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I was looking for future possible fights in boxing where I can bet and stumble upon this news. apparently, both side has been in talks of possible fights between Pacquiao and McGreggor.

I am a huge fan of boxing and seeing great boxing fighters with decades of experience fighting amateurs(yes, consider McGregor an amateur at least in the boxing world) is really disappointing and is derogatory to the sport. but I'd still watch the fight though. can't pass a Pacquiao fight especially when he can retire at any moment now due to his age.

https://i.imgur.com/vZkBOia.jpg

here's a statement from connor taken from the artile

source (https://www.republicworld.com/sports-news/other-sports/conor-mcgregor-says-manny-pacquiao-fight-could-happen-in-2021-i-am-ready-for-it-all.html)

It seems like that McGreggor is prepared to be quite busy this year. Tried to dig quite a bit, and it seemed like there were talks about the fight already way back in September already, but sadly it wasn't pushed that much. Now though, it looks like it's back on talk again and the manager himself (Auddi Attar) is pretty sure of it. I don't watch much boxing, but hell if Manny is in, then I'm going to watch the hell out of it. I'm not that offended with how pros fight amateurs tbh, since hell, as you said, you can't really pass up on these kinds of fights even if it was like that.

Imo, McGreggor just wants to make more money, like he did with his fight against Floyd Mayweather, there was no way he was going to win Floyd, at least not in a boxing ring, if it were in the octagon, then Floyd would stand no chance, but McGreggor is of course content with losing in a boxing ring and making the money he made.

Having said that, I think that's the same situation with this possible fight with Manny, it's about the money for McGreggor, I don't think he stands a chance against Manny Pacquiao in a boxing ring.

This is a speculation that is going on for a while and even during the recent media interviews Conor McGregor responded about the speculation when asked by reporters. If the fight is to take place Dana White and the UFC should give Conor McGregor the approval.

It is all about money and Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor fought and they recorded as the biggest draws in the history of the sport and there is nothing derogatory when boxing gets more eyes and reach more fans.

getting attention isn't always good especially when a great fighter with decades of experience and excellent record fought a fighter with one professional fight which is a lose. sure McGregor is a great fighter in MMA but in boxing, he is still an amateur I'd be more impressed if he started at the bottom and made his way to the top and fights great boxers and I'd be more than happy to watch his fights just like on MMA. the reason why I said it is derogatory is these kinds of fights just shows the sport has become more of an easy money grab for popular people and is lowering the standard of who can fight who.

It is disappointing, but these days, promoters are also after the money that they can generate for a specific fight. It is a mismatch in boxing and this is more of like an exhibition match. But if a lot of people clamour for it and these promoters see the potential money, they will push thru this fight. Now, it depends on the fighters if they will at least give a good fight inside the ring.

Isn't Pacquaio old anymore for the kind of fight?  There could be a lot of negotiation before the fight will be pushed just like Mike and Jones recently.

Its money for both of the fighters though when it comes to crossover fight like this so it will depend to Pacquiao because obviously the boxer has billions of money compare to Mcgregor.

I’m not sure I like McGregor fighting these professional boxers. He should leave that to the youtubers or be the pro that fights the youtuber. I feel like he’s devaluing himself by being the losing spectacle in these matches.

We have the same feeling of not letting a match of Pacquiao even if the match is one of this kind.

Not yet and it came from him that he still wants to fight and the profit that he'll get through that much will mostly be donated and will become an aid for those people that are affected by the pandemic. If this is the kind of match with a purpose, even if he's not going to face another professional boxer. I guess many will still watch it just like other influencers matches.

It doesnt matter and he doesnt  really care on what people would be thinking about him towards fighting those pro boxers even though his sport doesnt really correlate with that.

As long he can able to make money or profit out of those fights then that what matter most.This isnt something talking about pride or dignity but rather seeing this as a business.

Just like on what Mayweather been doing on fighting off those exhibition into those fighters which arent really that capable or worthy to be an opponent.

For Manny Pacquiao then i dont see much of an issue yet we know on where those winnings would be allocated on.

I think Many Paquiao is too old already, his last fights wasn't perfect, he lost most  of it. I think it will be better he won't take part in such fights

He must get fast Poirier first before he and we can talk about this fight, he must come here with a sensational win before he goes with the plan of fighting Pacquiao, and if the fight happens and they proceed with using boxing as a mode of fighting, there's no way McGregor can beat Manny Pacquiao, I consider McGregor an amateur in boxing and he is up to boxing all time great.

Fighting  against McGregor? Even he's old then I would be still betting for him yet no doubt that he would whopped Gregors ass without any hardship.

Yes, Connor is good but this is a different sport and we cant just mixed up UFC to pure Boxing fights and the rules to be given is on boxing one which we know on which
one will really be on advantage.

Stamina? Boxers do have it and I don't see for McGregor to last up 5 rounds or more.

There is a lot of professional boxers (not MMA fighters) who wants to fight Pacquiao recently Ryan Garcia showed interest an made it public that he wants to fight Pacquiao telling the media it is some kind of "passing the torch" for him as it will be an honor fighting a legend like Pacquiao. Since there is a lot of proposals it is really up to him at this point on whether or not he will continue in fighting and also who will be his next opponent and choosing between either money or glory.

McGregor does not mind if he lose, what he wants is to make money, huge money if possible.

Just like his last fight with Mayweather.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2018/06/05/how-floyd-mayweather-earned-275-million-for-one-night-of-work/?sh=b6220486e4d3


That's only a guaranteed money, they made more than that. Maybe lower with Manny but still a considerable amount of money since Manny is still active and one of the greatest boxer in the sports.

This fight has been rumored for many months now. I had already started a thread (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5278272.0) for this fight but then the McGregor vs. Poirier fight got made and decided to close it. Now it appears that they will go through with Pacquiao vs. McGregor after UFC 257.

Of course he does, like any other fighter. Look at Mayweather, he made so much taht he started using nickname "money". All these guys drive expensive supercars and throw money away everywhere they go. They need more to sustain their lifestyles.

Connor is a good MMA fighter but he's not good enough in boxing to win against a top level champ. He lost to Floyd and he's going to lose to Manny.

Most probably, though Conor got his license as a boxer but it does not make him a good boxer.

Even in MMA fights, he is not the best, we saw fights where he was beaten by his opponent, he is just good in making his name popular by him being a bad boy outside the ring,  Manny is an inspiration and I doubt people think of that on Conor.

Come one, Conor challenge Manny for money, that's it, he knows himself he has no chance.

Conor McGregor likes the spectacle, he earned around $100 million when he faced Floyd Mayweather and he knows he can earn a huge amount of money if he faces Manny Paquiao. The results are inevitable when facing these legendary boxers but the spectacle is real for the fans, McGregor fans hoping he will take over the boxing world while the hardcore boxing fans wanted to teach the MMA celebrity a lesson :D .

Well, there is rumored that Manny Pacquiao will resign from his boxing career, I saw the news last year that his coach told this that Manny was planning to resign in boxing career because of his age and focus on his political career. Perhaps this will never happen that there is a fight between them, if there is, it's clearly McGreggor only want the money and become popular by challenging Manny Pacquiao but the fact, he will never able to win the fight to Manny, it's obvious that MacGregor becomes an underdog if there is a match.

Since McGreggor fight a boxer, I’m 100% sure that its about Money and he’s willing to sacrifice himself and his reputation for a while just to earn money, which is his job since then. The result will still the same, and Manny will be praised because of this match, there’s no way for Mcgreggor to win this match.

This fight was already in speculation last year, so there are articles already published regarding the fight, and this one below, we can get some idea about the odds.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshkatzowitz/2020/09/25/manny-pacquiao-vs-conor-mcgregor-odds-somehow-theyre-even-more-ridiculous-than-the-floyd-mayweather-fight/?sh=66db1994dec8

Honestly, I think this is an attractive fight, For Paquiao ... ;D

I know Paquiao will easily win so I'm willing to risk my 450 usd to win 100 usd. it's a no brainer.

Well, now it is official. I've also seen an article that says Holyfield will be helping Mcgregor prepare for this fight. I know that Manny will take this seriously and show us an amazing fight and as far as I know, he's been talking about fighting someone and using the money for his country that is affected by a lot of calamities including his pandemic and the typhoons. But for sure Mcgregor accepted this fight for the fact that this will be a huge fight and that also means that it will be a huge profit for the both of them.

I read that news too, I think this fight for the last one. who knows, This games for his popularity until elections for president in the Philippines in 2022. https://www.dazn.com/en-GLOBAL/news/boxing/manny-pacquiao-will-retire-after-one-or-two-more-fights-says-trainer-freddie-roach

I think that if this fight takes place, then this time there will be less money at stake, because the effect of some novelty will no longer be and Mayweather and the team are better able to sell such a show, but McGreggor will be able to claim a larger share of the amount for this fight. As for the sports result, if there are no backstage agreements, then I do not doubt Pacquiao's victory, because he has too high a level as a boxer.

The difference between a normal professional bout and a cross over fight with one of the biggest celebrity in McGregor is always an attractive fight for any boxer and the market value and the hype made the Floyd fight a spectacle and you cannot deny the fact that McGregor had some great moments in the fight and Mayweather had to take the fight deep and test his stamina which he lacked and then he was able to stop the fight.

After all, i will be happy if Manny Paquiao is able to make a hundred million if he fights Conor McGregor and he should retire rather than sticking around as he has done everything and proved the world and age is catching up.

I'm sure McGreggor is aware he might be beaten by Paquiao, but still challenges Paquiao to boxing fight. I firmly believe McGreggor is doing this
just to make a lot of money. because just now on various social media hype has started. So it is very likely that this boxing fight could bring in
a lot of money for McGreggor and Paquiao. This was done by McGreggor when in 2017 a boxing duel with Mayweather, which ultimately
humiliated McGreggor in the boxing ring. But it is evident that McGreggor managed to get a lot of money despite losing.

Yes, this news has been in circulation for the last week or so and it seems that Manny is willing to fight Conor. But Conor will have to win against Dustin Poirier first this coming January 24th.

In any case, we all know that Manny still has that power in his left, so no doubt that it's possible that Conor will be knock out here. And if the money is table is there, I'm sure this fight will happen in the future.

And this one: WBC Prez: If McGregor Beats Ranked Contender - He Can Get Title Shot. (https://www.boxingscene.com/wbc-prez-if-mcgregor-beats-ranked-contender-he-get-title-shot--154674)

Manny can surely knock him out very shortly. Connor has no power in boxing but just his mouth only, but I'm not sure if Manny will take his offer and I don't think also if Manny wanted to fight Connor with a such reputation.
I was looking forward to a more intense fight for Manny, and for Connor also to remain in the UFC than stepping forward to boxing carrier. He actually never survive in boxing if he remains on that behavior.

This might be the fight of the year.

I am not talking about the most awaited but the most expensive match of the year. I do agree that Mcgregor is after the profit he will be getting in this match and I also agree that Manny will be able to knock out McGregor in this match. Unlike Mayweather, Manny would take any of his opponent head on making this match a great one. Still hoping though for a Mayweather-Pacquiao rematch.

McGregor tried his luck with boxing before, and it didn't turned out well for him. My opinion is that he should stick to MMA. And regarding Manny Pacquiao, I guess he is now more occupied with politics. If he want to get involved in some exhibition match, then it's OK. On the other hand, if he want to fight a professional match, then he should at least temporarily leave politics and concentrate on boxing.

This is just only for entertainment , if Pacman will get serious about the fight I think Connor will be retiring on both sports and just focus on his liquor business, Connor should focus on MMA, his skills are for that game and not boxing, although he earns money from doing that, it will be just a waste if you will not use skills given by God for that game, Pacman, on the other hand, should retire after few fights now,  he already proves he's one of the greatest.

Indeed. Both Manny Pacquiao and Connor McGreggor are doing this for entertainment. They already know that they are great fighters in their young and adult days, so I think they don't need to come up with a fight and focus on a retirement career. But this fight is exciting, that many people cannot wait for them to see them fight.

I believe that Manny Pacquiao is always serious in all of his fights and future fights, he got the name and we all know he is the "People's champion", no doubts or reason that he will not be serious in every fight of his life.
I am also a fan of Conor in his MMA career, but I saw his fight inside the boxing ring when they fought Mayweather Jr., he got a skill, I can say, Mayweather for his first boxing fight? I think it was not a good idea, that's why I can say I can say that the previous boxing fight of Connor and this with Pacquiao (it will happen), will be some pure drama or entertainment.
But I am looking forward to this fight and I can do a small bet with Connor McGreggor this time for better ods.

If this fight between Manny Pacquiao VS Connor McGregor is possible. Is there any sports betting platform that will list the said match? Do you have any recommendations? I always thought about participating in sports betting especially with boxing matches.

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It is not surprise to see an immediate announcement between these 2 boxers to settle a match if McGregor manages to win against Dustin Poirier.
[1] https://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-257#8889

Since the pandemic, this kind of match had been happening a lot. This kind of bout is surely for entertainment and money only. This is not a fight to show who is stronger or better since McGregor can be considered an amateur in boxing since this is not his forte. It could be worthy to watch, but there is not much to expect from it. I admire both fighters since they excel in their own fields, I wonder what would be the odds if this match happens.

This will still be an entertaining fight between the two legends, I am a huge fan of Manny Pacquiao and I know how strong he is in boxing, McGregor is also a huge MMA fighter but I don't think so that he can fight in the boxing ring, this is just money for McGregor so he decided to fight Manny Pacquiao just like what happened in the fight of him against May Weather. This fight would be so interesting.

Instead of Pacquiao fighting McGregor, it would be better if McGregor will be fighting those celebrity boxers out there if it will be just for money purposes and no titles whatsoever.

All of these are just for money shits and for me Pacquiao would rather just stay here and do his duties as a Senator instead of spending months of training just for money and he is rich already so I don't think that this will happen but who knows :D. We might surprised if this event will happen anytime soon.

Both can still fight though, although they are semi-retired, they are willing to do one last dance for the sake of money. Conor needs to win next week, then we can talk about this fight after that. I thought that Manny Pacquaio is not interested, but recently a lot of noise in the media is coming out, I'm a bit disappointed though to Manny if he accepted, because he is just following Floyd's footstep now, no serious boxing, but accepting fights for pure entertainment and money.

^^ Boxing is business, sooner or later Manny Pacquiao will succumb to this kind of fights because after all he is still one of boxing's attraction, the cash cow. So it make sense for him and his team to accept this kind of fights. Besides, if I'm not mistaken, the money his going to get, the portion will go to the Covid-19, to the people of the Philippines who have been affected, so this is a win-win fight for Manny.

I guess it will be that way.

There are a lot of boxers thay wanted to fight Pacquiao but I don't know what will happen in the next few years since he is closing to his retirement. For now, I would also dedicate my fight to my fans but also maybe to ewrn money for them as we are all needing it in these times.

Manny Pacquiao Confirms Fight With Conor McGregor Next Year (https://www.si.com/boxing/2020/09/26/manny-pacquiao-conor-mcgregor-fight-confirmed#:~:text=Boxing%20legend%20Manny%20Pacquiao%20confirmed,champion%20Conor%20McGregor%20next%20year.&text=Attar%20also%20added%20that%20McGregor,MMA%20for%20the%20third%20time.)

This news was released on September 26, 2020.

This fight has been in talked last year, Here is the link https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5278272.420 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5278272.420)

And as of the majority of those comments, people are in favor of Manny Pacquiao as he has the experienced and skills of a pro boxer, while McGregor, although is young, is not that experienced with boxing.

Both teams are wanted to win the game and they have also their own reasons why. Which maybe a good reason for this fight to come was to give entertainment and good fight to the boxing fans and viewers. But i am thinking that Manny Pacquiao were too advantageous to think of fighting McGreggor due to Pacquiao was already a decade boxer compare to McGreggor.  Well i'd still bet that if these game might push through will definitely a good game to watch for.

My personal opinion on this match is that this is a total disgrace to the sport of boxing. It makes the world of boxing cheap. It tramples upon the legends of boxing who made the sport what it is today.

Boxing is a respectable sport which is created by real fighters and not just cheap money-makers. We have had greedy promoters and managers behind certain matches but the spectacle inside the ring has always been a story of real courage, determination, talent, and strength.

Manny Pacquiao himself is a boxing legend. I don't understand why he will agree to this joke. He is not bankrupt either to just prostitute both his legacy and that of boxing's for the sake of money. He still has wealth and could make more by facing a real boxing opponent.

Things have changed already, boxers wants to make more money, they value it more than anything else. Manny is a legend but he sees the potential of this fight to make more money that he can use for his countrymen especially the poorest of the poor, and with that reason, I will undoubtedly support him.

Manny does not challenge anyone outside boxing, he was just accepting the challenge, if only Mayweather accepted a rematch, I think this would not happen.

So this was officially announced that Connor McGregor will fight Manny Pacquiao.

If Manny Pacquiao will not resign this year on his boxing career I guess he will accept this match, this would be a big money for them and any of those fighters will challenge Manny Pacquiao will surely after just for money because money Pacquiao is considered as a big-time in the boxing world. I know that this fight odds will in favor of Manny Pacquiao. The 8 division held by Manny Pacquiao isn't easy to achieve and that experience is enough for him to defeat easily McGregor.

Of course, this is boxing, even thr4 best boxer in Pacquiao cannot beat him why someone who is an outsider in boxing, Mcgregor will be beaten and he will be mauled even if this is an exhibition match, but it's going to be entertaining and I want to see Pacquiao humbled McGregor, maybe after this fight, Manny can retire.

I will Never support Jokes like this Happening in Sports area, This happens once in Mayweather when they Put shame in the Boxing Ring to make Money and insult the Professional Boxer .

Manny Pacquiao will never Bring this to reality as i Know His stand and how he respect the Boxing Gloves and the Ring court .

But if this fight becomes true ? then Maybe i need to find another serious Games and forget about Boxing at all.

Unfortunately that's not what is written in the news.

Manny Pacquiao Says He's Willing to Fight Conor McGregor (https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2688219-manny-pacquiao-says-hes-willing-to-fight-conor-mcgregor#:~:text=In%20boxing%20%5BI%20would%20fight,just%20boxing%2C%22%20Pacquiao%20said.)


That was an old article, that means even before Paquiao is already okay with fighting Conor McGregor...

We also have a 2020 news about this.

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/boxing/757318/pacquiao-to-fight-mcgregor-next-year-in-the-middle-east/story/

They are not gladiators or slaves, they are fighting to make money and if they are able to make a huge amount of money then so it be. If you do not like these kind of spectacle you can avoid the fight but the fact remains that it is one of the biggest earning fight in the history of combat sport.

You are not following the news, Manny Pacquiao already showed interest to fight Conor McGregor and the only hurdle is Dana White and the UFC as he is signed with them and if the fight is to happen Conor McGregor needs the permission from the UFC.


How about the promoters who took the interest away from the fans by not giving us the fight we wanted. You do not have problem but you have problem if someone is making a huge amount of money with a single fight and let Manny retire for good after this fight.

Got some point. Pacquiao is no longer on his prime and age gap also have factor from this possible fight,
McGregor already went inside the ring fighting against Mayweather.

Though the chance is really slim for him to win against Mayweathr but the fight take place collecting money
from the fans from both boxing and MMA.

For the same reason, this fight may take place as boxing is a business. Promoters are willing to pushed this once interest from the fans
shows numbers, exhibition is for collecting paycheck both fighters are most interested with how much they will be banking after this fight.

I think it will be an interesting fight not because of how inexperienced McGregor is in terms of boxing but in terms of how he will be using his strong punches against Pacquiao. As Floyd find timings to hit his punches, Manny creates opportunities to land his punches which means we might see good combinations from Pacquiao and great throws of punches to both of them.

I disagree with Manny's retirement as people still want to see a rematch of Pacquiao and Mayweather.

Isnt Pacman has earned enough already so that his family and next decade can live and not worry about the money? Pacma. Has built already some village for his people. He can live and work there, and be welcomed everywhere.

I grew up watching boxing with my father. I remember, we used to watch the fights of Manny Pacquiao while celebrating at the house of our relatives and hosting a mini-party to such event. As much as I really look forward for the his upcoming fights, this is one of those fights that you would have a hunch that this is going to be Pacquiao's win.

In a business perspective, both fighters would walk away happy with their respective bank accounts rolling. In terms of entertainment, well this will not be as entertaining compared to the other fights of Pacquiao but I still hope that this would happen.


The reason on why Pacquiao entered into the boxing world is due to his dire need of cash. In my honest opinion, this is one of those fights that gives him relatively 'easy' cash in his pocket so I do not see any reason not to pursue this fight.

I'm pretty sure there will. But I can't really recommend any sport betting site since I only mostly play on sportsnet. I'm Pretty when the fight is finalized bookies will start putting odds for this fight.

Not really the "hardest fight" for paquiao even with his age. There are a lot more formidable fighter than McGreggor especially in boxing. also McGreggor lacks experience. Sure there were rumors him fighting in amateur boxing fights but I don't think it'll be enough.

Neither myself who is also a fam of Boxing. The Boxing world has turned into something else which wasn't in place when legends fought themselves in the ring. They have turned the ring into an avenue to earn money than giving the best fighter the reputation needed, although, maybe the Filipino boxer just want another moment before his exit: he just want what Mayweathe did.

I still have doubts whether this fight will go ahead as planned or not. For McGregor, at least for now the priority seems to be his rematch against Dustin Poirier. And from what I have heard, Pacquiao is pretty busy with political commitments. Both the players are saying that the fight may happen this year. But that is a big "may". Until the date is finalized, I am not going to take it seriously.

Conor McGregor and Dana White was in good terms for a while but now it looks like they have sorted out their difference from the recent interviews i saw and now it is a possibility that Dana White will dance to the tune of Conor McGregor as they can make huge money if they can hype the fight against Manny Paquiao. Manny already expressed his interest in the fight and hence it wont be a difficultly if the UFC accepts the deal.

Try to remember on what happened on other rumored fights but it didnt actually happen.So this isnt final yet even if they do have some words into this one but doesnt mean that it will guaranteed to happen for this year
but at least they had made a word for the possibilities for this fight which we cant really deny that this one will really be a purse-breaking thing.How much more if it would happen on a crowd based type and not on that
PPV thing? When it comes to winning the fight then its not really that a question because its clear on whose gonna win on this one.What matters here is that this is an exhibition fight and this is for pure entertainment purposes only and of course it can really make money on both management and the boxer/player itself. Would this fight able to push through?

They probably both realized there’s no point in fighting with each other. They only get more money working together.

I wouldn’t worry too much about Paquiao’s political commitments. I doubt either of the fighters would be properly training or would take the fight seriously.

Not that old for me, only us, fans think that he's old enough to fight. But he himself still sees that he's in perfect shape and fits to fight more fights.
As long as he can still do a match and his body is still in the good shape, I don't think that we'll see him retire soon. He just keeps on saying that soon he'll retire and even his wife told him to retire but to no avail.

Connor McGregor has a different playstyle and has been honed to a different level of fighting. Same goes with Manny Pacquiao. If this fight ever happens it will most essentially be one -sided depending on whose game they will play on. Like with Floyd's fight, if boxing is the game. Most certainly Manny will win, but if its inside the octagon, there's a slim chance of him winning against McGregor.

They will be basing on boxing rules as usual which boxers would really have the edge but if it would really be a brawl or mma fight then we know on who would really have the edge
but you can say that Pacquiao wouldnt give a fight even if its on an mma fight rule because we know that stamina comparing to boxers to mma fighters are way too obvious.
Management had already think of this on what would be the rules and as we do all see from time to time in exhibition fights like this then it would really be on the boxing side.
For the winner then no doubt and no questions that Pacquiao will take it even though there are some people who arent interested on this one but the hype for this one is real.

This fight is close to happening. But for when, that's the question.

At 42 years old, Pacquiao still has a long lineup. He should fight at least 2 times a year. But with that age and I think I read elsewhere that after 2-3 fights he will now hang his gloves, (the first count against Broner, 2nd Thurman so 3rd last?). He is still in his shape so only he knows when to retire.


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I think the idea of fighting McGregor came from Mayweather's fight and Pacquiao wants to prove something here. Maybe winning against McGregor will light the heat up against the two facing a rematch before their true and legitimate exit in their profeessions, their retirement.

Are you sure, Pacquiao wants to prove something here? But anyway, this fight will just be another money-making business. And if they want another match - Pac and Mayweather, will still be the same. Mayweather running around the ring. His style will not change. So not worth, I guess.

To be honest I don't see this as an interesting match, because the outcome of this battle is easy to predict. It should have been so easy for
Manny Paquiao to beat Connor McGreggor, I agree this fight is only for the sake of making money. Although many say that Paquiao's old age
has made his boxing skills decrease and there is a chance that McGreggor can beat him. This is not true, because I believe Paquiao's ability is
still better than McGreggor.

Another boxing fight for Pacquiao is not good for him, since his age is definitely old now compared those times he fought so intense. Proving himself isn't practical, because he already done great and maybe the best thing to do for him is just let the opportunity for other boxers who needs money.
If talking about exit, there's no need for another big fight; pacman needs to have a peace of mind and enjoy himself being a politician.

And I think Pacquiao wouldn't want a rematch if they will not be rrady for that. The fact that Manny Pacquiao is the one wanting the rematch means that there is something he can do against the strategy of Floyd Mayweather. I think he's not just wanting the rematch, he's wanting his win against the undefeated.

The truth is even Manny will be beaten or be a winner which I know might be the outcome he's totally wanted to donate some or even most of the winnings for the country. Though still a speculation that Manny may win but no one really knows since we also know how tough Connor is. He may be at his old age as they say but I know he can still groove on the ring and for everyone he will still be the Legend pound for pound PacMan.

In terms of ability it's too obvious Manny is at top since it's his craft and not Connors craft in boxing, odds isn't at Connor's favor when it comes to boxing.

You still have to watch it though, I am pretty curious what happens here because in his fight with Mayweather, McGregor does not get that much damage and the fight was ended in a TKO which is not that exciting. Pacquiao on the other hand have a lot of fights where bruises are definitely a guarantee so this one will be good. I was tired of this McGregor being clashed against boxers but the moment that I saw that he is the one that wants the challenge, I knew that he is a mad lad. Maybe next time, we should see some boxers try to fight McGregor in his octagon just to see the parallels.

I don't question Manny's philanthropy. But I don't want it to be used as a handy alibi for him to fight someone who is not a boxer. As I've said, he can make an equally big amount of money fighting a real boxer and give all the proceeds to the poor if he wishes to.  

I support Manny as a boxer and even as a philanthropist. But I don't want him to become a joke like Mayweather fighting the likes of McGregor, Tenshin, Paul, and probably more others who are not even boxers just for the sake of money.

What would happen to the sport if promoters, managers, and boxers alike are all thinking of money more than anything else? We'll be seeing more of exhibitions and funny shows inside the ring rather than real fights between real fighters with real talents. We'll probably be seeing more of Logan Pauls and Nate Diazs and McGregors and probably Justin Beibers someday.

I doubt this fight will be like Manny's prime fight when he fought Morales or Barera because he is already at his peak in his career we need to be honest with this but the guy has some never-ending passion in his career because he loves to fight from the beginning until now so this match would be no different than the last time we saw him fought Thurman. I think if he given a chance to Knockdown McGregor, he would not hesitate to do so even in the earlier round. that's just how he fought and we appreciate having this kind of guy in the boxing world.

Exactly, so the "this fight is for my fans" reason is somewhat b***s**t" to me. :)

No offence to Manny Pacquaio, I'm a fan of his, but everyone is for the money now, he is just one case in boxing, rags to riches because he has the talent, one of a kind in boxing. This is his way out of poverty in the Philippines and there are a lot of boxers that are trying to follow his footsteps.

Also there is the political ambition as well to run for the highest office in the Philippines, so he needs that money to fuel that.

Higher than his position now is probably vice president or max as President.. Manny is not talking about running into presidency and I think even if he has the money, he will no win because people knows he is not knowledgeable enough to run a developing country.

Well, that's the rumor but more likely he's been the one to adjust considering how high that position is, we may never know if he does or not but I don't think he has that probable chance of winning, he's not the favorite in that another court dimension. But I don't think he's that inferior compared to just those alligators besides him in the Congress especially in the upper chamber.

We may not know where do he use those money he won from boxing but I think this upcoming fight on him isn't that huge to fuel his campaign for politics especially the election is nearing for the next year, Pacquiao is a billionaire in our country I don't think that will still make a huge difference if he win this or not.

Well this will lessen His popularity if he Fights Connor(manny pacquiao) and also i still believe that He will not facing this one in finality , because he will consider His respectable career than just for Money..

let Them (Mayweather and McGregor) do it again But not for our Fighting Senator , i have a Highest respect for Him and i want this to preserve until he finally retires .

He will continue to make money, that's what billionaires do, money is power for them, so we don't have to doubt that.

It may not make a big difference but $10 million or more is a big money, of course he can use that in the election but he doesn't really need that anyway as  he is already very popular, if he will run still in the senate, then there's no doubt that he will win, but for President, that's another story.

Nailed it, seems to me you are well acquainted with Philippine politics  ;D.

Families and true friends of Manny Pacquiao were urging him to retire from this sport but it seems that the fighting senator is hard-headed, passion for boxing is the only reason that comes out of his mouth why he can't leave by now.

As a fan the Pacman, i think he should already retire as father time is already catching him, that is evident on the Thurman fight.

But if ever he would fight again, Mayweather or Conor is an appropriate and very healthy opponent for him not Spence or Crawford as it would be suicide to do so.

Sometimes we thought they are too much for Manny, but if Manny will take that fight, we just have to trust him that he can win. He maybe the oldest champion now but he showed heart in his last fight, and that made him win, some people even did not believe that it was a split decision win as they thought Manny won clearly and it should be a unanimous decision.

Well, probably he is waiting for another big time lose before he retires, and at this moment, it seems like it's hard to see that since he is very smart in the ring, he was not as aggressive as before, he fight using his advantage.

As a bettor i would also definitely place my bet for Manny Pacquiao against Conor McGregor. Though i do believe in both player's capability and ability to give aundience and fans of boxing game a good fight to watch for but i have still a strong guts that if ever these game may push through there is no doubt that Manny Pacquiao will going to dominant the game. However as i have said, lets is not just give tims that have been stepped out after they have finished the studies or somewhat.

As long as i have being a boxing fan i remember Manny Paquiao taking long breaks and goes to semi retirement and the only reason he said he is returning is to raise money as he needs money for charity and a Conor McGregor fight could be a retirement fight as he could earn over $100 millions and it could be his biggest payment in his boxing career and hopefully he spends them wisely and not return again.  

If Conor McGregor is active then it will be good for the UFC as well as they can make a massive profit for the year and they can recover the loss they encountered last year and hence it is not a big surprise.

If you remember he Floyd Mayweather fight, Floyd was smart enough to put the fight together fast, they had a meeting and then signed the contract on May and the fight happened in August giving Conor just two months to make a debut in boxing and that too against the best defensive boxer. It was a tactical ploy from Mayweather but Manny paquiao will not pull those things and they will have a serious bout, because if Manny Paquiao losses to a fighter who is fighting is second professional bout who was defeated by Mayweather it will dent his reputation and Conor will work hard to regain his status.

When it comes to retirement talks then he's the only one would able to know on when he would definitely hang-off his gloves and retire and even though he's a current senator on said country
but still he do able to balance off things where his job + the sports he's into.He hadnt able to neglect his training and still continuing to maintain his body in shape.
We dont know if he tries to make money for this fight and definitely retire in boxing or we would see his last non-exhibition fight because we know that this fight
isnt really something serious to bring enjoyment on him as a fighter. McGregor is great but wont really be enough if he's inside the boxing ring.

There are plenty of options to have these “easy money” for Pacman. Just promote some product and dont risk getting punched in the face. This is not an exhibition fight. Even though Pacman is a real legend and dont skip trainings, I’m sure he will need to put some efford or at least get sweated while fighting Conor. Conor is not like a blogger Mayweather fights agains, he can strike back.

I'm a fan of Manny but with that ambition, it's a thumbs down for me. It's still too early for him to run for the presidency. But IIRC, he had talked about that before and that's what I think why he's not going to retire any time soon until the next elections.
But for the benefit of the doubt, as he had promised, his fights and profits will be allocated to the most affected people and community during this pandemic.

Spending it wisely shouldn't be a question for a like of Manny Pacquaio.

But for whatever the purpose why he will step on the ring again, Manny knows well when to stop. It's been a talk before that he will retire but Pacquaio responds that he can still fight.

I'm not considering a fight against McGregor as a professional match. It more of an exhibition match for me.

People wont really be that dumb on voting him as a president.Even he's been idolized by many but only on the area or field of sports and politics will be just out of the scope
of his capacity yet this do mostly talks about intellect and being political side of things which I don't really see for him to be that capable of.Its not a underestimation about
capacity but its quite evident on what are the things he do specializes. Come to observe on what he had done on being a senator? yes, he do help out the poor
but its normal to see those kind of actions since he has the money to spend on.

I'm sure McGregor is going to hype this fight to try to convince people that he can beat Manny Pacquiao just like he did with his fight Mayweather but every comparison points to Pacquiao's advantage over McGregor in terms of skills, experience and power, his chances to win is slim but it's going to be interesting how McGregor will fare to Manny Pacquiao.

I’d much rather see Conor on top of his game in The Octagon doing what he gets paid normally to do. Starting with beating Poirier I want to see The Notorious get back to his best & become world champion again. It’s all set up for a massive pay day against Khabib again. Forget fighting Manny P in some stupid exhibition boxing match, I want Conor back doing his bread & butter.

It should be a big question as we have seen many boxers or other sports personalities exhausting their wealth and Manny Pacquaio is known to provide a huge amount of money for helping his citizens and for charity .

It is a cross promoting and even though Conor McGregor is not having enough experience inside the boxing ring, he is more than talented enough to fight against the best boxers in the history of the boxing and you think that should be an exhibition match.

I know right. I mean, McGregor's fight with Mayweather last time was not that exciting to me. I just don't think he suits boxing. No offense but I prefer to see him fight inside the octagon where he is really an expert.

But still, if this will really commence, I'd still watch it. I'd like to see also how he will fight Pacman inside the boxing ring. But if I'm to bet, I'd surely go with Pacquiao.

more of like exhibition fight. but would be worth if both camps will share even a lil percentage of their earnings to charity or entities who badly need their financial assistance. at least make it worthwhile for others.
and we've been discussing this for quite a while already, wondering if this will be scheduled this year?

Nah, even with his experience and knowledge, Pacquiao won't ever be a good candidate for presidency.

Reason is that his decisions are always clouded by his religious beliefs. And as we all know, politics and religion should be separated no matter what.

The problem with Ph. politics is that popularity, even though they have no job experience regarding politics, is the major factor for winning a major position in the government.

As for your first statement sentence, nah, he will be replaced after this term by someone who won't just sit idly as another country claim islands in the Phil.

And their choice with the vaccine, Nah Nah Nah.

I visited my Barber the other day for my Haircut and shocked that the topic going around is about this Possible bout .
I wasn't expecting something like this specially now that the Boxing industry is having difficulties gaining attendies because of the recent failure of Tyson vs Jones fight.
Same Feeling here , i don't actually believe that Famous Senator boxer Manny Pacquiao will take deals like this.
But what ever the decision is ? i am still for the World Boxing champion and not a UFC champion.

You know how politics in our country, I know that somehow many voters have been opened up their minds and won't vote anymore for those candidates that are just famous for what they are. He's a senator and it's still not just his time and he has to give the right candidate for the position which he can simply support while waiting for his time on that position. Although, I believe that even if he's wanting and willing on that position, he'll still lose if someone more competent and has a good track record will run.

I don't think he's afraid of some young guns, if one can match Manny's weight and the deal is closed from the promoters he could still fight. Maybe they can close the deal with Ryan Garcia if Garcia fought first Gervonta Davis that's what he said just recently from an interview. I'd never doubt that it may come but that depends to Pacquiao because I think Garcia is really itching to fight his idol. I doubt there will be a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight again, not again it's too lousy of a fight.

Though this is not the fight i have been waiting for Manny yet i have no choice but to bet my allotted amount for his fight even if he will go against Connor that has limited skills in boxing but champion in Street fighting .

Hope this will be settled soon as i missed the Fighting senator Blowing His hands against Opponents.
he will not regret Fighting Manny because just Like Mayweather Pacquiao is one of His dream fight.

What do you mean if he decides? This fight will happen, and the same with Mayweather-McGregor fight, this will be a boxing match and for sure McGregor will lose but this doesn't matter at McGregor at all. He'll be able to face one of the greatest boxer and that also means more people will watch and also means more profits they could get. That is a big win for both of them.

Fighting the greatest boxer is one of the best achievement what a boxer can possibly got but I believe that's not what Mcgregor aim since for sure as the  other user quoted in this message said he truly aims to get a millions of dollars after  this fight, For sure he knows that he can't defeat Pacquaio on this match but still its a win-win situation for him since he will still go home happy  with his millions  plus he will be listed on history that he fight the greatest boxer on this  era.

Like what I have previously mentioned in this thread, in a business perspective, this fight would be beneficial to both teams.

I mean, we all know who is going to win or at least have the advantage of this fight. Both fighters are famous on their respective fields- Pacquiao, being the People's Champion; and McGreggor, being the UFC's most decorated fighter. Without a doubt, this fight would garner millions of viewers which should equate to easy cash to both of them.

To be honest, if I were in the shoes of McGreggor, I would definitely push this fight to happen even if boxing is relatively outside my field.

This will be the perfect marketing stunt if McGreggor would want to stay relevant in the sports world. And I think win or lose, he would be able to give people good entertainment value by fighting Manny. I am not sure if there are talks right now, I don't think there are but they should consider that people will pay to watch that fight. As long as they have the time to do all of these considering Manny schedule too being a Philippine politician.

One of the best ways to earn money.

To be honest, I didn't know Connor McGregor until the news of a UFC Fighter fighting a boxer in the ring. That match lit up a lot of people that also started YouTubers fighting each other, even a Youtuber against an athlete. This will not be the last fight that is like this and I can tell that it will not be about honor but about money and popularity.

Pacquiao will not agree to fight in UFC rules he is a boxer all his life and he will face anybody in the boxing industry, he can only make Pacquiao agreed to fight him only in boxing, but before this happen he must beat Poirier this sunday, things will go as plan if Poirier  beat him remember Dustin will go all out to beat him because he wants to even the score between them,

I think it will not change the popularity of McGreggor, he is not getting any younger so fans would understand if he will lose in fights.
By the way Conor is the favorites against Poirier, so he will likely win this fight.

https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/mma/ufc/ufc-257/poirier-dustin-mc-gregor-conor-5fbd212931fd83552e7c4c34

Manny is fully rested now while Conor is actively fighting,.. maybe after his fight, regardless of the result, the negotiation will continue to make this big fight happen.

This one is different because no matter what words he throws on Manny, he doesn't get anything until they get on the ring. Let's just see considering McGregor's attitude before the fight, he has always some words to say and that would be better than Thurman's taunt when he called Manny Pacquaio Tirex Arms. That same T-Rex arm has caused so much damage to his stomach he felt it after their fight.

Let him talk, that's his way of selling the fight.

Remember, he made a lot of money during Mayweather's fight, trash talking really help to hype up the emotion of the fans, and Mayweather and Conor are both known trash talkers and their fight was successful.

Manny will remain humble but he made sure he is a beast in the ring, and it would be satisfying to see conor getting KO in the ring.

McGreggor will face Justin Poirier by Jan 23, a few days from now. The result for this will help to evaluate McGreggor's capabilities to win for his coming fights and that to assess for Manny as well. I don't think this could be all about aiming for him to fight Manny alone or for money but this just to say he wants to get more attention from the public. I actually say that He's been almost out of this business, I mean, many promising and rising start at UFC/MMA, they are more aggressive and interesting to see than McGreggor inside the ring (no hates).

As a fellow Filipino I definitely cast my vote to Manny Pacquiao especially the fight will be in a boxing ring but if the fight will be in a octagon then probably I will go to McGreggor. Still I am supporting Manny Pacquiao if they fight and I've love to see on how my two idols will fight inside the ring. I think Manny Pacquiao will definitely win in this match but I believe McGreggor will give him a good match and a good blow for every round. Can't wait to see this happens.

There is no way Manny Paquiao will fight in the UFC, the only boxer that can fight in the UFC is Vasyl Lomachenko who is having a background in wrestling and Judo. Conor McGregor will be planning to reclaim the title and then have a much bigger leverage when he fights Manny Paquiao and that will be his plan, if the fight is to happen it might happen next year.

People need to stop with the boxer going to ufc.  UFC IS A wide difference of skills.  Ufc fighter in a top boxing match will always lose, and vice versa a boxer going inside the octagon will pretty much always lose. Just like any other sport.  Just because X guy is the top basketball player in the world, doesn't mean he can go on tour and beat the world's top golfers.  Its a different set of skills.  This cross sport thing needs to stop its embarrassing to these athletes

I'm 1000% agree with that. People should stop all these pro athlete vs regular guy competitions or cross sport competitions. Specially in contact sport or sport where someone can be injured due to lack of skills. It makes me sad and angry that boxing match between Mayweather vs youtuber gets more attention than Tyson vs RJJ. The only thing that is ok is "dance with the star" ;D but people managed to get injured there.

All these ufc fighter vs boxer is same intrigue as mathematician vs wrestler in trigonometry olympiad. Both know how to sum, subtract, but only one knows formulas.

Agree into this point!

But when matter is the main deal on here then you would really be expecting for this kind of trend to continue.There might be injuries but that would be less
because they will surely tell their boxers/players that they should limit out their own force to avoid those situations. If we do really tend to see a real fight
and not just trying to pretend to be one then that will really be causing some devastation to those noobs who do jump together with a lion in the ring.
You can see the differences so obviously.

They wont really care on what others would say as long they can make or earn money with this type of cross sports fighting or exhibition then they will push it to happen or to push through even if it would be raining with lots of criticisms towards the event.There are haters but for sure there are fans as well who are excited for this kind of fight which seeing their idols do clash out into the ring and you are right that they would really be limited on giving those true or real punches and you are right that you will really able to picture out on what it looks like on fighting a pro on a certain sport while you are just noob inside the ring.

I also have heard about news that they were Pacquiao was expecting to fight McGregor EVEN before fighting Mayweather. This much is gonna be better than his fight with Mayweather. Both are exceptionally talented and they have proper respect against each other. They should also talk about the type of match that they will be having so that it could cater a lot of sponsors because some of the previous charity matches are really just matches that just occurred for the fun of it but having to watch Pacquiao and McGregor fight with high stakes, then we should really see some pretty good match.

As this all is just about money, will any professional martial artist agreed to do exhibition fight against lion for example? ;D If he would be offered millions. I would have watched this. I’m even ready to buy ppv (if it wont cost more than 50 bucks).

there's should be no argument about that.

But we all knew that if things realted to money matters people behind this kind of scheme will continue to find ways to create more fight like this, they are all going to ride with the same concept, knowing that fans and gamblers will bite this still and money will continue to flow ech fight that they'll be going to promote.

You are right and this is all about money and cant really be stopped once they had finalized for this fight to happen.It wouldnt matter if this one is unfair or heavily unmatched.They can make money with it and thats
what theyre been concerned on and we already had several exhibition fights that already happened and this will continue and cant be stopped.

Even with money, do you think these fighters won't go all out? While money is at stake here, the same goes with their names.

McGregor and Pacquaio are highly recognized. If they are against a non-popular fighter then the fight is total crap.

Though McGregor is known also, but we are talking boxing here.
It is not MMA, so the fight will end just like his fight with Mayweather.
I guess, he knows that very well. Fighting with Pac, the legend, is already an honor.
That's what most fighters were saying after the fight with Pacquiao.
So now, it is how much money they will gonna attract this match?
This is what they will be working on anyhow.

I'll be glad if Pacquiao wins. He will probably win the fight. It will be very easy for him and the fight will not be interesting. The result of the fight is known before it starts, and the fight is only for the money. I don't like McGregor, he's just showing off

I have absolutely no idea what should happen for Pacquiao, with all his skills and talents, to lose this fight. If the preparation is made in a normal time at the required level and Pacquiao takes this fight very seriously,then there should be no problems. In the world of sports, many unexpected things happen and it is precisely because of its unpredictability that sports are beautiful, but I do not think that this is exactly the case. It would be much more interesting to find out in what proportions the income from the battle will be divided.

Pacquiao already lost to McGregor once before, is there much more to expect from this game? I'm not so optimistic about his winning chance this time round, but who know maybe Pacquiao will stand up to be a better boxer this time...

Pacquaio's camp already told McGregor to just focus first on his fight at the weekend rather than to discuss their megafight.

https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/20/21/pacquiao-camp-to-mcgregor-lets-finalize-megafight-after-your-weekend-bout

And I agree. That megafight will not happen if McGregor will lose in his upcoming fight. Let's wait for the result first.

Sports are now getting more into the business way of things. I know that they have their ways of practicing and dedicating their lives, persevering every pain and wound in their bodies every game but is it worth it that they are now aiming for the money and not for the pride and the honor they are getting after winning every matches?

This will be scheduled this coming Sunday in our timezone, I'll surely watch this fight. McGreggor is the favorites to win in this fight, I think he can win this one and the negotiation will start if it has not started yet. Paquiao's camp is interested on the outcome of this fight as they want to see McGreggor win so the fight of Manny vs McGreggor push through and this will create some hype since both are coming from a win.

As we can read from the news or link shared.

I think it is not quite fair with this fight. If we are facing a two different athlete with different sports on their field this is quite uncomfortable to them well Manny will not fight to McGreggor in this Octagon, BUT if we see this in vice versa what if McGreggor vs Pacquiao in a boxing ring it's a good thing still this is impossible unless they will release a large amount of money. AFAIK for this upcoming match of Senator Manny, he is going to retire its been a long year he is fighting to the Filipino Pride I think this is the time he will give the spotlight to Donaire.

McGregor wanted this fight. That just means that he is aware of the match being unfair which supports the fact that he is not just after this fight but after the fact that this match will generate millions and millions of money. In terms of retirement, I don't think this will be his last one. There are a lot of times that people are talking about retirement but Manny is just looking at what he can do as long as he's still kicking.

They won't probably aim for the 'result' but for the money instead. For sure this would be a huge one likewise when Floyd fought McGregor. No matter who wins the fight, profit for both fighters would be earned. With that being said, this will also be a hot topic for gamblers out there.
There will be a mismatch given that they are from different leagues. This ain't street fight wherein a player would only consider skills. Rules, capabilities and kind of training would matter. But as I've said, I doubt any of this player would aim for the victory, they know to themselves the gap between each of them. This is more of a 'celebrity fight', hoping you guys are already getting my point. Won't make a speculation on who will be victorious, but will rather enjoy the fight.

In my opinion, McGreggor has recently suffered a serious loss of face and will now have to win. not only in terms of sport, but in other areas it did not go entirely according to plan. No one is too old to learn, not even mma fighters. dont know about the fight, but he used to be a favourite if he is in good shape.

It seems like Connor McGreggor has been preparing for this fight this year. However, it would be hard for him to win this fight because we all know that Manny is well dedicated and he will make sure that his last fights before his retirement would be remarkable. If it's all about money, it's a mismatch for sure and it would be quite unfair for Manny because he deserves a good match.

We'll see how this Saturday goes.  From the social media nonsense going on, you'd think he's also lining himself up for a fight with Logan Paul.  I think McGregor is just keeping his options open.  If he wins this Saturday he'll be able to coast around with some of these play fights and make a ton of money before having to prove himself in a real fight again.  If he doesn't win...  Who knows what will happen.

This is already becoming the trend on where these fighters do plan out on whose the one will be next in line neither if its a cross-sports event or a main one
it doesnt matter but mostly they will prefer on exhibition fight on where they do know that they wont really be affecting their statistics in case if they lose
plus this wont really be a hard-fought one since they do know that they do have the edge inside the ring and the most important of all is on how to
make big money with just a matter of few rounds with less fighting performance.

Considering the mismatch, we all know how will the match go but as you've said, speculation seems to be interesting since with the aging Manny Pacquiao doesn't have that many fights in the past unlike McGregor still active on the octagon. I am more interested in seeing how Manny Pacquiao changed his style from his last fight.

With Manny Paquiao's quite good boxing record it should be an easy fight for Paquiao. But now that Paquiao is no longer young, there must be
a decline in his boxing qualities. This is what McGreggor might take advantage of, so must be careful for Paquiao. Even though Paquiao's experience
in the boxing world should be able to overcome his weaknesses. I really admire Manny Paquiao so I will without doubt support Paquiao to win
the fight against McGreggor. And also I'm sure this boxing fight will definitely generate quite a lot of money, because both of them are really
famous people.

Forget about the age of Manny Paquiao that doesn't make sense, even if Manny will turn 50 and he is still active, there's no way McGreggor can take advantage on that as he is not a pure boxer, he is a UFC Fighter. It seems like you forgotten that Manny beat a 31 year old undefeated champion in his last fight, that would prove that his age is not a hindrance on winning, so don't expect that Conor has a chance here.

I think age is just a number for Manny as we can see he is still fit and able to fight younger boxers. I thought he will going to retire soon but it seems he has no plan doing it.

Whats the latest about this fight, are they going to push through it despite of having a pandemic?

There's no schedule yet as it was not finalized yet, Manny only send his message for Conor to focus on his coming fight, then maybe they'll talk after the fight of Conor will win, if not, then probably crowd would not be interested as it was before. BTW, some big fights are happening despite of the pandemic, so it's not impossible as long as they can choose a good venue where they can attract crowd.

Check my previous post just on the previous page.

McGregor has a scheduled fight this weekend. Manny's camp will not surely push the fight against him if he will lose.

There are no negotiations yet made on that fight but with or without pandemic, boxing events are now taking place.

just a reminder there is still no date on their fight or if it will happen. some of you might search google for a date of their fight and might encounter this(photo below taken from google search) on the very top of google search. the article in the photo doesn't have a date of when will the fight happen and the December 12 you see is the day the article was released. I just shared this in case, someone might get confuse and started saying a fight date has been set.

https://i.imgur.com/IxmY8Px.jpg

if the fight has been pushed through it will probably still takes months before the fight and vaccines might have been given to a large number of people in the US. besides just like any other sports being played during this pandemic they will surely have precaution to prevent/protect their staffs and the athletes.

That's the reality of sports now. We all know that these are all business, but what happened in this era of sports, business is becoming more obvious than being a sport that would entertain the spectators and fans.

I bumped to an article once that says Pacquiao told McGregor to focus on his MMA match first before deciding to fight him in a boxing match. I'm not sure but this match between them is getting closer to become a deal.

Professional boxing itself is in most cases more of a show for making money than a regular sport, and in this particular case, this statement can be multiplied several times. On the other hand, this fight can attract more attention than other serious fights of normal quality boxers and nothing can be done about it, such are the modern realities of professional sports. When the more unusual the match, the more attention you can attract and the more money you can earn.

Yes, it will all be a business to make money which will be great news and will move the audience to see it.
both are great and famous fighters who will be very interesting to watch, and we will see Manny Paquiao and Connor McGreggor fighting even though it's business but it will be interesting to watch.

In each and everything money is tied. If not people could've never known about these fighters. Just for the sake of generating targeted revenue these fights were well promoted. As in the above post, these two are good fighters and the fight is not about win. Everything is upon revenue generation. Even a fight between an unknown player will be interesting to watch, but these people have created a brand identity. This identity is easy to reach common people than a new fighter.

He's still doing great based on his past fights.

But still, I doubt that this is his way of regaining his honor or his face because all I know is that he's doing this fight not just because he wants to win but because it would really generate profit. Manny Pacquiao is past his prime but despite all of that, boxing is his forte and I doubt that McGregor could win this fight especially if he will be facing Pacquiao head on.

The reality is  Manny Pacquiao has past his prime but he is beating boxers at their prime.

We are talking of a legend here, he is older than other boxers but he is still killing them, you don't see them in other boxers, that's why he is special.
If a boxers who train boxing all their lives has no chance against Manny, why think Conor McGreggor has a chance?

Precisely! there's no exemption if the fight will happened inside the boxing ring, McGregor might have the advantage with their age gap but Manny still active and his training camp still do the routine,.

We are talking about fighter who can go blow-by-blow not just the same with Mayweather where you only expect a boring fight, if this fight will be  push and even it's only an exhibition, the chance that we will see real action is very high.

Won't  be  a secret knowing that both camp have their respective social media account, one
sign and for sure the crowd coming from fans and promoters will be there to attract more
viewers and spectators.

There is not much difference between Manny Pacquiao vs. Connor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul. They are both fights purposely arranged for the sake of money and nothing else.

I am not even sure of the entertainment side of this. I think I will definitely be less entertained by a fight between a real boxer and someone who is not a boxer than a fight between two boxers with proven track records inside the boxing ring. But I guess this is what some others want to see, a kind of a funny show.

The funny thing about this fight in the assumption that it  happen before they retire "officially", they will surely have a post retirement fight, I could bet that these guys with certainty going to fight even if they reach an old age for boxing. (I think the initial odds will be in favor of MP)

That is the amazing thing here.

At that age, a lot of boxers already hang their gloves, already retired. While they are enjoying their retirement, Manny Pacquiao is still in the ring and even in the service as a Senator of our country. McGregor has no chance to win and I hope that this will not be his last fight before retiring since we are expecting a huge fight as his last fight.

But you Must admit that Sports now are being managed and conducted FOR MONEY and the Meaning of Sports are not there anymore .

Each field was offered tons of Money for every champion or Stars and the concept of the sports alone a Long gone mate.
There are data i have read that Boxing enthusiast is getting lower and lower each year , and people are now much love watching UFC than boxing .

It does not change actually, same as before, sports are driven by Manny that's why even if it's a physical game and a fighter has a risk of getting seriously injured, there are still people who try their journey on it hoping they'll change their lives financially being a fighter.

This is an entertainment, boxing and UFC are the same, their reputation is lower than in real sports competition like the olympics and any other type of competition which a fighter represent its country.

So it will depend on the outcome of McGregor fight, if he wins then the camp of Manny might consider?

Anyways you're all right nothing is impossible even we have pandemic. They can limit the audience and take precautions to ensure the safety of everyone.

It is true, although partially. There is still sports of course but there is also money. It seems money is the priority and the center of every fight but at least sometimes the goal is both money and giving a good fight for the boxing fans. It is not bad to make money but at least make money by showcasing real boxing talents also.


UFC is being carried by a few fighters only. It cannot equal to that of boxing's legacy and name in sports.

I guess what other people see in this match would be their curiosity on how these boxers would be doing if they will be fighting his boxer. Even though the results of these exhibitions match can be told based on the experiences and records they had, people still want to see what would be the fight look like, the reason we can just see it as a way to earn themselves a million.

I have a different perspective in regards to this kind of contact sports with relation to money. My pov is that these kinds of sports are made for the entertainment of the audience, as the audience gets entertained, the players get their price which is the money and the "trophy". We must admit that part of the intention of this contact sports player is not just to prove they're the strongest, fastest, most agile, etc. but also to gain a large sum of money in just 1 game of their sports.

Ergo, sports are being conduct, even then for the money behind that can be obtained by entertaining the people who loves this kind of activities.


It is the same for most sports, it is carried by few famous players who are playing beyond their game every match/fight/round/game, and making an effort to make themselves known.

You can't justify the popularity of other sports just because you only know a few persons in that sports. That is not fair judgement.

I agree with this. The essence of real sports is becoming gone but we're in this era living that a crossover happens and unexpected matches come. But with our desire to have matches, we would watch any match from the fighters that we're supporting.

I agree as well.

Curiosity in the sense of what if MMA fighter won over the boxing champ? That still the reason viewers and fans will support and watch this fight, looking forward to what will be the real outcome of this fight, we can't deny that die-hard fans will support their idols even it's just an exhibition game and mostly it's all for the sake of money.

Would be good if some blood shows up or a good sleeping punch will be thrown by Pacquiao putting down McGregor just like other boxing fighters that he faced  delivering his killing blow.

I also heard about this the other day and thought that at this point, Pacquiao is doing this for the money and not for honor and anything of that sort. He has mentioned a lot of ‘retirement fights’ for the last decade and I can’t see when will the dude actually stop. He can still square with a lot of ‘em and it’s unbelievable how fit and ready he can still be if a potential fight is around the corner. McGregor will surely put up a fight, though in the end this will be a Pacquiao win given the huge gap in experience and technique in the sport alone.

McGreggor if will be aggressive, this fight might end in round 1. I think McGreggor respect the power of Paquiao than Mayweather as looking at Paquiao's resume, one can already tell how beast he is when in the ring, however, since Paquiao has already matured in this sports and he knows what fans are looking, he might not easily KO McGreggor but will make sure he is in control of the fight.

For sure Pacquaio are also going to entertain the crowd so he won't go with the KO early. He will just toy around and let Conor hit him in the corner and let the crowd cheer for that. Yes, we can say that Pacquiao is doing this for the money, and so everyone does as well.

Same with Conor as well, he is the best entertainer in MMA and Pacquiao is still the cash cow and his name is still relevant in boxing and fans are willing to buy tickets for his next fight.

Conor's chance in this fight is just to survive in the 12 rounds if this is a 12 rounds fight, no chance of winning as Pacquiao would not allow that to happen. This is a good fight if it's not an exhibition fight (which I think it's not) because this will add in the resume of Pacquiao just like Mayweather.

Everyone is talking about this fight because of the popularity of the two fighters but if we ask people about their opinion on this fight, the answer is unanimous, Pacquiao wins without a doubt.

Well, no. As a fan of boxing in the past, I do some PSP games called Fight Night and I would match Manny Pacquiao with boxing legends like Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, and I know the fact that they are in Heavyweight but the curiosity of how will that match go, that is what I mean. We all know we will win, and I think they are just curious how will defeat McGregor and how is he doing at that age closing to his retirement.

Indeed, it is actually interesting. But this fight, won't pay a fee to watch this. Will watch those free streaming platforms.  ;) Is this match near to reality or are we still in the discussion mode here? Seems both sides have not decided if they will push thru this fight this year or not.

Undoubtedly, Conor is unlikely to be able to withstand all 12 rounds of the fight, but I have some doubts that it will be 12 rounds, and not let's say 10 rounds. As for McGreggor's resume, it's a fight with such great boxing fighters as Mayweather and Pacquiao. But there is much more doubt about the positivity for Pacquiao's resume, unless it is an additional way to attract attention to yourself in the light of rumors about the beginning of Pacquiao's political career.

As far as I know, it is now being talked about.

Despite that, I think this match will surely go and this will be a popular fight this year not because Pacquiao will be fighting an MMA fighter but also because maybe people are still looking at how Pacquiao will be performing in this match. I am still rooting for a Mayweather - Pacquiao  rematch that is why I want to see how will Pacquiao will perform.

Indeed, there is no official schedule when the Paquiao vs McGreggor fight will be held, but Justin Fortune as Pacquiao's physical trainer admits
the Pacquiao vs McGreggor battle will indeed be held in 2021. But this fight is indeed very much talked about, I think the Paquiao vs McGreggor
battle is one of the most awaited this year. Because like you said, many people really want to see how 42-year-old Paquiao is performing.
But Justin Fortune believes Paquiao will beat McGreggor in just 2 rounds.

That's what I'm saying. It is both for money and for entertainment. But take note that this is sports that we are talking about, the sports of boxing. Boxing comes first before money and entertainment. And this is not just some remote village boxing show that we are talking about. This is between a boxing legend and someone who is not even capable of proving that he is a boxer.


UFC is not a sport. It is a private company promoting MMA fights.

If we will be seeing a Manny Pacquiao in a good condition, I will be betting this match will end at Round 6 or 7. Since we knew how Manny already passed his prime, for sure we will not be seeing the Pacquiao in the past but still, I am looking at this as a knockout win. Manny is known for his deadly combos and fast movements, unlike Mayweather that would just avoid hits and attack at a certain point. I agree that if this match will be taken head-on by both fighters, it would be an early knockout by Manny.

whatever, So let's change it then, for your own convenience. you are making an unfair judgement towards MMA. And you can't change that fact  ;)

Just like the NBA, people recognize it more than any other leagues, but the real sport here is basketball. Anyway, let's not discuss all these technicalities anymore, let's focus on the fight, what's your prediction and when it's going to happen, I think that's more important.

I am not having any problem with other people's view. Your view, however ignorant or informed, is yours. I also also have mine. But, make no mistake, I am not making any judgement against MMA, am I? Can you quote any word of mine which could be understood as "making an unfair judgement against MMA?"

You are not stating any fact at all. What you are doing is probably shit posting to make you meet your post requirements.

This is the thread where you reply that right?

He state a data regarding boxing enthusiast lowering while people are now loving UFC (MMA) more. yet you claim that they would never be equal based on your first sentence which is "UFC is being carried by a few fighters only."

NICE JUDGEMENT  ???

First UFC and boxing may have the same view over fighting but these are two different things when it comes to Mixed martial arts and Boxing for example when  McGregor enters the ring on boxing as he did with Floyd Mayweather he will allow to limit himself not using kicks and wearing gloves at the same time where he is more comfortable not wearing one while fighting on the octagon, and if Mayweather would fight on the octagon he can sure release a 100% in fighting without gloves but certainly not very familiar with pining a fight on the ground,

I might say there are possibilities that some Boxing fans would switch into mixed martial arts but you can not give a comment on boxing legends that may still give a 100% performance inside the octagon.

A boxer fist is deadly without any gloves.

I agree that mixed martial arts and boxing are two different things, different sports, different ways of fighting. But the thing you said is biased and unfair. That is the point where we stand in this thread.

You are a boxing enthusiast, okay, but you mustn't put down other sports just because they are doing good, and yours aren't. MMA is still a sport, and if it gets popular, you just can't pout something like "It cannot equal to that of boxing's legacy and name in sports."

We don't know if Manny Pacquiao and his team are still interested on Conor as he lost to Justin Poirier via knock-out.

What do you guys think? Will it still create the needed hype even though Conor seems to be really out of shape, his power no longer there. And with this lost are fans still going to buy tickets or PPV because we all know that Conor will not win against a version of Manny?

Conor might think that his UFC journey is over and he will now focus on boxing.

Damn, that's what he get when he is too complacent, he focus on being superstar than improving himself as a fighter, now his popularity is slowly diminishing and I don't think he can still come back. This Paquiao vs McGreggor if it will happen will be a good way for him to earn millions but in UFC, i guess he will not be the favorites again after this lose.

I like to hear what Manny has to say about the result.

Then after this fight, if Conor still insists on fighting Manny in the boxing ring, then maybe he seeks retribution to his career to start again, recover his fans, and came back to UFC like nothing happened.

Manny will still fight Conor if Conor will be the one to initiate the deal, as it is pretty much a promotion game where lots of money is involved. People cant just say no to these kinds of offers, don't you think?

Conor is the one initiating the deal as he was consistently calling Manny to fight him, but with this lose, I think his value will drop, maybe if he would have won the fight, they could agree with a 50/50 sharing, but now, it looks like 20% share is justifiable, and this fight would still happen.

Manny has not said anything yet, I guess this fight will not push through anymore, McGreggor seems not prepared for the fight, he was easily beaten up by the underdog opponent, imagine how happy those who had bet on Poirier to win.

We maybe talking about $100 million dollar fight here but Conor just blew up that opportunity. I'm sure there will also be a lot of articles that will come out about the current score of the potential Manny vs Connor fight, what's what we should be waiting for.

There's no reason why they should push it, it lacks appeal because as we all know, you are only as good as your last fight, the Poirier fight should have been a build-up fight for the McGregor - Pacquiao fight and it's a build-up for that mega-fight, it's time for McGregor to rethink where he is heading now, it's either he still has it or he has done, anyway, he already has millions and build a fortune already he can now retire or maybe take a vacation, you really can't have it all.

Actually I am still surprised on how fast things changed in Conor's fight recently. It quite seem that he just allowed those punches to get in, I even had thoughts that he purposely threw the fight for some purpose because the turn of event did not occur with a single blow, it took many punches before he got knocked out, and not even getting his guard up. But this is just my theory regarding the fight. Going back with Manny, I guess he won't say something about this given that they're on different leagues. Also this match up is I think not considered as an official and professional fight and with that being said, there's really no need to heat things up between them other than a show off.

And its a completely different sport.  Boxing and mma are 2 different skill sets.  I dont know why people push for these crossover fights anyway, they are subpar to watch.  Manny would wreck Connor in boxing and Connor would wreck Manny in mma. 

Obviously different, and in boxing fights Manny Pacquiao will be superior by relying on his highly skilled and deadly hands.
and in MMA Connor McGreggor can control all of his limbs to fight, especially the kicks that are always used to bring down his opponent.

The reason why there are many fans for the UFC is that they put good fights but the boxing promoters usually does not provide the audience the fights they wanted to see and their business models are completely different and only recently the boxing fans are getting the match ups they wanted to see.

The match up right now is impossible with Conor McGregor getting knocked out in his fight against Dustin Poirier.

I don't know if I'd say it's impossible, but it's definitely a bit of a joke.  I've said it all along, Connor shouldn't be the joke in any fight, he should be fighting the joke.  Continuing to sell himself as a side show to get his ass kicked isn't going to work out for much longer.  He should take a fight against one of the Paul's and retire if he can't win a fight in the octagon anymore.

This match won't happen anymore as we all saw how McGregor is looking when it comes to a fight. The guy clearly lost his passion on the way and the fact that he told in the interview that he need more "Activity" make me things that Connor has big life problems and I hope it's not about drinking because I always liked Conner even if in the last years he's far from what he used to be. So yea, forget about this fight as it won't happen anymore.

after the lost of McGreggor i really don't think he would fight Paquiao, we've seen how does McGreggor fight with fist I mean Pacquiao would definitely won the match so what would this for? probably a promotion match or just another match to have some money like with Mayweather?

I was surprised to see that some of the die hard fans of Conor McGregor is coming up with excuses once again for the defeat. He lacked activity and he lost his passion to fight and uncle Chael Sonnen is also making the same excuses, if that is true Conor McGregor has suicide plans if he clearly lacks the passion to compete and he is fighting despite the amount of money he earned.

Giving props to the opponent would be great rather than finding excuses for the loss and Dustin Poirier clearly had a game plan and he followed that and won the fight and Conor McGregor had no answer for his leg kicks.

With the loss the only way we could see a Manny Paquiao fight is to create a narrative that in boxing he is still great and due to leg kicks he lost the fight  :D.

I don't see how this would happen considering Mcgregor's current state. He's physically capable and all but it looks like the man already lost his passion. From that fight with Mayweather where he got clobbered in a fight he wasn't even well-versed in, he totally lost the passion in fighting. That being said, the guy just needs a break, they both still have their abilities with them and provided they both get proper training, in a match that's fair and square, we'll have something really good to talk about for decades to come.

Obviously they are just using their fame to make more money, but the loss of Conor recently would not help to market this fight, his reputation has been slowly destroyed in UFC as he is not anymore as consistent as he was before, I can understand the loss against Khabib, but this one is just unacceptable, he really loss the passion due to this ambition to make more money in other sports. 

There's a sudden change from this awaited possible fight before, it's now becoming close to impossible to happen. The result from the latest fight of McGregor, people are eyeing now for the possible retrieval match against Poirier, McGregor vs. Poirier 2.
But that's Connor for us and I think it's still him who will decide to fight whoever he wants. Although, don't expect a match like this to happen anymore.

As I pointed on few pages back, if McGregor will lose, I doubt a fight against Pacquaio will be push.

Per news, McGregor, after his loss, that the Pacquiao fight was on, but he’s not sure now.

If only he was focused and mentally prepared on his recent match compare eyeing for Pacquaio, maybe the outcome will be different. He is comfortable because of his 2014 win. A rematch with Khabib is also not possible for now because of his recent loss.

Maybe guys we can now lock this thread in a few days as I don't see any negotiations that will take place on this Pacquiao vs McGregor bout.

I just finished watching Mcgregor vs Poirier and I have to say I am disappointed with McGregor's performance. I guess this loss removed his chance of fighting Pacquiao. that being said new opportunities open up to the Pro and experienced boxers with great stats to fight Pacquiao and looking through the internet it seems that there are already candidates of whom Pacquiao might fight this year and I am excited about it.

since the fight between McGregor and Pacquiao is not going to happen anymore(at least based on the articles I've seen) I'll be locking the thread sometime later to give you time to express your last thoughts about McGregor vs Pacquiao.

This is what Floyd has to say about the Conor lost:


https://www.boxingscene.com/mayweather-mcgregor-t-even-win-his-sport-hes-talking-pacquiao--154948

Typical Floyd though, for Conor, yes the scenario of fighting Manny Pacquaio for the money and fame is over. I'm not interested on this exhibition match on the first place. hehehe.

Yeah, it's supposedly his ticket to the Manny Pacquiao fight. But it seems that he is really out of shape to me. The power in his left is gone, Justin ate a bunch and still standing and wasn't hurt. His excuse is that he needs to be active in the Octagon. This lost cost him another biggest payday besides the Floyd Mayweather fight.


Good, lock this thread for good and then if ever Pacquaio is still interested, then you or someone can create another thread.

A lot depends on when McGregor will play the next match and whether he will play at all. Although something tells me that Connor hasn't said his last word yet and will try to come back. Another question is that because of this lost match, we can probably forget about the possibility of a fight with Pacquiao for at least a year. Conor needs to restore his fighting reputation in MMA, and not to be engaged in conducting show fights in boxing.

That is a real statement, the mystic Mac is lost a long time ago and the career of Conor McGregor peaked at the right time and he made all the money in the world, he is just fighting to make more money in a short period of time without much sweat and enjoying his alcoholic drinks and i knew this was coming as there is no easy fight left for him in any division.

I bet if Conor McGregor rematches Max Holloway, he will loose against him as well considering how much he changed as a fighter and how much others have improved while Conor did not add anything more into his game.

Is there anything wrong with it?

I can say it again, UFC is only being carried by certain names in MMA. It is only as popular or as reputable as its fighters. Is there something wrong with it? In fact, I can say it with certainty that UFC will not last forever, or it may change hands, or it may go bankrupt, or lose popularity, etc.

With regard to the other statement. How many years has UFC been around? Can you even fairly compare that with boxing's history and legacy?

On Instagram Ryan Garcia is claiming that he will be Manny Pacquiao's next opponent. I don't know if this is true or not. Pacquiao makes so many agreements that you can never be 100% certain of who he will fight next until there is a contract signed and a venue is booked. Ryan is probably not the best possible opponent but it is the fight that will make the most money out of all his current options.

He has every right to say this. Floyd has remained unbeaten till now and he took on Pacquiao and McGregor when these two were on their prime form. And motormouth McGregor got beaten up a few times in the MMA as well. Anyone remember how poorly he fared against Khabib Nurmagomedov? And what happened against Dustin Poirier two days back? McGregor made a lot of claims before the fight. But he got destroyed by Poirier.

It is just Ryan Garcia's strategy to win the Manny Pacquiao sweepstake  ;D.

With McGreggor's misfortune last Saturday night, the door simply open for those who want to fight him and if Ryan could get the Pacman's nod then this would be the biggest fight of his career, money-wise so i think he would do everything to get Manny's attention.

IMO, Garcia vs Pacquiao is a slim probability, as i have said before, the healthier fight for Manny is against Floyd or Connor.

I doubt that Manny will even consider fighting Garcia, not that he is afraid of young king, but they are in very different weight class. Obviously, even at Manny's age, he is still one of the biggest sweepstakes in boxing today so I'm not surprised that even Garcia is calling Manny.

But just that, he should take care of his division first, fight Haney, Lopez and Davis.

And with this Conor loss, Poirier really derail everything that Conor and Manny is setting up in the future.

The world is Garcia's oyster after his win with Campbell, and I just checked, it seems that the deal to fight Pacquiao was already hinted by Garcia himself in his Instagram post. I thought he wanted a shot with Gervonta Davis, he even challenged him and many seem to favor that Garcia should be on the ring with Davis. This is a good revenge story because Pacquiao made Garcia's promoter De La Hoya, let's see if a Young Cub could take on a Battle Hardened Lion. Regarding McGregor, I think that with his current defeat against Poirier, considering some matches in boxing should not be his priority, he needs the time to recuperate.

Honestly I did not know who is Connor McGreggor and I did not watch his fight before but Manny is one of the best boxer that I always watch when they have a fight that I amaze how is doing well inside the boxing ring and we know Manny is already in the history of boxinf as one of the best boxing in the whole world because there is a lot of title they get and also win a lot from their boxing career in the last decade. I remember when I was a child when Manny have fight people are focus on watching on his fight and not go to the job to watcg him or maybe for the Filipino it is National holiday because of him and the best with that is there is no crime happens during in his fight in my country.

The fight with Mayweather is possible but takes a lot of negotiation which probably will result in both sides doesn't agree with each other because these guys don't fight for glory anymore especially Floyd. They've been in this industry for quite some time now and they already know how the boxing world really works. Those dramas are just for the fans and the real deal is the cash they earn from their fight. If they really wanted to fight they could have done a trilogy if they are not satisfied with the result and as we can see Manny Pacquiao is one of the fighters who do that kind of thing. If his opponent wants a re-match he gave it to them and you really know who the real fighter is.

For you to be interested in this fight more, you should search the name " Connor McGreggor" in youtube, you'll see his highlights and his arrogance inside and outside the ring. Manny is a humble fighter,  Connor McGreggor is not, that's what people want to see but  Connor McGreggor just loss recently, we don't know how people's reaction would change on this particular fight.

I dont think that this fight is going to happen (McGreggor vs Paquiao). This wont be a real fight for all boxing fans. That will be just a fight to let Conor and Manny earn on PPV and commercial. There wont be any real investment in boxing history.

Connor used to be a real MMA champion, but now he spends more time with family, promoting his brand and etc. I might say that fighting for him is on a background (not very important). When Conor was young and hungry, he fought like a lion. Now, when he earn million per fight and promotion, he is more entertainer than fighter.

After yesterdays McGreggor lost to Poirier in second round via KO, Mayweather replayed funny - “Connor (sic) cannot even win in his own sport,” he said. “But talking about coming back to boxing to fight Pacquiao. Nobody wants to see that, it’s like my leftovers eating leftovers.” (https://ftw.usatoday.com/2021/01/floyd-mayweather-con-artist-mcloser-conor-mcgregor-ufc-257)

I agree, what happen to the Davis fight, the two have been fighting it out on the media after Garcia won against Campbell and Davis himself said as well that he is willing to fight Garcia. So now he is chasing the legendary Pacquiao for the money? There is no story line there, there is no revenge fight for Garcia vs Pacquaio just because he made Dela Hoya quit. If there is a revenge fight then he should chase after Canelo for leaving him with Oscar.

Garcia is so aggressive, he wants to have a big fight, first he would like to fight Davis then Manny Pacquioa next. I think he is just trying to create some buzz online, and that is very helpful on this campaign to reign the division he wants to invade, and that is by beating the best, and with that he will get respect from people as he is not afraid to ruin his undefeated record.

If you were a fight fan you would know about Conor McGregor as he along with Mayweather has the biggest PPV record in boxing history.

I understand the impact he had in Philippines as i saw his documentaries and he motivated many youngsters.

A boxing match is still possible if they can promote the fight properly, McGregor can claim that his leg was compromised and hence was knocked out and in a pure boxing match he will be competitive ;).

McGregor is still one of the biggest draws in combat sports. His popularity might have gone down but he can fight just about anybody and sell a million PPVs. A fight with Pacquiao is not necessarily off the table but I think it is better if he stayed in MMA instead of taking a fight where he is guaranteed to be knocked out again.

I am also looking forward to this fight really happening. I hope they really fight, not just for visibility.
I don't know how McGregor's confidence will be after Dustin Poirier's defeat and how he will react in the future against Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao is an experienced fighter, but with a little advanced age (42 years old), I don't know if that will be a problem, they are almost 10 years apart, I hope it is a great fight

it'll affect Pacquiao's reputation if he still fights McGregor whether it is for exhibition match or not. If I am a manager/coach I wouldn't want my fighter fighting a sub-par fighter. McGregor needs to build his record again before he can ask to fight manny again.

after a defeat fighter's tend to be depressed realizing all his hard work was defeated. and now with his current defeat, he will most likely perform worse than his fight against Dustin Poirier


I'll be locking the thread now. since the fight is most likely not tot happen further discussion will be pointless. thanks for everyone's input and thought about this fight.