FLOYD MAYWEATHER refused to make his ring walk to fight Deji until Jake Paul had removed himself following the YouTuber’s comments.
Mayweather was taking on Deji in an exhibition bout in Dubai, but there was a two-hour delay before the fight got underway.
That’s because Paul was involved in a spat with Tommy Fury and his dad John after the latter’s exhibition bout with Rolly Lambert.
He said: “You’re a miserable old man. Come fight me right now then.”
John responded by ripping off his shirt before confronting Paul about the comments.
The 58-year-old, who had to be held back by security, reacted by saying: “Forget my son, I’m the king of the bare-knuckle man.”
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Tommy then got involved and yelled: “There’s a certain b**** from ringside that I want in the ring now.
“Tell him to get in here because he would never have the b**** to get in here and fight a man of this calibre on a few hours notice.”
It eventually calmed down and after a lengthy pause, Mayweather finally made his ring walk.
But the undefeated boxer, who fought Paul’s brother Logan last year, wasn’t prepared to enter before he was gone.
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On Instagram, Paul said: “Floyd wouldn’t fight unless I left. Shallow ego.
“And KSI refused to be seated near me. Didn’t see him the whole event. Hide and seek.
Following the wait, Mayweather dusted himself down to defeat Deji in the sixth round,
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
