Skip bayless need to have his sport credentials revoke for making such a dumb ass statement. He obvious don't know anything about boxing or combat sports in general. Floyd will won under his sport and mcgregor would win under his. End of discussion. Fox's need to fire his ass!
Floyd a smart business man. Dana is not going to beat him at the negotiation table. If anything dana is trying to sabotage conor out of his biggest payday fighting Floyd. If he take the $15 mil plus the ppv points it still will be his biggest payday and conor may possibly never get that in the ufc.
Dana white lies every time he open his mouth and say a lot of stuff that not factual. Floyds is a huge international star you may not like his style of fighting but it true. Dana/UFC/Rosey/Mcgregor being using Floyd name to boost their brand since 2009.
Dana White is a complete idiot just like skip bayless. I don't think he really want McGregor to fight Mayweather and is trying to sabotage the whole thing. You not going to beat Mayweather at the negotiating table and he is the A-side whether you like him or not. If you compare the ufc top 10 gates vs Mayweather last 10 gates it not even close.
Too all you Mayweather haters. Floyd want the McGregor fight because it will be the easiest $100 million he can earn. If he fight a top flight boxer like GGG, young Earl Spence or even Canalo again. There a 50% chance he would lose or get knock out.
People really think just because McGregor knockout and beating MMA guys with terrible stand-up game. Got a chance with a high level boxer like Mayweather are obviously smoking crack. Af
You know Dana lying anytime his mouth move. He and Joe Rogan also wanted everyone to think Rhonda Rosey was a once in a generation athlete. If McGregor doesn't catch Floyd early in the 1st couple of rounds. Floyd will make adjustments and either KO him or pick him a part and force his corner to throw in the towel.
That McGregor boy is delusional. He may have the age and size. But Floyd is not going to set himself up to lose. He either going to torch and pick McGregor apart or he will knock him out. But i do agree Dana White/UFC need to step aside and let the fight happen.
Floyd just looking for an easy $100 million payday and that what he get fighting McGregor can't say i don't blame him. Real boxing fans want to see him fighting Canelo, Thuman, or Spence. Just because Conor knocking out guys in the ufc who cannot box. Doesn't mean he can beat any high level boxer.
The bottom line is Floyd call his on shots and he get a piece of everything including consession stand. McGregor has to answer to the UFC period. Dana already stated it would be a epic fail if he go against them. McGregor need to remember UFC 200.
I don't think McGregor have a chance. His best strategy is to try like the 1st Maidana fight and try rough housing. But after 3 to 4 rounds Floyd will make adjustments and will torture and pick McGregor apart and either force his corner to throw in the towel or win by referee stoppage.
I am not a fan of Floyd. But the Berto fight did closer to 550k buys at $79.95. The standard ufc ppv is $49.95. Floyd still got a guarantee of $32 million for that fight plus points. The biggest disclose purse McGregor had is $3 million. Floyd is the A-side!
What people fail to talk about is Mayweather PPV's cost more than ufc/McGregor PPV's. Meaning it cheaper to order a UFC card vs Mayweather card. If they were the same price i have no doubt Mayweather last 4 or 5 fight would have been over a million buys.
Conor biggest disclose purse in the ufc is $3.5 million. So $15 million guarantee is more than fair. The fight would do 3 million buys easy and he would make a whole lot more with ppv points. He will not make that in ufc. He want to be like Floyd so bad he could finally afford a Bugatti if this fight was to happen.
Mayweather is looking for an easy fight and 9 figures payday. And that what he would get fighting mcgregor in a boxing. Any top 5 147, 154 boxing will destroy mcgregor under boxing rules.
Why is everyone from the boxing community from the media, promoters, fans, and even the boxers given McGregor so much attention. The only time ufc/mma talk about a boxer is when Rosey hype job and even McGregor 1st 2 or 3 PPV's bring up Mayweather name to boost their buy raters.
On a side note Skip Bayless is a idiot and need his sport credentials revoke. Yes Conor has a puncher chance. But for anyone who think he can beat Mayweather in a straight up boxing fight is smoking crack and meth!
So on a side note. Dana White & C McGregor claim other than the Pacquiao fight he have all the records. Yet he haven't had a fight with 2 million buy rates and never had a gate of $22 to $72 million. They both lie more than a politician at election time.
Floyd not fighting anyone at 160. He walk around at 150 to 152 at best. If he was to fight the winner it will be at a catch weight of 152 to154. But i think he could still get his $100 million. McGregor would lose out he not getting $75 million fighting anyone in the ufc. He could possibly earn $20 plus million against GSP.
Floyd is kind of right on this one. Why fight another boxer who can possibly beat him. When he can fight a guy who right now is the biggest draw in all of combat sports and who is knocking out mma guys who can't box. This would be low risk and high reward for Floyd. He would pick conor apart even at 40yrs old. And dana white need to shut the hell up and let conor negotiate his own terms.
Boxers have crossover before to mma Ray Mercer and James i should haven't tried mma way past my prime Toney. It about time a mma fighter whom seem to think boxing is easy fight under boxing rules. Put Roy Jones Jr vs Anderson Silvia and a top flight Heavyweight boxer vs the ufc Heavyweight Champion on the undercard.
McGregor did call out Mayweather 1st at UFC 189. You people seem to have memory problems. Then a year later once Mayweather found out how big a draw McGregor is who call him out right before ufc 200.
McGregor need Mayweather
The UFC is the one who started using Mayweather name 1st let get that straight. All of 2014 it was Rhonda Rosey ppv's until she got expose. Then going into 2015 it was McGregor with both the Mendez and Aldo ppv's doing the same thing. Also the Berto fight did 550k and not 350k. And Mayweather still made more in the fight did McGregor made and his last 3 fights combine. Floyd could fight GGG or Canalo tomorrow and get 2 to 2.5 million buy rates. He either looking for a easy payday or just giving connor a taste of his own medicine.