Summary: UFC President Dana White, in a conversation with The Times this week inside his office, said he doesn’t know if such a fight could ever be negotiated and staged, but he did want to draw distinctions between the pair. “Floyd plays the game in the sport of boxing where he can do his defense, pitter-patter, hide and run, play all his games,” White said. “He doesn’t touch people and drop them. Ninety-eight percent of his fights have been absolutely boring. If you love the pure defense of boxing, you can appreciate what he does, but as a fighter, Floyd isn’t a fighter. He’s not a guy who captures the imagination of fight fans all over the world. A Floyd Mayweather fight will put people to sleep. “Conor McGregor puts people to sleep with his hands and people who are watching go crazy. Floyd Mayweather says, ‘Don’t compare me to Conor McGregor.’
