Can someone explain to me why Mayweather didnt chase Pacquiao like with McGregor?

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  • hectari
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    Can someone explain to me why Mayweather didnt chase Pacquiao like with McGregor?

    I keep seeing Floyd calling out Mcgregor, on Showtime even saying I have to give the fans what they want! you gotta listen tot he fans etc

    uh the fans were drooling for that Pacquiao in his prime fight for years and you turned away from it.

    Heck even when they wanted to negotiate again you decided you were going on a retirement, and then vacation.

    I dont get it, why is he all of a sudden desperate and aggressive and willing to please the fans but when the fans wanted Pacquiao he didnt show this type of eagerness. He would come up with obstacles saying I dont want to work with Arum, I need a drug test, and when they agreed he kept repeating it over and over like they dindt agree.

    Dana White actually hates Mayweathers guts, and is more difficult to work with, this is a more difficult situation since he has conor under contract, yet Arum was willing to work with Floyd for years, and Floyd kept saying its Arum huh? you got Dana white here from another sport who is a real obstacle yet you are willing to try your hardest to make this fight with conor but never did the same with Pac for 5 years.

    Later ESPN asked him why not rematch Pacquiao to squash the shoulder excuse, instead of fighting McGregor and Floyd replied with its about fighting Smarter not harder.

    wtf?
  • Big_L
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    #2
    Because McGregor is easy work.

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    • -PBP-
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      #3
      Reward/Risk

      The ratio with McGregor is out of this world

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      • TRTboy
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        Because pac in his prime could have ****ed floyd up. Conor has zero pro boxing fights = easy work.

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        • Derranged
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          #5
          Because Floyd thought he'd easily knock Pac out cold with a jab.

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          • Sadiqkingofko
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            #6
            Risk/Reward ratio, back in the day Floyd was only a slight -135 favorite over Pacquaio, he's at least -2000 favorite over McGregor and that's being nice to McGregor

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            • therealpugilist
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              #7
              damn.....5/2/15 ruined lives....it was almost two years ago...let it go

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              • hhs661
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                #8
                Testing. McGregor and the UFC has random testing

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                • RomanReigns
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                  #9
                  Easy fight.

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                  • b00g13man
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                    #10
                    Erm....he agreed to a 50/50 split. If that isn't Floyd chasing someone, I don't know what is. Shame Manny was terrified of needles.

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