Manny Pacquiao not interested in Conor McGregor fight after UFC 257 loss – ‘it’s a bummer’
- ‘I think the demand for the fight is not there presently,’ says Pacquiao rep Sean Gibbons
- ‘Maybe he had the Senator on his mind ... it could have been fun for as long as it lasted’
If UFC 257 was an audition to earn a money-spinning boxing match with Manny Pacquiao, Conor McGregor looks to have failed.
Filipino icon Pacquiao has cooled his interest in the fight, according to one of his representatives, following the former two-weight champ’s shock second-round TKO by Dustin Poirier.
Sean Gibbons, president of Manny Pacquiao Promotions, indicated McGregor has work to do in the Octagon before he can step in the boxing ring against the former eight-division world champ.
“Very unfortunate, it looked like Conor looked past Dustin and got knocked out,” Gibbons told The Sun. “Maybe he had the Senator on his mind.
“I think the demand for the fight is not there presently. Conor has some business to clean up and handle in the UFC. It’s a bummer, it could have been fun for as long as it lasted and no leg kicks would have made a world of difference.”