FLOYD MAYWEATHER has been given the green light for a grudge match with Jake Paul.
The boxing legend traded blows with Paul a matter of weeks before his exhibition with the YouTuber’s older brother Logan last June.
And broadcasting powerhouse Showtime – who have partnered up with Jake for his last three fights – are willing to stump up the cash to make the exhibition bout happen.
When asked if he’d be interested in making the fight, Showtime President told MMA Fighting: “Absolutely [we’d be interested].
“If that’s something that Floyd becomes interested in, and he’s got room in his very busy schedule of exhibitions worldwide to do that.
“I think that has tremendous potential.
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“Maybe even the potential to be bigger than Floyd and Logan, given what Jake has done as a professional boxer in the meantime.”
Espinoza won’t hesitate to try to make the fight should Mayweather communicate an interest in fighting Jake.
He said: “Look, I firmly believe — as much as I wish this were not true — we’re not going to see or at least I’m not going to see another fighter like Floyd Mayweather in my lifetime.
“He’s truly a once a generation.
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“I mean. the combination of his marketing ability and his skill set and everything that came along with him is just once in a lifetime type of fighter.
“Whenever he has a business endeavour and he picks up the phone and says ‘Hey, are you interested?,’ ninety-nine per cent of the time our answer is yes.”
Jake. 25, stretched his perfect record to a 6-0 last weekend with a decision victory over UFC great Anderson Silva.
And he’s confident he’d get the better of Mayweather if the former five-weight world champ were to end his professional retirement.
He said: “It would be interesting, still, to actually fight Floyd, though, in an actual professional bout.
“First of all, that’s still a big fight and still a massive, massive draw.
“And if it was an actual pro match, I think people would be super, super interested.”
He added: “He fought my brother and Logan was weighing 190lbs.
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“I could get to 175lbs and Floyd could weigh 165lb and a commission would approve that.
“I just know that I would win. i would love to take his O. And it would be a massive fight as far as pay-per-views are concerned.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
