Floyd Mayweather Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
UFC President Dana White is good friends with five division world champion Floyd Mayweather, but he wasn't a big fan of the boxer's pay-per-view scrap on Sunday in Miami, with Youtube star Logan Paul.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul came to Miami. They made their promises. They fought their “fight.” They left with a few more million than they had when they arrived. And whaddya know? We all survived. Whether you believe a 44-year-old Mayweather carried Paul through eight rounds or you think the upstart YouTuber deserves credit for a victory simply for not embarrassing himself, fine.
Last November, former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson got the ball rolling with unexpected exhibition fights. Tyson, who retired from boxing in 2005, returned to the sport to fight four division champion Roy Jones Jr. to a draw. Their event generated a tremendous buyrate of 1.6 million purchases.
Last week, former two division world champion Ricky Hatton expressed his fury over the exhibition clash between Floyd Mayweather and Youtube star Logan Paul, which took place on Sunday at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.
MIAMI GARDENS, Florida – Logan Paul applauded Floyd Mayweather’s intelligence and skill after their eight-round exhibition Sunday night. Paul was surprised, though, that the 44-year-old Mayweather wasn’t as quick as he expected during their unofficial fight. The bigger, younger Paul felt like Mayweather capitalized on virtually every mistake he made, but the social media and YouTube superstar realizes he didn’t face anywhere near a prime Mayweather.
MIAMI GARDENS, Florida – Floyd Mayweather wanted a knockout Sunday night. Without judges scoring his exhibition against Logan Paul, stopping Paul was the only way Mayweather could’ve been declared the winner of their eight-rounder. The retired legend realized that would be a difficult task as the rounds continued because Paul, perhaps 50-plus pounds heavier than him, simply attempted to do everything he could to go the distance with him at Hard Rock Stadium.
Mayweather, Paul Fight Photos Gallery - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Florida - In a sanctioned exhibition fight, former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather (50-0, 27 KOs as a pro) and Youtube star Logan Paul (0-1 as a pro) went the full eight round distance. (photos by Amanda Westcott)
Former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather has made it clear that he will never fight again in a sanctioned fight - and he likely won't take another exhibition either.
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Florida - Very few observers were expecting Youtube star Logan Paul (0-1 as a pro) to last the full eight round distance with former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather (50-0, 27 KOs as a pro).
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Florida - Former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather (50-0, 27 KOs as a pro) admits he may have underestimated the in-ring abilities of Youtube star Logan Paul (0-1 as a pro).