Terence Crawford insists he would have fought Conor McGregor for a nine-figure sum, but that a serious offer was never made. During the build-up to his MMA comeback against Max Holloway on July 12, McGregor has been rehashing claims that Crawford turned down a pair of highly-lucrative crossover clashes with him.McGregor claims Crawford rejected a $200m two-fight deal to face him in boxing and MMAGetty Images - GettyMcGregor asserts that back in 2024, Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh placed $200million on the table for him and Crawford to meet in an unprecedented two-fight deal that would see them compete in both boxing and MMA. However, former pound-for-pound king of boxing Crawford remembers it differently. Crawford says McGregor claims are ‘cap’”That was a lie,” Crawford told the Ariel Helwani Show. “It was cap. It wasn’t never no $200 million offer.“They asked me would I do it, and I told them, ‘You ain’t about to be kicking on me, Conor.’ “We were on FaceTime, and I did tell him that. But they didn’t say, ‘Hey, you get $200 million. “You fight him in boxing and MMA.’ That was never the case…”If it was said to me, I could say there was an offer, but if nothing is previewed to me, I can’t say what is what. “He’s making up numbers, in my head… I would have done it. Why wouldn’t I?“I don’t need to do it [now]. Back then, it would have been a good deal. Crawford insists a genuine offer was never madeGetty“Right now, where I’m sitting at right now, I don’t need to do it. “I’m in a different space in my life right now where I don’t have to take those fights. “Back then, I probably would have took it. I would have been like, ‘Alright, let’s do it.’“Conor’s not the best wrestler. I’m not saying I’m the best wrestler either, though, but I know standing up, it’s only going to take one good shot, and I’m going to put him to sleep. “He’s going to try to kick me, and takedowns, we’re just going to do what we do.”Crawford would instead jump up two divisions to wrestle the undisputed super middleweight crown from Canelo Alvarez in one of the most impressive victories of the decade. Watch Boxing on DAZN*If you click a link in this boxout, we will earn affiliate revenueSign up to DAZN to access the definitive subscription for boxing fans.Upgrade to DAZN Ultimate from just £24.99/month, guaranteeing access to 185+ fights annually, a minimum of 12 pay-per-views at no extra cost, as well as every Lega Serie A match and other elite football access.Alternatively, DAZN Standard is just £15.99/month, with the caveat you will have to pay for pay-per-view events.Click here to sign up.After toying with the idea of dropping down to middleweight in pursuit of a world title in a sixth separate weight, Crawford eventually hung up his gloves at the back end of 2025.”I’m happily retired, and I don’t see myself coming back,” Crawford replied when pressed on a potential return to the ring. “Done done.”