Floyd Mayweather: we were willing to give Conor McGregor $15 million

[nuraknu]

If you placed your bets on how soon into 2017 another Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor story would arise, I hope you picked January 11th, because you’re the lucky winner. This time it’s Mayweather who’s re-initiated the discussion, as the boxing legend appeared on ESPN’s scream-debate show, First Take. According to Mayweather, attempts were made to get a fight with the UFC lightweight champion made. (Transcription via Bad Left Hook)

“We tried to make the Conor McGregor fight. They knew what my number is. My number was a guaranteed $100M, that way my number, we’re the A-side, and I don’t really know how much money he has made before, I’m pretty sure he hasn’t even made $10M in an MMA bout, but we are willing to give him $15M and then we can talk about splitting the back-end percentage on PPV. But, of course, we’re the A-side.

“I mean how can a guy talk about $20-$30M if he’s never even made $8-$9M?

“I’m saying right here on this show, Conor McGregor keep telling everyone he wants the fight. Let’s make it happen...Dana White, The UFC, Let’s make it happen. Bring him over to the boxing world and I’ll show him what it’s like. Easy.”

Mayweather: We are willing to give McGregor $15 million + PPV cut

 

[nuraknu]

Is anyone actually able to watch this and get some context...sucks to be at work.

 

[Robbie Hart]

Were they willing or did they offer?

 

[Wild]

Floyd's trash talk and troll game is on point.

Give...as in Conor will get what I say he gets.

 

[wiz]

Terrible deal for Conor. Conor vs Floyd is pretty much a guaranteed loss for Conor and would hurt his stock, so Conor should be asking for over 50 million, especially cause he's making plenty in the UFC already

 

[Andrewsimar Palhardass]

Conor turns down 15 million easily, and Floyd knows that. This is Floyd's attempt to put Conor in his place. Not a bad move, actually, but nobody who is familiar with Conor buys that Floyd thought it was a legitimate offer if it happened like that.

 

[GSPTrainingInAPool]

Conor turns down 15 million easily, and Floyd knows that. This is Floyd's attempt to put Conor in his place. Not a bad move, actually, but nobody who is familiar with Conor buys that Floyd thought it was a legitimate offer if it happened like that.

Must be nice to be able to turn down $15mil!! The ca$h that Conor makes in the UFC & through endorsements makes 15mil look like small grapes. He'd likely lose double that through the damage to his image by getting his ass beat by Floyd.

 

[Atto]

Nowadays even Nate Diaz asks for 20 million.. Conor will bring in huge numbers so he should get 50% .

 

[Clappin'Daddys]

Must be nice to be able to turn down $15mil!! The ca$h that Conor makes in the UFC & through endorsements makes 15mil look like small grapes. He'd likely lose double that through the damage to his image by getting his ass beat by Floyd.

No way in hell 15mil is small grapes. Not saying that Conor isn't making much more than that, but 15m much more than small grapes, even to someone like conor

 

[Clappin'Daddys]

Terrible deal for Conor. Conor vs Floyd is pretty much a guaranteed loss for Conor and would hurt his stock, so Conor should be asking for over 50 million, especially cause he's making plenty in the UFC already

Completely agree. Conor is likely making more than 15m in the UFC, while getting matched up favorably. Why would he take the same pay to almost guarantee a humiliating loss at the hands of Floyd? I'd argue his net losses due to damage to stock wouldn't make those 15m worth it.

I agree with you on the asking for 50m part as well. If Conor is going to lose to Floyd, he better cash out. I would be asking for a ridiculous amount if I were Conor.

 

[Ryann Von Doom]

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[Porkchop]

How can he ask for more money than he's ever made before? Worked for Floyd. He wasn't always making $100M per fight. Don't ask and you won't receive.

 

[TedCzech]

If you placed your bets on how soon into 2017 another Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor story would arise, I hope you picked January 11th, because you’re the lucky winner. This time it’s Mayweather who’s re-initiated the discussion, as the boxing legend appeared on ESPN’s scream-debate show, First Take. According to Mayweather, attempts were made to get a fight with the UFC lightweight champion made. (Transcription via Bad Left Hook)

“We tried to make the Conor McGregor fight. They knew what my number is. My number was a guaranteed $100M, that way my number, we’re the A-side, and I don’t really know how much money he has made before, I’m pretty sure he hasn’t even made $10M in an MMA bout, but we are willing to give him $15M and then we can talk about splitting the back-end percentage on PPV. But, of course, we’re the A-side.

“I mean how can a guy talk about $20-$30M if he’s never even made $8-$9M?

“I’m saying right here on this show, Conor McGregor keep telling everyone he wants the fight. Let’s make it happen...Dana White, The UFC, Let’s make it happen. Bring him over to the boxing world and I’ll show him what it’s like. Easy.”

Mayweather: We are willing to give McGregor $15 million + PPV cut

I hear this CJ watson was the dude who was messing around with Floyd's girl and caused Floyd to allegedly beat her ...
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[Zeph]

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Floyd would get subbed in round 2. It would be pointless.

 

[Ryann Von Doom]

Floyd would get subbed in round 2. It would be pointless.

Or he could get the KO ala Aoki vs Nagashima.

 

[Gibberish]

Terrible deal for Conor. Conor vs Floyd is pretty much a guaranteed loss for Conor and would hurt his stock, so Conor should be asking for over 50 million, especially cause he's making plenty in the UFC already

The offer was $15m plus a cut of the PPV.

It's moot anyway as Conor can't ask for anything, there is no deal to be made.

 

[Silverball]

Conor turns down 15 million easily, and Floyd knows that. This is Floyd's attempt to put Conor in his place. Not a bad move, actually, but nobody who is familiar with Conor buys that Floyd thought it was a legitimate offer if it happened like that.

Are you sure? Something tells me Floyd (or someone in his camp) knows exactly what Conor gets paid, and he put that figure out there to see what kind of response it gets from either McGregor or the UFC.

 

[Andrewsimar Palhardass]

Must be nice to be able to turn down $15mil!! The ca$h that Conor makes in the UFC & through endorsements makes 15mil look like small grapes. He'd likely lose double that through the damage to his image by getting his ass beat by Floyd.

Not necessarily small change, but he knows how much money that fight would make, and it would be half because of him.

Also, how do you figure losing to Floyd would damage his image? Boxing isn't the sport which he does professionally. If anything, Nate choking him out would have hurt his image more than losing to a boxer who people think might be a GOAT in a sport he doesn't do professionally. The Nate loss proved to not affect his drawing power or his image.

There's this idea that a loss is going to destroy Conor's momentum. I don't know why that idea still exists, because he lost to Nate in 2016 and went on to headline two of the biggest shows in history immediately after. It'll take a lot more than a loss to slow the train, regardless of how much you want it to happen.

 

[Andrewsimar Palhardass]

Are you sure? Something tells me Floyd (or someone in his camp) knows exactly what Conor gets paid, and he put that figure out there to see what kind of response it gets from either McGregor or the UFC.

How does this affect what I said?

What Conor currently gets paid does not matter. Conor vs Floyd is bigger than Conor vs anybody in MMA, just as Conor vs Floyd is bigger than anything Floyd can currently do in boxing. Manny made over $100 million to fight Floyd by a lot of accounts. I am not saying Conor deserves $100 million, but $15 million is definitely a low offer.

 

[Andrewsimar Palhardass]

Completely agree. Conor is likely making more than 15m in the UFC, while getting matched up favorably. Why would he take the same pay to almost guarantee a humiliating loss at the hands of Floyd? I'd argue his net losses due to damage to stock wouldn't make those 15m worth it.

I agree with you on the asking for 50m part as well. If Conor is going to lose to Floyd, he better cash out. I would be asking for a ridiculous amount if I were Conor.

Losing won't destroy Conor. See Diaz, Nate.

 

[Silverball]

How does this affect what I said?

What Conor currently gets paid does not matter. Conor vs Floyd is bigger than Conor vs anybody in MMA, just as Conor vs Floyd is bigger than anything Floyd can currently do in boxing. Manny made over $100 million to fight Floyd by a lot of accounts. I am not saying Conor deserves $100 million, but $15 million is definitely a low offer.

Here's what you said:

Conor turns down 15 million easily, and Floyd knows that. This is Floyd's attempt to put Conor in his place. Not a bad move, actually, but nobody who is familiar with Conor buys that Floyd thought it was a legitimate offer if it happened like that.

That's what I was responding to. Now as far as your follow up post goes, how much would you say the UFC made from Conor's last fight? I know we can't say exactly, but a ballpark figure.

 

[Clappin'Daddys]

Losing won't destroy Conor. See Diaz, Nate.

Never said it would destroy him. What I was getting at was that Conor needs to weight out risk and reward.

How much star power would he lose in exchange for those 15m?

I'm assuming the 15m is purse because Floyd mentioned something about back end ppv buys being something different. Depending on how much of a ppv cut Conor would get, I'd say this fight could be worth it. 15m is a solid purse, but Conor could hold out for a lot more in this high pathetical

Ufc sticking its nose in the matter would be a wild card as though. No way they let Conor fight without them seeing a very very healthy sum. That sum would cut into Conor and floyds money, so I'm sure this fight won't happen. At least any time soon.


Got side tracked. Sorry about that.

 

[Andrewsimar Palhardass]

Here's what you said:

That's what I was responding to. Now as far as your follow up post goes, how much would you say the UFC made from Conor's last fight? I know we can't say exactly, but a ballpark figure.

What I originally said is in line with what I think you're alluding to. I am confused, though, because I obviously remember what I said so I don't know how re-posting what I said elaborates on what you said. Floyd put that out to bring Conor's price down. It's posturing.

I don't have any clue what the UFC made on Conor's last fight. No idea. What're you trying to say? I think I am incapable of filling in the blanks here.

 

[Andrewsimar Palhardass]

Never said it would destroy him. What I was getting at was that Conor needs to weight out risk and reward.

How much star power would he lose in exchange for those 15m?

I'm assuming the 15m is purse because Floyd mentioned something about back end ppv buys being something different. Depending on how much of a ppv cut Conor would get, I'd say this fight could be worth it. 15m is a solid purse, but Conor could hold out for a lot more in this high pathetical

Ufc sticking its nose in the matter would be a wild card as though. No way they let Conor fight without them seeing a very very healthy sum. That sum would cut into Conor and floyds money, so I'm sure this fight won't happen. At least any time soon.


Got side tracked. Sorry about that.

How much star power do you think he's gonna lose by losing to Floyd? Nobody out there thinks he's the favorite so why would he his image be so damaged if he loses?

 

[Clappin'Daddys]

How much star power do you think he's gonna lose by losing to Floyd? Nobody out there thinks he's the favorite so why would he his image be so damaged if he loses?

Obviously Can't put my finger on how much he would lose exactly. It depends on how average he looks against Floyd. There is a fairly probable chance that Floyd makes Conor look like Guerrero or canelo for 12 rounds.

A lot of people(casuals) would actually think that Conor would win. Just because the general consensus on mma forums is that Floyd would take him to school doesn't mean that casuals don't think Conor would destroy Floyd.