In news we never thought we’d be typing, YouTube star Logan Paul is set to fight Hall of Fame boxing champion Floyd Mayweather in what will undoubtedly be quite an interesting showdown.
Announcing the shock news over social media, Mayweather revealed he’d once again be coming out of retirement to fight the 26-year-old in an exhibition bout at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium on June 6.
Logan Paul – famed for his controversial Suicide Forest video on YouTube – also confirmed the news over Twitter, writing: “It’s finally official… fighting @FloydMayweather at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Sunday, June 6. LET’S FUCKING GOOOOOOO.”
it’s finally official… fighting @FloydMayweather at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Sunday, June 6.
LET’S FUCKING GOOOOOOO 🥊 pic.twitter.com/Si8uvPPkjC
— Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) April 27, 2021
The pair were initially set to get in the ring for the highly-anticipated bout on February 20 of this year, but the event was postponed.
“The Mayweather fight is pushed (back) which I am completely OK with,” Paul said back in February.
“The fight’s still happening (but) we want to have a packed arena somewhere and then the business side of things, we have to iron them out.
“He’s got a lot of people on his team, Al Haymon got involved, if you know boxing, you know what that means for getting an actual deal done and figuring out a venue.”
Despite being significantly older than the eldest Paul brother, 43-year-old Mayweather continues to boast an untainted 50-0 career record, despite not having fought since a 2018 exhibition against a Japanese kickboxer.
Mayweather’s last pro bout was against UFC legend Conor McGregor, with the boxing veteran taking out the fight via TK.
Logan Paul has twice fought against fellow YouTuber KSI, with the first bout ending in a majority draw before KSI won the rematch.
The historic crossover event is signed & sealed! ✍🏽
Mayweather vs. Paul live at Hard Rock 🏟 Sunday, June 6th 🥊 #MayweatherPaul #BraggingRights pic.twitter.com/GLa0S9gWQl— Mayweather Promotions (@MayweatherPromo) April 27, 2021
Of course, the Twitterverse has gone off over the news of the mismatch of epic proportions, with many suggesting the YouTuber with nearly 30 million subscribers doesn’t stand a chance against the undefeated boxing champion.
https://twitter.com/PitchAFett/status/1387260236914823169
After the Floyd fight the Paul’s are going to fight the Kardashians to see who can make the most money with the least talent
— Eric Santen (@EricSanten) April 28, 2021
Floyd Mayweather's record is 50-0 lifetime
His professional boxing opponents were a combined 1393-206-42, yet none of them could defeat him
I'm sure YouTube prank video idiot, *checks notes* Logan Paul (0-1, 0 KO's), will show him a thing or two though pic.twitter.com/iV1IyPQDPT
— 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 (@BusinessFamous) April 28, 2021
According to the odds, they probably aren’t wrong, with various sportsbooks stating that Mayweather will open as a -2000 favorite while Paul will open at +900, which amounts to a 9/1 underdog.
Either way, we’ll be grabbing our popcorn for this.
