Throwing Shade at Canelo Alvarez With His Debut Performance, Conor McGregor Demands Floyd Mayweather Rematch After Entering USADA Pool

Despite entering the USADA pool for his much-anticipated UFC return, Conor McGregor is still eyeing a lucrative rematch against Floyd Mayweather. McGregor earned over $100 million from his boxing debut against Mayweather in 2017, adding generational wealth to his fortune. Although the UFC star ended up losing via 10th-round TKO, he claims to have done a better job than what Canelo Alvarez did against Floyd Mayweather.

The UFC star took to Twitter and fired shots (as he often does) against Alvarez and Mayweather. This incident comes days after the news of his re-enrollment in the USADA testing pool for a UFC return. So why is McGregor shifting his attention to boxing and what did he have to say?

Conor McGregor takes a jibe at Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez

Conor McGregor took to social media and shared his views on Floyd Mayweather‘s lopsided win over Canelo Alvarez in 2013. ?Notorious? wrote, ?One of the greatest performances in Professional Boxing this was. I landed more shots on Floyd than Canelo. I?d love another go.?

It?s been over six years since Conor McGregor had his unsuccessful boxing debut against Floyd Mayweather. Riding on a 50-0 record, 46-year-old Floyd Mayweather is professionally retired but continues to take on exhibition matchups. It remains to be seen whether he would entertain another go at Conor McGregor.

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Did Conor McGregor perform better than Canelo Alvarez against Floyd Mayweather?

Canelo Alvarez suffered his maiden boxing loss against Floyd Mayweather. Canelo was 23 years old back then and seemed helpless against a prime Mayweather, who went on to unleash a one-sided schooling.

Despite such, Canelo Alvarez went on to hear the final bell but lost via majority decision (117-111, 116-112, 114-114). On the Contrary, Conor McGregor fell victim to Floyd Mayweather?s constants and jabs. He lost via technical knockout with 2 rounds remaining in the fight.

Conor McGregor, however, showed better statistics than Canelo Alvarez against ?Money? Mayweather. Per Boxing Scene, Canelo Alvarez landed 117/526 total punches with a hit ratio of 22%. McGregor landed 111 punches out of 430 attempts with a 26% accuracy rate.

Meanwhile, Floyd Mayweather landed 232 total punches on Canelo Alvarez while he landed 170 against the UFC star McGregor. Also, Canelo Alvarez fought 36-year-old Floyd Mayweather at his best while the unbeaten boxer was 40 years old during the McGregor fight.

Is Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather 2 a possibility?

Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather generated the second-biggest PPV fight of all time when they locked horns in August 2017. Following Mayweather?s 50 win, both men touted a potential rematch for a brief period.

The talks faded as Floyd Mayweather began taking exhibition fights while Conor McGregor lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov upon his UFC comeback in 2018. Six years down the line, McGregor still seems interested in facing Mayweather.

While his UFC fight shall happen primarily, McGregor is yet to move on completely from Floyd Mayweather. Hence, the rematch might still be possible.

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