Comments Thread For: Dana White Proud of McGregor, But Doesn't Want Him to Box Again

[THEFRESHBRAWLER]

McGregor won the first few rounds surprisingly by just boxing and using his reach advantage. But it didn't look like the guy trained for 12 hard rounds, otherwise he wouldn't get fatigued so early when Mayweather was doing very little. It really looked like he was toying with Floyd and could win on points. But they both made a huge amount of money, and right time for Floyd to exit as he looked his worst ever, even if the gameplan was to turn it on later in the fight. Father time is undefeated.

He Defeated father time in his last 3 fights. Those pity pat punches had no effect on the stronger man Floyd. Conor came in a super middleweight and got beat down by a 2yr retired 40 year old.

[j.razor]

We won last night, we partied and we are still celebrating. Conor rocked floyd, toyed with him and outboxed him. A 0-0 fighter making his pro debut and almost knocked floyd out if it wasnt for Byrd giving floyd a break in the 9th round.

Conor didn't rock Floyd at all which is why he walked him down since the 1st round but I gave Conor the first 3 rounds & Conor has made me a fan now. I haven't watched UFC since Royce Gracie but if Conor fights in UFC again I will buy.

[j.razor]

I wonder if anybody will have enough money to pay this guy in order to fight again...

Lol....true....

[DeLaHoya1fan]

It was a very evenly contested bout with Floyd struggling to figure out Mcgregors awkward style. He may have lost the bout but he proved he could compete at an elite level in boxing. If he had time to train his cardio more he could have got the decision. A rematch would be interesting and if Mcgregor wins it would set up the rubber match.

[j.razor]

Dana White made a big mistake letting conor box it only benefited conor not ufc, Conor already tasted that boxing money, why would he go back to UFC, the only way he goes back to UFC is if UFC ups his guarantee to 10 million and ppv points

Conor could easily fight Paulie Malignaggi and do 900k ppv buys and earn 20 million for that fight alone.

The reason Dana doesn't ant Conor back in boxing is becaue he has no more stars, Jon Jones is done, Ronda is done, GSP nobody knows if he will draw probably do 400 to 500k buys UFC fans move on quickly so GSP could be hyped hard and not break a million

The only superfight Dana had left was to put Jon Jones vs Brock Lesnar.

Conor lost his luster he couldn't even hurt Floyd or mark him up with 8oz gloves.

I disagree....Conor made me a fan now & if he fights in the UFC again I'm buying.

[cameltoe]

I thought Conor did well in the first couple rounds. I wasn't surprised he went ahead, Floyd likes to get a good look at an opponent before he sets himself and I think given how much of an unknown quantity Conor was, he really took his time and had a look.

So Conor won the early rounds, but more by Mayweather not really doing anything.

That being said, and give credit where it's due, Conor looked sharper earlier. Floyd looked sloppy, his timing was off, no snap, no accuracy, no reflexes, and he couldn't find the distance against a much bigger and rangier opponent. The biggest surprise is how much he got tagged by Mac's jab. Floyd just didn't look like his old self, even though you had a sense he was just feeling out the early rounds.

As well as Conor did early, not many people are talking about just how bad Floyd looked. That was the worst Floyd I've seen, period. That was not vintage Mayweather. So time to hang them up.

If Conor was in there with someone like Spence he'd have been lit up from the 1st round. Canelo would knock him clean out in the first 4 rounds.

So I'm not surprised Dana doesn't want him to box again. What can he achieve? Floyd looked like garbage and still figured him out and walked him down with ease. While giving away a huge size advantage and age advantage.

[A-Wolf]

This is looking more and more like a situation that is going to backfire on the UFC. Not only is Conor in play but many others as well. There's going to be a slave rebellion over there.

[Schmerzen]

diaz vs GGG let's go

[Scipio2009]

Dana White made a big mistake letting conor box it only benefited conor not ufc, Conor already tasted that boxing money, why would he go back to UFC, the only way he goes back to UFC is if UFC ups his guarantee to 10 million and ppv points

Conor could easily fight Paulie Malignaggi and do 900k ppv buys and earn 20 million for that fight alone.

The reason Dana doesn't ant Conor back in boxing is becaue he has no more stars, Jon Jones is done, Ronda is done, GSP nobody knows if he will draw probably do 400 to 500k buys UFC fans move on quickly so GSP could be hyped hard and not break a million

The only superfight Dana had left was to put Jon Jones vs Brock Lesnar.

Conor lost his luster he couldn't even hurt Floyd or mark him up with 8oz gloves.

I think you're overstating the impact (McGregor's ability no longer being a mystery, the novelty factor goes down on the Malignaggi fight), but it's still pretty clear that the conversation has definitely changed between McGregor and the UFC.

McGregor will likely fight again in December (McGregor-Diaz 3, at 155lbs, with or without the belt, is the only fight to make), but it's going to involve UFC and McGregor splitting the money after paying everyone else.

After that, McGregor likely takes an extended break, only coming back for fights that would be 'McGregor Sports & Entertainment' getting a big payday (GSP at a catchweight, whomever emerges from the Ferguson/Lee/Khabib shakeout, exciting scraps with Cerrone and Edgar if they can get on a roll, etc).

Once the money options dry up, McGregor walks off.

[hectari]

I disagree....Conor made me a fan now & if he fights in the UFC again I'm buying.

It doesnt matter what you think or buy, its the casuals

Conor will not make the type of money in UFC, if I wre Conor ill focus on boxing only, he could fight 3 fights in one year and make 50 million total, fight some aging legends and still do 800 to 1 buys per fight.

He needs a comeback and thats Paulie Malignaggi

Conor just needs to lose muscle, this guy is ****** building up muscle I told everyone he would gas, his punches were so tight and not fluid in boxing you need fluidity and endurance, he should go back to old school boxing training get rid of his muscle head trainer who told him to lift weights and focus on heavy bag stamina, speed ball, double end ball, rope, and other endurance conditioning.