Conor McGregor explains why YouTube boxing is \u201cgood business\u201d for the sport Jake Paul \/ Conor McGregorJake Paul and Logan Paul helped popularize \u2018YouTube Boxing\u2019 in recent years, although it\u2019s often described as a mockery of the sport. However, Conor McGregor explained why he isn\u2019t against it and thinks it\u2019s good business. Conor McGregor has been focused on his upcoming UFC 257 bout against Dustin Poirier for a while now. However, that hasn\u2019t stopped Jake Paul from doing his best to rope the former double champion into an exhibition boxing match. Jake first called him out back in November 2020 after he knocked out Nate Robinson. Then, he taunted him to accept a $50 million fight offer several weeks later and has been flailing about ever since. He still hasn\u2019t managed to get his attention. However, his antics did draw out comments from UFC President Dana White and Conor\u2019s coach, John Kavanagh. Now, Conor has finally shared his thoughts on YouTube boxing as a whole, and here\u2019s what he had to say. \u201cA lot of people are criticizing [YouTube boxing] as maybe making a bit of a mockery of fighting,\u201d asked an interviewer. It\u2019s the predominant view among fans of combat sports. \u201cI want you to weigh in on that for me.\u201d \u201cIf they are fighting, well, then it can\u2019t make a mockery of fighting, right?\u201d said Conor. \u201cThey\u2019re getting in, and they\u2019re competing. I am not so much against it. The YouTube kid and the NBA star competing [was] good business. \u201cAm I into those competitions myself? It\u2019s not the most high level if any level\u2026 [but] as they say if it makes dollars, it makes sense,\u201d he added. \u201cI know Dana and the UFC are not really into it, but\u2026 I\u2019m not so against it. I think if people are willing to get in and take the risk of making that walk, I am certainly a viewer.\u201d View this post on Instagram Conor\u2019s opinion might come as a surprise to fans who expected him to make scathing comments. However, as a businessman himself, it seems like he\u2019s all for it. Plus, as he said, YouTube boxers are still fighting and giving it their all. On another note, Conor didn\u2019t seem too incensed about Jake. He barely mentioned him at all. Still, it\u2019s only a matter of time before Jake responds, and there\u2019s no doubt he won\u2019t be too thrilled about being referred to as \u201cthe YouTube kid.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Conor McGregor explains why YouTube boxing is \u201cgood business\u201d for the sport Jake Paul \/ Conor McGregorJake Paul and Logan Paul helped popularize \u2018YouTube Boxing\u2019 in recent years, although it\u2019s often described as a mockery of the sport. However, Conor McGregor explained why he isn\u2019t against it and thinks it\u2019s good business. Conor McGregor has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46132"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46132\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}