Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul: The three biggest stories to follow before the Showtime PPV event

Floyd Mayweather will return to the boxing ring on Sunday night to fight Youtube star Logan Paul exhibition match from Miami Gardens, Florida. The 44-year-old Mayweather and Paul’s fight, Mayweather’s 18-year-old junior and probably 50-pound bigger fight tonight, is attracting a lot of attention as a unique show.

Paul has vowed to ruin Mayweather’s legacy by getting a lot of grief, which may be true even if the outcome of the fight doesn’t change Mayweather’s 50-0 record as a professional. The way Paul remembers Mayweather as a fighter is to change forever, which is one of the stories when the action goes straight to the point. Showtime pay-per-view from Hard Rock Stadium.

Let’s look at Mayweather vs. Some of the biggest stories that go to Paul include whether Paul has a chance to win that chance.

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Great “What if?”

Clearly, there’s no bigger story in this fight than Paul’s idea of ​​winning over one of the great boxers of a time when he was a controversial YouTuber boxer. Although they are bigger than the lives of two men, if they are the ones that will attract the eyeballs, it can be a more interesting aspect of the fight. This angle lies in the key questions for the structure of the sport. With the right training time and financial resources, can a much younger and much more athletic man win over a great boxer who is already retired, but much younger?

On the surface, that answer is a simple “no”. But, as Paul has repeatedly said, there are reasons to be weight classes in boxing. Paul is a physically strong man, and while Jake’s younger brother doesn’t seem as natural as a boxer, he seems to be fully committed to boxing training, even though coach Milton Lacroix says he can be better than Paul’s jab. Larry Holmes seems to be a massive stretch. This certainly leaves open the “opportunity for punchers” to put a flush on a 44-year-old Mayweather and have a “fight” effect.

Or maybe Mayweather will humiliate Paul from the initial bell.

Is Jake Paul next to Mayweather?

Jake Paul seems to be the best boxer in the brothers, and Mayweather talked about beating two Pauls in 2021 – and suggested he fight them both the same night. There is even now “gotcha hat” bad moment, where he stole Jake Mayweather’s hat from his head and ate a fist to the head afterwards. If Mayweather beats Logan – probably the result of the fight – there are several stories that make the fight of great interest with Jake really horrible.

While Logan is 0-1, if KSI has not beaten the YouTube star, both in the amateur fight and in his professional debut, Jake is 3-0 and has eliminated three opponents, including the former NBA Top goalkeeper Nate Robinson and former MMA champion Ben Askren. Although the level of competition has not been good, Jake has shown dedication to his training, has noticeable growth in his skills and good strength.

If Mayweather wants to continue making big money by appearing in the circus, it looks like his next fight is blocked.

Is this boxing now?

Trips to the ring by the Paul brothers, as well as Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. fights like this have also led to the narrative that boxing has become a sport that needs new fights to thrive. The Paul vs Mayweather sub-card also backs up some of these claims NFL wide-star receiver Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson made his boxing debut at the exhibition fight.

Of course, this mindset ignores the fact that boxing is struggling more on schedule in the coming months. Last Saturday night Devin Haney made the statement with an exciting win over Jorge Linares and Nonito Donaire to turn the clock back and knock out Nordine Oubaali to become the world’s oldest weight bantamweight champion in the history of the sport. Josh Taylor and Jose Ramirez came after a convincing fight against the undisputed 140-pound title and other big ones lately. Lightweight and lightweight are full of talent, Errol Spence Jr. will fight Manny Pacquiao this summer, and while the heavyweight reunion schedule between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua has hit the schedule, it’s probably a “punishment” for boxing fans. It will be. be Fury Vs. Deontay Wilder 3 and Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk. There are plenty of reasons for boxing fans to be very impressed with what has happened to the sport lately.

Boxing will never return to the heights of the old “golden age” but the sport is doing well, while novelty fights attract a lot of attention for a completely segregated audience.