Mayweather, speaking to Jim Gray, said he ‘absolutely’ wants a fight with UFC champion McGregor, although the money issue remained a stumbling block. McGregor publicly asked for $100m to cross codes and face Mayweather in a Pay-Per-View blockbuster, whilst ‘Money’ only wants to pay the Irishman $15m.
UFC boss Dana White has thrown his hat into the ring by stating he’d give both $25m basic for the bout, which didn’t go down well with Mayweather, who branded him ‘a comedian’ for his trouble.
In another highlight, Mecante took a cuffing punch from the WBC super-middleweight champion and almost went through the ropes until Jack helped to steady him on his feet. Mecante has a decent jaw though, and after the fight, was offered the opportunity to hit Jack in retaliation, which the official obviously turned down.
Rule No. 1: Protect yourself at all times. ????#JackDeGale replay tomorrow 10p ET/PT on SHO Extreme. pic.twitter.com/9Yaqisjk0P
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) January 15, 2017
Everything went down in good spirits though as Showtime kicked off the year with a super show that proved boxing is alive and kicking into 2017.
Jack and Briton James DeGale battled to a Fight of the Year draw on top billing, whilst Gervonta Davis displayed his star quality at super-featherweight with a drubbing of Jose Pedraza in the co-feature.
