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According to the article.

https://www.businessinsider.com/conor-mcgregor-says-hes-in-talks-to-box-manny-pacquiao-2020-1


Do you think this fight is possible? sure, it's gonna bring a lot of money for both fighters and this should be a better fight than conor vs mayweather because we might see the power of Manny here punish a trash talker conor.

What do you think on this article?

It will surely bring a lot of money but I would not suggest that this fight is good for Manny, he is still active in boxing, I think this kind of fight is only good when he already retired in boxing like Mayweather.. people love entertainment but hopefully will choose those who are real boxers and has the title so his journey will continue as one of the oldest boxer in the world that are still active and winning.

^ ^  It's up in the air at this point.  You could've posted that at the UFC thread since it's just news.  I mean what are we gambling at here?  That the bout could happen this year?  (It would make a nice little prop bet actually.  Lol)

Sure. Almost past his prime but doesn't back out a fight whoever is there as long as they'd agree on dates and money. Pacquiao however might dictate a date for this one. He is a politician and its possible that he will run for a higher position which by the next election is May 2022 picking dates probably December 2021 is going to be strategic for him.

Conor seem humble himself with Cowboy if you have seen the pre-fight he shake hands with him.

If you really want to punish the trash talker in Conor McGregor then he needs to rematch Khabib Nurmagomedov and not Manny Pacquiao and if he fights Pacquiao whether he will have the same kind of success to fill the stadium is questionable as the hype surrounding him defeating a boxer is just a good laugh after getting humiliated by Floyd Mayweather as Conor gassed out and if someone is not possible to fight the entire fight.

It is highly unlikely to see a fight against Manny Pacquiao if you see the press conference yeseterday Conor wants to win a title in boxing and since there are many fight divisions in boxing he has the leverage to pick an worthy opponent rather than going for these high profile experienced fighters who will school a boxer like Conor McGregor who is having a loss in his debut  ;). If he fights anyone that will be a high value PPV and since that is the case why he wants to take a risk against one of the best experienced boxers when he can pick some easy fights to win a belt.

the fight between Mcgregor and Mayweather was too predictable. other than all trash-talking the fight itself is not that interesting. even before the match a lot of boxing expert knew Mcgregor will get tired easily and lose the fight since his training routine greatly differ that of a boxer and even Mcgregor change his routine to a boxing training routine that wouldn't have made a lot of change on his stamina.


it will only be interesting in the first few rounds when both fighters are still on their top shape since both of them are an aggressive fighter but if the fight dragged out we will see the difference between an MMA fighter and a Boxing fighter. What I want to see is both fighters are using their own style(i.e Mcgregor using MMA and Pacquiao using Boxing) and not restricted by a rule of what fighting style should be used.

That would be an easy win for Manny if the fight will be in boxing rules or easy win for Connor if that would be in the octagon. Both fighters have different fighting styles and stamina because of their sports. I think this match will be just for money, and the results will be too predictable.

Personally, I'm not a fan of this kind of fight, this is just for money, but the fight will be boring to watch because the results are pretty easy to predict.

I think not, Manny would not fight for money we all know that he's a hall of fame boxer and I don't think he would waste months of training to fight a person who's boxing is not his real forte.

Also I think he should take care of his reputation as a boxer to fight only a professional boxer. The thing with conor and mayweather is just all about for money it's just their propaganda to allocate money. You wouldn't fight an MMA fighter because he doesn't have any belts or what and of course it's just about money after all.

But this is just my opinion, we may not know it might happen.

There are even other threads here like the Pacquaio and Mayweather 2 which is not even at 0.0001% in progress but there is a discussion lol.

Nice idea you have there. Let's do some gambling here.

BTC0.005 - for me, this fight will not happen this year. Any takers? Anyone? There are talks according to McGregor itself so there's a chance for a match. And a long period for negotiations so this is a risk for me.

Deadline of accepting my bet until the end of the month. Until the start of the actual fight and we should here the first round bell, only we will determine who's the winner as there might be a problem even seconds before the match. :) Quote this post.

I think the fight between Conor McGregor and Manny Pacquiao might come in the future because McGregor really wants and asking for a fight with Manny in a the ring to have a good record, as a Filipino i don't think Conor McGregor stand a chance with Manny pacquiao because 3 years ago the fight between Conor vs Floyd Mayweather is really boring that Conor really lose the fight, so i think Conor will lose again if the fight happens.

I also read that article but before Mcgregor talk about any Pacquiao, he must first beat Cerrone in a decisive way so he can regain the respect of the fighting fans, there is a possibility that this fight could push through we all know Manny he never backs down and he is always ready to fight anybody if the price is right, and like the article have written it could be a megabuck paycheck for both fighters, but still, a long way to go, before this fight happens.

Nobody really saw Mayweather vs. McGregor happening until it was made official so this one is definitely possible. Conor should have realized after all those years that Floyd just allowed him to box in the first few rounds until he gassed out. Maybe Manny will be kind enough to play defensive too for the entertain of the fans.

If the fight happens, I can't imagine Manny's face everytime Conor tries to talk trash during face offs and interviews. He will probably laugh the whole time. Maybe he should hire an "anger translator" again  :D

You right this match is just for money and entertainment
But whatyou mean about easy to predict, Do you think that if the fighter who gets the biggest bets and money libe has to lose?

I think the battle will be interesting and ambiguous. All the same, McGregor did not perform in the ring for a long time, and in my opinion he drank alcohol too often. In other words, he became a businessman.
However, I think it is impossible not to underestimate it. What really bothers me is that most often when athletes and fighters who have left their careers return back, they lose.

He could fight just for fun. And you know Pacquiao is also a philanthropist so fighting for money and giving it for donations can also work. I know if this fight pushes through, it will attract a lot of viewers. That would bring a lot of money to both fighters. I would love to watch them fight.

Pacquiao is a boxer and a fine one, on the other hand Conor is a complet mix martial art artist. Conor can defeat anyone in his world but defeating a fine boxer which is not conors cup of tea is not going to last long.

I think we will see the same result like we have seen against money Mayweather. If this box really see a reality then my horse will be Pacquiao.

I doubt it. Manny has cemented his place in the boxing world as one of the strongest and a big veteran at that. Conor needs to consolidate his standing, and fighting a big match up like with Manny may do so, this requires him to win. Its a high risk high reward gamble imo, but its still a match up I wouldn't advise for Conor to take. Just from the high risk high reward factor, this makes it one of the lowest possible choices Conor could possibly take in his career, currently that is.

I think this is possible as long as both camps agreed with whatever deal is on the table.  I also think that this fight will be more interesting than McGregor - Mayweather fight.  


I think it is early to tell the result.  Conor have hands that can fight back.  As long as this fight is not rigged, there is always a possibility that the unexpected will happen.

If there is no restriction then you can call that an MMA fight and i highly doubt that any boxer who found financial success in boxing will ever try MMA as anyone can take them to the ground and finish the fight easily and that happens if there are no restrictions as the fight can happen anywhere  :D.

I can bet that the fight will never happen and i can spare 0.001BTC for that :D.

I thought that Conor is talking about facing Floyd again? How come Manny's name pops out?

This is just to hype Conor's next fight with Cerrone, I don't think that Manny will bite on this one. If I'm not mistaken, he already publicly states that he doesn't want to see this kind of 'exhibition' fight. So I believed that this fight won't push thru.

Conor still has his fight with Cerrone to think of. Any other matters should be put at hold, especially an opinion of him wanting to fight with Manny, a heavy weight in the boxing industry. Honestly, Manny might even just put on an exhibition for him, let him put out a few punches before knocking him out, which is not what the people want, and even what Conor wants. He needs to solidify his position and improve his skills before even thinking of touching Manny.

Hah! The bloke is delusional. I don't even think if Manny would really accept the fight even if it will rake in millions into his pocket again. McGregor has long been a washed-up dude after his defeat with Khabib. Things aren't just the same after that submission. I would rather believe a Khabib b McGregor rematch rather than Pacquiao v McGregor. The odds for this coming to fruition is ultimately low..

And even if this happens, the odds for the fight would be utterly one-sided, so I don't think anyone would be interested in betting on this fight. But yeah, we know how fight promoters work: they follow where the money is, and could care less about the honor of the fighters as long as they make millions.

I think yes it is very possible to happen, since boxing is about business also, many people will likely to have this fight since if I am not mistaken McGregor is a mma fighter and not a pro boxer. Im sure tickets will be sold out in just hrs of waiting, but since McGregor is new he will not make his early games with a defeat ,let us just say that I am a Pacman fan, he dont want to have a  lose stat now.

To fight against one of the top boxers of the generation after a defeat against Floyd Mayweather is indeed delusional and if there is a fight proposal i am certain that Manny will jump on that fight simply because of the big money fight he is getting as Conor still has the drawing power even loosing against Floyd and Khabib

The odds maker will give very little odds for McGregor if that fight is announced but the promoters also will go forward with the fight because of the huge amount they can earn from the fight.

Sure it will hit a big money for the tickets and PPV but this is going to be more of a show and a performance, not a real match. I guess this is just the beginning of making Conor's noisy again so that whomever he'll be matching with, there's already interest of the people for him.
He could end up fighting Pacquiao and continue this news but there's also a tendency that it won't.

Money? 100%
Fight? 100% Mismatch

Conor still confident on winning back this time? For likes of Pacquiao, he wont stood a chance and its much better if he just behave on UFC rather
than messing around on boxing ring. ;D

For me it is impossible, manny is a type of boxer who want to fight a challenger that have previous good matches in boxing matches. Even though they respected each other, Manny will only agreed to potential challenger and also Mc Gregor will be back at MMA again. He is gaining weight now because he want to fight in heavy weight division and it makes sense that the match between Manny and Mc Gregor is almost impossible.

It's possible but for me it's not appealing. We've already seen how McGregor fight in boxing ring. Even if it's just a rumor, we already know who are going to win. Boxing ring isn't for McGregor, it would be better to see a rematch between him and Khabib. If the fight between him and Pacquiao became real, it's all about money and not about pride. Manny won't gain anything in beating this guy aside from money as we all know Manny can simply outclassed him in boxing. The win, isn't that meaningful.

I'm on Khabib and Mcgregor going to each other again, Connor was beaten decisively here, he should avenge his loss to Khabib and not go for money, he just wants the money that is why he is going for Pacquiao, he can redden himself and also get a megabuck if he fights Khabib again, this is the fight that he should work on.

Well, Manny went too weak recently for losing his winning streak. It is indeed an easy to predict as Boxing was already what made Manny Pacquiao him. Though Manny trained for years that fits Boxing, no one wins forever. McGregor is much flexible having intensive training in mixed martial arts.But recently, McGregor also challenged Maywesther that lead him to lose easily.

There's a 50-50 chance of both competitors to win. Trust would be a part of betting in this game

is this another joke?McGregor is not a Boxer and he dont even know how to  Punch liek a Boxer,we have seen and prove this against MayWeather and what can we expect form this fight again?

i wish Pacquiao wont let His reputation ruined by this man ,and will be labeled Fighting for Money Cause because he is one of the most trusted Boxer that fought for dignity and country sake.if there are alreadya  talk hoping Manny's camp will reconsider this one.

But if the price is right he might go on, and I don't think it's going to be an exhibition, this is an actual fight not a wrestling fight where all the fights are not real, there are so many things are in store for Connor but things will turn out bad if Cerrone beat him, so he better not take a chance on Cerrone and take him for granted.

This is how greed for money for both people handing this two fighter if this match will become real its too obvious that this game is only for money unless they are doing this for a charitable purposes, matching two players with different skills and sports is a shame. 

McGregor has no match for Manny Pacquiao as this Legendary Boxer known for his Stamina and Fighting POwer ,while Conor has lesser stamina being a MMA fighter he used to end each game in short period of time,also we saw in every Conor's Game in the Octagon that he cannot stand for long fight.so basically this is a mismatch and Manny will sure win here.

Of course this is mismatch and Conor is after a big money fight again (after the Floyd fight).

If the money is right then the fight could happen in the future, but we all know that Conor is no match against a boxer, much more of a legendary fighter in Manny Pacquiao. Conor is is still a MMA PPV attraction and so is Manny, but I think Conor is likely pushing for huge money fights before he can retire in MMA.

He just want to compete for the people he says. I don't know, he just want to fight these big names because he wants the money behind it. I don't say this often but I don't think he would be wanting to face this boxing superstars without the money he will be getting after this. I think it would be better for Manny to have a rematch than fight McGregor. It would be a good match for him before he retires.

Honestly, this would've been a better fight than the connor-floyd circus. Both fighters are known strikers and unlike mayweather, both wouldn't want to disappoint their fans. Though there should be a middle ground as if the event would be boxing, pacquiao of course have the advantage over boxing skill and experience. Probably same results as the mayweather fight, though a lot more exciting for sure.

I think the fight against McGregor and Pacquiao it takes a long time before will be consider as a good battle because we all know that those sports professional takes a lot of time to conquer on their field even McGregor is good at kickboxing and Pacquiao is good at boxing there is a lot of disadvantage for the kickboxer because one of the most thing use in boxing is the use of the arms. However, still, martial arts is considered in the world of kick boxing. Even we think it is just fair for both parties, nevertheless, it depends on the managers and teams of both teams if they continue the fight. If this may happen, I will go for Pacquiao.

This match would be interesting.

Not just the money to be earned but also the comparison that would happen after the fight. We will be comparing three fighters with each other and one of them is not even a boxer. Manny would also be interested by this as far as I know.

It will also be interesting how much money can be generated in this fight.

We all know that Floyd vs Conor generated tons of money, I'm sure at some point there will be some comparisons about it. The fight depends on Pacquiao though, is Manny willing to put his legacy on the line here?

nothing is impossible, everything can happen, moreover McGregor has already fought against Mayweather who is not in his field.
McGregor is a man who is thirsty for possessions so he is ready to do anything even if in the end it will be beaten up by Pacquiao if the match takes place.

I mean, why not?

Pacquiao would be interested in this fight. Not just because of the money but also the fact that McGregor fought with Floyd and saying that he has a high possibility of winning on this match. The proof that he's holding right now is that he said that he has a lot of hits than Pacquiao did with Mayweather. That is in the past so we do not know what will happen now if Pacman and the Golden Boy face again.

I've never stumbled any news about the possibility and I know Manny also has been informed about it but if response may take longer I doubt the possibility. Manny is loved when he's on the ring and surely that will generate money in this big fight of the year if it'll happen this 2020.

And if Manny will win the fight will there be a rematch between them with Floyd since they both defeated the Irish MMA fighter?

What do you mean? I read an article and if this will be agreed on, the weight will be talked about and if that continues, maybe we will be seeing the fight september or later months. I am just speculating but I don't think Pacquiao will prioritize this fight, maybe he can face other boxers before Connor and Mayweather.

I think it's high time that the boxers also face the UFC fighters in a mixed martial arts sports other than boxing. I am sure that the results would be different if they fight in a game that's going to favour the UFC fighters. Or they can arrange something that they will have two fights one being boxing and another being a mixed martial arts.  I believe that's going to be fair to both fighters.

I would bet for this mam as he wouldn't expect to be hit by Manny's upper left hawk. Though he's eager to have a successful fight for Filipino champion, there must be a strenuous training and discipline in order to acquire some strategy to bear Pacquiao. Let's cherish the moments which we can watch them over the ring giving out punches.

Everything is base on the money that is going to be offer on the table here. What is they give Pacquaio a offer he can't refuse? His legacy is already cemented, and at the end of the day, if the offer is good then he should accept it as we all know that he will be retiring soon.

I know that he is still fighting even at his age, but it's better to think ahead and forget about his legacy for a minute, just saying.

Nothing would be risk on when we do talk about Pacquiaos reputation.Even he's been beat up or lost to Conor,people wouldnt still recognized and would treat it as a giveaway fight.
I dont see for Pacquiao to refuse this one specially if the offered money is big.We know that boxing is someones business and having these kind of matches can really be considered as
an exhibition.Win or Loss, people do know on whose capable or the true fighter in the ring.

Many Pacquiao is a legendary boxer for me ever since I was a small kid he is my favorite in boxing sports. Most people and analyst come up to their opinions about Mcgregor, but I am not used to follow him with his career.
As avid fan of Manny Pacquiao, I am 100% certain that he would win over ConorMG, if ever, there's a possible fight for the both boxers.

Connor mcgregor has to prove himself against cowboy tonight before he can make these big money white collar events again. I don't think Connor is going to impress and think he will be a little ring rusty. Cowboy is no push over so I think he will suprise a lot of the people who are not regular watches of the UFC. I think a Connor Mcgregor and Khabib fight would be more anticipated than this and would generate more money. I don't think that Manny would take this fight.

If Connor loses tonight then thats his career comeback finished. He has been in the news for some controversial things recently and will need to prove himself to the world with a good performance and if he fails to do that I don't think Connor will get a big fight again.

I'm surprise on their Face off Connor is very gentleman this time even shaking hands with Cerrone, very far from the old Mcgregor that we've used to see during face off where he always bad mouthed his opponent this time he is more patient and sober, let's see on fight time if we can see a Mcgregor this time, so much at stakes here for Connor.

Conor McGregor is making more money than Manny Pacquaiao with his MMA fights, if you take a look at the Manny Pacquiao Vs. Keith Thurman fight Manny Pacqaiao earned around $20 million while Conor in his last fight earned around $80 million, so the idea of Conor getting huge pay days only in boxing is just  a false pretext.

If Conor looses this fight then he will come down to 155 pound division or have the option to cut back to 145 pound division and restart his career once again if he wants to.

If this will come sooner or later, i hope it will not be bad just like the fight between Connor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. because connor really doesn't stand a chance to Floyd, that is why i really hope that Connor will now make a wonderful fight with Manny Pacquiao, even Manny has a hige advantage with his huge boxing experience.

It is a mismatch to fight against elite boxers and you cannot compete with elite sportsperson just like that.

The entire career of Conor McGregor is about confidence, if he is smart enough he will find other fighters rather than going after elite fighters who have proved everything and if he is looking at them as ageing competitors still hanging on and if he lands one punch then he will elevate himself to the next level without a doubt and if he takes this fight this will be his mentality.

He will have no chance against Pacquiao, we all know Pacquiao is very good at exploiting every situation, he is not a runner he is a boxer who can go all out and he is a better technician than Mayweather, I rather see him fight Khabib and gain his stature as the best MMA fighter, let's see all things is possible after he beat Cerrone.

Mismatch or not, let's just hope for a good fight.  ;D

He is confident that he can win against Manny Pacquiao that is why he will not find other fighters, he is seeing this fight as an opportunity to boost his career.

i would love to see this,how Manny Pacquiao will beat this one in the Boxing ring and i hope this will be much better than what MayWeather did .

but i doubt that this will happen in reality because for sure Manny wont step Himself down to Conors level as he is a fighter for dignity while McGregor is for manny and fame.

I just read this news, and it looks similar to KSI vs Logan Paul, aka stupid match! ;D

Conor is not a boxer, and when he faced with a proper boxer, he will do the "gay clinch" just like what he did to Mayweather. I think he no longer dominates UFC (lost to Khabib), so he needs an easy paycheck. That's why he starts fighting washed-up boxers.

Well, if this match really happens, I'll still think Manny will win, simply because he was a great boxer.

I you are looking for a good fight then Conor needs to fight someone who is coming up in the sport of boxing and not someone who is established and at the top of the game. I am sure Manny will school him and if Conor wants his stock to rise in boxing he needs a win and not starting a career with two losses.

Everyone is confident before the fight, i am sure Conor McGregor is confident that he can beat Floyd Mayweather if there is a rematch and after that he will think that he can beat the third time around. You cannot fight the best in a sport and expect to win and that is the fact.

There is a difference in approach between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Manny is aggressive in his approach and Conor McGregor is a really good counter puncher and the problem he had with Mayweather is that he was not able to find the trigger as he was looking for that counter punch and he never got that and then he gassed out. So it will be an interesting fight if it happens as i still believe style makes fight.
 

No doubt on that and Manny pacquiao would surely win in the match.For sure there would be no bookies would offer this line yet its obvious on who would be the favorite.
We can really compare the capacities of a mma fighter to a real boxing warrior.We have seen on how McGregor perform when he boxed against Mayweather
and the result was just too obvious that he cant really able to match up.If mayweather is good in running and evading then how he would handle a fighter that
do love to box or belt to belt style?

I am not a fan of those fights either, the result is obvious even if Manny is no longer in his prime he is still one of the best boxers in history and he is not going to be easily defeated by anyone especially someone that does not really have a lot of experience in the boxing world.

Without a doubt if it happened I will see it since I love to watch Manny fight and there will be a lot of money involved for both fighters so it will be a good business decision for both of them, but the result of the fight is completely predictable.

I have read the majority opinion regarding this match on social media and it seems that most of them are going for Manny. It's an obvious mismatch for an UFC fighter to fight against a living legend and still a strong pound for pound boxer with a lot of belts from different divisions.

Whatver reason Conor had for doing this kind of match, he did this for his own sake and gain. We understand that boxing isn't for him but if this is what he wants and if Manny allows him to fight him, we'll see how a teacher will teach a kid.

But in terms of boxing, Pacquiao will really dominate Conor because boxers have a wider span of stamina rather than UFC fighters. It was proven in Mayweather vs. McGregor, Conor was already tired that's why Mayweather seize the opportunity to beat his ass up. Same in Pacquiao vs. McGregor, you really think that he will win? In terms of UFC fight, maybe but it is about boxing. Manny Pacquiao is already a legendary boxer and how can you think that Conor will win. On the other hand, no matter what's the result, it is all about money.

Manny Pacquiao is all for the entertainment. I don't see any reason why he will refuse this match. Pacquiao already has millions and owns businesses, he might not have to fight but for entertainment I guess he will. The man doesn't care whether he lose or not. But Mcgregor really wants to have more money before retiring.

It's simply for entertainment and nothing else, if this event will materialize then both fighters will recieved decent payments from the organizers. Knowing both are not getting any younger the chance that it will happen is really high. Especially if more fans will be encouraged to push it and call for this match, no one knows what will happen next.

This is something that is not everyday i read that is kind of weird news in gambling. I have a doubt that Conor would have a chance to win over to an 8-times world champion even if you guys day Conor is younger than Pacquiao. The fact that Conor is always out of stamina in a boxing fight will be his weakness. Conor may be good at offense but he's not that good in defense and that is also his weakness.

For me, it's better that Manny refuse to fight McGregor if he doesn't want to be a laughing stock by media and people around the world. I mean, there is no chance that McGregor will win against Manny and it will be like a comedy above the ring. Also this fight will not generate large amount of money even if they promote it roughly.

It will. Manny alone could make a fight generates huge amount of paychecks. Bringing this speculations up to the media is testing the waters. We all knew this Connor dude is obviously chasing for huge money, he stands no chance to a professional boxer. His body wasn't trained to stand 12 rounds in the ring. He will definitely gas out.
Market strategy here is to keep Connor talking shit to media against Manny, while Manny will let his fist do the talking just like the usual.
This match could still generate huge amount of money even if this is obviously a business match.

Mcgregor is not a boxer but I’m sure he learned a lot from his fight before to Mayweather and hopefully this will be a good fight if ever because Manny is a real one and he won’t end the game without a fight. Though I’m still thinking about a fight for money just like before since Manny is a great boxer well this fight should be more serious for Manny considering his Age.

The bottomline of course of this match is about the money. But yes it is true, McGregor and Pacquiao will give a better fight in the ring as they will really give what they've got. Unlike Mayweather, which is always playing safe, counting technicals and others. And if this will happen, I think boxing fans will still watch this fight with enthusiasm.

I believe that Manny could give an exciting play but I doubt how McGregor could give. McGregor is old already and he even doesn't show the best fights for many years and he asks Manny for a fight? I don't think that Manny will give him a fight but rather to pick one that it looks exciting for him.
I also bet that this will never happen...

Of course! Because I can't see any reasons why they are thinking about this idea except for money ::) (What's happening in the sports industry nowadays *sigh). But the real question is Manny will agree on the deal? Yeah we all know that he is a "Yes Man" when it comes to any fight but this one is very different thing. I don't think he will not fight a fighter without a pro boxing career just for money.

you got the truth behind this mate because i am sure if only Manny Pacquiao will decide decide about this?he will deny and not give consent in this Joke Promotion,because he would rather Find a legit boxer that will give him real fight than this Octagon Fighter that will surely give comedy over the Boxing ring.
i disagree on this mate because Not like Mayweather and this McGregor who fights for Money,Pacquiao is fighting for Dignity and the Name of his Country.

I think he can think if a reason to fight and at the same time help his people. If this will continue, Manny can look at this fight as an exhibition match and the percentage of his earnings can go to the people who are affected by the eruption of Taal in Batangas in our country. It is for money but it is for the better of his people.

For me no wonder it's all about the money and probably his latest match against Myweather make a lot of money so he made this statements until hoping there was promoters are willing to held this match because probably he doesn't too care about the match results whether it will be lost or win it doesn't make any difference as long he got a lot of money if this match to be realized

But if the other way around, like the rule, is an MMA rule then it will be a different story because we all know Connor is very good in MMA combat fighting and Manny only knows boxing, but I don't think Manny will agree to fight in an MMA rules, he rather not go for the match.

It's all business and no pride in this fight. Dude, Manny will not waste his pride fighting a nonsense fight. I also doubt it will earn a lot of money if this fight will progress.

This is just a test if there is indeed hype that will be created out of this possibility. If there is, then there is also a big money. And if there is big money, it does not matter if the fight will look like a matador fighting a clown. Poor taste to those who will promote this joke.

This will be a boring to watch and we already know who will win obviously. Manny Pacquaio will kick Conor McGregor's ass. I'd rather to throw my money to watch these following matches:

Conor McGregor vs Usman
Conor McGregor vs Masdival
Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz 3
Conor McGregor vs Khabib 2

Entertainment and money has become part of the sport today, if this match really happens then this is only part of entertainment and money.
Pacquiao has a good record and looking at his personality I think he will not take this offer seriously, but if he does, Pacman will be in a position to bargain which will certainly lead to his position.

I don't think McGregor will interest with this match, he will ignore this.

Conor been polite lately, I don't think it is still necessary for us to talk down to him. Well, in this case the fight could be possible as Conor had his boxing debut to Mayweather but the thing is, it is not about professionalism anymore it is just about money and fame. Because if it would be, and the battle would be in boxing ring Conor has yet to finish battle with someone for him to be eligible to battle Manny.

If that would be the case then I agree — he will close definitely fight Conor. We all know that Manny got a soft heart for his countrymen especially in time of crisis like the Taal volcanic eruption. Yeah! The money he will earn on this fight (if ever really happen) could really help a lot of evacuees and renovate affected areas. But for now, it was still a rumor so let's see what what happen next.

By the way, Congrats to Conor for his victory against Cerrone. Job well done :).

I don't think this is happening soon. And if this happens, this is not in any way something done in the name of sports. This is all happening in the name of money.

McGregor is one funny guy if he thinks he is getting inside the boxing ring once again, and this time against the legendary Manny Pacquiao, because he failed in his first attempt against Mayweather. If he is thinking to improve his boxing record after his defeat against Mayweather, he should not be picking a fighter way much better than the runner Mayweather. If he failed to receive an enlightening barrage of punches from Mayweather, he will surely receive one from Manny. It might finally put him into a realization and end his boxing adventures.

No one knows how would a match work when two different 'legends' from different fields , fight each other. There would be biases such that one would have advantages over the other one if conditions of that one side would be meet. If this fight would be possible, we would already have assumptions of what would happen since such concept have already happened between Connor and Floyd. I doubt that the one who would have bigger bets would end up losing.

I'm for Khabib2 this march should happen and Connor should redeem himself on this fight, there is no other way he can redeem himself but a fight with Khabib, he was beaten in submission not by decision and because of this he must push this fight so he can get even, I'm pretty sure that this fight is going to happen.

after winning over Donald Cerrone here?

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5205428.0

do you think that those Line ups will turn to another ways?

thats too early mate,remember that McGregor is a killer and can beat opponent in a round 1 so dont be over confident specially now that he regain hes momentum after winning over Cerrone.

I don't think that Pacquiao will be interested in this match too. He'd rather face a fellow boxer to retain his reputation than a MMA fighter which is popular but... I don't know but if this will happen, it will depend if it will happen on the Boxing Ring or on the Octagon :D.

This is the next match that is for me most likely to happen. They are good match and their last fight are both wins. I will wait for this :D

McGregor can kick already unlike his last matches that he mostly uses his fists. If this will happen, I think McGregor must learn how to grapple because Khabib is very expert at grappling and it is his specialty. He must learn how to counter it in order to defeat him.

I think , Manny will accept this challenge, I am one of his fan and I think he already think that McGregor will be a good fight for him, since it will be a unique because McGregor didnt start as a boxer but is now pursuing his career in boxing and creating a name with it, he is also one of the well-known martial artist with a great career in his field, it will be the fight of the year, but I will more prefer PAC vs Mayweather again ! this one will be the talk of the world.

These are similar fights for Conor McGregor and there is no way he is going to win a fight against world class wrestlers who maul other world class wrestlers and if i have to assume that Conor will have an opportunity against these two monsters then i have to be brain dead.

These are the two fights we will probably see as Nate Diaz trilogy will be a huge pay day fight and then he might go and face Masvidal for the BMF title and he can make millions if he take those fights rather than taking risk fighting monsters who are really good on the ground.

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I am happy to see the respect that is shown by both the fighters after the fight.

Same with how McGregor loses with Maywether as he don't have any good conditioning practices unlike Pacquiao who's been inside this sports
and became a well known legend. If Pacquiao accept this challenge it will all about publicity and to reached more fans, all can be done if the
price is right for both fightegrs.

If Conor McGregor wants to fight Manny Pacquiao i bet that Manny Pacquiao will take the fight in a heart beat because he knows that it will be a huge payday in his life and it will be an easy fight as he is superior in his boxing skills.
 
It is not that easy to learn grappling in a short period of time and that too against a life long grappler like Khabib. There are certain athletes who masters a certain martial art technique that no one has ever seen before and Khabib is such fighter who revolutionized ground game to a new level and if you want to fight him there is no way you are going to grapple against him, avoid the ground game and circle around him. The mistake Conor did in the fight against Khabib was that Conor was willing to grapple with him and he understood it is an impossible task now, he could have escaped the first ground attempt but instead of moving away Conor was grappling.

It's highly possible for us to see a Conor McGregor fight since we saw a McGregor vs Mayweather fight in a boxing ring. Honestly, I thought Gregor will use his feet to fight against Mayweather that time. But now, I saw in soc media that there were been talks about Pacquiao and McGregor fight. And look at Manny Pacquiao facebook page, he congratulate McGregor on his win against the cowboy.

Well, to be honest that fight of McGregor was the result of being hyped fight because there are people who likes to see them fight. People that are ready to drop some huge cash for a fight that just going to happen. But this time a fight between Pacman and McGregor might do come true if there is someone ready to drop some big cash for a bout between them to happen.

Actually I don't want to see a fight like these anymore if you would look at the recent fight between Mayweather and McGregor it doesn't end well with McGregor because his fighting technique is limited when he entered a boxing match, but if it would be a freestyle match Conor would surely win against Mayweather,

Well this can sure accumulate many viewers and can create a lot of money but I think Manny Pacquiao would not going to fight against McGregor I think Manny is pretty well aware of how much is the difference between boxing and mixed martial arts and just like the previews McGregor and Mayweather fight, it is pretty unfair for the fighter to limit his movement into his well-known fighting style.

I agree that if this fight pushes through, this is all about the money and will not do good on boxing. On the other hand, i also want to see how Manny would punish McGregor here so he would realize that boxing and UFC is two different sports.

Well, that's for sure. MMA is way different from boxing but he's the one that's requesting for this match so don't expect that Manny is the one to adjust for this fight and he's an intelligent fighter that will not do this if this is just for PPV sake.

The transition is a risk for him but it's an obvious boxing fight and Conor is known for that just like what he did and asked for a match with Floyd. And the manager of Manny is already appeared to say that it should be a boxing match.

I wanted the same thing.I would like to see a very solid or hard punch that would make him realize that this isnt UFC.  ;D
When it comes to stamina then theres no doubt that Pacquiao would have the edge on any way.If this fight do happen
then it would really matters most on the money that would be generated not totally an entertaining fight.How they
do consider on mixing up a UFC fighter and a true Boxer? We know who do have the edge but well money can make all
things possible.

People already see the result of the fight between Mayweather and McGregor. They saw McGregor performed in the ring. No chance at all at the boxing world. Will they pay tickets for the kind of fight he showed? No at Boxing but Yes at Octagon.

Promoters are not that dumb to organize a fight that will not catch people's attention. This fight, even if Pacquaio agreed will not gain good revenue and I'm sure of that. McGregor should fight next to a big name in MMA while Pacquiao should face a pure boxer. Pacquaio is nearly on retirement so every match should be notable one and important.

they are running out of boxers? why MMA and boxing world are now in connivance to get huge payouts? pacquiao should fight with real boxers and with capability to fight him toe-to-toe. not some sort of exhibition in the ring. for the sake of boxing world and MMA fans, i hope this one will not ever happen. we know that McGregor is a boxer also, but they should not really think of this match. other young boxers are waiting for pac...

I think it's all kind of a joke really.  Conner excels at MMA, there are Olympic and gold glove boxers that never get a shot at people like floyd and manny.  Conner is not a world class boxer!  Why does anyone think he can beat someone lile floyd or manny?  I will bet hard on manny no matter the odds if this fight goes down

No one thinks he can beat Manny but the level of fun when these two will fight in the ring will be extra ordinary.

Now that, Mcgregor is back by beating his opponent in less than a minute, his name will be hype again and this fight if it happens, it surely gonna be more than $100 million fight. what a pay check for this kind of entertainment.

It might be easier for Conor to win versus Floyd Mayweather than Pacman, I reckon. Pacman's hand speed, strength and cardio would overwhelm Conor in all the rounds

of course there is a chance mate because McGregor has a powerful Punch as he is a true Fighter and it is proven,the problem is will His Punch Hit His opponent?specially Boxers who is very accurate in their Movements?
but this may be a promoters strategy to see what is the peoples Pulse about this match ,if they gain more publicity and positive reactions they will push this because all of them is for Money.
but i agree on this,they are both Good fighter but in their own Fields ,though they are Both up in the ring yet they have different skills in fighting.

I read in one article that Khabib is the next line up fighter for Connor, which should be the case because he was beaten by Khabibdecisively, it's time to get back up on him, with the way he performs against Cerrone, I think he has a good chance than the last time they fought, and this is what the fans want too.

But Mayweather is undefeated so its safe to say that he is better than Manny Pacquiao.

With Mayweather intelligence in the ring, he knows how to fight without him putting in a risky situation that he could be knock out, manny is different, he like to give more entertainment to the fans so he will be aggressive, I like to see it happen and possibly a knock out for Conor would happen.

What do you mean "better" here? If you mean better is that he was never defeated, then Mayweather is indeed better in terms of records. He has the cleaner one. If what you mean better is how to protect himself from engaging stronger fighters in their prime to make sure he will not be put into a difficult situation, he is indeed better. He chooses an opponent better; he is so picky. If what you mean better is how a fighter runs away from fighting toe to toe because of the possibility of getting caught with a strong punch, he is better. And that kind of better does not earn my respect.

Conor can easily play with Mayweather than Manny.

Exactly just as I thought. Connor can't stand in the ring for 12 rounds like what I have said in my previous comment. Boxing is not a thing for him and he choose an opponent like Manny or Floyd is like a death wish for him. I think people should stop pursuing fight like this because clearly and obviously they are just after the money and the fight will become boring af, even if Manny is one of the most entertaining athlete in the world.

yeah it is already Khabib(as far as i see the recent news) and besides there is no sense in fighting Manny Pacquiao because they don't even belongs to same Sports (though MMA has boxing skills also but still different game).
so basically Conor will stay in his ring and so as Manny will play Boxing and hopefully will have a final decision if whom he will be fighting first this 2020 and also may he win again as he is closing to Retirement stage and i am sure it will happen soon because he is not getting any younger.

Unlike before, Conor has plenty of worthy opponents fight fans wants to see now. After his performance against Donald, I personally want him to fight Jorge or Tony. It's a great match up, style wise.

A focused Conor is deadly and great for the UFC. Talks of a fight with Manny Pacquiao will only defocus him. 

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Floyd = Money = Manny  ???

Exactly, I'll go with Manny Pacquiao vs Conor McGregor than Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor. As I saw the fight of Conor McGregor against Floyd Mayweather few years ago, Floyd Mayweather really gave Conor McGregor a lesson inside the boxing ring which totally different in UFC ring.
So, this is a good decision for Conor McGregor, going with Manny Pacquiao than Floyd Mayweather rematch.

Obviously it's a good decision because no one would like to see a rematch between him and Floyd due to the fact that Floyd schooled him when they fought. Manny may still obviously a better boxer but he is more entertaining than floyd and he doesn't run and score, what he does is he score and knock his opponent,.. this could be easy money for Manny too, and he can again donate money for his people in the Philippines.

Connor won the cowboy fight with style and made it look easy. I'm hoping that the next fight will be Khabib and not the boxing though. UFC fans want to see him get his belts back and not get back in the boxing ring. If he does do all he can in the current UFC divisions and wins all the belts back then I'm ok with him jumping back in the boxing world.

Where did you get this information? Boxing is suppose to be big money while UFC is only starting to generate money. UFC struggles to find sponsors because of the brutal nature of it and there is only a couple of companies willing to sponsor. Boxing has this problem but is a little more controlled. I doubt the figure was anywhere near $80 million. Unless you are counting sponsorships in that second figure and not the first I think you might be mistaken. The research I have found does not disclose the amount of money that was earned because its not public knowledge but both the fights were estimated to be 1-20 million.

what do you mean by "Three" fighters?sorry but i dont get whom would be the 3rd fighter aside from Manny and Conor.
i don't think Manny will give interest in this kind of Comedy fight not unless thie will be titles as "Fun Fight" because they don't even in the same Sports labeled .

I agree, I doubt that $80 million Conor is getting out of UFC. PPV numbers alone says that Manny Pacquiao can generate lots of money already besides the purse money he is getting from fights. Pacquiao vs Thurman alone generated an estimated 500,000 PPV and that is huge.

Senator Manny Pacquiao will not refuse to fight Conor. Knowing Senator Manny, he is always on the look out for an opportunity to fight and earn more. I remember way back 2017 he even offered Conor to fight him if his fight with Floyd did not push through. Definitely this will generate a lot of views but they need to agree on the venue.

What does that even mean, you mean that the power is different in punches, boxers are technically skilled in one dimension and their entire life they are learning to do one thing, but MMA is different sport into one and hence you cannot compare them, even in MMA there are big punchers than in boxing.

There are fighters in the MMA arena who does have good stamina, Conor McGregor does not have stamina does not mean that the entire fighters are like that and the biggest drawback for Conor is his lack of stamina.

I think that this fight is reasonable. We're not in these times when Manny was a machine. Now he's and veteran remember from the last decade. Maybe it's the last call to see him in a big, pricey fight.

I cross my fingers for that crossover. It could be big and Conor showed that he still got it.

Oh looks like McGregor want to catch millions again since whatever the result place he will earn for that fight since he know Pacquiao is famous next to Mayweather and Pacquiao doesn't need to prove anything since we all know McGregor will lose to that fight again since he don't have enough air to prolong the fight until 12 rounds. But if Pacquiao will accept this fight then it will be fun to watch since it's interesting to see on how he will beat McGregor on quickly.

Khabib Nurmagomedov said he will not fight Conor McGregor unless he wins 10 fights before getting a rematch. And also Nurmagomedov will fight Tony Ferguson this coming April https://www.mmafighting.com/fight/7792/tony-ferguson-vs-khabib-nurmagomedov

After the match between the two will depend of what will happen if Conor McGregor vs Khabib 2 will happen or what.

To a media Khabib Nurmagomedov said those words but if you look at the rankings if Khabib Nurmagomedov is able to defeat Tony Ferguson who is the  other worthy opponent for him other than Justin Gaethje and after that fight he have to fight Conor McGregor because he still ranked above the rest of the fighters in the division and hence he does not need to wait for 10 more fights to face him.

The thing Manny has over to Connor is speed, endurance and the experience he has on the boxing ring, those are the advantages Manny has if Connor still urges to fight him and IMO Connor has a 30% chance on winning this match unless his goal is really just the money generated. If I were to Connor he should not get involved anymore to boxing instead just let his career be focused on MMA fighting.

I think this fight is hard to happen considering Paqiao's aging age for a boxing athlete. This fight will definitely not sell like before. Both of them are indeed great athletes in their respective fields. However, if this fight happens Mcgregor will definitely lose again from paqiao even though he is older. It is very difficult to fight boxers if our martial arts discipline from the UFC sport

The hype might get bigger and Manny Pacquiao is 41 years old and he is still active and if Conor McGregor have the time to prepare i would like to see a rematch between Floyd Mayweather too as he is also getting old and he will be turning 43 years old and age can make a huge difference in reflex action and eye sight and it might affect the performance and Conor might have a slight advantage  :D. To box against either one of them is a herculean task hope he will find a good opponent soon in MMA rather than jumping between sports.

Read up these links

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/12/09/conor-mcgregor-vs-manny-pacquiao-sure-why-not/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/boxing/2017/12/08/manny-pacquiao-conor-mcgregor-talks-april-2018-fight/

Does Manny Pacquiao always look for an opportunity to fight? Didn't the other folks are looking for an opportunity to fight Pacquiao? No way Pacquiao, a legend boxer will just accept a challenge coming from an MMA fighter.

And in 2017, Pacquaio is interested on that match but after he saw how McGregor performed against Mayweather, does it really worth to fight him? McGregor will gain more revenue if his next fight will be on UFC. On his recent win, there are folks there that might be on McGregor's list. That's worth to watch compare against a boxer.

Lets just talk about how McGregor got TKOed by Mayweather, and it all has something to do with endurance and stamina. McGregor is used to fight up to five rounds which is the maximum for UFC he also finished earlier when he knocks out the opponent or he gets knock out by them. McGregor isn't built to fight in a boxing ring that last up to 12 rounds. That's why when you see their previous fight you'll see that McGregor can keep up with Mayweather during the early rounds yet when the rounds go over round 5 you will see that he is fatigue and only trying to block Mayweather's punches. This is where Pacquiao has the advantage in the ring even though he is 41 years old he still has a stamina of a prime 26 or 27 years old and I know he can outlast McGregor in the ring even if you give McGregor the power and KO ability Pacquiao still has the speed and endurance to outbox him.

No doubt on that one when we do talk about stamina for lasting longer rounds and since the fight would be on boxing rules
then it'll do have 12 rounds of boxing and i wont be surprised that McGregor do already have a hanging tongue into these rounds.
Yes, he do have punching power but does he have the speed to cope up with Pacquiao? Im not underestimating him but you can
really tell on who do have the edge.

Lol, Conor McGregor definitely knows how to make the money fights.

I bet Pacquiao can't wait to get in the ring with McGregor, he'll absolutely whomp on him just like Mayweather did. Then Conor will disappear for another year just like he did after his boxing debut.

I'll watch it once the fight is over and on Youtube. Anybody who pays for this fiasco is a complete idiot as it's completely obvious that McGregor has practically no chance against Pacquiao unless he happens to get a lucky shot in (which he wont).

He's just taking the fans and the sport of boxing for all the money he can. Good business, but not good for the fans.

After his fight against Mayweather, I don't think McGregor can lure boxing fans again. His boxing fight is almost like a scam for boxing fans and a big disappointment. If this fight will progress, this will never earn as much as what they envisioned to be.

I don't think I can watch something that is so obvious, I prefer to watch where both fighters are matched equally, Connor will be battling Khabib if the plans push through, this is what the big boss of UFC wants and this has the making of a mega fight than the Pacquiao fight.

Yes Floyd is better than Pacman, however, Pacman's style, hand speed, hand strength and cardio will be harder for Conor. Pacman will not give him time to rest.

Watch their differences on the heavy bag practice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZoM8ljOWyk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16yNNX4hHwk

Considering that both of these people have already achieved greatness in their fields, I think it is not necessary for us to see them fight, they have different sports and with practices that are totally different. So, it is unfair for one of both parties to choose the field of the other, though it will be exciting, having different rules completely will make it possible to happen and if that happens, I would be happy to watch as well.

Yes, this will be an interesting fight and I have to watch it.
Connor McGregor is never satisfied and he will make up for the defeat that happened in the previous fight and try to challenge and duel with left-handed boxer Manny Pacquiao with a hard and nimble punch without thinking about differences in his field and whatever it is.
I think Connor McGregor will not be able to beat Manny Pacquiao because the difference is superior to Pacquiao in the boxing ring.

McGregor has hinted that he’ll take on Manny, and this is huge guys finally we’re getting close where they’ll announce a official date for this match. Though McGregor may be young but I strongly feel that Manny will beat him, and according to this article this may possibly be Manny’s retirement match too. What do you’ll think will Manny call it quits post this match (if it happens), or will he have one more fight left in him?.

https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/a-fight-against-conor-mcgregor-could-generate-250-million-and-be-manny-pacquiaos-retirement-party-according-to-an-expert/articleshow/73328173.cms

I am talking about in overall performance in boxing, I agree that Manny is better than Floyld but that would be my bias opinion because I am a fan.
if we haven't seen Manny knock out an opponent lately, most probably we will see it soon when these two will fight.

This will create a huge hype, I am sure many people wants to see McGregor and Manny fight in the ring. Manny has an advantage since boxing is his forte and he is well known for his powerful left hand and speed. It will be interesting how McGregor will prepare and adjust on this fight if this happens.

I don't think so. This will create a little hype. In fact, quite the opposite, this will create criticisms among sports fanatics, both MMA fanatics and boxing fanatics. This kind of match up is not solid. This is not something that is according to the demand of the sports fans. This is just made according to a few people who are trying to make an experiment and big money.

I don't think many people wants to see this fight. If we look back to McGregor vs Mayweather fight people are disappointed and feels like they were scammed. Real boxing fans doesn't want another clown fighting a legend in boxing.

That's only an initial reaction, maybe they want to see it again now.

Just like after the fight of Manny and Mayweather, after the fight, a lot of people were disappointed on the fight and it's result, but now they are pushing a rematch although we already know that its still gonna be the same boring fight.

The boxing fans had a clear idea when the fight was made between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather that it will be an exhibition match and everyone knew that Conor will not even land a single punch simply because during his colored career no boxer was able to land many punches through his career and if someone thought that someone making his boxing debut can land a punch is just ridiculous and still that fight became the biggest selling fights in history.

Conor McGregor was a really hot commodity when he was facing Floyd Mayweather as he won all the fights he predicted and even became a double champion in the UFC and Mayweather was retired by that time and when McGregor challenged Mayweather everyone expected Conor to upset him because of his powerful left which helped in defeated all the others fighters and everyone who wanted to see Mayweather loose the fight purchased the PPV and so is the reason it was the biggest fight in history but if they rematch i do not think they will retain the same level of interest.

Why would he even bother trying to prepare? Surely he can't be so overconfident that he thinks he has any chance of doing anything other than getting knocked out?

Pacquiao isn't like Mayweather, he's obviously going to put the pressure on McGregor and will probably try and finish the fight early. After all, his gas tank probably isn't what it used to be, so I doubt he wants it to go into the later rounds and give McGregor a tiny chance of catching him while he's tired.

I hope the fight doesn't go ahead, and if it does, I hope it flops at the box office. These BS crossovers should not be encouraged.

If it would last for how many rounds then i would say that Pacquiao will make it on purpose.For what? As a complimentary for Conor and for some entertainment and hype for fans.

It would be no fun if the fight would only last 1 or 2 rounds and as this fight would be hyped up then the more money would be generated.As usual where Boxing do becomes a business
for its promoters and the true essence of Boxing is already gone and making it already as an entertainment.  ;D

You crazy.  As much as everyone dislikes floyd he is by far a pound for pound better boxer than manny and it's not close.  I've never seen anyone who knew HOW to box better than floyd and you can legit say it might be a very long time before we see another like him.  Floyd can win in so many ways, he can go rounds without barely throwing punches and still win those rounds easily.  Conner never had a prayer with floyd.  Floyd dragged it out for the fans...either way manny will wreck conner it wont even be a good fight

Not dragging out for its fans but thats actually his boxing style.Hitting his opponent without getting being hit and im sure he didnt go on easy with Connor even he do know that he do have the advantage.
Floyd is undefeated because of his style.It might be frustrating to others yet it do involves running around but thats actually the main objective which is to make points until the round ends and win the fight.
@stomachgrowls if he would finish that fast then peoples tickets wont really be that worth.

He is a showman too.  If floyd wanted to knock conner out in the first he could've, it was a sparring match for him.  That is his style, he was a master at never getting hit.  Always loved watching him box although I dont care for him as a person.

I never argued about who was the better boxer. I was talking about who would give Conor more problems in boxing. Comparing Floyd and Pacman's styles and by watching their heavy bag practice, I reckon Conor would not finish 6 rounds versus Pacman.

I agree. And if Conor does not have or has a minimum damage in the hands of Mayweather, it will be multiplied several times in the hands of Manny. If Conor had the gall to say his match with Mayweather was stopped prematurely and he was not really hurt and he can still go on, he definitely cannot say the same when he will fight Manny. It is either he will sleep on the canvas or he will become a punching bag all throughout the fight his nose might transfer to his forehead.

That if Manny will take this fight seriously, this fight purpose is just to entertain the crowd and we know Manny is not as aggressive as before and he also become a businessman and an entertainer, so probably he would allow to make this fight reach to 12 rounds or less at least, by him dictating the fight.

boxing is all about BOXING and not running,yeah Mayweather might be better in terms of rankings and being  undefeated but if we compared between His style and Manny?we can differentiate who is a true Boxer and not only looking for Belt or trophy but to fight as what he stands for.

anyway about Conor since this is Boxing ?he surely has no chance of winning against Manny not unless referee will allow Him to take down Manny using MMA technique .

I’m not a fan of these stupid cross sport money makers. It makes a mockery of boxing, stick to MMA Conor.

Promoters are hungry for the money that's why they will do everything to attract gamblers and fans to support this kind of cross sports.
We all knew that it's all about money and there's nothing else, entertaining fans and discuss about the share profits after the fight.

What are you talking about "true boxer".  If you dont think floyd is a "true" boxer you have watched too many rocky movies.  Floyd is probably the pound for pound best boxer in the last 20-30 years if not of all time.  Nobody could touch floyd, that's what you call boxing.  Its offensive and defensive not just go out there and wild out.

If the fight between McGregor and Manny Pacquiao will be set then it would be a good entertainment for us and also a good betting game because we all know that both of them are very good in terms of their careers, but one thing we need to know is what field they will fight, in the octagon ring or on the boxing court? If it would be on the boxing court then probably I will go for Mr Manny Pacquiao but if it is in the Octagon ring then I will go for McGregor. McGregor is very good in terms of using both hands and feet so when Manny Pacquiao will be able to fight McGregor in the octagon then obviously he will lose on it.

If the fight will happen i assume that Mcgregor and Pacquiao will definitely have a match in the boxing ring just like what happened between Mcgregor and Mayweather because it will be unfair for boxers if they will fight McGregor in the octagon ring that McGregor has a huge advantage, that is why the fight will really happen in the boxing ring because it is equally match. But really vote for Manny Pacquiao if this fight will really happen because Pacquiao is really a great boxer and has more experience than McGregor in the boxing ring.

Conor might be good at MMA but when it comes to boxing, Manny has all the advantages to knock him out in an instant, I don't see Conor Mcgregor winning at all. Maybe what he can do is all talk, but he is messing with the wrong guy in his own field of expertise, but still, I'm looking forward to this fight if Conor is really going for it, news in articles says, Pacquiao is just waiting for him.

Manny Pacquiao is the superior boxer and no one will debate about it but Conor McGregor is a good counter striker and i will not be surprised if Conor floors Manny Pacquiao but that said i am not expecting any upset but anything is possible while fighting and if Conor McGregor is interested then Manny Pacquiao will accept the fight because of the huge pay day.

People already saw that McGregor is nothing against a boxer. I don't believe this fight will create a big hype. This is totally a waste of money for people.

McGregor will generate more money if his next fight will be on Octagon. No need to cross the path on boxing where he is struggling and just try to reach the top again in UFC. On the other hand, Pacquaio should consider only a pure boxer to become his next opponent. There are top boxers today that is worth to fight compare to McGregor.

There is this weird rock paper scissors thing going on with conor+floyd+pacman, of course both floyd beat conor and pacman will certainly beat him too but the reality is that it took 10 rounds for floyd to beat conor, he let conor to just get tired and beat him like that, it has always been his style so I can understand why he did that but at the same time dude had talents to take him out on the first few rounds and decided not to and played safe. Pacman is more aggressive, he actually punches his opponents hard and he could knock out conor very fast.

I still think conor is on track for a title at UFC so I doubt he would consider another boxing match, he wanted to fight mayweather because that would yield superb amount of money, he would rather win UFC title than fight pacman for just a little bit more money or maybe not even as much.

Is this match a real thing?
I have seen a post of Floyd Mayweather that he announced a round 2 between him and McGregor but I think that the game between Pacman and him would be more interesting to watch.

Connor would take that boxing match.  He would stand to make 10s of millions and does not effect his mma career.  Put me on the card and I would step in there for that payday.  Would get my ass stomped but well worth every lump.

I concur, even if I know that this fight will be just for the money I love Manny and I will watch him fight as long as he is willing to step up in a ring, promoters know this so they can take huge advantage of this and arrange fights that will not be a huge challenge but that will bring a lot of viewers, and that will be one of those fights, also the fight against Mayweather will be somewhat similar since both fighters are out of their prime and they are not going to offer the best show as they could in the past.

I understand you are a huge Manny Pacquiao fan and i would pay for a rematch between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao as i would love to watch the rematch as i thought the first fight was a close fight and if the fight was taken place elsewhere the results would have been different, i understand the offensive style of Mayweather but as a causal fan i saw Manny landing the punches and he was aggressive throughout the fight and he was having a injured shoulder and the athletic commission did not allow Pacquiao to take any pain killer and still it was a great fight for me and i want to see the rematch when both are healthy, they dragged the fight for a long time but now both are on the end of their careers and Mayweather already retired but i can watch them fight one more time but against Conor it will be a high PPV but i am not interested to see that fight but if they can put that fight then i will watch as a fight fan.

I can only bet for Pacquiao whichever he fight. I really think there will be the need for Pacquiao to fight before 2022 for his political plans. Its a double win for him even if he loses the match. It might not even be any of the two because its Arum who will decide for it. But I'd be entertaining to see Conor and Pacquiao I want to watch some trashtalk.

This is exactly what Dana White said about Conor McGregor, you put him with a cameraman in the audience and it will break pay per view records  :D.  Conor McGregor and Manny Pacquiao fighting will attract many fans and it will be a big pay per view and right now Manny is holding the WBA (Super) welterweight title and Regular welterweight title and if Conor McGregor can win some fights inside the UFC in spectacular fashion then the tide might change and Conor could attract the casual boxing fans excited too.

I can bet that you will not see any kind of trash talking from Manny Pacquiao as he is a cool chap and i have never seen him trash talk any of his opponents and even during face off if the opponent is aggressive he usually smiles and all his talk is inside the boxing ring and he completed 25 years in boxing which is crazy with 71 professional bouts and hundreds of amateur bouts he had during his younger days.

There would be no bookies would offer this line because all people know on whose gonna win.I dont know if there where still people who do
dream for Conor to beat Pacquiao's ass. The thing here is that both fighters will get some huge money on this fight and this would surely
be hyped up.

trash talking is really not Pacquiao's forte. he really never did that to his opponents. that's why he is really an admirable boxer. but many of his opponents did! and those that were really hitting him with trash words, were those that fell on the canvass hard. but yeah, if McGregor will fight him, expect that he will trash talk Pac. anyway, that will help in boosting the audience number. another good tactic for promotion. but don't expect it coming from Pacquiao.

I am also not expecting a big numbers for Conor McGregor as he will be the underdog by a big margin, the only interesting fact is that the age of Manny Pacquiao and his fighting style, Floyd Mayweather is a defensive genius but that is not the case with Manny he is an attacking boxer and Conor is good at counter punch, i know it does not mean anything but this will be the only reason why anyone would watch the fight ;D.

Conor McGregor might try his usual tactics but when Manny Pacquiao does not respond to them he might stop as we saw against Cerrone who knows whether the fight will happen and what career path Conor McGregor is going to take.

Why do you say that? Because Pacman will probably look for an early knockout?

I think McGregor will want to fight Mayweather again over Pacquiao, since Mayweather/McGregor 2 will almost certainly generate more pay-per-views, ticket sales and merchandize profits than anything McGregor could do with Pacman.

That said, I'd love to see McGregor get KO'd in round 1 by Pacman  ;D

I don't read any updates about it but as far as I know Manny Pacquiao is also interested in this fight. Connor also have other fights so we don't know if this will really happen or not.

It's up to their respective teams to negotiate if ever there's a possible match for both great boxers. As we all know Manny's capacity fight any of those popular boxer was there, and I still believe on his unpredictable skills. McGregor also is having great records, so it's not imposible that they"ll meet on the ring soon.

Manny is his own boss now, so if he is interested, then it can easily be set up specially if the money is right. Of course Conor has UFC, but I'm sure Dana is drooling on the potential match up, it will be Floyd vs McGregor again, so much money are going to flow for both fighters.

Maybe Floyd just wanted to stay relevant again and inserted himself into the discussions.

Yep. Manny is already aware of this but there's no final announcement of who Connor will fight first. This is all about Connor now so, he's getting a close call for both fighters and it means nothing to him whether he wins or not because it's all about the possible money that he'll make on this.

A crossover match is what he's interested now with the popular ones. The team Pacquiao is already aware of this, so, for now, we just have to wait for further announcements and validation if this will happen soon.

love the meaning mate ,Conor's corner is always making this Great MMA fighter a joker matching with Boxing legends?
does McGregor is nor losing his Popularity that is why Promoter is coating him as a "The Joker" of boxing industry?i hate the drama of Him being defeated by MayWeather and not Manny Pacquiao is their target?
stay in your Octagon because in there you were belong and not in boxing ring.

No, he is not losing his popularity, he is taking advantage of it because if that fight happens, he will make a lot of money, regardless of the outcome.
I wish there are rules from MMA and Boxing organization not to allow this kind of exhibition fights.

If the athletic commission were to intervene they could have done that when Conor McGregor was making his debut against one of the best boxers in history and that too with an undefeated record and if the athletic commission did not interfere in that fight i do not thing that they will be interfering in any of the fights they propose.
If Dana White and Bob Arum wants to get this fight happen then they will make that happen and that is the reality ;).

They have enough money and power to bend any rules and if both the promoters wants that fight then no one is stopping them from conducting the event and if that happens it will be another huge pay day for both promoters as well as the fighters and Bob Arum is looking for the fight for a long time.

Because both of them will make money, not directly but the fact that these two promotes the boxing and UFC, this is a good attraction for the fans.
His fight against Mayweather, he made at least $100 million I guess, that's according to :

https://www.quora.com/How-much-money-did-Conor-McGregor-earn-against-Floyd-Mayweather

of course that's easy money so Conor would want that to happen again.

No question about that, this two well known promoters knew how to make more money. If they will push this one up then it will happen whatever our opinions regarding to this fight. It's all about money and entertaining the fans, hopefully if ever they've met they bring good enjoyable fight for the  fans that will watch and bets for them.

Manny's last fight against Thurman, he only made $10 million which is his purse, while Thurman is guarantee with $2.5 million.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/manny-pacquiao-keith-thurman-how-much-boxers-make

maybe if Manny gives a chance to Conor, this might be his next biggest paycheck after his fight with Mayweather.

There is no doubt that a Conor McGregor fight will earn  Manny Pacquiao his biggest check to date and so is the reason i am sure that  Manny Pacquiao will be really interested to fight Conor McGregor and it all depends upon the interest level of Conor as he is having a lot of leverage on choosing his next opponent as he will earn a huge pay day even if he fights Nate Diaz for the trilogy, so it all depends upon what Conor wants to do next.

If this happens this will be one of the biggest historical match this year. This could be also the retirement payday fight for both conor and pacquiao. Some boxing analyst says the guaranteed prize for both is $250,000,000 USD. A money that could last a lifetime for atleast 10 generation of pacquiao family.

"LOL" Conor's mouth is already famous for rubbish words..  I really want this match to happen (because I really want to see how Manny hits Conor's dirty face and mouth).  I'd be willing to spend a lot of money to bet on Manny  :D

It could be a huge fight but how huge it can be is still speculative as Conor McGregor lost his last fight in the boxing ring but there is a twist of things in this as the promoter Bob Arum wants Conor McGregor to face Terence Crawford instead of Manny Pacquiao an he proposed a two fight deal, one inside the UFC and other in the boxing ring and it looks like an attractive deal and whether Conor will accept the offer is to be seen.

Well, you got some points though yet Mayweather and Pacquiao do have different fighting styles but the question is, would that counter punch of Conor would able to knock Manny? When it comes to experience
and punishes then i can say that, a Boxer can withstand it.

But lets see on how Conor would perform on this one.Im really still have the doubts when it comes to stamina issues.

Dont bother doing it, you wont get high odds  ;D Better place a bet in which round this show will end.

True. Yet money still talks in mysterious ways that's why these type of fights are foreseeable in the future even if they have their own fields in fighting. But, they both use same stance in fighting. I don't know much about fighting if southpaw is different from boxing to MMA.

I think at their sport they could easily dominate if Conor McGregor is going to fight Manny Pacquiao in a boxing match Pacquiao is going to win but if Pacquaio is going to fight McGregor in an MMA Fight Mcgregor is going to be the one that is going to win just like what happened when he fought Floyd Mayweather. We know that Floyd Mayweather is going to dominate Mcgregor since this is Weather sports Mcgregor could be a strong puncher by Manny Pacquiao is already punches a thousand times more than McGregor since he also practices kicks in an MMA match.

There is no doubt that styles makes fights and if the fight is put together there will be fans to watch the event and there will be people who wants to see Conor McGregor getting knocked out rather than the referee calling off the fight, the major problem with fight calculation is that the math wont work and that means Conor was defeated by arguably the best defensive boxers of all time and Manny is an offensive fighter and Conor is considered to be the best counter striker but how the fight goes between them will create the hype in itself.

Stamina is the biggest issue of Conor as we all know what happened when he was dragged to the later rounds and i do not see any magical recipe to sort that issue, pacing is everything and if he is able to do that in a fight then he will have a chance in the fight and he has shown that in the fight against Nate Diaz in their rematch.

This thread should be close although it generates a lot of interest it's unlikely that it's going to happen, already Dana White talks of preferring a rematch with Khabib or any other top MMA fighters which he has a chance to win than a fight with Manny Pacquiao, I myself prefer Connor to face Khabib in his next fight.

I reallly want this fight and I hope it will happen this year and Yes it takes more momey for this and many people will bet to each other who gonna win this fight if that happen but if this two fighters agree to fight and I believ this ia one of the best fight in the history.

Manny is Filipino so that if he have fight in any boxing fighterI will still bet or choose him because I believe to his ability and skills in fighting in the boxing because he is one the best boxing player in the history of boxing and best boxer in the Philippines and all Filipino know that Im excited to have that fight I hope we can get an official announcement.

Depends on op but discussions like this should be cut out yet these are only rumors but at least we do already saw community feedbacks.

I myself would also like to see fight which on appropriate sport not on just crossing boarders but for entertainment then i might consider it but for actual or true essence of sport then its inappropriate on any angle.

If that is really wants to fight Manny Pacquiao just give him a chance but still up to Manny if he will fight Conor McGregor last fight of Manny he won against Thurman and I think once this fight have already official date and really have Im really sure that Manny will win again this fight.

But still now we need to wait but Im sure this is really possible to happen or high chance to happen but there is still no specific date for that fight.

I don't know if Pacquiao's team would go for an agreement for possible fight with MacGregor. Both we're strong in fields of boxing and any hype stories will probably comes out particular on stream media articles, so for now we can't give any further conclusions yet unless there's a final statement during their interviews on fox sports or any other press conferences.

I reckon that this might have more chance and possibility to become real than Conor versus Pacman or Conor versus Floyd rematch. Does Bob Arum not always gets what he wants hehehe?



Arum Wants Crawford-McGregor In Octagon & Boxing Ring

Bob Arum has turned to mixed martial arts in his quest to find an appealing opponent for Terence Crawford.

Arum told ESPN.com on Wednesday that he would like to make a two-fight deal for Crawford to fight UFC superstar Conor McGregor. According to Arum, one of those fights would be a boxing match and the other would be an MMA match.

Source https://www.boxingscene.com/arum-wants-crawford-mcgregor-octagon-boxing-ring--146126

For sure McGregor is not going to win against Manny Pacquiao if it is going to be a boxing match, Manny Pacquiao is already a veteran in boxing compared to McGregor I think this is not a fair fight because they have different sports overall.

A lot of people influence this fight, in my opinion, it is not going to be who is going to win the game but all about the money, Surely this fight is going to be a moneymaker.

to sum up all in ine word its just money, you see conor is an fighter in the octagon pacquaio is a boxer, I dont see anything interesting in the fight, even with mayweather and pacquaio go for part 2 it will not be interesting also, If I were the adviser of the two, I would say dont humilate yourselves, by going to another mans ring, stay with your ring , not worth it at all just my opinion

Arum is now absorbed by this new trend of just making money regardless of how the fight would actually turn out. If he pursues this crazy fight, he is also kind of crazy.

And I think Conor will look more terrible against Crawford than against Mayweather.

LOL, so Arum is riding on the Conor bandwagon now. I'm sure that if he still have Manny Pacquiao today, he can set up the fight and milk the hell out of it. So I'm not surprise with his statement though, we all know how Arum works, if the money is good, then go for it. I was wondering though if he is in the same page with Crawford, specially an MMA match with Conor.

Yes, this fight is a big possibility. But to those people wanting to see McGregor brutally punished by Pacman, you might be disappointed. McGregor team knows they can make money anywhere and that he is probably the bigger name now than Pacman. That if, the rumors are true that McGregor will receive $50 to $80 million after PPV and other profit counts on his cherry picked opponent Cerrone. If that is true which is really possible, then I don't think McGregor will allow himself to fight Pacman. McGregor can easily cherry picked anybody in mma and boxing then and still can earn big amounts. Remember that this is all about business.

After the win of McGregor over Cowboy, the name of Manny Pacquiao and Mc Gregor showed up again. Manny is a type of boxer that he is willing to fight anyone even if it is a trashtalker, it is also same for Mc Gregor. The fight between the two will only happen if both of their management will agree to have a match. But for now, I do not think that both of the team will have an agreement in to this fight.

If that is about to happen really, then I think that this match should occur at Vegas as Well, this could be a great fight the same hype like pacquio-mayweather but what is good about this is the potential scenario that betting sites will accept bets concerning this fight. This will enable us to bet who will win and earn some profits. So think about it, Both fighters have different fields, but I think this doesn't matter as long as they both perform very well in the ring.

Maybe the team is talking as we speak, we really don't know.

Pacquaio is still busy doing his duties as Senator of the Philippines, why Conor is enjoying his dominant win against Cerrone. The thing is that this two can talk without us knowing what going on from behind. Pacquaio is not under any management as far as I can remember, while Conor has Dana. But it will be a smooth sailing as Dana/Conor is very interested on Manny Pacquaio.

he has not any chance to win Manny.. Previous fight was total puppet show :(

Manny can grant the request of Conor and both of them enjoyed the big reward.
Boxing is entertainment and every time Manny has a fight, he always tells us that he is doing it to entertain the fans, so if this fight would entertain more fans, Manny would not resist this because its all about the money too and the offer is too good for him to refuse.

when Conor fought mayweather, it was70/30 in favor of Mayweather, but maybe Manny can give Conor a better share, like 60/40.

When it comes to entertainment then i wont consider this one.Why? You can really see the money do focuses on here.
It isnt the true essence of the sport just like what others said earlier but well both fans of these two would really like to see
on how they do clash on but it seems this fight isnt still decided yet since there were rumors that Khabib rematch will push through.

Any sport is an entertainment and spectacle for the fans, those who do it for real as a profession has other thoughts as they will be doing that to earn a living and Manny started boxing at a very small age to feed his family to have a meal everyday and to get rid of poverty and now he has established himself and at the end of his career and what he does as a human being to give back to the society is awesome and he is still fighting to earn the maximum money to fulfill his dreams and if he gets a good pay day as a fan i will be happy.

The promoters will have the final laugh at this, they will take a good cut in the profit they make.

People will tune in to watch if Conor McGregor and Manny Pacquiao are scheduled to fight but it might not be that huge of a pay per view fight like we saw against Mayweather but these sort of fights will excite the fans as there is a huge wave of fans of Conor McGregor and Manny Pacquiao and if they fight it will be an entirely different fight as he is not a defensive fighter as others pointed out earlier.

Conor already will look terrible wearing the big boxing shorts and the boots hehehehe. However, Conor will also have the chance to make Terrence Crawford look terrible in the octagon hehehe.

Of course, but did Crawford really challenge to fight Conor inside the octagon? I guess he was only reacting to what Bob proposed. He did not really show interest to fight under MMA rules had this ludicrous proposal not suddenly popped out of nowhere. In contrast, Conor is demanding boxing superstars. He's the one who's saying a lot about improving his boxing skills and record.

Bob Arum does not sound like a sports enthusiast with his crazy proposals.

He's might be crazy asking Manny for a fight, what a desperate thinking cause he never had a chance to win over Manny or anyone that has been in boxing. It could be better to fight in Octagon, not in boxing. If Manny will accept the fight, it simply not because of shutting up Conor but also because of money and that was an easy box for Manny either... ;D

Actually, his demand is not the most surprising thing here, promoters letting him to make his demands granted is ;D. I mean, it was already a simple logic taht MMA and Boxing is two different worlds and yet they still able to pull it off (like the McGregor vs Mayweather fight). Now I more realized how money make all things possible. Imagine, they able to merge MMA and boxing lol ::). It's weird to be honest.
Of course! Because he was a businessman. It doesn't matter if the match is not justifiable or doesn't make any sense at all, as long as the crowd wants it and it gives him money in return then everything will be set up ;D.

He wasn't thinking of winning in the fight, he was thinking of winning the total money they will generate for the fight, that's the obvious truth.

Manny won't accept to fight him in octagon because Manny does not play his sport but Conor has a boxing license so he can fight Manny.
Search in google, you can find a lot of article stating that Conor got license in boxing.

obviously this is only for advertising purposes and nothing serious because for sure Manny's camp will never let Pacquiao Fight with this octagon fighter.

first Manny has a very Discipline boxing career and His reputation being senator is a type of serious person not like when MayWeather and Conor face that is a Joke and Money matter only no professionalism involved.

Everything has a price, we are talking of a big amount of money here and I don't think Manny's camp would not think twice before making a decision.
Regarding your statement, do you have an article you can share that Manny's camp won't allow this to happen?

Everyone has their opinion regarding this match up but if both the promoters of these respective fighters want to earn the money then this fight will happen. It is true that Bob Arum the promoter of Manny Pacquiao wants another fighter Terence Crawford to face Conor McGregor and we all know that Arum will not make fights what the fans wanted and he is not a good promoter in my opinion even though he is a boxing promoter for decades.

Wrong, Manny Pacquiao is not anymore under Bob Arum promotion, he has his own promotion so his camp will only decide if they will accept this challenge.

Good for him as for me! Arum wasn't really good one promoter!

Arum was a legendary promoter, Manny was under the Top Rank promotion for a long time so Arum really did a great job on making Manny popular on his sport, but maybe it's really the trend that when a boxer is already popular, they create their own promotion so they can maximize their potential income.

Bob Arum has his share of controversies throughout his career as his way of promoting a fighter is that he will be keeping majority of the fighters purse and that way he made a lot of money and there are rumors that he used to fix fights and we know how corrupted the boxing judges when we watch certain fights. Arum and Don King controlled the boxing promotion for a very long time as a monopoly.

I was not aware of that, i was still thinking that Bob Arum is still the promoter and if that is the case then the only person who needs to approve the fight is Dana White and if Conor McGregor is really interested to fight Manny Pacquiao then i am sure he will allow that to happen as Dana White is also a boxing promoter and he will be looking for big fights to make the official announcement.

Everything has indeed a price and setting these kind of fights arent really new.It turns out that this would be like exhibition or promotional fights.

We cant be sure if Manny's team wont accept if the price or offer is good.His reputation wont really be hurt up but its clear as water on whose gonna win
thats why this fight would be just good for entertainment not for an actual boxing fight essence.

This thread has been running for a long time now, and there is no indication that the fight will push through at all, Dana White already made an announcement that it's going to be another MMA fight for Connor again, Dana White wants to get Connor in top standing in the MMA and a fight with Pacquiao will not do him good.

The problem is that the crowd does not seem to want it. But they are brilliant enough to stir some interest in people who do not care much about the sports whose image this match seems to dishonor.

I am sure Dana White and Conor McGregor will not rush this time, he fought Floyd Mayweather in a few months notice and that too making his debut in boxing and i am not sure whether he prepared well nor he went to his old boxing club for that fight now he is back with his old boxing club where he learned boxing and he needs to prepare specifically for the fighter and rather than a spectacle he wants to win and this will take some time.

The promoters and the fighters like to tease these kind of fights to stir interest in the fans and i remember Conor McGregor steering the interest of the fans by calling out Floyd Mayweather and then Floyd responded and it all started through social media and the hype started to build and the UFC and the Mayweather promotion did the right thing, rather than frustrating the fans they put the fight together and so is the reason it is the highest grossing fight in history.

And they ended up frustrating the fans just the same, right? That is because the match was not really a decent one to start with. It should not have been made in the first place.

none of fans either party expect this to be done so there is no frustrating that happens because people now are not that stupid to believe this will happen to reality,though maybe there are some who might wanted to be true but majority ,specially Pacquiao's fans that wont trust this news instead they believe it is just a Joke(i am one of those)

With Manny, this fight would not be boring, no fights of Manny I find it boring, especialyl if the opponent is also engaging, unlike Mayweather who does not totally take a risk of knocking out his opponent, probably if this fight happens, it could possibly end up a KO win by Manny.

And they are trying to make that thing to happen again if possible. This fight if being pushed by both ends and a good response from the fans
it will receive attentions and a possible lead to make things possible and bring huge money from fans, gamblers and cable viewers.
Things still unpredictable possibilities still there for this fight to happen if both camp will agree and sign the contract.

You don't have any idea how big Arum is?

Didn't you know that Arum is one of the reasons why Pacquiao able to challenge a famous boxer before? Arum is the one picking it. Arum is also the reason why Pacquaio is bagging lots of money every fight because the promoter is the one who manages it. You need to have a big promoter if you want to make your name big and not just pure talent. And without an influential promoter, do you think you can manage to sell out a ticket and pay per view? You need a big promoter on your start-up and that's what's Manny comply.

Seems like both sides want it and I am sure it will happen this year.
It is going to be a match of the year with a lot of money involved! Booth sportists are big stars in boxing and it is definitely are going to be a huge event!
In this match I am on the side of McGregor. This guy is a legend, not just as a boxer, but as a individual too. Did you know that he builds houses for poor families in his hometown? That man has a lot of respect from my side!

Lol, Arum has guided a lot of boxers, his been in this industry even prior to most of us being born.  :)

So I wouldn't say that Arum is not good promoter, he really is, him and Don King revolutionised how boxing is being promoted that's why you will hear now the term cash-cow of boxing because of them. Manny Pacquiao is under Al Haymon now though of PBC.

Did you know that Manny Pacquiao is a Senator on his native country? So that alone would make him help lot of people in the Philippines even prior to becoming a Senator. Of course, if they wanted to fight and make tons of money they can just sit down and talk and make an agreement.

But I think the ball will be on Manny side, he is a busy person, usually he only fights when the Senate in on a break. Being a Senator is still Manny's priority, so we will have to wait and see.

Exactly, he needs to focus on his job now because he might run for President soon, who knows, he all have the money to do that.
And if he will take the fight against Conor, that would be an additional for his funds in case he really plan to run in a higher position in the future.

Base on my observations even they going to run for the president he did not won that is for me, Many people are saying thatif they want to be politician they need to give up their boxing career but he can do that both while being senator to the Philippines they also doing fight in boxing ring .  I think they already have a lot of money so they can use it if he want to other positions in the government.

Right, to be honest I think that Manny Pacquaio is really doing good as Senator of the Philippines so I won't be surprised that people are going to clamour for him to run for a higher position - the Presidency.

Well for sure the Conor fight will bring him more money and all that stuff and yeah, running for a President needs a lot of funds and you really need to have a deep pocket. So the possibility of him and Conor facing each other are great, its just a matter of schedule I guess.

i think this thread is enough and should be locked because Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor will never face each other in boxing ring.

not unless exhibition games only so there might be some other decision to make from Manny's side because if serious fight Pacquiao will never face this inside the ring as he may come comedian  :)

Being a politician is just a partime job for manny, he is the senator who has the most absent and tardiness of all. Boxing is still is #1 priority this is where most money is being made

Manny has loosened a bit in terms of speed and punch volumes and even strength but still has got it. Conor can take punches but that is the downside of it all. He'll end up with bruises and swelling and cuts with this match unlike his previous one with Mayweather. If this funny fight turns into a reality, he better be knocked out.

That's because he is already aging, but in his last fight he beat a young and undefeated fighter.

I don't know if he can take punches from Pacman, he hasn't knock out an opponent lately and I would be happy to witness it in this fight.
Manny should win easy.

That's understandable tho. But if you will compare him to the others with the same age, you will find him amazing. Maybe you might also wonder why he still got a stamina and power of a horse despite of his age :D.
Well, I think Conor can take punches from Manny there's no doubt about it because boxing gloves are thicker than MMA and besides he can also take elbows, knees and hammer fists from UFC so punches won't be a problem for him. What I'm worrying about is his cardio. No offense but I doubt he can't stand all 12 rounds lol ;D.

Manny is not as smart as we think but him running for president using his own money will make the country Philippines a good country.
Why did I say that? simple, because he has no one who can control him, other politics need financiers so when they win, they will have to serve the interest of their financiers instead of the interest of the people.

The only reason why I want this fight to happen is that I want to see Conor schooled once again inside the boxing ring. I want him to face an opponent strong enough to bring him into the realization that he doesn't have the boxing skills of these pro boxers. If he'll be KOed, the better. Pacquiao or Crawford could bring him that realization hopefully. And this will also make the fans realize the limits of their fighter.

Conor should've learned from that fight with Floyd, that he doesn't fit the standard to fight top ranked boxers. Look how he gassed out on the later rounds causing his punches to lost power. If he (Connor) could boost his stamina to stand in the ring with consistent punching power, then I can say he's got a mad combat skills.
Manny, on the other hand was a beast standing 12 rounds while his punching power gradually become stronger in every rounds.

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This the difference between an MMA fighter and a Boxer when it comes to stamina where they do really differ but if a boxer would
fight on a MMA arena then for sure he wont still have an assurance to win yet we know that all limbs are being used on a MMA fight.
So this thing is also applicable on both sides on what would be the rules either mma or boxing rules would really have its own advantage.

He'd be learning a good lesson once Manny beat him with several punches which will change his entire world. I am eager to witness their fight on the ring, but don't when will be the exact date to commence for a schedule since there was no official statements coming from their promotion. I guess the negotiation was still on process, so let's wait for any further updates.

@Oasisman
Every fight will be different, in a normal situation Conor McGregor would not be allowed to debut against one of the elite boxers ever in history and he did simply because of his drawing power and skills as a good counter puncher and so was the reason the interesting element was whether a retired Mayweather could still handle a young hard puncher and we saw Floyd did what he did throughout his career take the fight deep and he knocked him out because the conditioning issues of McGregor is well known and Floyd played the safe game as always but Manny is an aggressive fighter and it will be an entirely different fight .

Maybe it's us the fans should learn that an MMA fighter can't win against a legendary boxers, and now he is trying to convince Pacman to fight just for money, I am sure Conor have learn in the first fight but he is willing to make mistakes again, just for the same big price he enjoyed in their fight with Mayweather.

Fans will always complain after the fight when they feel they don't get the value of their money, but they usually easily get hype also.
When I think of Mayweather, the word that comes in my mind is "boring", but this is not him against Conor part 2, so it should not be a boring fight.

I like to see how this cocky MMA fighter try hard against Manny, I hope he can still stand if he is hit by Manny's straight left hand.

Of course we know that a MMA fighter can't win against a boxer, not unless the MMA fighter has a good stand up skills with the level of Conor and fight some B-side boxer, but it won't happen because we all know that he won't simply fight someone. He is looking for big money fights like Mayweather prior and then Pacquiao  next.

So it's really up to Manny to accept the challenge or not. Manny will be different though, he is aggressive even at his age so I don't know if Conor can last at least 6-10 rounds with Pacquiao and not getting knock out.

He really love the attentions that he's getting plus the big bucks that surround this business, if fans agree to this by showing interest it will be easy
for both part to discuss the possible shared to receive after the fight was ended. McGregor  have a big chance to win if they will fight with MMA rules
but in terms of boxing rules he only got slim chances to win against the legendary PacMan.

Basing on punch power then Pacquiao had much more compared to Mayweather and i would like to see on how he would deal or bear with that.
Seeing these kind of fights are boring but when people do gets hype then they do consider it out since it would be entertaining on how a mma fighter
would be beaten down by a boxer.Practically, if there were lines to be offered on this one then for sure 100% sold on Pacquiaos side.

There's still a chance but it will take a lot of time. Just like the last match of Pacquiao with Thurman, the guy knows how to market the match and this what shall be done by Conor if the agreement is settled and this fight will continue.

This sure will be an exhibition match but probably a higher bit than that. Transition from MMA to pure boxing, we have seen how Conor performed against Floyd and we know that Floyd and Pacquiao are both the greatest boxers of this time. Maybe Conor's trying to prove something or he just know how to market himself.

Well we can said that as well to Mayweather-Conor thread before. Lots of arguments back then that the fight will not happen, but at the end of the end of the day, and to everyone surprised, the fight was made and we all know what how everything ended up.

I know that the Pacman spoke about not wanting to have any exhibition fights, but we will see, when there huge money in the line, maybe he will change his mind.

That's what I like him in the early rounds because he's a good counter puncher and can dance with Floyd and I thought he'd really deserves to fight elite boxers. Not until the later rounds that he literally and obviously ran out gas. I thought he was ready, but no, I bet he didn't had expected  that outcome.
Anyway, as far as the speculations about this circulating in the internet is concerned, It seems that this fight is still far from happening?

Money can change his decision and this fight is already guaranteed with a huge price for both.
Both boxers are still hot, they are coming from an impressive wins so sure fans would still want to see them, this could probably be bigger than the last exhibition fight of Conor so he is pushing it, this kind of situation is good since Manny is not hard to convince.

soon Manny's decision will make the people who are waiting this to be realize happy.

I don't think it would be quite classified as an exhibition fight anyway. Conor McGregor is a pro boxer (albeit with a 0/1) record, but is practically at the top of his game in the UFC.

If you had both a kickboxer and a MMA fighter, both at the top of their game in the UFC, nobody would treat it as an exhibition. Though I do understand it's not quite the same going into boxing.

With that said, if Manny doesn't put up his titles in the fight, people won't give the fight the credit it's due, and it practically will be an exhibition.

Shouldn't be any risk in putting up the titles either, since everybody knows McGregor is gonna get whomped.

kick boxing is too far from regular boxing mate,because Kickboxer is working together with the opportunity to hit using Legs and Feet while Boxers only uses hands and arms.meaning their style in the ring are very different and we cannot compare both of them that is why this can be called exhibition fight knowing that Manny Pacquiao is a pure boxer and no other discipline in sports(of course basketball is one of his hobby)

Conor needs to be reminded that those boxers he is asking to face him took years, even decades, to come up with those forms and abilities. He cannot just jump fences and be immediately in their similar forms.

Its all about money, I will not be surprise if connor place a bet of manny on their own fight. One thing is for sure connor will experience his greatest defeat if he decided to fight toe to toe again manny. His only chance to finish all 12 rounds if he run and duck during the match

Indeed. The boxing scene received lots of attentions and money flowing because of this man, whatever we think he is the contribution he brings to this sport will be remembered by the the people who are inside this field. There's always someone behind a legend success and even there's something bad out from arum's management we can't remove the fact that Pacquiao was been known because of his help.

I've been agreeing on this, that this fight is just all about money, possibly entertainment as well, but not really about sports. I laughed at the possibility that you raised that Conor might even be betting on Manny Pacquiao. That's very possible though.

Even if Conor will not fight toe to toe against Manny and just decide to jab and run, he is not going to finish all 12 rounds. He is used to saving air for the maximum of 5 rounds only.

It's still another opportunity for Pacquiao to earn money so I'm sure that this fight is still possible to happen. In fact, Manny is still using his finances to help his community so he will grab the chance to fight again and grab this chance to prove that he's still the boxing champ. Conor is also a good fighter so I'm sure that it will be a good match.

He wont last that much for sure when we do talk about stamina and i do also laugh on that thing that Conor would surely bet into his opponent because he know that he wont have any chance.  8)

What would be his situation if he would able to catch up those solid and fast punches? lol

My bet will be always on Pacman, I've seen most of his fight, and I admit he is the greatest boxer for me among many others, his skill, strategy and power makes him unique especially his passion in what he is doing, maybe Mayweather won in that game still, I could not agree with that because I like pacman, it is because Pacman shows the good game in that i dont know why does mayweather won their, compared to McGregor, my bet will be on pacman.

Everyone is going to bet for Pacman but don't you realize what odds you will get backing money?
I guess you will not enjoy the odds, probably the odd would be 1.10 for Manny as this fight is a mismatch, if its a done deal soon, it will only for pure entertainment.

Well, Manny is considered a legend in the boxing industry. There is no wonder if that would really be the odd result. But we should not said anything like that since the fight is still far to happen as of now. Mcgregor can still have a chance if you consider the age of Manny, the result is still unknown, and there is a lot of things that might happen if their fight will come.

I would be on Pacman too. There are many high caliber boxers that Manny had won and now this McGregor is calling on to fight him on the ring. McGregor cannot even give a proper scare on Mayweather, how much more if he fight the legendary Manny.

Candidly speaking, there will be no hype because the experience of Conor McGregor has nothing to do with hype on this fight, rather, trying to bring Conor McGregor into the professional league. Remember that; Manny Pacquiao is waiting for the fight because, he know how Conor McGregor fought with the last man.

The experience doesn't matter a lot IMO, they are both superstars in their own sport and therefore fans would certainly follow their fights.
Everyone is talking this is a boring fight because it's not a serious fight but when this will be officially announce, same thing would happen on Mayweather vs Conor that people are still watching it.

No hype for now, but what if Manny will accept this challenge, maybe we will see the hype then?

The experience does matter a lot since they are playing in different arena and the UFC last for only several round while the boxing last for 12 rounds and this will differ to the stamina of both superstars.

But this fight will provably gain some hype since McGregor is so famous in US together with Pacman and for sure many people will watch that fight since they want to see how Mcgregor will beat Pacquiao and how Pacquiao will knockout McGregor.

I think the answer would be impossible.
If he will fight Manny Pacquiao he will just end up losing, but still, I am expecting a great fight between them. Not being bias, but Mcgregor will only look like a kid facing a legend.

If we pay for the ticket or the PPV, then it's just right to expect a great fight.

This is going to happen, it's not being bias, it's telling the truth, I hope that Manny would knock him out so he will stop challenging boxing superstars.

That 1.10 is too much bro, i would give that a 1.03 as that is always the odds they put on a mismatch fight.

I doubt that this circus would push through because there is no much interest on the public on this kind of a joke and besides it's very risky on the side of McGregor facing an offensive fighter like Manny.

That is definitely what's gonna happen  ;D ;D
Manny will just knock him out, though it won't be easy as we imagine right now but that would be the end result.
Mcgregor might be the superstar in UFC, but this will be his biggest mistake trying to face the all-time champion in boxing.

Experience must come to play here because, the two have different background training, different area of specialization, so, without experience it would be disastrous to some extent. We all know this two stars, Conor McGregor experience is little compare to that of his opponent Manny Pacquiao.

Even at the phase of Manny Pacquiao acceptance, it won't still bring hype to the table, bet you on this.

Agreed, the more they experienced they have, the higher the chances that they can easily read the strategy of their opponent. Their endurance is impressive as well, I valued more the experience when I am choosing the player that I am betting, but also I am considering their age, when people are getting older their strength might be lessen, but let us see who will win this fight.

Pacman could apply his experience since this is a boxing fight but Conor, I don't know how he will apply his little experience.
AFAIR, I only seen Conor fight against one boxer which is Mayweather.


We will probably gonna see that, market people would be useless if they can't hype this possible fight.

Well, I Googeled a bit after your words and found out about all of those good things that Manny does to Philippines and people of the country. I do not doubt he is an idol there and has pretty big chances to win the election in 2022 year.
I suppose the match is going to be a top event of his boxing career, coz he will not be able to box atertaking position of the president.
The match is going to be between two big figures from different side of the world. Both of them helps poor people in their home towns and all country, so it's like two sides of a gold coin. Who knows who will win, but I bet on McGregor.

That depends on him, he might want to make a history being a boxing president, but maybe that time if it will be granted, it should only good for exhibition fights.

I am not sure with Conor but I know Pacman has been helping the poor ever since he became a champion and a politician.


I like to take that bet if you like to go off book.

It is either he will clinch, or he will raise his two hands in defense, or throw some haymaker to make some distance, or run away. If he won't be able to do any of these, the referee will surely stop the fight. And declare the opponent as the winner. And what else? He would also probably cry that the fight should not have been stopped because he is not hurt and KOed. 

well yeah,thats a good point since mayweather did not Knocked him down so if Manny do the Honor then maybe Conor will leave the chance of beatign a professional boxers and will focus on his Mix martial arts sport.
i don't want to be rude but his fighting skills is not for the 4 sided ring of boxing instead he is for octagon when he can use both hands and feet to depeat opponents

How much you ready to bet on your favourite? If the sum is not something over the top I am ready for this parlay ;)
I only hope that it's not just gossips about the match and it will really be provided in coming time. So anxious to watch it!

This wont definite exist on bookies so betting possibility would really be on off. Do someone consider on creating one?

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This fight isnt sure yet since there are already talks about arrangement on Khabib fight but it wont be bad if this one
will happen.

If Conor McGregor has a smart team management they will look for a Nate Diaz trilogy rather than looking for a rematch against the undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov and if he really wants to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov then that should be his last fight in MMA and then retire and go to the boxing ring and then try to win another belt in boxing as he said about his plan when he returned against Donald Cerrone and since there are many divisions in boxing i think he can win a belt in boxing but fighting against veteran boxing legends is a hard task.

Having a cross-over fight between two different forms of sport is a good thing to watch. But, honestly, I don't see any point on having an MMA fighter fight a boxer, this two-sport is of different form and discipline. Mcgregor has the edge on MMA fight and the same goes for Pacquiao when it comes to boxing. Each has their edge over the other if they are just doing this for the show and to entertain people it will be surely make a hit, but it will not do them any good aside from money and publicity.

Speaking of Bob Arum:

Conor McGregor's Manager: Bob Arum is a Believer Now as Well


https://www.boxingscene.com/conor-mcgregor-manager-bob-arum-believer-now-well--146284

Well Conor already open the door when he fought Floyd and it seems with his recent win against Cerrone, more opportunities are coming. Names like Manny Pacquaio and then Terence Crawford. We might be surprised if either of the fights are going to be made this 2020, specially when there is tons of money in the table for both sides here.

fighting in the same discipline is already proven fun by the people usually watching it even in Vegas or in their home, but excitement comes along when two different sport clash together to deliver a whole new set of fun that people could watch.

This is just my theory but if this happens, it could drive the market to go crazy over watching this fight to happen. Gamblers will really prepare to choose the best between Pacquiao and McGregor. Thus, will drive huge demand to gambling platforms that will facilitate the gambling with regard to this game.

Indeed it is two different parts.
The same happened when McGregor faced Mayweather and we pretty saw the difference between an MMA fighter and a Boxer.
But, it is entertaining because they are the best of the best so it is all about the show, not about the fighting part.

I don't even think McGregor could beat a top 50 boxing opponent, let alone two individuals that can claim to potential be the current pound for pound kings.

I'd like to see McGregor face someone in the top 50 first (a solid up and comer), if he managed to beat them, then he should progress to a top 10 and if he somehow wins, then fight those at the top like Pacquiao and Crawford.

Right now, it's just an obvious stomp, but McGregor's big mouth and UFC fame will probably land him the fights.

^ As I can see, McGregor's invitation is formal and respectful. There is a least chance Pacquaio's side would grab the invitation for that match. However, I would be more than happy if McGregor and Manny Pacquaio would have a rematch against Floyd Mayweather. Both of them deserve to win against Floyd Mayweather. And if they will ever win, the crowd would be satisfied.
I think Manny Pacquaio is better than that. He wouldn't accept the match just because McGregor lost against Floyd Mayweather. But probably if the prize is right, Pacquaio wouldn't hesitate to do grab the match and go back to the ring with McGregor. Nevertheless, McGregor and Pacquaio are deserving champions and really the sports guys. Not Floy Mayweather.

Manny Pac isn't for people's satisfaction, he does boxing for the country and his countrymen. He did fight Mayweather not because the people wanted it but floyd's record is saying it but unfortunately for Manny Pac he didn't able to win it.

Again, Manny isn't fighting for the money,  Manny Already has it. Not what I see from McGregor whom I think is just running Pacquiao for the money but dealing with boxing game isn't just like the UFC. I'm not really into McGregor's style of fighting although I love UFC than boxing, coz McGregor was not trained to endure for 12 rounds on which you can clearly saw him back on his fight with Floyd. However, If this fight will be in real life, even if Pacquiao is at 42 I'd still be looking forward him on winning against his opp.

Then why didn't he retired already in boxing?
Manny has a lot of money but he still has the opportunity to make money, and we know his opportunity now very short due to his age, if Mayweather who are already rich and probably richer than Manny take exhibition fights for money, I don't think Manny would easily resist any offer.

Exactly, if it wasn't for money, Manny had already retired at his age now, he is fighting because he know he can still make money and he is still capable, that two things should go together. The world of boxing is a a world of entertainment, we don't have to listen on what people are saying because everyone has a price.

Win or lose there's still money that will flow. Manny is one of those well known from this industry so promotions will do their best to sell his name
including this potential fights, if money will talk this will materialized we all know that. This is not a game for pride but the profitable side of this
venue. Boxing world have a huge fans and gamblers who are willing to gamble and support this fight.

Take a look.

A fight against Conor McGregor could generate $250 million and be Manny Pacquiao's retirement party, according to an expert (https://www.businessinsider.com/manny-pacquiao-could-retire-after-fighting-conor-mcgregor-says-expert-2020-1)

Why would Manny pass on this when he can retire getting at least $100 million.

Well, if you look at the way Manny lives his life, you can see why he still needs to keep earning.

He basically considers all of his trainers and team to be like part of his family, and wants to keep supporting them with a healthy wage. I'm not sure how long he could keep that up for if he retired.

I already read that he spends like $500 a week on car washes, so you can only imagine the other expenses he has in his life if he spends $25k a year washing his cars!

Manny always generate huge revenue with each of his match and if this isn't enough for him, he could fight again for the very "last" time with another known boxer or someone like Conor. When we say "last" time, he mentioned it before that he's about to retire.
But then, we keep on saying matches after matches and rumors after rumors of fight for him so I guess I will not believe anymore if he ever says that he's going to retire.

I am not sure with other fights but this fight is going to be a huge paycheck for Manny with surely give him at least $100 million.
The last big fight of Manny where he gets $100 million + was only against Mayweather.

https://www.businessinsider.com/floyd-mayweather-manny-pacquiao-revenue-2015-5

Million dollar fight once again. Definitely, such money will be going to his bag of million once again. Anyway, I am not sure with this anticipated match either, as McGregor's attitude seems changed recently, so not yet sure if he will took crowd's desire. I want to reiterate "if this isn't enough for him". He got enough money though, totally enough to spend with his life time even though he doesn't have to work anymore. He's just fighting, to satisfy audience/boxing fans, which I do believe. And his recent fight, he won, which fuels him to step up in the ring though his body can't keep to what he was before.

Yes it could be a million dollar! Since many people are wanting it very bad , Mcgregor came up in the different path, but I rather bet that a rematch of Pac and Mayweather will be the fight of the decade and many people will bet kn each side and it could be a billion bet as well. I want that rematch so bad as well, I hope they could make it possible.

Although I believe in Pacquiao's speed and power, the age gap of almost 41 would be a hurdle to Pacquiao's possible victory. The energy and speed, and most importantly endurance, is just not the same as those golden days. Connor Mcgregor may have the higher chance, but would still be an interesting fight. The odds might be greater with McGregor as he is the underdog.

That's why he still needs to fight and get more money since he has live up a standard of a wealthy person, and although Manny already established a lot of business but we can't say that all of them are earning, in addition, he has a lot of mansions where the maintenance is high.

here are some new update : https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3046155/conor-mcgregor-says-he-was-close-signing

They are all high level athletes and with that comes high maintenance lifestyles that's why we see lots of athlete who even at old age or even at retirement wanted to comeback to the sports because they need money to continue with their lavish lifestyle and Manny Pacquiao is not an exception. Yes, he has tons of money back in the Philippines, but he's also a high profile personalities and people literally come to his house on Christmas for a gifts.

And with the potential huge money to be generated here, it's possible that he will accept the offer.

Suddenly the hype of the Mayweather vs Pacquiao rematch has been replace by this exhibition fight that could possibly give both fighters big money, but fore sure this isn't gonna be the fight that all the boxing fans would love.

they are mixing two sports, and although Conor like a title fight but it should not happen because there's other boxers that is more deserving to fight Manny for a title fight.

Why everyone is falling for this shit? isn't it gonna ruin the boxing industry in the long run if all the stars would follow the same?

With the combination of all promotions with the PPV tickets, he always get that decent profit for each of his fights. Although, with the match with Mayweather we knew it that he got the lower portion because Floyd wouldn't allow Manny to get the higher portion.
Anyway, whether it's bigger or not $100M is $100M and sure it's really a big money for him.

That's why McGregor is eager to fight money since it's a win-win situation for him if this fight will be finally set but for Manny  I think he shouldn't pursue this fight since it doesn't give any honor to him since we all know he will easily defeat McGregor since their fighting style is different and he cannot last long especially it's a boxing rule, Mayweather vs Pacquiao will be worth to watch since it will be a good fight between both of the fighter.

Plus, Manny was a politician last I checked, I don't know if he still is or not but it really was an important reason why he had that Mayweather fight as well, dude used all that money to get bigger and bigger in politics.

So, I am sure this fight will not probably happen but if they do have this fight I am sure the money reason would be for politics and not anything else, he probably has enough investments and savings to cover all the smaller expenses like salary and car washes and everything, those are easy stuff to pay for, when it comes to politics tho, paying your way in (bribing) always requires more and more money, the more you spend will result with more you further your career as a politician, which means he kinda "needs" money but not in the way you think.

Manny Pacquiao is still into politics. Currently a senator. It is possible that he still wants to continue fighting in order to finance his political ambitions. it is not a secret that he wanted to become a president one day (I hope it won't happen). But I cannot say that he is up into bribery or something. Pacman is a very religious and traditional guy. But who knows.

But hey. I don't think this fight is gonna happen. McGregor is already making big money like 8 digits per fight in mma. And McGregor can cherry pick all he wants. He can fight Mashvidal if it losses to Kamaru, or anybody which is less dangerous than the current champions.

Recently I read an article in IB Times, which claimed that a potential fight between Conor McGregor and Manny Pacquiao may generate revenues in excess of $250 million. This is going to be a windfall for Manny, but I am not sure whether Conor will be interested. Because he is having plenty of options right now. I heard that a number of big names are interested in fighting against him (one name that comes to my mind right now is that of Terence Crawford).

While there’s no doubt that Manny will earn lots of money from this match, but I feel he’s doing it for the fun sake rather than to earn extra cash and reinvest it into politics as he has already made a name for himself and he’ll receive unlimited funding if he chooses to run for presidency. @inthelongrun I believe this fight will definitely take place as their PR teams are continuing to tease this match, and a latest report shows that McGregor can beat Manny and they have concluded this by using stats of Mayweather and Manny’s match.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.com/floyd-mayweather-fights-show-conor-mcgregor-can-beat-manny-pacquiao-2914464

Well, everyone in the media and personalities are trying to ride the hype of a possible Pacman-Notorious fight for popularity and money. Hard core boxing fans will just laugh at this anyway. It is too obvious McGregor will lost very badly if the Pacman gets serious. I believe McGregor is will managed right now from financial analysts to marketing and fight analysts. A brutal set back from Pacman, and McGregor's market can start to fall. Rather than cashing out another hundred millions dollars. Why not McGregor pick lesser opponents in mma at $50 million each fight. McGregor said that one of his motivations returning into fighting is because he believes that he can be a billionaire in few years. So he needs some wins here in mma and probably in boxing too. He can fight old and past prime but popular rival Paulie Malignaggi in a boxing tune up. Financially, McGregor don't need to cashout on a Pacman fight, at least not right now.       

The think is, everybody knows that Pacquiao plays up to the fans in boxing fights, so I imagine he might just let it go for 12 rounds just so the fans get their money worth.

After all, tickets for fight would likely be hella expensive, which means that Pacquiao is going to want to give them a short they'll never forget. Although a brutal knockout will never be forgotten, nobody wants to shell out all that money only for it all to end in a couple seconds.

I think that Pacman will let it go on for 10-11 rounds, then we KO him savagely. Then we'll see McGregor boasting about how he survived 10-11 rounds with Pacman and that he'd beat him next time.

McGregor beats the same old drum every time and people keep falling for it.

It was posted earlier and I can't find the article on the ibtimes. Conor is a known name and Pacquiao of course as well. $250,000,000 is very likely to make from this fight that they'll do.

Here's the article:

Manny Pacquiao is old even McGregor but when it comes to boxing, for sure Pacman will gonna win this fight. I think this fight is very possible since Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor has already happened. That fight between Mayweather and Mcgregor is very amusing and very entertaining.

Pacman's left fist will gonna make McGregor cry in the ring but it still depends if they will fight in the octagon 'cause Pacman doesn't know the strategy on that environment. Hoping this gonna be possible 'cause many people will watch, the MMA and Boxing fans.

Of course as boxing fans we really don't want Manny to fall for Conor's trick her. Although it seems plausible that Manny, with the huge money in the table, will rather pick Conor for easy and cool $250 million as reported by media. So it's a win-win situation for Conor and Manny as well. But it will be brutal KO for Conor if he ever faces Manny. So as long as he is willing to be KO and be humiliated than good.  :)

As a fan of Manny Pacquiao, I'll definitely watch the fight and expect a KO from him.
It would be nice if Manny would really take this seriously, he'll take a $100 million winning then he will an impression that Manny is still a beast.

Everyone is a fan of Manny especially for Filipinos and this fight is boxing not MMA so the fans will be on Manny here.
In the fight if this will be realize, you'll surely hear the usual cheers from the fans, "MANNY! MANNY! MANNY! MANNY! MANNY! " and that means knock conor out cold.

Truth.

It's going to be easy money for Pacquiao, but it's going to be a tough night for McGregor.

I would honestly love if Pacquiao just goes for a savage KO within the first round, just to show everybody the difference between one of the all-time greats, vs a wannabe who thinks he can suddenly jump into the highest levels of boxing.

Please please PLEASE KO him within the first 30 seconds, everybody wants to see McGregor get humbled once and for all.

Please no, 30 seconds is too short for the expensive ticket or the PPV.

Maybe Conor should start seeing Manny's fight highlights so he will haven an idea what he would get comes the fight night.
here's one of the many I found in youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXGmYySBcVE

These article writers are really pushing this fight to happen. Yes, it will generate a lot of revenue because Pacquiao and McGregor is a big names in boxing and mma.
Here's another article from IBtimes showing a desperate interest for the fight to happen.
  https://www.ibtimes.com/floyd-mayweather-fights-show-conor-mcgregor-can-beat-manny-pacquiao-2914464?amp=1  (https://www.ibtimes.com/floyd-mayweather-fights-show-conor-mcgregor-can-beat-manny-pacquiao-2914464?amp=1)

The article said McGregor stands a chance against Pacquiao base on the number of landed punch during their match against Floyd.

I don't buy that one, that article was only made for fans who does not follow Pacman really well.
Well, we cannot just say Conor does not have a chance, of course he has but a very slim chance, unless he use his kick boxing ability in the ring which would only happen if he is stupid enough that want to get disqualified.

maybe his chance is only 5%?

Anybody paying for the PPV will quickly realize that these events are just fiascos, they shouldn't be promoted and people shouldn't waste their money on them.

There is no competition here. If it goes longer than 2 rounds, that's because Pacman simply let him survive for slightly longer to give the fans more action...

I don't know about you, but I dont watch boxing to see one guy let the other one survive for as long as possible.

People have different opinion on this fight, some people would say it's a waste of time but the fact that these fight could give them 100 million dollars, that says a lot that a lot of fans want to make it happen, although in the end they might just regret their actions.

for me, since this is Manny, I would be willing to pa for the PPV

This is just simply a sign of hate for Mayweather to tell about that defeating possibility of Conor to Pacquiao? I dont see a chance.

As said above, im not saying that i underestimate but its clear on who do have the advantage on here.When it comes to the contest on
landing punches? Does Pacquiaos speed is a joke?

But the whole event wont last 30 seconds :) You sure will have an opportunity to watch other boxing matches in the card.

The question is, will the undercard are fights between UFC fighters and the boxers too?
This isn't a boxing title event although Conor McGregor want one, so if there's an undercard, I don't think it would be also exciting like the main match.

I don't i will least 30 seconds, i mean, Conor isn't ready for a full 12 rounds fight, as we see in the past box fight, but maybe he can hold for at least 5 rounds.

I will go with Pacquiao on that one. Boxing isn't for Conor, he just doesn't know what to do when the opponent gives his back.

Hahaha.. 30 seconds for an expensive ticket. That's really annoying but possible if a clear punch coming from Pacquiao hits McGregor as even tough boxing stars can witnessed how hard Manny's clear punch. It can finished the fight in a just under a minute so of you're going to watch it out hope that McGregor able to keep away from Pacquiao's deadly  punch.

People used to buy tickets to be entertained on a MMA or boxing fight. No one will like this kind of event if they finish it really fast. Sometimes, big events are scripted and the match has already results even it's not finished yet. So, they can make the fight longer since even they lose the fight, they'll still earn huge money. That's how mafia works...  :D

I don't think this even will happen...I mean McGregor is a great boxer yes , but Manny is a beast in box so I doubt it can fight more than 6 rounds with him. Let's not forget that Floyd played with McGregor in the ring and he just wanted to give a good show to the people instead of K.O. him in first rounds... .

If somehow this even comes alive , it will be a huge milestone for McGregor as he boxed 2 of the greatest boxers of all time.

Yeah, that's what I think also. It's impossible for Manny Pacman Pacquiao to fight McGregor in the hexagon since Pacman will surely lose. So definitely it will be a boxing match and we all know that Pacman has a lot of experiences on punches unlike in MMA where you throw punches with just force. Boxing is very unique and it requires a lot of strength physically and mentally so good luck to McGregor if he'll try to challenge PacMan.

But who knows right? Maybe it could be possible, I think people would love to watch that since McGregor is a MMA fighter, we all know how MMA fighter recklessly punching and kicking their opponent, where in boxing most of the time they are using their shoulder and hand strength together with their feet but without kicking and it is needed to have a good timing and strategy where Pacman is more good at that. But again who knows ? It will be a good fight after all.

McGregor has no chance to win against Mayweather but Manny Pacquiao does, so if we are talking of a rematch, let's give it to the Pacquaio vs Mayweather 2. We know that when McGregor fight a popular boxer, he is only for the money and good thing he didn't suffer much during this fight with Mayweather but with Manny I am not sure he'll get the same treatment like Mayweather did. 

I would love to watch Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather fighting for the second time rather than any other exhibition fights, there is nothing wrong in competing against boxing veterans but we all know that they really know how to school someone who is stepping into the art of boxing for the first time in a professional bout. Conor McGregor has the accuracy and punching power and could knock any fighter out but these legendary boxers are masters at evading the punches and hence if Conor McGregor wants to fight another boxer he better look for someone else rather than going against veterans who mastered the art.

If the fight between McGregor and Manny Pacquiao will eventually happens then probably I will bet on Manny Pacquiao in any terms especially when the fight is through boxing because we all know that the punch of Manny Pacquiao was solid as rock and many boxers are already know it, but when it comes to octagon I will still go to Manny Pacquiao because there are some news that they say he also know some martial arts so probably I will go to bet on Manny Pacquiao, but they are both strong McGregor and Pacquiao.

Time and time again, Manny Pacquiao has proven and answered all the doubts that he can still fight despite his growing age. Even if Connor McGregor may be the younger player, the experience that Pacquiao has on the ring is unparalleled. Not to mention, his lightning fast speed and deadly technique/combinations can put McGregor to a really tight spot!

I have to say if the fight supposedly happens, McGregor is the one with the HEAVY disadvantage since he is fighting one of boxing's legend on the ring. But with these kinds of fights nowadays, everything revolves around money!

Majority knows about the gap between the two and also you should mention about the stamina between the two and with that alone you can already saw the difference.
If this fight would push through then theres no other thing or reason which is to make money purely, talking about pure essence of sport? No it not.

Recently Khabib do refuse to fight or have rematch with Conor, so probably this fight would possibly happen
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2851666-khabib-says-he-wants-to-fight-real-guys-instead-of-rematch-with-conor-mcgregor

Anything is possible for Conor after that last win in UFC, and I must admit that I did not expect him to win in that express way.
I think that if he stay focused he can win against Pacquio but this is totally different game now.

pacquiao is still hot in the boxing arena as younger fighters are clamouring for a match. is it for the take home pay or they want to beat the legend or both? Pac can still draw a crowd but i guess it is high time to hang his gloves before it is too late. he is not getting any younger and he has nothing to prove anymore. he got his money and status, what's in it for him to fight these younger generation?

The topic is still hot in all over the social media platform, there is a possibility that it will happen but it is only small so we should not expect too much. Manny is now in the 40's but still he has will and power to fight in the boxing ring. He is now planning to retire so I think the rematch between Manny and Floyd is more feasible than the fight between Manny and McGregor. McGregor is recently comeback in the octagon and he is more suitable to it.

The UFC is pushing for the rematch against Khabib and i am sure Dana White and company will come up with something to satisfy Khabib and take the rematch. The main reason Khabib is refusing to rematch is because of the huge drama and the negativity surrounding the pre fight drama Conor might create.

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Realistic possibility for Conor McGregor is that he will be going against Nate Diaz for the trilogy and that will be another huge pay per day for Conor.

nah the media silenced now regarding this fight because it seems that Manny Pacquiao has no sympathy for this to happen because he is a Boxer and a respective person to make this as serious matter.
McGregor must remain in His Octagon while Manny will stay in 4 sided ring.
i believe that rematch will happen because Khabib side never ignore or deny the issue it just happen that yeah the drama is hindering the parties to make this fight happen this year again.

@rodskee. The sports media is silent because there might not be new developments in their negotiations. However, it is already known that the 2 teams are talking.

I reckon lock this thread and wait.

well it is all about media and still no news here about our great Senator Pacquiao is having interest about this fight.

anyway maybe you are right at some point if there is really talking happening yet needs to be concrete before we will start to believe if possible that Manny will face Mcgregor in future.

but i think better Lock the thread by now until we have Final words from both side Mate.

It would be the same as the last fight when he fought floyd and i think gambling to this to see who's gonna win is pretty much obvious, the one to bet is gonna be the one who's been in the boxing industry for many years.

Beside, there's nothing to gain here for manny this show is not interesting to show watch, there's no glory to it. The one to watch and gamble is the rematch between floyd and manny.

The answer on this could be down to simply the reach of either opponent to hit the other without putting themselves in danger of KO from the opponents superior skill.     This is the Boxers backyard so they should be winning it if they can avoid any complications.
It will happen whenever its likely to make the most money, the realistic reason for the challenge.   As soon as possible would benefit Pacquiao's standing advantage and I doubt McGregor wants to delay and put up too many obstacles and risk losing the fee.

https://twitter.com/KevinI/status/1217535252131807232

I disagree with the statement that Manny Pacquiao has nothing to gain with this match up, the only reason he is still boxing is to make money and he knows that a big pay day will be just perfect in this situation and he is not getting any younger and if there is a match up between the two then it will be one of his highest pay day of his career.

It seems like he doesn't know how big the money both fighters can make if this fight will be realize.

it has been shared in the above post that this fight could potentially generate $250 million and it could make more defending on how aggressive they'll do the marketing, so when there's big money on the pot, fighters would never ever decline this once in a life time opportunity.

I doubt it would even be attractive for anybody to bet on.

Only delusional MMA fans could possibly think McGregor has any more than a 1% chance of winning. So they'll just throw their money away if they bet.

Likewise, I doubt they'll give tasty odds for Pacquiao to win, probably something like 1/50 or so. Nobody is going to take up those odds.

Hopefully, there are some nice matched offers we can take advantage of though.

We know for rematch for the two boxe mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is one of the dream of us and we hope to come true.
But this match also is exciting because the two boxing player are one of the best in boxing and their skills is good.
I hope who ever Manny fight this year I hope he can win and show to us how is really good in boxing even he is older

Manny might put himself in a high risk if he keeps fighting a younger boxer like what he did with Thurman.
During the interview, he accepted that Thurman was a heavy hitter so he sure has learn his lesson and maybe in his next fight, he'll consider a fight that could bring good retirement income for him, honestly, for now I just want either Mayweather or Conor as either of this fighter could give pacman a good income.

Though this might not happen. Manny Pacquiao listed 3 names that he will possibly face this year and Connor McGregor is not one of them. Also, Mayweather is back at it again where he says he will not fight again, excuse? He is retired.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-7973489/Manny-Pacquiaos-manager-reveals-rematch-Floyd-Mayweather-no-go.html

For sure McGregor has no chance to Manny Pacquiao if it was a boxing match, without kicking I think Mcgregor surely is going to lose compared to the veteran Pacquiao.
Just like what happened to his fight with Mayweather for sure McGregor will be a punching bag because he lacks head movement and endurance surely he is going to get knock out by Manny.

Still, I think this going to be a great fight even though not a fair fight for both of the athletes.

There is always a possibility, if the audience give a great reaction to the possible McGregor vs Pacquiao fight, this might happen. Boxing is all about business now a day.  The match goes to where the profit is.  So, let's not lose hope on this one.

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I'll go on Manny on this one if this is the first fight of McGregor in a boxing arena, but I think he had learned his lesson on that Mayweather fight, assuming it was really a real fight and not just some screenplay, so I think this fight will go to anyone who has more determination to win or to whom Mr luck will smile.

Will be depends from how good the promoters will work with it, though there's already names that possibly being match against Pacquiao
but the chance still possible since this kind of fight is for entertainment and not really for any title if the promoters will able to get this two
camps to sign the contract then the fight will happen.

I won't lose hope on this, I said that this might not happen but it is a Pacquiao fight vs McGregor, I am pumped the first time I read this. Though, this year, each party has a fight, as far as I know McGregor is scheduled to fight someone, I don't know about the rematch of McGregor and Mayweather but a lot of fans are also pumped about that.


It is not that easy though. They will still be talking about the weights and other things. Weight is very important in these kind of fights, they might not be that far but who will retain and who will reduce. 

I dont believe much if they do talk or do say about that "no go" thing yet it can be changed overtime if the hype or demand would be high.

This is indeed focused for entertainment not totally for any other thing.For most people they would surely enjoy it but there would be criticisms as well.

Conor has been denied by Khabib and Pacquios team doesnt recognize a rematch with Floyd.Lets see on which opponents they would push on.

They always say there's no chance of X or Y.

Look how many times Floyd Mayweather retired and promised "never to fight again."

Then guess what, he's back fighting McGregor, or that weird Exhibition fight he did that one time in Asia. Now he's back again, probably going to fight Khabib in 2020.

I think the fight between Manny and Conor will get done, simply because there's too much money in it. But I really wish it wouldn't.

Your link doesn't deal with that. It just talks about Mayweather refusal to fight against Manny.  :( Where do you see his 3 next opponents there? Provide us the real link with the real list of his 3 next fights please.

we have seen that same thing when McGregor and Mayweather fight that the Boxer dominates the octagon fighter because of no Kicking and submission allowed.if Manny Pacquiao almost Beat Mayweather then what more for Conor?

Probably a game of real men will happened if this pursue. The game between Mayweather and Pacman is a sports called track and fielf cause gayweather jr. keeps on running instead of fighting pacman. This maybe an old hype news but I'm pretty sure when I watched on TV when pacman got interviewed if his willing to fight the ufc champion and he said he is ready for that if the deal is settled. Mcgregor is also a good fighter and never back down so this match will be an interesting than fighting gayweather junior.

Yes, if they want to go after the sales , for the money, they will push this one even if it is not match they will do it, yes possible for that to happen. But before or after that I was hoping for the rematch of Mayweather and Pacquiao, it could be a lot of money to them if will that happen, let just hope that this could be possible, it will be a dream now but it could be the fight of  the decade again , I swear.

There's a big difference comparing the two fights.

Manny vs Conor here : Manny does not say a word yet, so Conor is waiting for his answer if he will fight him.
Manny vs Mayweather : Manny like the rematch but Mayweather seems not willing to give him a chance.

If Manny vs. Mayweather will have the possibility to happen anytime soon, I just hope that Mayweather will not be too technical while inside the ring. But I doubt he will change his tactics. Better give the chance to younger fighters and let them shine. We have had enough of this Mayweather strategy and we are just giving him more money to flaunt.

Mayweather never change his boring style, he'll continue what he does best just for him to win, and forget about entertainment because he'll never give that to us, unless he lose, it could be a real entertainment.

Manny are betting younger fighters, I am afraid instead they will shine, Manny will only destroy their career.

Agreed, I believe that in order for a boxer to be a champion in each devision requires an experience , it can only be happen if they are fight in many boxer , and gain their endurance, their strategies, and all of a boxer that needed to have, it is needed to be an experienced fighter, Manny needed a Fighter not only a boxer. And yes, Manny can only destroy the early careers of young boxers.


I doubt that Mayweather will fight again with Manny, he dont want to lose, his statistics matters to him, even though he play some dirty tricks, he always running inside the ring, many people don't like him, but it doesn't matter to him, because what matters is his stats that make him and his game a hundred million dollar game.

He change his name from "Pretty boy" to "money", that says a lot.
Though we know he is protecting his unblemished  record in boxing, but we know he is the better fighter against Money during their fight.
I understand how people have regret watching the fight as it wasn't as entertaining as they were expecting,but they'll surely take some chances again if this rematch would happen.

for the Money, I believe Floyd may fight Manny soon.

Did you mean Manny, he was coming in the fight with a injured shoulder and the athletic commission did not allow pain killers either and hence i do not consider that his best performance and i would like to see a rematch but time is running out as age is catching up for both these fighters.

I watched the fight and the action was always controlled by Manny Pacquiao but Mayweather does what he usually does best, the defense was solid as he was rolling with most of the shots and if Manny was healthy it would have been great.

If the fight happens then it would be a dream come true, but highly unlikely we will see a rematch now.

All I read is everyone knocking Mayweather's style.  Sorry but that's boxing, there is defense to it.  You can ask any major boxer or boxing analyst and they will tell you money is one of the best pound for pound boxers to ever live.  He doesnt run in the ring he wears people down, this isnt WWE where it's pure entertainment  ::)

Your link doesn't deal with that. It just talks about Mayweather refusal to fight against Manny.  :( Where do you see his 3 next opponents there? Provide us the real link with the real list of his 3 next fights please.
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Can you just please read the link? I think you are not even reading it.


You mean Manny, right? Manny Pacquiao. That is true and that is why a lot of people are hating the fighting style of Floyd Mayweather here in our country. People will just say that all he can do is run and clinch.

I'm an avid fan of Manny but sad to say, the Pacman is going to have trouble if he have to fight Money again. Floyd is a defense genius, we may not like it but that is part of boxing. Only pure boxing enthusiast appreciate the talent of Floyd which is really an opposite to Manny's aggressive style.

That is why if this exhibition match between Conor McGregor vs Manny Pacquiao pushes through, very dangerous to McGregor as Manny will unload those powerful bombs which i don't think Conor can defend.

Hit and shouldnt be get hit and this is one of the main motive or goal in boxing or on most sports no matter what kind of strategy would be used even running around the ring,clinching and hitting 1 and 2's is really valid.

People do hate because this isnt what they do expect on a boxing match which supposed to be a pure fight, no running style and a boring one.When it comes to rematch between Floyd and Pacquiao it would really
be still on the same outcome.

About Conor and Pacquiao then i do see some possibilities and this is more entertaining that with Mayweather.

People are misguided.  Look at their fight stats, floyd threw more punches, and landed twice as much as manny did.  If people think floyd runs they dont have any idea about boxing.  It's not a rocky movie, the object is to land more than your opponent and that's what floyd does almost every fight.  People need to stop watching rocky movies

Well, in a high level fight like this, the referee should hand out warnings for excessive clinching. You can't just 1-2, clinch every time, that's definitely going to earn a warning.

I don't think Pacquiao would use the same strategy against Floyd this time. He's been racking up the knockouts on his record, so I suspect he would bring his knockout game in the next fight.

Whether or not he could execute it against the almost 43-year old Mayweather is still unknown, but I think he has a better chance of landing the KO than winning on points.

Conor has zero chance of either, however.

  ??? Why are you saying that? If I asked that it's because I didn't found it. Why I would ask for that if I haven't even read it? ??? Your reply is curious... And it would have been quicker to quote it the first time BTW.
Thank you anyway

Yeah maybe that's boxing for him defense alone. But everyone loves a good fight, why do you think the fight conducted on a huge arena, if the boxer care only of the results why should have an audience since judges are only three? Manny's game is kinda impressive than moneyman, how can you say, his the best pound for pound best defensive boxer maybe but best of all? No, even Conor much better for me than this moneyman guy who only fight for money and no balls to fight with style. His style maybe effective but not for everybody (MAJORITY)

His style is very effective because that gaves him fortune and he has an undefeated record.
Maybe there's a lot of people that are annoyed with his style but we cannot deny the fact that his stats speaks a lot for his success.

let me share you some :

Top richest boxing in 2019

https://wealthygorilla.com/richest-boxers-world/ (Mayweather is in the number 1 list with Net Worth: $560 Million) while Manny is rank number 4 with only $190 Million of net worth.

Its a must but still the boxing organization would still have the final words when it comes to alteration of some boxing rules.For now it cant be helped and would still be considered fine even if the do clinch
on every jab he would make.Its a strategy to gain or last on specific round.

Pacquiao did already learn on his boxing style and for sure there would be changes but Mayweather would really be prepared as well, either he would retain his running hit and run style or
would decide to make some belt to belt match but its unlikely to happen.

It's been there the whole time and you said, "Where do you see his 3 next opponents there?" means that you clicked on the link and you did not read it, I provided the linked and you still asked for it, I am really curious. Your welcome by the way.


Obviously, he will stay that way, that is the reason he has an undefeated record, that is the reason why he is written in the history of boxing as one of the best. Manny is ready for him if there will be another fight, a rematch. That means that either Manny has a new technique acquired or know how he will be countering Floyd's style.

Why is it the style of Money is still a big deal. His records and numbers won't lie and that's why he still doesn't have any loss. It's annoying but it's effective with his fighting style. I know it that I'm not the only person that doesn't like Money but we can't deny that his style brought him to fame and riches.

I hate Floyd Mayweather, but I admit he is not only one of the best but the smartest especially when it comes to choosing opponents.  He is also influential and scheming.  Boxing can't be won by mere brute force, and career depends on how smart a person or his camp when it comes to accepting matches.  This is the reason why Floyd is yet to be defeated. So I do not put high hopes on Manny (even though he is one of my favorites) winning the fight against Floyd unless he knocked him out cold.


But judges can lie you know.   There are fights where Mayweather would have been lost but ended winning because of judges' errors, though we can't blame them since they are only human plus age make them see the other way around sometimes.

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With regards to Manny - Conor fight, it is sad that Conor is not one on that three possible matches against Manny.
 

This is why we are so pumped up if this rematch will happen. We Filipinos love how Manny Pacquiao fights that is why we are so annoyed on how Floyd Mayweather fights. We really wanted Manny to KO Floyd not just because he lost in their last game but also because it is a great way to retire by beating the undefeated and one of the best boxers in the world, don't you think?

This would be a great match it this fight would happen, Boxer vs. MMA fighter is such a good fight, they have a different style in fighting, well let's see if McGregor can adjust to the boxing rules. However, I hope this will genuinely happen even it is not impossible as of now because Manny Pacquiao is still active in a boxing fight, the fight of May Weather to McGregor before it happens. After all, May Weather already retired in boxing. That match before is only a promo fight for all the supporters of boxing community. and as what I said Manny is still an active boxing player until now so it will be impossible for him to fight McGregor, even if he wants to compete with that MMA fighter, there is a post on the Instagram of Manny way back 2018, posting the McGregor picture with the caption of "Happy Thanksgiving, Stay fit my friend," he posted that because I think he wants to fight McGregor, It would be an exciting fight if that would happen.

The chances for this to happen is slim specially now that Conor has made a comeback and he is comfortable at the weight where he last suit up his gloves inside the octagon. Keep in mind that he is under the contract of UFC and its Dana White who is calling the shots. Danas priority now is to convince Khabib to meet Conor again inside the octagon. We all know that Khabib already turned down the offer so whats next with Conor? There are reports that Floyd suddenly made his presence felt by announcing that he is interested for another fight with Conor. Floyd vs Conor is a combination that generated money when they first met inside the squared circle. Perhaps another match between Floyd and Conor is more lucrative than Conor vs Manny.

His style for him and for the professional boxers does not matter because all they think is just to win and no one beats his style yet.

However the majority of boxer who came to watch his fight does not only look for him to win but also look for him that he can give some entertainment but he is not as entertaining as the other boxers, but no choice people still watch because Mayweather's fights are big games fights.

Manny Pacquiao was not famous because of his fighting style and strategy that he don't want to give up, he became famous and love by a lot of people because he is a humble boxer. I think the fight between Conor McGregor and Manny Pacquiao might be good, and i am hoping that i will not be disappointed again to McGregor because his last fight with Mayweather is really disappointing.

No question about that, money bring him up and what he achieved from this industry gave him the luxuries. Everything that he earned deserves him
to enjoy this is the style that he've got and he will continue doing it as long as it will bring more money from his pocket. He will fight for money and not
just for simpla fame.

That's because he just fights defensively.

It's not pretty to watch for the average viewer, since everybody just wants to see a straight up KO, but for boxing aficionados and students, it's definitely masterful to see.

With that said, I am not and will not pay for a Mayweather fight, simply because the PPV cost is always mad overpriced and it never ends in a KO.

Mayweather always wants to win on points, because he knows his hands are too fragile for KOs these days.

I am also an avid fan of Manny Pacquiao, this Filipino Pride can literally beat the Money you are saying, if you've watched the fight closely, look at how Mayweather really runs on the punches blown to him. yes we can say that Floyd is really good at defense but he should fight back blow by blow to Manny. When it comes to Manny versus Conor, this is obviously a win for Manny, we all know how strong punches money have and also the speed he can do, Mcgregor is also a good fighter but boxing is a different one because you can only use your fists.

I can also say that Manny can fight Conor even it is an MMA fight. Manny grew up in the streets and doing also streetfights when he was a kid. He was fighting underground boxing as far as I remember, he grew up and become rich using his skills and power and also a dedication to fight in the ring. Maybe he can also beat Conor in the MMA fight.

He do just play smartly and with his own way he do able to retain his reputation on being undefeated.I agree that this one is really boring for those who do like to see a real fight or KO.

Currently i do notice that Floyd is already having some fun on making up some exhibition matches.Well, it do generate lots of money and its just understandable on how boxer do deal up with it.

Pacquiao vs Conor? This isnt different at all.

Because he makes big money with that without risking his underrated record.
just like his last fight IIRC, he makes an easy $9 million.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2018/12/31/floyd-mayweather-jr-makes-the-easiest-9-million-of-his-career-at-rizin-14/#4c60003455f4


This is also considered as one but Pacquiao hasn't made a decision yet.

As far as I know, Team Manny Pacquiao will be choosing from these three fighters; Errol Spence, Danny Garcia and Shawn Porter. Errol Spence is the only boxer that I knew in these boxers since I watched him in an interview where he wanted Manny Pacquiao as his next opponent. That means this will be a fight we will be seeing next year or the next year.

They can always changes their decision, of course what I am saying is that team Pacquiao seems not interested for the Conor fight, AT LEAST FOR NOW.
But of course, we as a boxing fan would like to see Pacquiao fight a real boxer, Errol Spence would be a great opponent but we can't tell when he will come back fully healthy after that car crashed incident,.. porter would be good too as this guy is a raging bull, Danny Garcia? Manny would beat him by his speed.

Of course, this young generations would call out Manny Pacquiao because of the huge pay check they are going to get, plus the chance of putting their name if they beat Manny the Legend here.

All of them are stylistically good match up for Manny, and I do hope that when Manny chooses his next fight, it will be against this fighters and not Conor. But we will see, if money talks then what can we do?

Or if Money Mayweather talks then what can we do?

I think with this rematch, it would both give Manny a chance to redeem himself and at the same time it would give him a good paycheck, the best amount he can make in the possible remaining matches of his boxing career.

That is one match that all boxing fans wanted to see before Manny retires, fight Floyd for the last time, and see if he is the one who's going to take that 0 from Mayweather. Of course, big money paycheck on the table who can resist that.

I know that he can also get a huge amount of money fighting Conor because of the hype, but the money fight is still versus Floyd Mayweather and redeem himself. But I don't know why fighters like Marquez and Floyd didn't want to give Manny a rematch after they beat him. Maybe they are afraid that Manny will beat them in a second fight.

Realistically, they'll always have at least part of the accolade taken away from, since they beat Pacquiao at an old age, and he's clearly not in his prime.

He's also been beaten several times before. I really think beating Mayweather would definitely put their name in lights though, and I would love to see Mayweather get beat.

That said, PAcquiao will definitely end up fighting some of these young guns, and then will get beaten, despite his experience. Not sure about Shawn Porter though, his brawler style gets countered by people like Pacman.

Obviously they are afraid, Mayweather did not fight Manny on his prime, his been ducking him but maybe when they know Manny got an injury they then decided to give him a shot,  team Mayweather is very smart, they are more on money and winning over providing real entertainment to the fans, and the only reason why fans would still want a rematch is because they want Manny to beat the runner Floyd.

Well, we never know. But in terms of the fight against Conor, I think Manny would be really interested. It is not that money that talks, Conor likes to talk and we all know that his rival is none other than Mayweather which is also a rival to Manny Pacquiao. He can call out Mayweather after that fight to maybe end up the rivalry at their last fight, the rematch of the two which Manny would be really ready and the people would be so pumped to see.

Big time boxers are just doing it for the people and money now, the pride is not a big deal anymore to some boxer since results are already made up even the fight didn't start yet. They can easily attract a lot of people that will watch and bet to the fight since they made it on the top and very popular on that particular sports.

I just watch Manny Pacquiao's match since he had a passion for boxing, he started from the bottom and now he's also same with Floyd that's earning a lot by fighting. IMO, some of the sports now include publicity actions to gain more money, some times mafia is involved here.

Agree but most of the time the goal for this kind of match from different sport was just entertainment and money. Both of the athletes are already doing a good job in their own sports.

For sure these two athletes will make a lot of money even if they win or lose the fight the only thing is the title that they will be going to get in the end.

What are you even talking about?  How can I say is is one of the pound for pound best boxers ever....because he is.  Did you just mention connor and money in the same boxing sentence?  Boxing IS a defensive sport.  And by saying people dont like watching his style, then riddle me this genius, why were his fights so highly watched and his some of the most highest paying fights ever.  Just because people like to think boxing is like watching a rocky movie doesnt mean it is...

Defensive and offensive I think.. Let's just say people are fond of watching boxing. Highly anticipated? Did you ever watched the fight between Floyd and Pacman? Have you noticed the fight got trending after the results that many claiming it should be Pacman the winner based on the hits. Anyway, hope they can get a rematch and let Floyd prove how  a boxer should fight, not hide and run. That's your opinion and for me, his fighting style isn't the best in boxing world.

When it comes to the decision, only the judges can have the final say and they declared Mayweather as a winner, so let's respect that.
Many might have think that Manny won the fight but you also have to look at the other side, for sure many are also convince that Maywather won the fight. I, personally is a fan of Manny but I believe Mayweather clearly win the fight, disappointed? I am, but I accept the fact and move on.

Yes I watched the fight as with most of moneys fights.  Here are the sheer numbers for you

Jabs:
Floyd
Landed - 67
Thrown - 267
Percent landed - 25%

Pacquiao
Landed 18
Thrown 193
Percent landed - 9%

Power Punches

Floyd   
Landed   81   
Thrown   168   
Percent   48%   

Pac
Landed 63
Thrown 236
Percent 27%

Total Punches
Floyd
Landed   148   
Thrown   435
Percent   34%

Pac
Landed 81
Thrown 429
Percent 19%

Again you dont win boxing matches with style points.  You might not like how floyd boxes and that's fine, but he clearly put a clinique on pacman.  It's not even really up for debate....based on the "hits".

Source on this please?

Actually there's a lot of sources that tells a different story, and it's understandable that if you are a pacman fan, you'll be bias sometimes.

I saw this video in youtube and it's telling Manny beat Floyd. 

Why Pacquiao Beat Mayweather (60 FPS Landed Punches Count | Remastered) #MayPac2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcC9_cqy2L8)

Compubox, and I'm not really a fan of either just people that are knocking floyd and saying he just runs has no idea about boxing.  I still havent heard one reason why pac won just that floyd runs

I haven't continued scoring the Pac vs Mayweather fight due to my ppv unstable connection that time. But as far as I can see, it was Floyd who dominated Pacman. Floyd was fighting defensively but was landing more punches too than Pacman. Pacman's right shoulder injury did some damage but it was his team to be blamed by convincing the star to go on with the fight schedule despite Roach insisting it.   

It happens to any sport but winning all of his matches and having no lose, that's incredible to be honest.
This is exactly what I'm saying. It is undeniable that Money plays fair and that's his style. And a rematch wouldn't matter anymore, Money can win again or lose but he doesn't care if that happens. Let's go back to the main topic of this thread about Conor and Manny.

Without his permission it would not be possible, they did that for the money, they don't want to disappoint the fans and it's the biggest payday of Pacman so they are taking advantage on it despite knowing the fact that Manny can't give his 100% in the fight.

Well technically, Floyd really won the fight.
I'm a Pacman fan and considered Floyd as the winner, he played defensively 'cause he knew that once Pacman throws his punches and Floyd received each of it, he's in danger. That's the technical part of this fight.

You can't consider Floyd's strategy at that time as a dirty technique since he played fair but...
as expected in a boxing fight, it should be a brawl right? So, many people are disappointed in what's happening and wanted Pacman to be the winner. So in the end, Pacman became the People's choice since he really wanted to knock out Floyd but keeps running the whole fight. That's the reason why Floyd keeps running, he can be easily knocked out by Pacman once received a power punch from Pacman's left fist. So you can't blame Floyd if he's running the whole time and wanted to defend his champion title. Still, it's very disappointing to see that kind of playstyle.

Floyd has been running all his life as a boxer and that's his style we can't change as he master the running. lol

No one has to be blame, they are fighting to put a show but people are expecting that is less likely to happen.
In this fight, Floyd was the favorite so many expects him to win and it so happen, and when Manny lose they'll want a rematch to have another shot of beating Floyd which I think again will not likely to happen but I would still beat on Manny, that's how bias I am.

That's the fans loves to see, some actions between the two but unfortunately Mayweather have a working strategy where he keep banking his winnings.
If given a chance to pursue this fight big chance that same scene  will happen Mayweather will continue to run and avoid any possible big punch from Manny and wait till the deciding bell rings up and announce the winner.

Big chance? I am not a full time gambler, but I will bet, that's surely will happened without any zero doubt. Boxing has a lot of strategy I just dont really like how Champion floyd style of fighting (defense running, avoiding whatever dodgy move he has). That's a hundred percent statement. Technically he won their fight so we need to accept but still cant accept his the best. 100% No, period. Anyway, this fight being raised by Pacman and Connor would be match more interesting. If given chance I would buy ticket to watch it Live if this will push through. Match worth wasting some money.

Lol you guys still saying that all he does is run.  I dont think you have knowledge of how boxing should be fought.  I guess it would be more exciting a backyard brawl that lasts 10 seconds until someone is knocked out.  Go to youtube and watch those fights, boxing is for professionals not just street fighters.

Like what I've said, people are looking for a best fight, so many are disappointed and hated him for his actions on that match. That's why Manny Pacquiao gains the trust of all the viewers on that fight. No one really likes the strategy of Floyd used on that fight, even a fan of him.

The perspective of a normal person, can see him as running boxer in the whole fight but technically, he is just defending. So what's the difference between that, defending the whole time and just punching if there are open spots, that's lame tho. Anyways, title and the money are more important unlike in the past years of boxing, literally a brawl.

Well others may not like the style of boxers who run, but definitely if you are a fan of the sweet science of boxing, you will appreciate it, so to each its own. But majority wanted a brawl, toe to toe, fight of the year candidate boxing match. But Floyd Mayweather is retire so I think we shouldn't insert his name in the discussions, just saying.

Agree though, and besides Manny Pacquiao have already affiliations with Mayweather now and they support each other. So there's no need for us to discuss them since they have good terms.

And about McGregor-Pacman, more likely it's just a show for me but still many people will bite on this event. But on my side, I hope Pacman chooses a specific job if he will just a boxer/businessman or a senator 'cause it's weird, he's gaining money from the people and his passion.

Let's cover some off-topic discussions here with this recent news:

Manny Pacquiao signs with Conor McGregor’s management firm (https://www.mmafighting.com/2020/2/11/21133838/manny-pacquiao-signs-with-conor-mcgregors-management-firm)

There is no direct connection to the fight but this deal brings both fighters much closer. Making it easy to form a negotiation about the said fight.

But I agree with UFC big boss Dana White here that McGregor should deal first on the octagon on his next match rather than push for the Pacquiao fight. I like to see McGregor too on the octagon as he is now on momentum after his last win. His next match should be a rematch against Khabib and that's what I'm waiting for. Although Khabib should win first on his upcoming in April to increase the chances of having a rematch with McGregor.

Conor McGregor vs. Manny Pacquiao would be a great fight and most awaited fight if this will be announced to happen. Manny Pacquiao wants to occur in the battle as well as McGregor. I think he wants to prove to everybody that he can fight in boxing. He wants to recover himself from losing to the professional boxer Floyd Mayweather. However, for me, this would be impossible as of now, because Pacquiao is still active in boxing, it is not pretty much like between the fight of Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor, because on the year 2017 Floyd Mayweather already retired in boxing. Hence, the match that happened that year is a promo fight, so as what I have said, Manny Pacquiao is still active in boxing right now, so Pacquiao and McGregor would not be possible to happen as of this year.

I agree.

This is really something and despite Connor focussing on his UFC fight, I would really wait for this to happen. As these two getting closer, we do not know but the fight is becoming more possible to happen. As you said, the negotiation will be easier to handle. Team Manny has their different plans, Team Connor has his plans too still, I don't think they would be letting this fight hang there. This will not be the end of this, this is just the start.

Manny is still champion for the Filipino people and the decision was anonymous and not knock out and I believe he still one of the best boxer in the history of boxing . Even he is still older their fast and strong are still enough to knock out the Conor Mc.Gregor.
I hope mayweather and manny have rematch so we can see who is stronger between the two boxer.

Manny is legandary boxer and the greatest pound for pound king who won 8th worth division title, no one could be him on that record, if he is not the best in the eyes of some people, at least he'll be one of the best.

Conor is still 31 years old, but Manny just beat a younger boxer, a real boxer which is Thurman, so it's not gonna be hard beating Conor.
While on the other hand we have Mayweather who is as age as Money, this two will fight in a rematch would be a classic match (if Mayweather stop running).

We will never know that until the fight will come. Even if Manny beat a younger boxer before, or even considered as a Legendary, a lot of things can happen inside the ring. I am not saying that Manny might be defeated, but Connor is not a weak man that can easily be knocked down.

And for Mayweather, he is running on his entire career, I don't expect a rematch since I don't see their last match as a good fight.

I am not sure he will be able to survive fighting Manny,.. I watch some highlights on Mayweather - Conor fight and looks like Conor does not play defense, he will be an easy target for Manny and we a possible knockout of the year. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRnfVEL9Oyg)

Based on the youtube video, Connor can easily be knocked down. He is an easy target for the counter punches which specialized by Manny Pacquiao, he focused more on offense which is in favor to Manny Pacquiao. He won't survived after a few counter punches and that will be for sure.

He's not going to survive, that's for sure.

He got knocked out by Floyd Mayweather, who hadn't knocked a guy out since 2012.

Meanwhile Pacquiao has been stopping guys left, right and center for the last decade. I would be worried for his life if I were McGregor's family.

But it's just another fight to entertain fans and not as serious when two boxers fight. There's no chance that Pacquiao will harmed McGregor the same
thing that he's doing with his previous opponents, and with how he already change in fighting style he's no longer throwing that killer punch that much
there's no serious harm that might happen, enough only to bring enjoyment to their fans around if this fight will happen.

You cant still say such thing before the fight.Yes, we might not able to see or do compare his punching power when his still young but i can still say that
he do still have that solid blows which can TKO opponents.It might not be as fast or strong but still a capable one.Conors life is in danger? Its just too much
for a presumption yet Pacquiao wont really be that harsh on punishing his opponent also why do underestimate much ? ;D

Manny Pacquiao just signed the Paradigm SM, a combat sport agency  which has also represents Conor McGregor. I guess we are closing the gap for this fight to happen. Because the negotiation will not going to be complicated since they're both under the same agency now.

Source : https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/manny-pacquiao-signs-with-paradigm-which-represents-conor-mcgregor-2020-2%3famp   (https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/manny-pacquiao-signs-with-paradigm-which-represents-conor-mcgregor-2020-2%3famp)

Great update mate, now the possibility of this to happen is getting closer and closer and until there's no negotiation on the May-PAC 2, this fight is gonna be the one that would bring big money to Manny. Continue putting more update regarding this fight, good job mate.

Yes, we can now expect and wait for the updates of when will this fight be initiated, upcoming preparations and the agreement of both parties. This fight will be one of the most awaited fights.


I am glad that what the previous news is really making a progress.

Keep on sharing updates mate!

This is more hype than It will be substances.  Both are professionals at their own sport.  It's like lebron james trying to play professional football.  It might get some hype but once it comes down to it he really doesnt have a shot.  If it becomes an AMA fight conner will wreck manny.  If it is a straight boxing match , manny will wreck him.  Pretty boringly too

But for me that result is important. Connor is saying that he hit Mayweather many times than Pacquiao did in their last match. In short he is saying that he is better than Pacquiao, and if this happens and we see the results, we could create a conclusion whose really close in defeating the undefeated champion. For me this is just a bridge to what will be the defeat or the down fall of the pretty boy.

It's more an exhibition.  If someone from one sports tries to fight a top level person in another sport it doesnt mean one person is better than the other in their own respective sport.  It's not even close who is better at boxing between pac and conner, conner isnt even a professional boxer.  He just makes noise and turns that into money from people wanting to watch him.  This would be a silly exhibition at best.