So we’re still two weeks from Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor, and we’ve already got McGregor’s next boxing match lined up. Erstwhile McGregor sparring partner Paulie Malignaggi is still fuming from the release of the sparring footage between him and McGregor, now he wants to fight the Irishman for honor rather than cash. Malignaggi took to Twitter with a challenge towards McGregor — winner takes all.
I don't need the money, we could do winner takes the whole pot. Based on his footage he should be real confident with a deal like that lol. https://t.co/WGE6Dm81kf
— Paul Malignaggi (@PaulMalignaggi) August 13, 2017
@PaulMalignaggi maaan you are stealing the show! Lol! Now people want to see you fighting Conor rather than Floyd)))
— Otabek Botirov (@OBotirov) August 13, 2017
McGregor said that he’s going to be boxing and MMA fighting moving forward, so this would be a hilarious turn of events if McGregor chose to finish the Diaz trilogy then came back to fight Paulie in the ring. The UFC titles McGregor won would still remain undefended by him, and he would keep in raking in the bucks for WME-IMG. But is Paulie a big enough name for McGregor?
If Mayweather beats McGregor, Paulie would be a decent fight for McGregor to go to 1-1 if he’s so beatable for Conor. But Malignaggi is 4-4 in his last eight and pushing 37 years old. How many past-their-prime boxers does McGregor have to beat up? Or does that even matter? That said, it’s a grudge match that’s already been built up enough to draw on PPV, but what McGregor show doesn’t draw?
