Floyd Mayweather and Jake Paul fight stalls over weight row as YouTuber blasts boxer for making ‘excuses’

FLOYD MAYWEATHER and Jake Paul’s negotiations have stalled due to a weight dispute.

The pair have held talks over a potential fight but Paul has accused the boxing legend of trying to make him shrink too much.

And the YouTuber-turned-prizefighter admits the weight row could lead things to collapse completely.

But he does expect “Money” Mayweather to come calling again in another 12 months in search of a multimillion payday.

Paul told SunSport: “He’s interested if I would drop a bunch of weight. 

“He wants me to cut to a weight that I wouldn’t actually be able to cut to. So I think he is sort of hiding behind that excuse. 

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“But you know Floyd, he’s going to spend all of his money on strippers and Lamborghinis and s*** like that.

“Not pay his taxes and then around this time next year, he’s going to be like, ‘Who can I fight for $20million, $30million? Alright, maybe I’ll fight Jake’. 

“So when he runs out of money, I bet you the phones will start ringing.” 

Mayweather, 45, officially retired in 2017 after beating UFC icon Conor McGregor, 33, in round ten of their Las Vegas crossover fight.

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But the unbeaten American, 45, continues to collect cheques in the form of exhibition bouts.

His next comes against ex-sparring partner Don Moore, 42, held on top of a hotel HELIPAD in Dubai, 700ft above sea level this Saturday.

Tickets for that will cost around £150,000 with only 20 VIP seats on offer.

But his previous bout was against Paul’s older brother Logan, 27, last June which went the full eight-round distance and ended without a winner.

The night before that fight, Logan scaled 190lb (13st 5lb) compared to Mayweather’s career heaviest of 155lb (11st).

Unlike with his younger brother, there was no dispute over the weight, just allegations of Logan not being paid in full.

The exhibition was organised by Mayweather Promotions and boxing mogul Al Haymon.

But Logan alleges he is still in the process of chasing up the remainder of his cut.

To avoid a repeat fiasco, Paul insisted any fight with Mayweather would have to be on his terms.

And the 5-0 boxer, speaking before Katie Taylor beat Amanda Serrano, amazingly claimed to be the “A-side” over the self-proclaimed “Best Ever”.

Paul said: “The difference is, my brother did that as part of Floyd’s promotion.

“Me, I would do it under Most Valuable Promotions, I’m in charge of the money. I’m in charge of the platform, so that’s the way it works. 

“I’d be the A-side too, what is Floyd bringing to the table?

“Yeah, he’s got X,Y and Z’s known in boxing, but you’re washed up bro, sorry, I’m A-side. 

“And especially because you don’t have money, you’re not bringing money to the table.

“So it’s my rules, my decisions, my thoughts, my gameplan, let’s make the fight happen.”   

Paul most recently knocked out Tyron Woodley, 40, in December, having previously beaten the ex-UFC champion on points.

It added to KOs over gamer ‘AnEsonGib’, ex-NBA player Nate Robinson, 37, and retired UFC welterweight Ben Askren, 37.

Paul has since announced he will return in August with Anderson Silva, 47, and Mike Tyson, 55, front runners as his opponents.

And he is back in training camp having started well ahead of schedule.

Paul revealed: “I seem to not be able to stay out of the gym. I’m sort of always working out. 

“Even when I was on the break, I was still jogging or whatever.

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“I dunno, I just feel like my body just craves that workout and that feeling of being in the gym. 

“So, yeah I just always end up starting my camps way earlier than expected.”

Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk