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Floyd Mayweather confirmed his retirement however left the door open for one more megafight spectacle towards UFC celebrity Conor McGregor in an interview posted on Saturday morning. Mayweather revealed to Battle Hype’s Ben Thompson a slew of details about the present state of his skilled boxing profession, which in flip could have make clear his true opinion in regards to the UFC’s Irish celebrity.
Most notably, Mayweather likened going through another skilled boxer as one thing not definitely worth the danger to his physique, whereas additionally saying a rematch with McGregor was on the desk. It appears Mayweather doesn’t think about McGregor a critical opponent within the boxing ring.
“Even when we did [McGregor] once more, it’s leisure and enterprise,” Mayweather stated. “As soon as once more, I’ll say it once more: I’m not boxing no boxers in any respect. None. I’m executed. I’m retired, and I really like my life.”
Mayweather vs. McGregor Was ‘Good’
Mayweather went into extra element as effectively about why it was “good” for each Mayweather and McGregor to struggle again in August 2017. Mayweather stopped McGregor within the 10th spherical of the second best-selling boxing pay-per-view occasion in historical past.
“So even with the struggle with Conor McGregor, it was good on my behalf and it was good on his behalf…when he stated ‘ what even when I can or can’t beat Floyd Mayweather, let me attempt to share the ring with him so I can earn more money than any MMA man and another fighter aside from Floyd Mayweather,” Mayweather stated.
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Mayweather Received’t Face Any Present Boxers Together with Manny Pacquiao
Mayweather stated he wasn’t interested by going through any up-and-coming skilled boxers.
“There’s not a quantity that’s price me getting again within the ring and combating these younger fighters the place I can get any form of put on and tear on my physique,” Mayweather stated.
He additionally put an finish to the fixed hypothesis about him going through different stars. During the last week, seemingly baseless social media rumors emerged that Mayweather was set for a shocking comeback towards Adrien Broner.
Extra fairly, in fact, it’s been advised over the past two years that Mayweather would possibly come again to rematch his greatest historic rival Manny Pacquiao who the American defeated by way of unanimous choice in 2015 within the best-selling struggle in fight sports activities historical past.
However neither of these fights are on the way in which in keeping with the long run Corridor of Famer.
“I’m retired. I’m via with boxing,” Mayweather stated.
Mayweather Leaves Door Open for Crossover Megafights
Regardless, Mayweather didn’t utterly shut the door on going through McGregor once more.
The truth is, it is also assumed he’d be open to going through Khabib Nurmagomedov maybe (or another MMA fighter) in a crossover spectacle that might internet Mayweather tons of cash for what the fighter would think about little or no danger.
“If I see a possibility the place I can entertain and have somewhat enjoyable and make $600 million, why not?” Mayweather stated.
Mayweather had beforehand demanded that very same determine to face both McGregor or Nurmagomedov in a boxing match. So Mayweather could be again inside a boxing ring sooner or later, however he’ll demand an extremely excessive paycheck to do it.
Mayweather Blasts Canelo Alvarez’s Latest Contract
To that finish, Mayweather did some fast math within the interview to additionally lob some shade at Canelo Alvarez who signed what international sports activities streaming community DAZN and Alvarez’s promoter labeled “the richest contract in sports activities historical past” in 2018.
“If I’m not mistaken, Canelo obtained a deal for eleven fights for $300 million,” Mayweather stated. “I obtained that in a single evening. I obtained Canelo’s entire contract in 28 minutes. I made $300 million twice, solely took me 36 minutes and 28 minutes. We’ll spherical it off and say one hour for $650 million.”
Mayweather defeated Alvarez by majority choice in 2013. Alvarez’s superb run since struggling his solely loss to Mayweather has solely made the retired fighter’s resume look even higher than it already did.
“I took the onerous route, however I made it look straightforward,” Mayweather stated in regards to the ludicrous accusations from some that he didn’t compete towards different high boxers.
However these days are executed for good now, and solely UFC stars like McGregor and Nurmagovmedov, who Mayweather doesn’t give a lot probability towards him in boxing matches, stay potentialities.
“I’m not retired from enterprise,” Mayweather stated.
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