Floyd Mayweather and Jake Paul fight stalls over weight row as YouTuber blasts boxer for making ‘excuses’

FLOYD MAYWEATHER has stopped talking to Jake Paul over a weight dispute.

They have been in talks about a possible fight, but Paul accuses the boxing legend of trying too hard to reduce his size.


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The YouTuber-turned-prizefighter admitted that the weight row could cause things to fall apart completely.

He does however expect "Money Mayweather" to call him again in 12 months, in search of a multimillion-dollar payday.

SunSport's Paul said that he was interested in losing weight.

"He wants me cut to a weight I won't be able to lose. He is probably hiding behind this excuse.

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"But Floyd knows Floyd, he's going all out on Lamborghinis, strippers, and other s***.

"Pay his taxes, and then, around next year, he will be like, "Who can I fight to win $20million, $30million?" Okay, maybe I'll fight Jake.

"So, when he runs out money, I bet the phones will ring."

Mayweather, 45 was officially retired after defeating Conor McGregor (33), in round ten in their Las Vegas crossover fight.

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The unbeaten American 45-year-old continues to collect cheques through exhibition bouts.

His next opponent is his ex-sparring partner Don Moore (42), who was held at 700ft high on the top of a Dubai hotel HELIPAD this Saturday.

The tickets for this event will be around PS150,000, with 20 VIP seats available.

His previous bout was against Logan, Logan's older brother. He was 27, and the fight lasted eight rounds. It ended without a winner.

Logan weighed 190lb (13st 5lb) the night before. This was compared to Mayweather who weighed in at 155lb (11st).

He was not able to dispute the weight of his older brother. Instead, he made allegations that he wasn't being paid in full.

Mayweather Promotions and Al Haymon, boxing mogul, organized the exhibition.


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Logan claims that he is still chasing down the rest of his cut.

Paul insists that any Mayweather fight must be his.

The 5-0 boxer claimed that Katie Taylor had defeated Amanda Serrano and was the A-side over the self-proclaimed "Best Ever"

Paul stated: "The difference between the two is that my brother did it as part Floyd's promotion.

"Me, it would be done under Most Valuable Promotions. I am in charge of the money. It's my platform and that's how it works.

"I'd be on the A-side too. What is Floyd bringing to this table?"

"Yeah, he has X,Y, and Z's in boxing. But you're washed-up bro, sorry, A-side.


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"And, especially because you don’t have money you’re not bringing money into the table.

"So these are my rules, decisions, thoughts, and gameplan. Let's make this fight happen!"

Paul defeated Tyron Woodley (40), in December after previously defeating the former UFC champion on points.

It was KOs that were won over gamer AnEsonGib, an ex-NBA player Nate Robinson (37), and Ben Askren (37), respectively.

Paul announced that he would be back in August with Anderson Silva (47) and Mike Tyson (55), as his opponents.

He is now back at training camp, having started ahead of schedule.

Paul said, "I don't seem to be able stay out of the gym." I am always working out.

"Even though I was on the break, it was still me jogging or doing whatever.

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"I don't know, but I feel like my body craves the workout and the feeling of being at the gym.

"So, yes, I always start my camps way sooner than expected."


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