Floyd Mayweather’s right hand man says he would be up for a rematch – if Conor McGregor wants another ‘ass whooping’
With the Irishman talking up his chances of victory, Leonard Ellerbe has sought to put him in his place
FLOYD MAYWEATHER would be happy to fight Conor McGregor again, one of his closest team members has claimed.
Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe has responded to McGregor's rematch demand, saying if the Irishman wants another “ass whooping” he can have it.
McGregor fought Mayweather back in 2017 in what was the highest earning cross-sports fight in history.
Mayweather won, stopping the Irishman in the 10th round but both fighters won in financial terms - taking home a split of the $375 MILLION that the mega fight made.
“I have the upmost respect for Conor, Dana [White] and all them guys,” Ellerbe told TMZ Sports.
"If Conor wants some of that smoke again, he knows what he's got to do."
The former MMA champion has been typically boisterous and confident in discussing the potential match-up, which his rival's counsel dismissed.
Ellerbe continued: “He needs to call Dana, [McGregor's] been in there with Floyd, so if he feels that way, all he has to do is make a phone call. It’s as simple as that.
“If you're asking me, I think Floyd would oblige to that ass whooping.
"Conor McGregor knows he's always welcome to that ass whooping."
'I KNOW I WOULD WIN!'
A victory for the Dublin-born fighter would reinvigorate a career lately dogged by run-ins with the law, injuries, questions over his retirement, and defeats.
"I would like to rematch him under boxing rules, again," McGregor said to Tony Robbins.
“And I believe I would win.
"Actually, there I go again with that fake humbleness: I know I would win!
"When I went into the fight in the early rounds I was whooping him in the early rounds.
"I went back to my corner after the first round and I said, 'This is easy!'"
But following the first round of the 2017 bout, Mayweather took on an unpredictable style that McGregor said he didn’t expect.
Mayweather, who was well known for his defensive boxing style, made the decision to walk McGregor down, forcing the Irishman to throw more punches with the aim of tiring him out.
Latest Boxing News
“He'd never fought like that in his entire career, but he was forced to fight that way because he was getting beaten," the 30-year-old said.
"The approach caught me off guard.
"I was not prepared for it, I was not used to it and he walked me down and ended up getting the stoppage."