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Mayweather, who retired in September of 2015 after
accumulating a perfect 49-0 record, told ESPN he would require a
guaranteed $100 million to make the fight happen.
"I'm a businessman and it makes business sense," the 39-year-old
American said. "Bring him over to the boxing world, and I'll
show him what it's like." Irishman McGregor, the reigning
lightweight and former featherweight UFC champion, has been
challenging Mayweather to a fight for months.
The biggest pay-per-view draw in mixed martial arts, McGregor is
contracted to UFC and the organization would have to approve any
fight.
Mayweather, who won world titles in five weight divisions and
took home earnings in excess of $800 million over his 19-year
boxing career, said initial talks had taken place.
"We tried to make the Conor McGregor fight," he added. "They
know what my number is. My number is a guaranteed 100 million.
That was my number.
"We are willing to give him 15 million and then we can talk
about splitting the percentage, the back end, on the
pay-per-view."
(Reporting by Jahmal Corner, editing by Nick Mulvenney)
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