After Floyd Mayweather agreed to fight Logan Paul on June 6, 2021, at the Hard Rock Stadium, ‘The Maverick’ took to X and declared his mother was “terrified.” However, besides being 19 years younger than Mayweather, Paul had a six-inch reach advantage against ‘TBE’. But, while Mayweather had 50 pro wins, Paul had only two matches against fellow influencer KSI. Hence, when the duo stepped inside the ring, Mayweather out-landed Paul by 27.3%. But, in a recent interview, Paul claimed Mayweather was “beatable“!

However, when Paul was asked to replace a fighter Mayweather was going to face on top of the Burj Al Arab in Dubai on six weeks’ notice, ‘The Maverick’ also rejected the offer. Now, in light of this incident, Logan Paul revealed why he agreed to fight Mayweather in 2021. Here is what he said.

Only force that motivated Logan Paul to risk everything against Mayweather

Although no winner was announced, ESPN had scored Logan Paul vs. Floyd Mayweather 78-74 for ‘TBE’. Meanwhile, after the match, Logan Paul claimed that Mayweather had not paid him for the contest. Therefore, although Paul stated he could beat the 50-0 boxer in a rematch, he felt he had a “bigger fish to fry“. Anyway, speaking to Graham Bensinger, Paul said “respect” motivated the WWE wrestler to agree to a boxing match against the boxer who held 15 major world championships.

“I think there’s a video of my initial reaction somewhere. And I just remember thinking ‘If I can just survive with this guy, my life will be drastically different forever’. I think my whole life I’ve craved respect,” said Logan Paul.

“And I don’t feel like I got that respect that I wanted from making media online. And I knew that if I could weather eight rounds with Floyd Mayweather, you’d have to respect me. You may not like me, but you have to respect me,” added ‘The Maverick’.

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In this connection, it is worth mentioning that in the same interview, Paul said he would only rematch ‘TBE’ to beat him. “I already fought Floyd Mayweather. If I did it again, it would be to beat Floyd Mayweather. Which I think is doable, I just need to train proper,” he had said.

Anyway, do you think Logan Paul surviving eight rounds against Mayweather is commendable? In your opinion, can Paul defeat Mayweather should they agree to a rematch? Let us know in the comments below.

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