Twitter is just as confused about Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul as we are
Wild, mixed reactions to the Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul announcement.
In what just seems to be a new normal in this wild time of boxing, boxing icon Floyd Mayweather and YouTube star Logan Paul will be colliding a special exhibition bout on February 20.
The announcement of this fight comes just eight days after the legendary former champions Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. fought in a special eight-round exhibition of their own. Paul’s younger brother, Jake Paul, competed in the co-main event of the evening, scoring a massive second-round knockout of former NBA star Nate Robinson.
Twitter went nuts hearing about Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul on Feb. 20
Mayweather, who went 50-0 in his professional boxing career, won world championships in five weight classes and lineal championships in four. Considered one of, if not the, greatest boxers to have ever stepped into the ring, Mayweather was named Boxer of the Year three times by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) and named the BWAA’s Fighter of the Decade for the 2010s. Additionally, Mayweather is a two-time winner of The Ring magazine’s Fighter of the Year.
The elder Paul brother, meanwhile, made his professional boxing debut last year, dropping a split decision to fellow YouTuber KSI.
The announcement brought about a wide variety of reactions, with some considering it a major blow to boxing’s integrity and history, while others eager to see what kind of madness such a bout will produce.
https://twitter.com/NinjaBands/status/1335719668116582400
I get it, because it'll pull $. Testament to how many dumb mfrs are out there to pay for it so it makes said money. https://t.co/k6wKOw75bM
— Russ (@MrNCEO) December 6, 2020
Curse every last one of you that pays for that horseshit https://t.co/JMZ8Tje6vU
— 916 King (@ryan_merical) December 6, 2020
Boxing is the new WWE at this point. UFC is the only combat sport worth watching these days https://t.co/rC8Il34GGz
— Jordan Dale (@JordanDale9) December 6, 2020
I don't watch or like Logan Paul. I really don't know who he is. Mayweather is one of the best boxers to have ever lived and Logan lost to another YouTuber (I think). FM is methodical and precise, not a big bruiser that will knock Logan into next week. That's all I am saying.
— PhinPhan Almighty (@thankgodnogod) December 7, 2020
It’s happening everyone😂.#Floyd vs #loganpaul https://t.co/KLGPEPS5lE
— Ocelot (@unconsciously17) December 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/yungdopesaiyan/status/1335727340547137540
Mayweather has mastered the boxing hustle. This is amazing https://t.co/0ENTXz4NXo
— ChrisNumeralVomit (@Chris81203) December 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/moni3_01/status/1335722997957578752
The goat is back https://t.co/ECWBPlqbdk
— brian lilly (@BLilly1985) December 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/AnntranetH/status/1335721987742699520
Mayweather is no stranger to competing in strange exhibitions. In 2008, Mayweather appeared at the WWE’s WrestleMania 24 to compete in a match with Big Show. Just over a decade later, Mayweather competed in a special exhibition bout at a RIZIN event, where he finished Tenshin Nasukawa.
Mayweather is one of the biggest pay-per-view draws boxing has ever seen. His 2015 bout with Manny Pacquiao and his 2017 “Money Fight” with Conor McGregor both produced over 4 million pay-per-view buys.
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