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Boxing: Mayweather drops another hint at MMA fight
LOS ANGELES, Feb 3, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – MMA fighter Conor McGregor switched to
the boxing ring to make one of the richest professional fights in history
possible and now Floyd Mayweather hints he might return the favour.
Mayweather, who hasn’t fought since knocking out McGregor in that boxing
match last year, teased fans Friday night by posting a picture on his Twitter
page of himself wearing mixed martial arts gloves and standing in an UFC
cage.
“Billion Dollar Man,” Mayweather said in the tweet.
Mayweather and McGregor’s cross-combat fight in August failed to live up
to the hype in the ring as veteran Mayweather easily outpunched the
inexperienced McGregor, but it did well at the box office.
The contest generated 4.3 million pay-per-view buys in North America,
trailing only Mayweather’s 2015 world title boxing match with Filipino Manny
Pacquiao that generated 4.6 million buys and earned $600 million.
It is the second time this week Mayweather has teased his fans with the
idea. Earlier this week he posted video on Twitter and Instagram of himself
shadow boxing in a cage.
He said “Come at the king, you best not miss…”
Mayweather’s August fight with the Irishman was supposed to be his last as
it secured his perfect 50-0 record. But the American has retired several
times only to negotiate “comeback” fights for bigger paydays.
BSS/AFP/MR/ 1036hrs