After facing Floyd Mayweather in 2017, McGregor expressed his eagerness to don the boxing gloves again, this time against Crawford, but with a twist—one fight in the octagon and another in the boxing ring. “$100million dollars a fight, 1 mma, 1 boxing. $200million dollars!,” posted McGregor on Instagram.

Although Crawford initially responded to McGregor’s comment with a playful “Tempted,” the undefeated boxer eventually explained why he declined the offer: “They offered me the fight and me and Conor got on the phone. I just told him, ‘I’m not getting in no f—— octagon with you so you can be kicking me and elbowing me and s—.

“He started laughing and he said ‘Man, I respect it. You respect my sport just like I respect your sport and you understand that if you get in an octagon you’re going to be at a disadvantage. ‘Just like if I get into the boxing ring with you, I’m going to be at a disadvantage,'” Crawford said in Bernie Tha Boxer YouTube channel.

Despite the massive payday, Crawford remained firm in his decision to avoid the octagon, even as McGregor attempted to persuade him further: “He was like, ‘We will make a s— ton of money’. I said, ‘Yeah, sometimes it ain’t about the money, I can make money but you ain’t about to be kicking me, dude’. Kicks and elbows man that s— ain’t no joke.“

McGregor’s opinion about Crawford

Before Crawford ultimately declined, McGregor tried to generate hype around the potential fight. During a Duelbits livestream, the UFC star shared more details about their conversation: “I get on the phone and say ‘Crawford, they’re here talking about you and me. Two-fight deal, MMA first, boxing second. I know you have an extensive wrestling background, and b—- the size of a Bengal tiger.

“And then he goes, ‘I don’t fancy taking a kick off Conor McGregor’, that’s what he said. You have to respect that,” he ended. With McGregor’s desire for a boxing showdown seemingly fading, Crawford’s decision appeared final. However, with $200 million on the table, there’s always a possibility the undefeated boxer could have a change of heart.

What’s next for Crawford?

Terence Crawford secured the WBA junior middleweight title in his last bout, defeating the previously unbeaten Israel Madrimov. With world championships in four different weight classes (lightweight, light middleweight, light welterweight, and welterweight), rumors have begun circulating about Crawford potentially considering retirement.

However, renowned promoter Turki Alalshikh has other plans, as he’s actively working to set up a blockbuster fight between Crawford and Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez. “I’m working on making the Canelo vs. Crawford fight happen. I want this fight,” the promoter said. “We’re looking at holding it in the U.S. We’re aiming for either the end of this year or early next year (2025).”

The 31-years-old fighter held a thrilling fight against Castaño in July 2021. It was necessary to go to the cards to figure out who the winner had been, but the judges decreed a Split Decision Draw. Both warriors wanted an immediate rematch that has been postponed three times. It seems that finally will happen on May 14.

A huge reward awaits the winner of the Charlo vs Castaño bout: become the Undisputed Super welterweight Champion. Nowadays in boxing, there are only 2 boxers that hold that honor: the Scottish Josh Taylor, in the 140 pounds, and Canelo Alvarez, in the Super middleweight class.

What is Jermell Charlo complaining about Brian Castaño?

The second fight between the Iron Man(34-1-1, 18 KOs) and the Argentinian WBO 154 pounds Champion (17-0-2, 12 KOs) was supposed to be held first on February 26, then it was moved to March 19, to finally be rescheduled, apparently for good, on May 14. The latter reason was Castaño’s biceps injury. This upset Jermell Charlo cause he believes the real motive is other.

“These guys are from Argentina. Not to talk bad about Argentina. But when you know that the risk is very high and that your reward might be a little low, you’ll try to find every type of way to take advantage… I asked for legal drug testing. I asked them to drug test on Tuesday and then, all of a sudden, on a Thursday, he pulls outthe fight.” stated Jermell onBrian Custer’sThe Last Stand Podcast.

It seems that Charlo’s circle asked him to cool down, but the explosive character of the Louisiana native has won the battle: “I was told to be quiet. Sorry, I can’t be quiet. Can’t be quiet whenholding all these belts in the back and you know your life is on the life and your family cares, so then I started thinking like, ‘Hold on, I must speak up.‘”.

Jermell Charlo’s message to Welterweight Champion Terrence Crawford

BudCrawford has shared his intentions of moving up to the 154 pounds weight class to try to become a three-division World Champion and has pointed out Jermell Charlo as his main target. This was motivated because of his unsuccessful attempts to clash with Errol Spence Jr, one of the mega-fights boxing fans have anticipated for a long time.

“How ‘bout he do what’s best and go fight Errol Spence, then? Shut up, take a little bit less money, be quiet, humble yourself, and fight Errol Spence, he a stud. Do what he say, and you might (get the fight). Sit yo ass in your weight division and see if you can beat one of them. Be the challenger sometimes. These people don’t know how to do that. They don’t know how to be the challenger. That’s his problem. He thinks he’s too high up on the horse.” expressed Jermell Charlo againtoBrian Custer’sThe Last Stand Podcast.

Charlo also shared his prediction about what could happen if he meets Terrence Crawford on the ring in the 154 pounds: “Come f…g with me you gonna get knocked the f…ck out. I’m a knockout artist baby. I ain’t here to play no games. I don’t get paid for overtime. I don’t see him beating me, with the skills that I have and how hard I really go, and how hard I train. He barely doing the stuff that I was doing in 2010.”