Floyd Mayweather’s exhibition game against YouTube star-turned-amateur fighter Logan Paul on Sunday would amount to more than an simple paycheck for its former world champion, that led a withering assessment of his competitor’s chances on Thursday.
“I am fighting with a YouTuber who believes he is a true fighter and I am getting mad money for this,” Mayweather told colleagues at Versace Mansion at Miami Beach, including he’d already earned $30 million at the leadup to the struggle.
“This isn’t a true struggle for me.
It is a true struggle for him” Mayweather, who had been world champion in five weight divisions, continue came from retirement 2017, when he conquered mixed martial arts competition Conor McGregor.
“I retired from boxing however that I did not retire from amusement and I did not retire from earning cash,” said Mayweather.
The eight-round struggle at Hard Rock Stadium in Miamiwhere tickets were being sold well into the five characters online resale marketplace StubHub, will get no judges and no official winner however a knockout is permitted.
A rebellious Paul, 26, told me he would hold his own against 44-year-old Mayweather, that boasts a pristine 50-0 album in his 25 decades of professional boxing.
He’s the brother of fellow YouTube fighter and figure Jake Paul.
“There is a second which goes through each fighter’s head, everybody we spar, everybody Jake’s conquered, once we struck them and they understand’Oh, so he may not only do YouTube,'” explained Logan Paul.
“I believe we are likely to determine Floyd’s eyes lighting up the first time that I struck him.” Paul’s album stands at 0-1 after having an exhibition struggle to some fellow YouTube character.
“For Floyd’s sake let us hope it does not become physical,” said Paul, who at 6 feet, 2 inches (1.88 m), has touted his size advantage on the 5-foot, 8-inch (1.73 m) Mayweather.