If Conor continues a boxing career

[ewenhay]

He's a legend at this point, he's also the biggest star ever in MMA.

Maybe so but he'll never be a boxer.

Are you laughing at my response or the image of mcgregor trying to box?

[boxing_rocks]

He can only fight feather-fisted opponents for no longer than 6 rounds.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Maybe so but he'll never be a boxer.

Are you laughing at my response or the image of mcgregor trying to box?

Your response. Had nothing to do with what you quoted and he already has been a boxer. He did it last night on the grandest of stages. Back to his sport with his head held high after the best pro debut in Boxing history. If you mean he'll never be a top boxer, of course not. No reason for him to box again.

[BAD INTENTIONS]

If he continued boxing, I think his second fight should be against Malignaggi and his third to be against Khan. If there weren't logistic factors getting in the way, I would further prefer that McGregor got a win against a journeyman before the Malignaggi fight, just so that McGregor isn't dragging everyone down so much with his own 0-rating. But I think McGregor would rather collect some $1 million+ payday in the UFC than fight a journeyman boxer for $200k.

I would love to see him against Malinaggi and then Khan ... in 8 round fights.
Those two don't really factor into anything that matters in boxing, so it's whatever.

He just gotta go back to MMA and win 2 fights, and then be like "I need to shut Malinaggi up".
Send some tweets. Argue at an event.
August 2018 McGregor VS Malinaggi

[dagilechia]

As I'm Polish I wonder how he would do vs Polish fighters - I think McGregor vs Syrowatka is an evenly matched fight and Sulecki KO'es him inside 6 rounds.

[ewenhay]

Are you laughing at my response or the image of mcgregor trying to box?

Your response. Had nothing to do with what you quoted and he already has been a boxer. He did it last night on the grandest of stages. Back to his sport with his head held high after the best pro debut in Boxing history. If you mean he'll never be a top boxer, of course not. No reason for him to box again.

Yeah that's exactly what I meant but you knew that.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Malignaggi wouldn't generate nearly as much money as fighting in the UFC.

[Tanzio]

Maybe so but he'll never be a boxer.

Are you laughing at my response or the image of mcgregor trying to box?

This event makes him much more than either an MMA legend or a boxer. His brand (which was huge prior to this fight) just exploded.

What is unfortunate is that FMJ chose to pass his biggest combat sports star to ConMac rather than boosting a boxer to the table. That would have likely involved losing to someone like Hitman Jr, or 3G though.

I suppose he could be credited for boosting GingerHead up to the table, but red on the head was well on his way even without him.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Are you laughing at my response or the image of mcgregor trying to box?

Your response. Had nothing to do with what you quoted and he already has been a boxer. He did it last night on the grandest of stages. Back to his sport with his head held high after the best pro debut in Boxing history. If you mean he'll never be a top boxer, of course not. No reason for him to box again.

Yeah that's exactly what I meant but you knew that.

I did, that's why I laughed. And the response that had nothing to do with my quote. Well done, legit humor.

[ewenhay]

Are you laughing at my response or the image of mcgregor trying to box?

This event makes him much more than either an MMA legend or a boxer. His brand (which was huge prior to this fight) just exploded.

What is unfortunate is that FMJ chose to pass his biggest combat sports star to ConMac rather than boosting a boxer to the table. That would have likely involved losing to someone like Hitman Jr, or 3G though.

I suppose he could be credited for boosting GingerHead up to the table, but red on the head was well on his way even without him.

I agree that Floyd could have went out against a boxer who had earned the right to challenge for the mantle. It's the natural order.

Re the brand, i think mcgregor is an a***hole but each to their own.

[ewenhay]

Your response. Had nothing to do with what you quoted and he already has been a boxer. He did it last night on the grandest of stages. Back to his sport with his head held high after the best pro debut in Boxing history. If you mean he'll never be a top boxer, of course not. No reason for him to box again.

Yeah that's exactly what I meant but you knew that.

I did, that's why I laughed. And the response that had nothing to do with my quote. Well done, legit humor.

Lol

[Sequitorian]

He's the biggest star in MMA at the moment though which is a big deal.

He's a legend at this point, he's also the biggest star ever in MMA.

Huge ... a superstar, actually ... kind of like ... damn ... what was her name ... wait ... it'll come to me ...

[jas80s]

Any fighter who has his chin as high in the air as Conor does when he boxes is begging to be knocked out, in highlight reel fashion...it would happen the first time he was in with a legit fighter who threw punches in combination AS Conor was throwing himself.

It would not be pretty, I hope he returns to MMA.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Are you laughing at my response or the image of mcgregor trying to box?

This event makes him much more than either an MMA legend or a boxer. His brand (which was huge prior to this fight) just exploded.

What is unfortunate is that FMJ chose to pass his biggest combat sports star to ConMac rather than boosting a boxer to the table. That would have likely involved losing to someone like Hitman Jr, or 3G though.

I suppose he could be credited for boosting GingerHead up to the table, but red on the head was well on his way even without him.

I agree that Floyd could have went out against a boxer who had earned the right to challenge for the mantle. It's the natural order.

Re the brand, i think mcgregor is an a***hole but each to their own.

Floyd only came back because it was Pac level money with no chance of defeat. Nothing wrong with that, it's not his fault the world wanted to see it and bought it.

[Ilya Muromets]

I think he was excellent except he doesn't have power in his punches and that can't be learned, so stick with your own sport, Connor. Last night was absurd - mma expert vs boxer expert but the boxer was the only one allowed to do his thing. But he did great for himself in his first and probably only boxing match and he totally dominated Mayweather for the first four rounds. What they should have next is a rematch in reverse, MMA rules only.

[chinarich]

If he boxes again and the money is there it will be Malignaggi in New York (Madison Square Garden if it's available) on St Patrick's Day. It will be Ireland versus Italy and the Irish and Italian Americans will lap it up.

Not gonna happen. UFC ain't gonna allow it. Not enough money in a fight with Malignaggi to make it worth their investment. I personally would have zero interest in Conor vs Paulie. If Conor boxes again I want it to be against somebody who will attack him and expose his flaws without mercy.

I don't think it will happen, nor do I think it should but if there is somehow bigger money there than for a UFC fight they would do it...

[Controversial]

Connor can't box

[Ilya Muromets]

Connor can't box

He boxed the hell out of Mayweather the first four rounds. See my post above: Rematch with MMA rules this time!

[Controversial]

Connor can't box

He boxed the hell out of Mayweather the first four rounds. See my post above: Rematch with MMA rules this time!

Mayweather was just feeling him out whilst letting McGregor gas himself. Mayweather never looked in trouble, he hardly broke into a sweat. He was in first gear for most of the fight. Mayweather aint stepping into no MMA ring, he wouldn't stand a chance.

I wouldn't be surprised if Mayweather placed a huge bet on a 10 round win and carried him

[SaadOffTheDeck]

If he boxes again and the money is there it will be Malignaggi in New York (Madison Square Garden if it's available) on St Patrick's Day. It will be Ireland versus Italy and the Irish and Italian Americans will lap it up.

Not gonna happen. UFC ain't gonna allow it. Not enough money in a fight with Malignaggi to make it worth their investment. I personally would have zero interest in Conor vs Paulie. If Conor boxes again I want it to be against somebody who will attack him and expose his flaws without mercy.

I don't think it will happen, nor do I think it should but if there is somehow bigger money there than for a UFC fight they would do it...

Any UFC fight is more money than Boxing Malignaggi.

[Enlightened-One]

Not gonna happen. UFC ain't gonna allow it. Not enough money in a fight with Malignaggi to make it worth their investment. I personally would have zero interest in Conor vs Paulie. If Conor boxes again I want it to be against somebody who will attack him and expose his flaws without mercy.

I don't think it will happen, nor do I think it should but if there is somehow bigger money there than for a UFC fight they would do it...

Any UFC fight is more money than Boxing Malignaggi.

Apart from his last two MMA bouts, Conor's best/typical guaranteed purses in the UFC (excl. PPV share) were less than the sums commanded by Malignaggi when he fought the likes of Ricky Hatton and Adrien Broner.

There has to be some sort of financial justification for the size of Paulie's fight purses to be able to command those sums, which suggests that he's a moderately popular fighter (from a commercial perspective).

The fact that hundreds of millions of people around the globe are now intimately familiar with the McGregor-Malignaggi "sparring-gate" controversy, leads me to believe that Conor may consider signing-off with one final boxing soirée by agreeing to face his very popular UK-nemesis on Saint Patrick's Day next year.

The story - the rivalry- the celebrity - will likely ensure that this would be a very financially lucrative venture for McGregor to partake in.

[seattledirk]

If he boxes again and the money is there it will be Malignaggi in New York (Madison Square Garden if it's available) on St Patrick's Day. It will be Ireland versus Italy and the Irish and Italian Americans will lap it up.

Not gonna happen. UFC ain't gonna allow it. Not enough money in a fight with Malignaggi to make it worth their investment. I personally would have zero interest in Conor vs Paulie. If Conor boxes again I want it to be against somebody who will attack him and expose his flaws without mercy.

I don't think it will happen, nor do I think it should but if there is somehow bigger money there than for a UFC fight they would do it...

First of all: There's no other boxing fight for Conor that would make him a ton of money. It was a one-time thing. Now people have seen him box and it was okay-ish. That's not what people are paying money for.
The only way there could have been another boxing fight for him would have been if he had won or at least floored Mayweather once.

Don't forget that fighting purses (except this one of course) are only a fraction of Conor's income. He made 40 mio bucks in 2016, fighting three times for a purse of ~2 mio each. The other 34 mio he earned by being the greatest self-promoter in the sport's history. He uses the fights to promote his brand, his whisky and his suits. His brand would become worthless if he'd continue boxing. People would grow tired of him immediately. In the Octagon he delivers on his promos, in the boxing ring he can't do that. Now everyone knows that.

[dagilechia]

a question to people that wants McG to continue in boxing - who would you like to be his next opponent?

[IKSRTFO]

Not gonna happen. UFC ain't gonna allow it. Not enough money in a fight with Malignaggi to make it worth their investment. I personally would have zero interest in Conor vs Paulie. If Conor boxes again I want it to be against somebody who will attack him and expose his flaws without mercy.

I don't think it will happen, nor do I think it should but if there is somehow bigger money there than for a UFC fight they would do it...

Any UFC fight is more money than Boxing Malignaggi.

But a fight with Pacquiao or Canelo would be worth more than UFC is willing to pay McGregor for.

[NateJR]

Connor belongs nowhere near a ring against elite boxers. Floyd showed us all we needed to see to make that assumption. Now if Connor wants to have a boxing grudge match against Malignaggi, I wouldn't mind. Malignaggi is a semi-retired boxer and is much smaller than Connor and a shell of his former self. It might even be a winnable fight for Connor at this point, but I don't even know if Connor could beat Malignaggi based on Connor not having the stamina and I figure a in shape Malignaggi has a better gas tank.

But the elite guys at 147-160, Connor has no chance against any of them. He got walked down, beaten and battered by a semi-retired 40 year old man who weighed 20 lbs. less than him. Floyd still has some fight left in him, but it was obvious Floyd is a shell of his former self and not the same fighter he even was 2 years ago. I think Floyd is good enough to stay competitive with anyone at 147, but he's no longer the top dog.