Conor can't fight in boxing without the UFC (Dana White's) approval. Dana has said he won't even talk to Bob Arum or his people. Kind of hard to schedule a fight, when one promoter won't speak to the other.
Manny has said he's open to it. I think frankly Conor would be willing to fight Manny as well. At this point, I think Conor has started to see the kind of money boxing can make him, and he'll be open to fighting anyone if it earns him 10x what an MMA fight would earn him.
But make no mistake about it - Manny/Conor would do a FRACTION of the money Floyd/Conor would do. Mayweather has been a better stand alone draw than Manny for years - it would be fight #50 for Money - Mayweather/McGregor trash talking would be as big a factor in the equation as anything. Manny is great, but I'd be surprised to see Manny/Conor do even 1.5m buys - and most of that would be McGregor's drawing power.
Manny has said he's open to it. I think frankly Conor would be willing to fight Manny as well. At this point, I think Conor has started to see the kind of money boxing can make him, and he'll be open to fighting anyone if it earns him 10x what an MMA fight would earn him.
But make no mistake about it - Manny/Conor would do a FRACTION of the money Floyd/Conor would do. Mayweather has been a better stand alone draw than Manny for years - it would be fight #50 for Money - Mayweather/McGregor trash talking would be as big a factor in the equation as anything. Manny is great, but I'd be surprised to see Manny/Conor do even 1.5m buys - and most of that would be McGregor's drawing power.
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