Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao has stepped into the ring and said that if UFC fighter Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather don't end up fighting, he'd like a pop at Conor himself.
But only if they stick to boxing - he isn't interested in UFC.
According to Fox Sports, he said: "In boxing? In boxing [I would fight McGregor] but not in the UFC, just boxing. I didn't see footage of Conor sparring. But if we are talking about Conor McGregor and boxing, it's different. Boxing is different than MMA."
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Currently serving as the Senator of The Philippines, the 38-year-old briefly retired in 2016, but it didn't take long for him to get back into the ring and is keen to show he hasn't lost it.
Rumours of a fight between Floyd Mayweather and UFC star Conor McGregor has been going on for months, with a lot of goading from Floyd and encouragement from the UFC President, Dana White. Conor earned his boxing licence in California recently, but so far it's a lot of cloak and mirrors as to whether it will actually happen.
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Last week, Dana White said he would pay Floyd and Conor £25 million each, plus split the profits of the pay-per-view if they fought each other.
"He's a fucking comedian," Mayweather told MTV, who was clearly not impressed by that figure. For his fight against Andre Berto he earned a reported £30 million and in his fight against Manny Pacquiao, he got a cool £100 million.
Conor, on the other hand, earns a lot less. His highest disclosed fee was £3 million.
Bit of a step down for Floyd.
Then Mayweather took the piss a bit more...
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Would it be the same if Manny fought Conor? Or do you want to see Money make some more of it?
Words Laura Hamilton
Featured Image Credit: PATopics: Conor Mcgregor, Floyd Mayweather