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Middleweight king Gennady Golovkin has dismissed a potential bout between unbeaten five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr and UFC star Conor McGregor as nothing more than a "commercial show".
Look out, former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather (49-0, 26 KOs), who retired from boxing in September 2015, is now looking to conquer the smell game. TMZ Sports has learned Mayweather Promotions filed a petition with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to use "TBE" (The Best Ever) for cologne, perfume and other cosmetic and skin care products.
Abel Sanchez, currently best known for being the head trainer of IBF, WBC, IBO, WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, has a real problem with the much discussed cross-sports fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC superstar Conor McGregor.
UFC lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov (24-0) of Russia, considering by some to be the biggest threat to lightweight champion Conor McGregor, is worried for the reputation of MMA if their biggest superstar is blown out by a 40-year-old retired boxer. McGregor is pushing to face five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a boxing match. Mayweather (49-0, 26 KOs) retired from boxing in September of 2015.
A portion of ex-fiancée Shantel Jackson’s suit against former world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. is barred by the anti-SLAPP statute, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Division Seven of the Court of Appeal in the State of California ruled that Jackson cannot sue Mayweather for defamation or false light portrayal in connection with his postings on social media regarding the termination of her pregnancy, and that she cannot sue for public disclosure of private facts based on his public comments about her plastic surgery.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya believes a potential mega-money fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Conor McGregor would be disastrous for UFC. UFC president Dana White recently suggested the bout is inevitable following months of posturing from the pair.
Former heavyweight champion Buster Douglas, 56-years-old, believes WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao would win a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Back in February of 1990, Douglas was a 42-1 underdog when he pulled off what many still consider to be the biggest upset in boxing history when he knocked out Mike Tyson in the tenth round before a shocked crowd in Tokyo, Japan.
UFC world champion Jose Aldo does not believe a possible fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC superstar Conor McGregor will ever happen. Both athletes are very interested in facing each other in a boxing ring. McGregor has already started training for a boxing match, and last year he obtained a boxing license in the state of California. He intends to secure a license to boxing in Nevada, in order to pave the way for a Las Vegas fight with Mayweather.
Retired former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26 KOs) was not impressed by last Saturday's performance from IBF, IBO, WBC, WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs). Golovkin was taken the twelve round distance for the first time in his career, when he won a close unanimous decision over mandatory challenger Daniel Jacobs (32-2, 29 KOs) at New York's Madison Square Garden.
HBO's broadcast analyst Max Kellerman admits that he would be a very interested observer if a deal was finalized for the continuously hyped cross-sports boxing match between retired five division champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC superstar Conor McGregor.