Mayweather May Come Out of Retirement to Fight Conor McGregor, Report Says
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why are ppl repeating this nonsense? 
Mac Casper
@adonnis - pull up, there's refreshments
why are ppl repeating this nonsense?
The reports are all around
The Infamous
Superstar
It's bullshyt.
Mac Casper
@adonnis - pull up, there's refreshments
@Master Teacher hey punk you wanna ban bet 
I'lll whoop your punk ass
I'lll whoop your punk ass
I could understand if is was Broner, but this fight makes no sense. Ali Vs Inoki all over again 
It's not true breh.
Floyd Mayweather returning to box Conor McGregor? Dana White says no
Kevin Iole
Boxing
May 06, 2016 10:49 AM
A British tabloid said boxer Floyd Mayweather was on the verge of a deal to fight UFC star Conor McGregor, but it is untrue. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
With Conor McGregor seemingly at odds with the UFC and with Floyd Mayweather hinting about ending his retirement, a report that emerged from The Sun, a U.K. tabloid, that Mayweather and McGregor were on the verge of a deal for a fight, was given an ever so slight bit of credibility.
The Sun reported Mayweather would make $144 million while McGregor would get $10.1 million in U.S. dollars.
But UFC president Dana White laughed when asked if the report was true. He said it is completely false.
"It's not true; it's just a tabloid story," White said. "And as far as I knew, Floyd is retired and he's been on a world-wide vacation and hasn't even been thinking of fighting."
Mayweather retired in September as the welterweight champion, at a weight limit of 147 pounds. McGregor holds the featherweight, or 145-pound, title in the UFC.
Even without White's denial, the report made zero sense. Boxing and mixed martial arts are similar, but ultimately different sports. It’s like comparing baseball and softball, and suggesting that an MMA fighter could defeat a boxer in a boxing match would be like suggesting a slugger in softball could win a major league home run title. Or vice versa.
UFC featherweight champ Conor McGregor. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Getty Images)
The bottom line is that the story isn’t true, no matter how much people would love for it to be. There are no better trash talkers in sports than Mayweather and McGregor, and a promotion featuring them would be epic.
The story said the fight would be in Las Vegas in the summer. But UFC 200 will be July 9 at the T-Mobile Arena, and the Olympics will take up most of August.
The Mexican Independece Day weekend in September is always a popular weekend for a boxing pay-per-view, but Canelo Alvarez could take that slot if he defeats Amir Khan on Saturday.
McGregor’s coach, John Kavanagh, fueled the breathless speculation with a clever tweet that included an intentional typo.
Yahoo Sports reached out Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe for comment, but he hasn't responded.
When Yahoo Sports spoke to White late Thursday, before the Sun story broke, and discussed McGregor. At that time, White said, “We have no problems with Conor. We’re totally cool.”
White had yanked McGregor from a planned fight at UFC 200 on July 9 because McGregor didn’t want to fly to Las Vegas to participate in media and promotional activities.
Mayweather left the door open for a return from his retirement during an interview on Showtime last week.
But don’t start making plans to fly to Las Vegas to see this one, because, as White confirmed and anyone thinking rationally should have known, it isn’t going to happen.
Floyd Mayweather returning to box Conor McGregor? Dana White says no
@Master Teacher hey punk you wanna ban bet
I take that ban bet
I could understand if is was Broner, but this fight makes no sense. Ali Vs Inoki all over again
Mcgregor isn't a wrestler, and this was an exhibition not a fight
Inoki was a martial artist/pro wrestler. Also, it was gonna be a legit contest at first, but Ali changed the rules at the last second. Point is, this whole fight makes ZERO sense.
The Infamous
Superstar
Any media source reporting this shyt is a fukking joke
Inoki is a grappler, Mcgregor's not, Ali's legs were already shot at this point of his career. Ali didn't change the rules, his management did because he had fights coming up and couldn't risk being injured. fight doesn't make sense because it's not going to happen, and Floyd would knock Mcgregor out, that's why they not even entertaining the fact Amir Khan wants to fight him in MMA match.
The Infamous
Superstar
I doubt Khan has any actual interest in fighting Conor. He's only doing it to get people taking.
Mac Casper
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I didn't mean regarding this . . I meant me and you in a one on one debate
shyt, Khan will do anything for paper, after he gets his ass whipped by canelo, he won't have any big fights on the horizon, so he would fight conor in MMA match