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The YouTuber turned boxer, Jake Paul, claimed in a recent interview that Floyd Mayweather will not fight him, even though he is open to taking a shot against the former champion.

The infamous brawl between Jake Paul and five-weight division champ Floyd Mayweather during the most-hyped exhibition bout of his elder brother Logan Paul had ignited the talks of the probable clash between ‘The Pretty Boy’ and ‘The Problem Child’.

However, these were nothing but speculations as nothing has materialized yet.

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In an exclusive interview, the 25-year-old again opened up on the fight against ‘The Best Ever’. He said, “I’m open. You know, I mean, I would fight Mayweather, but he wouldn’t fight me.”

Furthermore, the host of the interview asked ‘The Problem Child’, “Think Mayweather is past his prime?”

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Jake Paul chuckled for a while and recalled an incident which had once made headlines. He said, “Yeah, We saw that when I took his hat the guy is He’s got a lot of S*** going on up here.”

Jake Paul and Floyd Mayweather hat incident

To promote an exhibition bout that landed on 6 June 2021, Jake Paul, along with his elder brother Logan Paul, attended a press conference.

While traveling to the Hard Rock Stadium, ‘The Problem Child’ informed his brother about his intentions. Though ‘The Maverick’ told him not to do it, the 25-year-old boxing sensation executed his plan.

Before sparkling the altercation, ‘The Problem Child’ filmed a TikTok video and said, “I’m about to steal Floyd Mayweather’s hat, I’ll let you guys know how it goes.”

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After the major press conference, Jake Paul first started a verbal exchange and In the middle of the altercation, he shouted, “Gotcha hat’ while taking off Floyd Mayweather’s hat and trying to run away. But it did not happen according to the plan as he could not escape and was caught in the middle.

This led to a physical exchange between the two. However, security quickly parted them. ‘The Problem Child’ did not stop there though and took to social media platforms to take shots at Mayweather. He even marked a tattoo on his body with the words ‘Gotcha hat.’

Many fans speculated that this incident might lead to a fight. But it did not happen.

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