Boxing: Conor McGregor slams 'scrambling' Floyd Mayweather team

Conor McGregor is confident he could make a successful transition to boxing. Photo / Getty

It's been a Conor McGregor-a-thon this month.

Where to start? In just three weeks the 28-year-old Irishman knocked out Eddie Alvarez to claim the UFC lightweight title; was caught in a wave of speculation after Dana White proclaimed the Dubliner gave up his featherweight belt; announced he'd be taking a break from the Octagon and then obtained a boxing license to fight in the state of California.

To say the man is a hype machine would be a gross understatement.

His boxing license rekindled fans' excitement over a speculated fight with boxing immortal Floyd Mayweather. McGregor remained unnaturally silent on his new career move - but now he's spoken out on the hypothetical bout, aiming a tirade of abuse at boxing's undefeated champion.

"It's their move now," McGregor said of Mayweather's team, reported by MMAFighting.com. "I've presented myself here. I have the boxing license."

"They're scrambling right now, but that's OK. I'll leave them scrambling. I've got some other boxing opportunities, some potential opponents in mind. Some previous Floyd opponents. I can bring in anyone in the game. We'll see what happens."

McGregor claimed it was Floyd who started the hype train surrounding their supposed bout and announced he wasn't frightened of the 39-year-old's freakish 49-0 boxing record.

"Originally what happened was, Floyd called me out," McGregor said. "That's originally what happened. I don't care about Floyd. I don't give a f*ck about Floyd. I don't fear no man under no rule set."

McGregor said the hype surrounding himself and Mayweather had generated a spark of ambition to take a chance at a boxing career.

"It opened up my eyes a little bit," he said. "I was like, 'Hold on, maybe I can pursue this. Maybe I can pursue the boxing side. Maybe there's something there.'"

Amid all the hype, Mayweather team promoter Leonard Ellerbe had some stern words for the Irish champ, saying he "would get his ass beat from pillar to post" if he stepped into the ring with Floyd. Obviously, McGregor had something to say of that as well.

"F*ck Floyd's manager," McGregor said. "Tell him to come say it to me face. I've got the boxing license, now Floyd's in the Bahamas. He was just there a minute ago and I get the boxing license and he's gone.

"Look, Floyd is a phenomenal boxer. It's a different craft for me to go into do this. But with correct preparation, if I took out my jiu-jitsu training, my wrestling training, my kickboxing training, if I took out all those different disciplines and focused with the work ethic I have solely on the sport of boxing, there's no telling what I could do."

It appears the sudden shift from UFC to boxing hasn't shaken McGregor in the slightest. If anything, it's made him more confident.

"I would not go in there just to show up," McGregor proclaimed. "I'd go in there to knock him out. And that's it. He can be hit. He's been hit before. Age waits for no man. I know they know that. I know the size is only size. I know the reach is on my side. I know the youth is on my side. So there's a lot to lose for them, that's why they're scrambling."