FLOYD MAYWEATHER responded to Jake Paul’s fight callout by telling him to focus on Tommy Fury.
The YouTuber-turned boxer challenged Mayweather to a catchweight bout from 165lb-175lb.
It came before his win over 47-year-old UFC legend Anderson Silva, the biggest win of his fighting career.
Paul, 25, has since travelled over to Dubai, where both Mayweather and his rival Tommy Fury will be in action.
Mayweather, 45, headlines the night against YouTuber and Paul’s first-ever opponent Deji, 25.
Meanwhile Fury, 23, is the co-headliner against 5-2 American Paul Bamba, 33.
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And Mayweather urged Paul to focus his efforts on the 2019 Love Islander by taking a swipe in the process.
He said in Dubai: “See, a lot of times when you say certain things, you don’t want what you say you want.
“So Jake Paul’s got problems right here (pointing to Fury). I mean, he’s doing good for what he’s doing.
“Like I said, for what he’s doing. It is what it is, it’s a lot of talk.
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“It’s different when you get to the highest level, Roy Jones can attest for that. Claressa [Shields] and so many others fighters.
“Once he gets in there with a real fighter, that can really fight, it’s going to be over for him.
“So he’s got to enjoy it while he can. Is he doing good? Absolutely, for what he’s doing. Guys 50, guys 40, of course.
“Does he want to fight me? Of course, I’m almost 50-years-old, of course he wants to fight me.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
