Floyd Mayweather Says He And Conor McGregor Will Throw Down Once more In 2023

By: Sean Crose

On the time all of it made a little bit of sense. Floyd Mayweather, though forty years of age and retired, was nonetheless thought of the only most dominant pressure in boxing. Nobody, not even former foe Canelo Alvarez, had positioned himself on the throne Mayweather had vacated. Conor McGregor, then again, was unquestionably the face of the UFC. Each males had been brash, flashy and uber-talented. Though it appeared like he didn’t stand a lot likelihood of beating Mayweather in a boxing ring, it made sense (or, relatively, {dollars} and cents) that McGregor would give it a shot. The extremely hyped Mayweather-McGregor battle, which went down in the course of the summer season of 2017, ended pretty predictably, with Mayweather stopping the Irish famous person within the tenth spherical of some of the profitable bouts in historical past.

Now Mayweather – and never for the primary time – is talking of dealing with McGregor once more. “I wish to go on the market this weekend and have enjoyable, then I’ve one other exhibition in Dubai in November and me and Conor McGregor in 2023,” Sportsmail experiences Mayweather as saying. “We don’t know if it’s going to be an exhibition or an actual battle. However there’s been talks of each. I’m not into fights the place I’m going to take any actual punishment. So, guys like Conor McGregor and guys that don’t actually hit laborious similar to YouTubers or UFC guys, I don’t actually thoughts colliding with these sorts of people however nothing the place I’m going to place myself ready the place I’m going to hurt myself or harm myself.”

Whereas it’s true Mayweather has tossed some shade the UFC’s manner, it’s additionally true that it’s not 2017 any extra. They’re each wealthy and extremely well-known, however neither Mayweather or McGregor is anyplace close to his prime. Mayweather is about for an exhibition battle with Japanese MMA star Mikura Asakora this weekend. After that it’s stated he’s going to battle one other exhibition – this time with a YouTube influencer. Neither opponent is called a high degree boxer, as a result of neither man is. They’re, nevertheless, serving to Mayweather pad his checking account. That’s good for them – and for Mayweather. One other Mayweather-McGregor match, nevertheless, will clearly not do the untold thousands and thousands the unique bout did.

It’s likely, although, that Mayweather-McGregor 2 could be a profitable endeavor. It wouldn’t be a severe affair, however it will nonetheless be profitable. With Mayweather understandably retired from excessive degree boxing and McGregor understandably not the UFC pressure he was, maybe a rematch between these two does truly make a little bit of sense – similar to the primary one.