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"I would love to welcome [Manny] Pacquiao into MMA. It would be an ideal situation for him because I don't take guys down to the ground, and after that's all said and done in the cage, I would be willing to step inside of the ring with him too, something we all knew Randy Couture wouldn't do with James Toney.
I know Floyd [Mayweather] isn't looking to do MMA, but I would still be willing to fight Mayweather and Pacquiao in a boxing match and both camps have been reached, so we will see what happens. I will put it this way, both camps have been reached and both camps were very interested."
-K.J. Noons talks to FightHype.com about wanting to face off against the two biggest draws in boxing, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
Penick's Analysis: The money simply isn't there for either Pacquiao or Mayweather to make the transition to MMA, especially anywhere outside of the UFC. But if any fighter were to take on Pacquiao or Mayweather in both sports, Noons might be that guy. If he honestly thinks he can do anything against either fighter in the boxing ring he's insane. At the same time, if he simply stands with either of them in an MMA cage as well instead of trying to utilize the ground game, he'll get smashed there as well. This is not something that will actually happen, but if it ever did Noons would be one of the few qualified from a boxing standpoint to even attempt it.
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