PACQUIAO WANTS MCGREGOR
SEN. Manny Pacquiao admitted to Businessmirror his desire to fight Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) superstar Conor Mcgregor in a boxing match next year. “I think I can help a lot of Filipinos if I’ll do the fight with [Conor] Mcgregor,” said Pacquiao who celebrated his 42nd birthday and spent the holidays from his mansion in General Santos City.
“I will donate a huge part of my earnings to the people,” he added. “That is my goal—to help the Filipinos.”
The eight- division world champion Pacquiao is the reigning World Boxing Association ( WBA) welterweight titlist, while Mcgregor is also a multi-titlist mixed martial art figher and a huge draw in the UFC.
Pacquiao also admitted he prefers Mcgregor over unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. and World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Terence Crawford.
Mcgregor is no alien to a boxing match. He fought unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. who is now retired, in August 2017 in Nevada, losing via 10th round technical knockout.
Mcgregor reportedly earned $130 million in that fight while Mayweather collected $280 million.
The Pacquiao-mcgregor fight is penned next year in Dubai.
Pacquiao (62-7-2 win- loss- draw record with 39 knockouts) said he likes to experience facing an MMA fighter atop the ring. He also wants a piece of the talkative Irishman, who will face Dustin Poirier in a lightweight battle on January 23 in Abu Dhabi in UFC 257.
“I really want to experience fighting a UFC fighter. At the same time, he’s very talkative,” Pacquiao said.
The fighting senator said he keeps himself in fighting condition even during the pandemic by playing basketball and individual workout.
“I workout everyday. I never forget to take care of our body,” he said.