Floyd Mayweather balked at Jake Paul’s claim that he’s dodging their fight, insisting he’s desperate to get within the ring with the social media superstar.
“We offered Jake Paul the fight probably 10 or 20 times and he turned us down,” said Mayweather, who spoke exclusively to Us Weekly while promoting his 101 (ONE OF ONE) line of premium natural supplements. “In order that’s bulls—.”
Rumors a few boxing match between Mayweather, 48, and Paul, 28, have circulated for years. The speculation picked up further steam during Mayweather’s appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last month, when the undefeated boxer said a fight against Paul can be “easy.”
Days later, Paul released a YouTube vlog alleging Mayweather “wouldn’t sign” their fight contract, but Mayweather insists that it’s actually been Paul who has refused to place ink on the dotted line.
When asked concerning the claim that Mayweather and his team wanted Paul to chop weight right down to 160, which Paul called “physically unattainable,” Mayweather had an answer for that.
“Well, we will do an exhibition,” he offered to Us. “We all know we will’t do an actual fight since it’s not going to be sanctioned due to the weight difference. But we could do an exhibition. That’s easy work, super easy.”
Mayweather previously fought Paul’s older brother, Logan Paul, in an exhibition boxing match in 2021. The non-scored bout went all eight rounds and no winner was announced.
Jake, meanwhile, last entered the ring against legendary boxer Mike Tyson, a fight that streamed survive Netflix in November 2024. Jake ultimately defeated Tyson, 58, by unanimous decision — but Mayweather was lower than impressed.
“Mike Tyson was a 60-year-old man,” Mayweather told Us. “He’s an old man. Mike Tyson is having fun with his life. It’s what it’s.”
Despite his beef with a few of the Paul brothers’ gamesmanship and tactics, Mayweather credited them for his or her work ethic.
“One thing about Jake Paul and Logan Paul, we will’t knock their hustle,” Mayweather said. “I take my hat off. I like how they hustle.”
At the tip of a highly anticipated and hyped Netflix event, Jake Paul stunned viewers and skilled athletes alike when he was deemed the winner of a boxing match against legendary fighter Mike Tyson. “It’s such an honor. He’s a legend. He’s the best to ever do it. I’m inspired by him,” Paul, 27, said […]
On the subject of hustling, Mayweather recently unveiled his 101 (ONE OF ONE) line of products, which incorporates whey protein powder, pre-workout, hydration stick packs and more.
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Mayweather added, “This didn’t just occur overnight. This took a whole lot of years, 4 or five years of doing research and ensuring that we give people an incredible product.”
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