JAKARTA Former heavyweight Floyd Mayweather Jr insists he will not fight Jake Paul because before the Youtuber so far he has not dueled with a good opponent.
This was conveyed by Mayweather in a press conference ahead of the exhibition fight against Deji Olatunji in Dubai on Sunday, November 13.
"Once he faces a true fighter, who can really fight, it ends up for him. So he has to enjoy it while he can. Is he okay? Of course, for what he did. Boxers in their 50s, men in their 40s, of course," Mayweather said. reported by Marca, Saturday, November 12.
Jake Paul is currently so desperate to duel with Mayweather. He tried to get Mayweather's attention, but the retired heavyweight boxing responded coldly.
Recently Jake Paul himself just recorded victory against former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. The 22-year-old fighter Youtuber cum won over Silva by unanimous figure.
"So Jake Paul has a problem here. I mean, he did well for what he did. Like I said, for what he did. That's how it is," said Mayweather.
"Does he want to fight me? Of course, I'm almost 50 years old, of course he wants to fight me," he added.
The duel against Deji this weekend will be Mayweather's fifth exhibition fight since retiring in 2017 after fighting Conor McGregor.
His first exhibition fight began against Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in January 2019. At that time, this American boxer only needed less than two minutes to win a knockout.
The next exhibition duel came in June last year after he accepted Logan Paul's Youtuber challenge. However, the duel ended unwinning. He then posted a win against Don Moore in May following his last win over MMA athlete Mikuru Asukara in September.
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