The greatest boxer of his generation, Floyd Mayweather Jr, said recently he was considering competing in the Octagon. The idea is silly. When Conor McGregor tried boxing, it was like a triathlete entering the running world championship. Mayweather entering MMA is like a runner who can’t swim entering a triathlon – he’ll drown.

When it was reported that UFC president Dana White had a meeting scheduled with Team Mayweather, it was widely assumed and even reported that the subject was the boxer signing for a UFC fight. However, White tells TMZ Sports it’s the other way around – he wants to get into the boxing business.

“[Mayweather] is not talking about it,” said White, as transcribed by Ryan Harkness for MMA Mania. “I mean, Floyd would be crazy. Obviously it would be a big deal, Floyd would make a lot of money. But no, I don’t think Floyd wants to fight in the Octagon.”

“Let’s be clear here: Floyd gets killed in MMA, and I think even Floyd knows that. I’ve been very honest about I’m getting into boxing. I want to get into boxing and in 2018 the next couple of months, I’m meeting with everybody from the boxing world and I’m meeting with Team Mayweather too.”

“I’m going to talk to a lot of people, I’m going to listen, and then I’m going to figure it out. I’m going to see if I want to do this or not. But I have a Plan A and a Plan B and we’ll see how it goes.”

Curiously, White talked about himself getting into the boxing business, and not the UFC. Whether he intends to get into the boxing business using his own resources will presumably become clear in time.