NEW YORK — Floyd Mayweather only wanted to come out of retirement if it meant a boxing match against Conor McGregor. No one else struck his fancy. If there was no McGregor, the wildly popular UFC champion, then Mayweather would have stayed retired and counted the large bundles of money he made during his incredibly financially successful career.
McGregor was available, though. And a willing participant. The fight that many said would never happen or more so said should never happen has gotten made. It’ll be Aug. 26 in Las Vegas.
Why was Mayweather so uninterested in coming back to fight for a title or against a top-ranked opponent?