Floyd Mayweather and rapper 50 Cent were on extremely good terms, sending friendship goals to several people out there. The rapper backed Mayweather in several of his fights, which instantly brought more eyeballs to the boxer.
On mapping back to 2017, we can also see 50 cent feud with UFC star Conor McGregor, in the aftermath of the May-Mac super fight. However, the relationship between 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather fell off, with both sides offering a war of words lately. The exact reason was unknown, but Mayweather and 50 Cent clearly became foes.
Well, the rapper claims, he could have hampered Floyd Mayweather’s business and brand TMT with some valid stepping. 50 Cent also detailed how he can stop Mayweather from using the TMT logo in an interview from the past.
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In the chat, the rapper had said, “Because he [Floyd Mayweather] didn’t sign the paper, doesn’t mean the corporation is about. So technically, the trademark is the term of it because his entire corporation is built on it. So I could tell you, you can’t have the TMT socks, you can’t have that TMT t-shirt you got on.”
Floyd Mayweather proudly boasts ‘The Money Team’, a brand that he claims to be his own. However, 50 Cent’s statements struck several people as they saw it as a threat to Floyd Mayweather’s financial gainings. Nevertheless, ‘Money’ Mayweather has several more ways to spin checks, and he has been doing it all throughout.
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Aged 44, Mayweather has been a retired boxer for almost half a decade now. Well, he still keeps fighting in exhibitions and continues to make millions of dollars. But he hasn’t been controversy-free even over there, as a major lawsuit has recently hit him.
Floyd Mayweather is in some turmoil
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The unbeaten boxer ended up facing Logan Paul in an exhibition in June 2021, which ended in a draw. Per reports, ‘TBE’ earned somewhere between $50 -$100 million from the bout, and Paul was set to make $20 million. However, Logan Paul accused Mayweather of underpaying him. He ridiculed Floyd Mayweather publicly on social media.
But the former world champion didn’t react. He stayed in his lane and generated potential fight talks against Money Kicks. Therefore, Mayweather appears to have some business left with Paul, which ‘The Maverick’ has highlighted for the past few weeks.
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