr.
While that specific championship belt belongs to the WWE, a new money-centric belt is up for grabs this weekend.
At the latest press conference for this weekend’s boxing showdown between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman unveiled the Money Belt, which will go to the winner of the bout.
The Money Belt: 3,360 diamonds, 600 sapphires, 300 emeralds, 1.5 kg of solid 24k gold and an alligator leather strap. #MayweatherMcGregor pic.twitter.com/42yOsnFcfd
— Joshua Sánchez (@jnsanchez) August 23, 2017
I kid you not. No word on whether Ted Dibiase or Virgil were consulted. I suspect they won't be happy about this.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) August 23, 2017
Yep, that’s a championship belt that consists of 3,360 diamonds, 600 sapphires, 300 emeralds, 1.5 kg of solid 24 karat gold all on an alligator leather strap.
We’re gonna be honest, given all of that, it still looks pretty cheap. Then again, it’s probably the best metaphor for the overhyped fight, which is likely to rake in millions of dollars based on its hype but fail to deliver on much value.
Of course, being a Mayweather-McGregor press conference, there had to be some bon mots as well.
McGregor: When it's all said and done I'm going to be bit said. You should have kept your mouth shut.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) August 23, 2017
McGregor: When it's all said and done I'm going to be bit said. You should have kept your mouth shut.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) August 23, 2017
McGregor reassures us that he's taking this fight very seriously.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) August 23, 2017
Backstage, Dana White told the media to mark his words: "Conor McGregor will knock out Floyd Mayweather."
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) August 23, 2017
While McGregor is getting a lot of hype, Mayweather remains the heavy betting favorite.
