Floyd Mayweather vows to give Logan Paul same treatment he handed McGregor

Floyd Mayweather vows to give Logan Paul same treatment he handed McGregor

Floyd Mayweather, boxing legend, has revealed that he will not spare Logan Paul of Conor McGregor's treatment if both of them get into the boxing rings.

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The 25-year-old internet sensation was quoted to have said he would beat the unbeaten retired boxer in a fight.

Mayweather last took to the rings professionally in 2017 during his 10th round triumph over McGregor via TKO and he announced his retirement afterwards.

The 43-year-old went away with an unbeaten record all through his career having won all 50 of his fights.

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He staged a return in December 2018 during an exhibition fight that saw him beat undefeated kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in Saitama, Japan

Daily Mail reveals that several attempts have been made to lure the 'Money-man' out of retirement but none has materialised except for the stunt Logan Paul pulled recently.

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However, the former boxer has announced he will treat his fans to some excitement through his exhibition comeback in Tokyo in February 2021. Mayweather said on Twitter:

"These YouTube girls better find some Barbie dolls to play with cause I'm not the one for the kid games.

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"Three years ago, a fighter from the UFC said my name and I had to put a muzzle on that b****. Logan Paul can get the same treatment before I go conquer Japan again."
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Floyd Mayweather during NBA game between Golden State Warriors v Los Angeles Clippers. Photo by Allen Berezovsky.
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Mayweather's words following Paul's social media post where he said:

"If I caught Floyd in a real fight? I'd whup him. MMA? I'd whup him. The only place Floyd is safe is the boxing ring. I would fight Floyd any time, any place. If I caught Floyd with one punch, I would snap him in half."

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Meanwhile, Conor McGregor's anticipated comeback will see him face Dustin Poirier on 23rd January as reported by Sport Bible.

The 32-year-old Irishman hasn't fought since his sensational comeback fight against Donald Cerrone at UFC 246 in January.

Legit.ng earlier reported that legendary Mike Tyson has named Floyd Mayweather as the boxer he wishes he had fought during his active days.

The 54-year-old who is planning to come out of retirement and faceoff with Roy Jones Jr in an eight-round exhibition told Steve Farhood on ShoBox during an interview session.

Both have hung their gloves after paying their dues in the sport but were regarded as two of the best fighters to have graced the rings.

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Oluwatomiwa Babalola Oluwatomiwa Babalola is a former sports editor at Legit.ng. He has over eight years of field and office experience in the media industry. He graduated from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism in 2014 with HND in Mass Communication.