Since UFC lightweight champion "Kitty Hawk" Habib announced his retirement from 29 fights in June 2020, there have been rumors in the boxing world that he may make a comeback. At the same time, boxing legend Mayweather, who also holds a record of 50 wins, frequently expressed his desire to fight with Kitty Hawk and offered an appearance fee of $100 million, but Kitty Hawk has always ignored it.
For this potential match, both sides can make a lot of money. For example, the matchup between Mayweather and "Mouth Cannon" was a whopping $80 million in appearance fees and Mayweather received a whopping $230 million in prize money, despite the eventual defeat.
Obviously, whoever fights Mayweather now will be very profitable. The income gap between UFC and boxing is self-evident, and the highest appearance fee of "Mouth Cannon" as a UFC star is only $3 million, while Mayweather's appearance fee is less than $100 million.
If Kitty Hawk chooses to fight Mayweather, then the rules of the game must be boxing rules, because Mayweather will never succumb to the other rules.
Kitty Habib's best weapon is his wrestling ability, which puts a lot of pressure on his opponents during the match. However, Kitty Hawk is relatively weak in striking skills, and a fight against boxing sensation Mayweather is bound to be a disadvantageous fight.
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Mayweather has been keen to fight crossover in recent years, knowing that no matter who he fights, as long as it is boxing rules, he will win and make a fortune.
For Mayweather, crossover is an easy way to get money. He earned $230 million in a 2017 crossover fight with "Mouth Cannon" and an easy win in less than a round in an exhibition bout against a grappler in Japan in 2018, earning $60 million.
Finally, if the Eaglet were to play Mayweather, the result would count towards his professional record, which would mean that the Eaglet would have an additional defeat to his record, which he could not accept.