Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Logan Paul

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Bragging Rights
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Logan Paul.jpg
DateJune 6, 2021
Venue Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, U.S.
Title(s) on the line WBC (Bragging Rights) catchweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Flag of the United States.svg Floyd Mayweather Jr. Flag of the United States.svg Logan Paul
Nickname "Money" "The Maverick"
Hometown Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. Westlake, Ohio, U.S.
Pre-fight record 50–0 (27 KOs) 0–1
Age 44 years, 3 months 26 years, 2 months
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg)189+1⁄2 lb (86.0 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition 5-division world champion
Result
Non-scored bout

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Logan Paul, billed as "Bragging Rights", was an exhibition crossover boxing match between former five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and YouTuber Logan Paul. It took place on June 6, 2021, at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida and was sanctioned by the Florida State Athletic Commission (FSAC) with former WBC world champions acting as judges. [1] The fight reportedly sold over 1 million PPV buys, and generated over $80 million in revenue. [2]

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Background

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. at DeWalt event (5888721735) (rotated 4).jpg
Logan Paul (48086619418).jpg
Floyd Mayweather Jr. (left) and Logan Paul (right).

On December 6, 2020, Paul and Mayweather agreed to fight in an exhibition bout on February 20, 2021. The fight was postponed to June 6, 2021 and took place at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. [3]

On April 27, 2021, Badou Jack and Jean Pascal were added to the card. [4] However, on May 29, 2021, Jean Pascal failed a drug test and was removed from the bout. [5] On June 1, 2021, Dervin Colina replaced Jean Pascal to face Badou Jack. On May 3, 2021, a fight between former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson and Brian Maxwell was also added to the card. [6] [7]

Fight card

Weight Classvs.MethodRoundTimeNotes
Catchweight Flag of the United States.svg Logan Paul Flag of the United States.svg Floyd Mayweather Jr. 83:00Exhibition bout; Scored by the WBC
Light heavyweight Flag of Sweden.svg Badou Jack def. Flag of Venezuela.svg Dervin ColinaTKO4 (10)2:46
Middleweight Flag of the United States.svg Luís Arias def. Flag of the United States.svg Jarrett Hurd SD103:00
Cruiserweight Flag of the United States.svg Chad Johnson vs. Flag of the United States.svg Brian MaxwellN/A42:00Exhibition bout; Non-scored bout; No winner was declared

Fight details

Mayweather vs. Paul (main event)

Mayweather started tentatively and defensively, reluctant to throw often and avoiding most of Paul's shots. Toward the end of the first round, Paul unleashed a wild flurry, but all of his punches were blocked by Mayweather's guard. The second round was similar to the first, with Mayweather content with the slow pace of the fight. He finally turned up the offense in the third, opening up with some clean left hooks that rocked Paul's head back, as well as mixing in his trademark pull counter with the right hand. [8] From the fourth round onward, Paul was visibly fatigued and took every opportunity to utilize his weight advantage by tying the smaller Mayweather up in the clinch after every exchange. Despite Paul's constant attempts at neutering Mayweather's offense, the latter continued to dictate the pace of the fight and land the cleaner, more effective punches. Toward the end of the eighth and final round, Paul showboated when it became clear that he had done enough to avoid being stopped as most had predicted would be the case, [9] and that he would survive to hear the final bell.

The fight went the full eight-round distance, and no winner was announced. Mayweather's superior boxing was reflected by the CompuBox punch stats, with Mayweather having landed 43 punches of 107 thrown (40.2%), compared to Paul's 28 landed of 217 thrown (12.9%). [10]

In his post-fight interview, Mayweather praised his opponent, saying: "He's better than I thought he was ... he's a tough, rough competitor." [8] Paul appeared to harbor some doubt about how seriously Mayweather had taken the fight, saying: "I'm going to go home thinking, 'Did Floyd let me survive?'" [8] Mayweather later stated that he did hold back saying "If it was a real fight, it would've been a blowout in the first round." [11]

Undercard

On the undercard, former two-division champion Badou Jack beat undefeated Dervin Colina by fourth-round technical knockout, Luís Arias secured an upset victory against former unified light-middlweight champion Jarrett Hurd via split decision, and Chad Johnson and Brian Maxwell went the full distance in a four-round exhibition bout. [8]

Broadcasting

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the undercard was televised on Sky Sports Action, Sky Sports Mix, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky One and Sky Sports Boxing YouTube, whereas the main card aired on Sky Sports Box Office.

ESPN broadcast the fight across Latin America, with former world boxing champions Marcos Maidana and Acelino Freitas as guest analysts in the Spanish and Portuguese broadcasts respectively. [12] [13]

The fight was televised on Showtime PPV (and free to Showtime's subscribers) in the United States, and globally on Fanmio PPV at Fanmio.com. In Australia, the fight was televised on Main Event. [14] In New Zealand, the fight was televised on Sky Arena. [15] In South Africa, the fight was televised on SuperSport. [16] In Russia, the fight was televised on REN TV. [17] In Poland, the fight was televised on TVP Sport. [18] In Portugal, the fight was televised on Sport TV. [19] In the Czech Republic, the fight was televised on Sport 2. [20] In Turkey, the fight was televised on S Sport Plus. [21] In Spain, the fight was televised on Mitele Plus. [22] In Indonesia, the fight was televised on tvOne. [23] In Malaysia, the fight was televised on Astro Box Office. [24]

CountryBroadcaster
Free-to-airCable/Pay TVPPVStream
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Sky Sports Boxing YouTube, Sky Sports Mix (undercard)Sky Sports Action, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky One (undercard) Sky Sports Box Office (main card)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States —Fanmio PPV (Fanmio.com), Showtime PPV Fanmio PPV (Fanmio.com)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia —— Main Event —
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand —— Sky Arena —
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa — SuperSport ——
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia REN TV ———
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland — TVP Sport ——
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal — Sport TV ——
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic — Sport 2 ——
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey —S Sport Plus——
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain ———Mitele Plus
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia tvOne — tvOne
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia — Astro Box Office —
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand —Fight Sports—
Latin America — ESPN — ESPN
Worldwide—Fanmio PPV (Fanmio.com)Fanmio PPV (Fanmio.com)

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