Floyd Mayweather balked at Jake Paul’s claim that he’s dodging their fight, insisting he’s eager to get in the ring with the social media superstar.
“We offered Jake Paul the fight probably 10 or 20 times and he turned us down,” said Mayweather, who spoke exclusively to Us Weekly while promoting his 101 (ONE OF ONE) line of premium natural supplements. “So that’s bulls—.”
Rumors about a boxing match between Mayweather, 48, and Paul, 28, have circulated for years. The speculation picked up further steam during Mayweather’s appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last month, when the undefeated boxer said a fight against Paul would be “easy.”
Days later, Paul released a YouTube vlog alleging Mayweather “wouldn’t sign” their fight contract, but Mayweather insists that it’s actually been Paul who has refused to put ink on the dotted line.
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When asked about the claim that Mayweather and his team wanted Paul to cut weight down to 160, which Paul called “physically impossible,” Mayweather had a solution for that.
“Well, we can do an exhibition,” he offered to Us. “We know we can’t do a real fight because it’s not going to be sanctioned because of the weight difference. But we could do an exhibition. That’s easy work, super easy.”
Mayweather previously fought Paul’s older brother, Logan Paul, in an exhibition boxing match in 2021. The non-scored bout went all eight rounds and no winner was announced.
Jake, meanwhile, last entered the ring against legendary boxer Mike Tyson, a fight that streamed live on Netflix in November 2024. Jake ultimately defeated Tyson, 58, by unanimous decision — but Mayweather was less than impressed.
“Mike Tyson was a 60-year-old man,” Mayweather told Us. “He’s an old man. Mike Tyson is enjoying his life. It is what it is.”
Despite his beef with some of the Paul brothers’ gamesmanship and tactics, Mayweather credited them for their work ethic.
“One thing about Jake Paul and Logan Paul, we can’t knock their hustle,” Mayweather said. “I take my hat off. I like how they hustle.”
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On the topic of hustling, Mayweather recently unveiled his 101 (ONE OF ONE) line of products, which includes whey protein powder, pre-workout, hydration stick packs and more.
“You always want to be better each time you go out and perform,” Mayweather explained. “You always want to be better each and every day. Our supplements give you everything you need. The greens, the proteins, the boost, the rehydration.”
Mayweather added, “This didn’t just happen overnight. This took a lot of years, four or five years of doing research and making sure that we give people a great product.”
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