Mayweather: If McGregor speaks to his bosses, this can happen
“The UFC gloves are no different to boxing gloves, they just a little bit smaller. But if a guy got power, he got power and Conor McGregor got power.”
The greatest boxer of his generation, Floyd Mayweather, turned 40 on Friday. He is the highest paid athlete in history and at 49-0 is one boxing match shy of breaking Rocky Marciano’s undefeated record. But that record is cursed, so Mayweather needs a boxing match he knows he cannot lose.
That would be Conor McGregor. However, McGregor’s contract with the UFC prohibits prizefighting and thus has to be okayed by league president Dana White. White isn’t biting a since a $25,000,000 each offer in January. Mayweather wants $100,000,000.
So Mayweather is trying to restart the motor by barking at it,
“I’m here, let’s make it happen,” said Mayweather to Showtime’s Steve Farhood, as transcribed by Peter Gilbert for the UK’s Sky Sports. “Every time McGregor goes out there and competes and wins, he does it standing up. When Conor McGregor did lose, he lost on the ground. He didn’t lose standing up so he’s a hell of a fighter.”
“He’s a very, very tough competitor and he has a will to win. Also, the UFC gloves are no different to boxing gloves, they just a little bit smaller. But if a guy got power, he got power and Conor McGregor got power.”
“We already know what my number is. My number is there and he has to get his thing in order with his team. Once Conor McGregor speaks to the UFC and his bosses, then we can make it happen because we all know that Floyd Mayweather is his own boss.
“We got Showtime PPV, Mayweather Promotions – which is the past, the present and the future of sports entertainment so let’s make the fight happen.”
The “bosses” is a reference to White and UFC parent company WME-IMG co-CEO Ari Emanuel.