Boxing World Reacts Furiously as Floyd Mayweather Chills on Top of the Ring During Aaron Chalmers Fight: “These Exhibitions Are Terrible”

Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. proved to everyone that he still can compete at a high level even with age catching up to him. The 46-year-old faced Aaron Chalmers in an exhibition bout at the O2 Arean in London, also making his long-awaited UK debut. However, what fans got to witness was a lackluster event with empty seats in the arena on the day of the fight. Moreover, the former five-division world champion’s attitude towards this fight didn’t receive quite a welcome from the fans.

Despite many criticizing ‘TBE’ for competing in exhibitions since retiring from professional boxing in 2017, he still faced Chalmers with the same concept that he had churned out in his previous exhibitions. However, in this fight, he seemed a little too relaxed, even for his standards as he took an unexpected approach towards resting in between rounds.

TalkSport reporter Michael Benson posted a photo of the former champion sitting on top of the ropes in between rounds. However, this did not sit well with the fans who spent their hard-earned money and wanted to see Mayweather put more effort into the fight.

Fans react to Floyd Mayweather chilling on top of the ropes in between rounds

One fan, @KDBMCFC2, claimed that it hurt him to see boxing dying out in this manner.

Another user, @GeeBoyHajj, revealed that this was just an easy paycheck for Mayweather and attached a video of him dancing with the ring girls.

@BHOPBXING even wondered if Chalmers was even able to throw one punch in the bout.

However, @HenryDorado was impressed by Mayweather’s skills and wanted him to come back to win a few more titles.

For one fan, this fight was ‘boring’ including all the exhibitions Mayweather has been a part of.

A fan also stated that although he loved Mayweather, he did not understand why people would spend money to buy his exhibitions.

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Lastly, @crypto_drift touted this as one of the worst boxing events of all time and compared it to the quality similar to a departmental store chain.

The fans were certainly not impressed by any of the performances in this event which was filled with confusion. However, this could be a wake-up call for Mayweather to change his approach towards these exhibition fights as fans didn’t seem eager to tune in to see him this time around. This could be seen clearly with the low number of audience present in the arena and low PPV predictions, combined with the lackluster bouts that followed.

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