Over the past few days, boxing fans fawned over Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul's square off. This is what the fuss is all about.
Whether you're an avid fan of boxing or just an Internet bystander scrolling your newsfeed for fun, chances are that you have heard of the brewing tension between legendary former five-division champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Youtube star Logan Paul.
The two had a special exhibition bout on 6 June 2021 at the Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Florida. Considering that both of them vastly differ in skills and experiences, the fight will have a special set of rules established by the Florida Boxing Commission.
In this article, Tatler lists everything you need to know about this especially odd boxing fight.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr's Boxing Feats
In 2015, Mayweather's face was pasted on every sports article in the Philippines. His match with Manny "PacMan" Pacquiao was dubbed the Fight of the Century due to their respective feats in boxing.
Mayweather, who was 38 at the time, never lost a fight in his 48 matches as a professional. His professional debut came on 11 October 1996. when he knocked Roberto Apodaca out. His first championship bout came in 1998 when he defeated Genaro Hernandez and won the WBC Super Featherfight title.
In 2012 and 2013, Mayweather topped Forbes' and Sports Illustrated's lists of the 50 highest-paid athletes; he was one of the boxing world's most lucrative pay-per-view (PPV) attractions, gaining $1.67 billion in revenue throughout his career. In 2018, it was reported that the boxer was the most paid athlete in the world with earnings amounting to $275 million.
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Logan Paul's Youtube Career
Logan Paul is one of the most controversial personalities on the Internet. The online star built his career through his now-defunct Vine account where he filmed himself doing stunts, making pranks, and telling jokes as early as 10 years old.
By the time Vine shut down, he had 9.4 million supporters who allowed him to successfully transition to bigger platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.