Logan and Jake Paul release Floyd Mayweather ahead of exhibition: “We Need More Than We Need”

DORADO, Puerto Rico – If the Logan and Jake Paul brothers have a single message – YouTube stars and social media activists have become boxers – they have sided with retired giant pound Floyd Mayweather on June 6 before making it pretty easy against Logan.

Be thankful.

Mayweather (50-0, 27 KOs), who seems to have passed the days of elite professional fighters at the age of 44, has found an interesting new role for himself, in line with a business model for placing giant events with relatively low risk of giant events. money.

The retired legend and five-time champion will be retiring again next weekend fighting the eight-round exhibition at the head of a Showtime PPV At the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. 26-year-old Logan Paul (0-1) will have big advantages in size, weight and youth, but he remains understandable under the stakes of this special attraction.

Next Sunday, while Mayweather fights Logan, 24-year-old Jake’s older brother (3-0, 3 KOs), a man known as “The Problem Child,” is largely unrelated to this fight. because of one. at a press conference earlier this month He stole Jake Mayweather’s hat in the face and received a punch for his efforts. Most believe he could be Jake Mayweather’s future opponent regardless of the outcome against Logan.

Either way, and for better or worse, the Paul brothers are a legal PPV brand in the world of traditional boxing and it doesn’t look like they’re going anywhere soon.

“He was kicking the ass of MMA boxing,” Logan Paul told CBS Sports in an interview with Showtime cameras this week during training. “Now everyone is interested in boxing. The pattern is repeating itself over and over again. You have the thriller now, you got Social Gloves and the weekend after our fight TikTokers and YouTubers are fighting. Jake has reached an agreement with Showtime. At what point is it? legitimate?

“Wake up and smell the coffee. We’re here and we’re here to stay.”

Jake Paul, including his professional elimination as AnEson Gib YouTuber, retired NBA Guardian Nate Robinson and retired MMA fighter Ben Askren took a step back by asking if Mayweather thinks he respects their business and marketing approach.

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“He needs to,” Jake Paul said. “That’s why he’s fighting with my brother. Who else is going to fight Floyd who will sell millions of payment tickets? We need him more than we need.”

“That has no validity,” Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe told CBS Sports on Friday. “Imitation is the highest flattery, I always say. I always say! They’ve taken Floyd’s shot and been able to run with it and I applaud them for that. But any idea Floyd needs is really one of the dumbest comments I’ve heard in a long time.”

The Paul brothers traditionally refer to themselves as disruptors within the traditional boxing game, citing a new study that shows their interest in the latest generation of Z-sports. Much of this can be linked to the attention it has received in recent years to its audience on multiple social media platforms, with 43 million subscribers gathering on YouTube alone among brothers, among brothers who grew up in suburban Ohio.

“We’re bringing in new light and a new wave,” Jake Paul said. “That’s because of the boxing culture of the famous YouTube, because we’ve brought in Instagram and all of our followers. It’s usually new people who don’t want to pay for fights.”

While the two brothers continue to be constantly evolving on social media content that has made them both incredibly rich, that doesn’t mean it’s both more serious than they both need. For the past three years each has dedicated himself to the gym, forming different teams of professional coaches and partners to improve.

Jaka is actually more eager to take the fighter seriously, his older brother is the one who almost removes the rocks who constantly control the sport. One of them is Logan’s natural ability to play an online character who is far more silly than his character. In any case, respecting traditional boxing doesn’t necessarily hurt.

“I get it. I get it. We’re here to do a show and we’re starting to get into boxing,” Logan Paul said. “But this is the start of a very long career for Jake and I. I’m surprised people don’t have any doubts at the beginning. But what happens in two years? What happens in three years when we’re really good at this sport and we’re winning professional boxers, very skilled are we and do we really earn respect in the sport? I don’t know.People will eventually shut up but for now I get it.

“I mean [Mayweather] do you think i suck? The answer might be yes. There is nothing on the net that is impressive in boxing for me. But in the last year and a half, we’ve got a very, very, very good place. I think we’ll find out on June 6 why there are weight classes in boxing. I’m not a guy you’re getting into. I don’t have my hands on my head. I play hard and I’m fast and I’m tall. I am tall and strong. I’m angry and I want this shit. “

Few people believe that Logan is 18 years old with the advantages that young people have, a height of six inches, a reach of four inches and a weight of 45 pounds over two touch gloves once. Only time will tell, of course.

Whether or not Jake will add Mayweather to his long list of opponents who may not have given up his first professional failure (whether it was an exhibition) in the future, Jake hopes the man known as “Money” will realize what gift Mayweather’s brand has at the moment. there is.

“[Mayweather] he’s already done his time, no one wants to see Floyd fight again, unless it’s something interesting, “Jake Paul said.” We are new young dollars with a new audience. Everyone in boxing already knows Floyd, but these little kids don’t really care about Floyd or want to see him. His commitment is low. He’s the best champion and fighter of all time, blah, blah, blah. How does he get a 100K favorite photo?

“He needs the importance of new young people coming into the game. But he’s smart. Of course he’s going to get involved. But he’s getting into our territory and he’s making our game.”