Comments Thread For: Pacquiao: If We Can Negotiate McGregor Fight - No Problem!

[GhostofDempsey]

Meh, I was hoping to see Pac go out on a higher note than this. At least Cotto went out fighting a real contender with something at stake. This is another money-grab circus show I can live without.

[boxinggod101]

Holy**** no please lol. Manny has to retire now hes making a fool of himself. Floyd did it ok good for him, he made tons of money... but now Manny has too??? Come on now lol. Manny has to stop tbh.

[jaded]

Manny Pacquiao: I've reached out to Conor McGregor about April boxing match

Manny Pacquiao: I've reached out to Conor McGregor about April boxing match

5:20 PM PT
Brett OkamotoESPN Staff Writer
http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/i...l-boxing-match

Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao says he has reached out to UFC star Conor McGregor for a potential boxing match in April.

Pacquiao, 38, hasn't fought since July. He surrendered his WBO welterweight title to Jeff Horn, in a controversial decision in Australia. He is considering a return to fighting in 2018.

Pacquiao told AFP that a fight between him and McGregor would be "OK with both of us." That said, Pacquiao indicated talks have not progressed very far at this point.

"Initially, but we have not yet had any follow-ups," said Pacquiao, when asked if there has been communication between the two camps.

"It depends who they can finalize as my opponent by April."

McGregor's camp did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Manny Pacquiao, who serves as a senator in his native Philippines, said he would be able to fight in April when he has a break from his legislative duties. John Gurzinski/Getty Images

An April fight between Pacquiao (59-7-2, 28 KOs) and McGregor (21-3) would seem like a long shot -- although the same was said about McGregor's fight against Floyd Mayweather.

McGregor, 29, hasn't defended his UFC lightweight championship since winning it in November 2016, and UFC president Dana White repeatedly has stated he's looking forward to McGregor getting back into the Octagon.

The Irish star is still under exclusive UFC contract, however the two sides have been in talks recently to restructure his deal, per multiple sources.

During a recent media appearance in Las Vegas, White said there is still no guarantee McGregor ever will fight again -- in boxing or the UFC.

"We were working on a fight for him at the end of the year, and he's just not ready," White said.

"We're still in that 'Conor might never fight again' [phase]. The guy's got a f---ing $100 million," he said. "I've got guys who have made less than that, who were lawyers their whole lives and quit working ... And fighting is the worst. Try to get up and get punched in the face for a living when you've got $100 million in the bank."

McGregor lost to Mayweather via TKO in the 10th round of their boxing match Aug. 26. The bout produced a live gate of $55 million, which is second only to the $72 million made at the 2015 contest between Mayweather and Pacquiao.

[Combat Talk Radio]

If it weren't a living legend I would say yes, but if they can get a cash grab after being jerked for most of their career i'm all for it.

This guy straight ducked a school teacher who hasn't been fighting for more than 8 years. Stop.

Still chasing Mayweather's leftovers even after losing to him. Finish your business with Horn, then seek retirement.

More like, stop being scared of him, get in the ring and take your beating like a man, THEN retire.

Pacquiao almost got beaten into retirement his last fight. I'm ok with him dropping down from the elite level his last fight was contested at to fight the much lower Mayweather level of opposition. If Pacman doesn't want to compete at the elite level with the likes of Jeff Horn, let him fight this MMA guy.

And he should man up to the rematch instead of running.

[Nomadic]

More like, stop being scared of him, get in the ring and take your beating like a man, THEN retire
.

He is looking for an easy win against a UFC fighter instead of digging deep and face this man again.

[HarvardBlue]

McGregor said he was the face of boxing...

[b00g13man]

This is just plain sad.

[BoxingIsGreat]

War Pacman!

[Elroy The Great]

dumb assed may setting trends again

[mrjoeblive]

That Pacquaio apparently said he would consider fighting Thurman is an unexpected surprise. If it was the Manny of old that's a definite victory, or probable win, but now you would have to favour all the young lions.

I saw that as a joke quote. he has no desire whats so ever to go in the same building as one time. He will never get into the ring with anyone decent. he is doing like all ways, using these guys names to hype his next move. Just like they said pac would fight Crawford. look how those negotiations are going.