Floyd Mayweather has remained undefeated inside the squared circle as a boxer. Throughout his career, he captivated the public with his outspoken nature and larger-than-life personality. Even during the lead-up to his fights, Mayweather has never looked nervous and posed an aura around him. However, he has faced setbacks outside the realm of the sport, and recently for the first time ever, the undefeated fighter was the first one to look away from a face-off.
Mayweather had a friendly face-off with a supermodel; Francia James. She has over 11 million Instagram followers and has appeared on the cover of Playboy. During the face-off, for the very first time, Mayweather had a tough time maintaining eye contact and looked uncomfortable.
Floyd Mayweather vs Francia James face-off battle
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In the realm of boxing, two boxers who are scheduled to fight often have a face-off against one another prior to the bout. It is a chance to gain a psychological edge and intimidate opponents. After all these years of fighting the best boxers from different countries, Mayweather looked nervous in a face-off against Colombian model, Francia James. At an event, the two met and squared off against each other to have a friendly face-off. While James attempted her best to intimidate Mayweather, he did not move an inch. He was standing and had a big smile on his face.
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The caption stated, “Who won this face off?” The fans were quick to answer and react to the video. Here are few fan reactions:
A fan, yumter_taipodia felt Mayweather was defeated in the face-off from the get go. He stated, “floyd lost in the very first second.”
On similar lines, fan duhyen_kim declared Mayweather to be the loser since he looked away while James had her eyes on him the whole time. He stated, “Floyd lost coz he looked away”
Another fan jqqali was confused to see Mayweather looking froze and confused it to be a wax figure. Reflecting on the same, he stated, “I thought he was a wax figure”
While, one fan was of the opinion that Mayweather looked nervous squaring off next to her. He stated, “He seemed nervous would you be?”
A fan named, mikee_phd stated the reason behind Mayweather’s frozen smile. He states, “That frozen smile on his face told the story, he didn’t like you”
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It is safe to say that the face-off has sparked mixed reactions. What are your thoughts on this friendly face-off? In addition, who do you think was the victor between the two? Share your thoughts and opinions with us in the comments below.
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