Pacquiao challenges McGregor to “real” boxing fight

M. Pacquiao (left) wants McGregor (right) (Photo: Montage Disclosure/Reproduction Twitter ufc)

the star of Conor McGregor shines more and more in both MMA and boxing. While Tony Ferguson e Nate diaz vying for the right to face the Irishman in the UFC, a legend of the noble art made himself available to fight the “Notorious” in the ring. Multi-champion Manny Pacquiao used his social media to “challenge” McGregor to a “real” boxing fight.

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On his official Instagram, Manny Pacquiao posted a photo of McGregor, wishing the Irishman a “Happy Thanksgiving” (a popular holiday in the United States), and asking him to “stay healthy” for a possible fight between the two. in 2018. The Filipino even uses some hashtags in the caption of the photo, such as “real boxing fight” and “2018”, indicating his interest in facing the UFC champion in the ring.

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Unlike Floyd Mayweather, “Pacman” has remained active since the two faced each other in the “Fight of the Century” in 2015 and is coming off a highly contested defeat to Jeff Horn, in Australia. Despite having one of the greatest pay-per-views in history against “Money”, Pacquiao has not had good numbers in his last fights, with the duel against Horn having been broadcast on closed TV in the United States, instead of being sold via PPV. The Filipino's interest in a fight with Conor can be explained by the chance of the multi-time champion getting a big final salary in his career, as he is 38 years old and has 68 professional fights on his record.

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Happy Thanksgiving! Stay fit my friend. #realboxingmatch # 2018 @thenotoriousmma

A post shared by Manny Pacquiao (@mannypacquiao) on Nov 23, 2017 at 5:09 am PST