Did you pay to see the pay-per-view fight between boxing champ Floyd Mayweather and YouTuber-turned-boxer Logan Paul? Well, just as many predicted, the fight wasn’t worth the watch for those who take the sport seriously. Although Paul achieved a great deal lasting eight rounds in the ring with the wealthy promoter, at the end of the day one would ask…”How sway?”
It all appeared to be a money ploy for Mayweather, 44, and a clout booster for Paul, 26. A winner was not declared in the fight, but clearly the viewers were the suckers. That sentiment was confirmed when the audience in the Hard Rock Stadium showed their disappointment by booing.
Mayweather and Paul seemed unbothered — and why would they be? Along with the merch sales, 25,000-plus tickets sold and sponsorship deals, the exhibition is allegedly a big bag to the tune of several million dollars for the two fighters.
In other fights that took place Sunday night, Badou Jack obtained the light-heavyweight victory over his competitor Dervin Colina, Luis Arias secured the middleweight victory over Jarrett Hurd, and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson’s exhibition bout against Brian Maxwell ended with no winner, despite Johnson receiving a hit that knocked him to the ground in the fourth round.
The punches on social media were harder than Mayweather and Paul combined:
