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NWCorona

(8,541 posts) Fri May 6, 2016, 10:23 AM May 2016

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Floyd Mayweather, Conor McGregor Reportedly Close to Vegas Boxing Fight Deal

Source: Bleacherreport

Floyd Mayweather Jr. will reportedly return to the ring to take on UFC star Conor McGregor in a billion-dollar boxing match in Las Vegas, Nevada.

According to the Sun’s James Beal and Matt Heath-Smith, the two parties have been negotiating for a while and agreed to the fight earlier this month but still need to settle the purse and paperwork

Read more: http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/2638358-floyd-mayweather-conor-mcgregor-reportedly-close-to-agreeing-vegas-boxing-fight

Who would have thought this match would happen.

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Floyd Mayweather, Conor McGregor Reportedly Close to Vegas Boxing Fight Deal (Original Post) NWCorona May 2016 OP

Love to see Mayweather pmorlan1 May 2016 #1

Sounds too stupid to be true. tman May 2016 #2

I thought/think it's fake too but it's on several sites. NWCorona May 2016 #4

Don't believe it n2doc May 2016 #3

It could easily be an onion story! NWCorona May 2016 #5

Not only is it not bigger than Maywrather Pacquiao, it would not even be sanctioned Chakab May 2016 #7

If it happens this is just a money grab for both of them brush May 2016 #6

pmorlan1

(2,096 posts)

1. Love to see Mayweather

Reply to NWCorona (Original post)

Fri May 6, 2016, 10:47 AM

May 2016

get beat but McGregor will be on Mayweather's home turf so it's very doubtful it would happen.

tman

(983 posts)

2. Sounds too stupid to be true.

Reply to NWCorona (Original post)

Fri May 6, 2016, 11:01 AM

May 2016

Mayweather will win and won't be close.

No one who knows anything about boxing will pay to see this farce.

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)

4. I thought/think it's fake too but it's on several sites.

Reply to tman (Reply #2)

Fri May 6, 2016, 11:25 AM

May 2016

n2doc

(47,953 posts)

3. Don't believe it

Reply to NWCorona (Original post)

Fri May 6, 2016, 11:19 AM

May 2016

And no way this is 3x bigger than Mayweather-Pacquiao

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)

5. It could easily be an onion story!

Reply to n2doc (Reply #3)

Fri May 6, 2016, 11:26 AM

May 2016

Chakab

(1,727 posts)

7. Not only is it not bigger than Maywrather Pacquiao, it would not even be sanctioned

Reply to n2doc (Reply #3)

Fri May 6, 2016, 12:33 PM

May 2016

by the athletic commission due to the gap in experience.

brush

(53,794 posts)

6. If it happens this is just a money grab for both of them

Reply to NWCorona (Original post)

Fri May 6, 2016, 11:29 AM

May 2016

Top MMA fighters can't beat top boxers in a boxing match, and top boxers can't beat top MMA fighters in the octagon.

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