Report and photo: Zach Hirsch
YouTuber Logan Paul towered over former multi-division world champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather at their kick-off press conference on Thursday in Miami.
Paul vowed that he’s “going to beat the greatest fighter of all time,” while Mayweather promised to “knock Logan Paul out.”
The 26-year-old Paul will have at least a 30-pound weight advantage over 44-year-old Mayweather, but Paul’s 0-1 pro record stacks up unfavorably to Floyd’s 50-0 ledger and Hall of Fame credentials.
Man, I really hope this fight lives up to the hype!
I haven’t been this excited for a boxing match since Screech fought Horshack on the undercard of Frank Stallone vs. Geraldo Rivera.
Frank Stallone never fought Geraldo Rivera.
However, Screech did take out Horshack in the 2nd round on Celebrity Boxing 2. That is a fact.
Sure they did. 1992. “Scapple in the Apple” W for Frank.
this should take place in an enclosed steel cage with baseball bats, broken glass, thumb tacs, and fire……….
Omyyyy
All I can say is…Times are changing and I am not so sure it’s for the good in the sport of boxing!
TELL YA SCOOB THIS IS ALL B/S THIS ISN’T BOXING IT’S MORE OF A SIDE SHOW TO MAKE MONEY AND NOTHING MORE
Chip, well said….
Seems like everything has gone to hell. Music, society, government, political correctness, morality. Your right. I think the best and biggest circus would be to pit a top ten woman in like the 147lb division on up with a businessman with no prior boxing experience trained for 3 months. I would pay for that s***. Lol
I don’t think most people understand that Mayweather is retired. He does these little entertainment fights for show and extra money. It’s not a real fight.. even if Paul got paid a little extra to get knocked out it’s still not an actual fight where these guys don’t know the outcome. I like that it draws attention and creates an event that people can go out and have fun because it’s Mayweather. If the undercard had some good real boxing for us boxing fans I wouldn’t mind.. but look, if a YouTuber doesn’t belong in the ring you can show them that if you’re in a real boxing match. Plus get the opportunity to have new eyeballs watching you perform. I mentioned the whole WWE thing a long time ago when Floyd was still active. Not sure if I gave them the idea or just saw it happening but the bottom line is that this is all fake and purely entertainment. A glorified sparring match with possibly some drama for the fans. Just hope the undercard is worth it, they have to give us real boxing fans something to enjoy too.
Pro wrestlers probably better at making their matches look real.
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I’m glad the writer clarified that Paul’s 0-1 record stacks up “unfavourably” to Mayweather’s 50-0 record and hall of fame credentials….otherwise there may have been some confusion.
Yes, statistics do make a difference once they are known!
just another side show as Phony Floyd is desperate to remain relevant. Floyd is NOT a pound for pound great and when boxing was an important sport he would never have been a champion of anything. Who will watch this nonsense?
Exactly. Floyd knocks out the YouTuber then he has to face the YouTubers brother on a $99 ppv. He’s setting up a new version of WWE. Get used to it cus we will be seeing lots of reality vs pro combat sports in the future
He ducked a prime Pacquiao and ran away from the sport, and upon coming back when Pacquiao was still on a tear had to come up with PED allegations against the real ATG in Pacquiao, which Mayweather later lost in a court of law for defamation of character. He’s not called fraud gayrunner for nothing by us aficionados. Definitely not a pound for pound great and will never be considered an all-time great by the aficionados and historians.
He’s the no 1 Pound for Pound in entertainment. Floyd destroyed Marquez – the same Marques that KOed Pedmac or should i say pack up already man – lol!!
Another “Pay-Per-Screw (PPS)” event that I won’t be wasting my money on. God bless the Amazon Fire Stick. All PPS events are free on the Fire Stick !!
– Gary G
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I will READ about the fight results.
Repo Man: You mean that you are not going to waste your hard-earned money on this “fight”?
Good for you, my friend. Good for you.
Take care.
– Gary G
Sorry, meat to say “E-man”.
Overrated cherry picking little Floyd needs to find a hobby already or get a life! I’ve never heard of an ex champion try so hard to stay relevant!
Geez this is one greedy attention whore…
This is sad. There are other deserving fighters who could use half the amount of money Paul would make. I’m not buying this fight.
This is a celebration of combat sports. Lot of haters hating. American the land of the free, embracing creative entertainment. The studio team of Oscar DeLaHoya and snooper dog are a breath of fresh air compared to the old guyz. Look, if they ain’t hold back their punches it could be the fight of the year. David V Goliath, Floyd is doing this for his people as he said. He has inspired me to quit my job and follow my dreams. There will be many others like me. Win Lose or Draw Mayweather is the embodiment of the American dream.