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FLOYD MAYWEATHER appeared to forget which Paul brother he fought back in June and claimed the only training he did for the exhibition was ‘sit-ups’. The boxing legend made a return to the ring earlier this year for an extraordinary spectacle bout against YouTuber Logan Paul, the older brother to Jake.
Floyd Mayweather training before his exhibition with Logan PaulCredit: Instagram @floydmayweather
Logan Paul, left, next to his brother Jake
Mayweather boasted of making $100million for the eight-rounder and claimed to have done little training for it as he named the wrong Paul brother.
He told reporters: ‘‘If I wanna go pick up some backpack money. If I want to go pick up $10million, $20million, $30 million, 100, I can go to exhibition.
“It’s not even on my record. You know a lot of people talking about ‘Oh, that Jake Paul’.
“Man, listen, it wasn’t a real fight. All I was doing, just every once in a while go to the gym, sit-ups, hit the heavy bag then go.”
Despite Mayweather’s latest claims, the 44-year-old shared training pictures in the build up to the exhibition and revealed he had been sparring.
The American great officially retired in 2017 after beating ex-UFC champion Conor McGregor, 33, in ten rounds.
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But he returned a year later for an exhibition with featherweight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa, 23, which he won in a round.
His bout with Paul, 26, was his most bizarre fight of all due to their TWO STONE weight difference and massive skill disparity.
But Mayweather was taken the full distance and without winning by knockout, the fight ended without a winner.
Paul had only boxed twice beforehand, both against online rival KSI.
The first ended in a draw in 2018 before they turned professional a year later with KSI, 28, winning by scrappy split-decision.
But Paul, a former high school wrestler, vastly improved and scored a massive moral victory by taking Mayweather the distance.
Mayweather said: “After the fight I said I give him more credit, I take my hat off to him.
“Because, I said with his background in wrestling – this is what I meant – his background in wrestling was unbelievable.
“Because the whole night all he did was wrestle me, so they said he’s a top level wrestler, and I said, I can tell.”
Floyd Mayweather was taken the distance by Logan PaulCredit: Getty More

FRANK WARREN claimed ‘everybody wants’ Anthony Joshua to step aside to allow Tyson Fury to fight Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk beat AJ in September to win the unified WBA, IBF and WBO belts but is now contracted to a rematch.
Frank Warren, Tyson Fury and Bob ArumCredit: Reuters
Oleksandr Usyk after beating Anthony Joshua in SeptemberCredit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
Fury, who retained his WBC title against Deontay Wilder in October, has maintained he wants to fight the Ukrainian next.
But he would need Joshua to agree to being paid to sit on the sidelines, and has already started negotiations to pull it off.
Promoter Warren told iFL TV: “There’s been talks going on for a while now and it’s all got to come to fruition, it’s got to move on now.
“It seems to me there is a will to make this happen and hopefully if we can get everybody to sign an agreement, without announcing it, we can move forward.
“Until it’s signed it don’t mean nothing. There is a will and we all want it, everybody wants this fight between Tyson and Usyk. Everybody.”
Joshua, 32, confusingly admitted he had no intentions of stepping aside for Fury, 33, but would at least consider it if the price is right.

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For the Gypsy King, he could be ordered into a mandatory title defence against Dillian Whyte, 33, who is the WBC ‘interim’ champion.
But Whyte’s prior legal case with the WBC, to speed up his much-earned shot at the belt, has actually prevented his fight with Fury from being ordered.
And an undisputed title fight could supersede a mandatory defence but AJ would have to wait for Whyte to then fight the winner of Fury and Usyk.
Joshua has been warned he has until Christmas to make up his mind and decide whether he will rematch Usyk, 34, or not.
Fury’s US promoter Bob Arum has revealed Saudi Arabia has shown an interest in hosting an undisputed showdown with Usyk in March. More

TYSON FURY would beat Muhammad Ali in a fantasy fight. That’s the view of legendary matchmaker Bob Arum who has promoted some of boxing’s best ever champions – including Fury – and fights.
Promoter Bob Arum and Tyson FuryCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Sporting icon Muhammad Ali pictured in 1962Credit: Getty
That includes sporting icon Ali, the three-time heavyweight champion who is considered by many as ‘The Greatest’.
But more recently, Arum has guided Fury’s rise to stardom in America and claimed the Gypsy King would have had Ali’s number.
Arum told Rich Eisen: “Fury wins. No heavyweight before or since can beat Fury.
“Fury is so incredible. Guys who are 6’9 were bums when Ali was fighting, because they couldn’t move and there were always flaws.”
Fury first won the belts with a shock 2015 points win over Wladimir Klitschko.
But after a battle with depression and substance abuse, just a year later he vacated the straps.

It then sparked one of the greatest comebacks of all time as in 2018 Fury, 33, returned after only three fights to challenge for the title again.
He was denied a remarkable win over then-WBC king Deontay Wilder, 36, following a disputed draw.
But Fury put things right in their 2020 rematch and this October won the trilogy bout with a brutal round 11 knockout.
Arum said: “Here’s a guy Fury, takes an incredible punch, moves like a Welterweight, and has a pretty good punch himself, knows how to box.
“We haven’t seen that combination, ever. You know, I feel sorry for Wilder, who is a terrific fighter, because he came in an era that gave us Tyson Fury
“It’s not a fluke, because Tyson Fury beat Wladimir Klitschko when Klitschko was riding high and nobody gave Fury a chance.
“Fury is the goods because he can box, he can punch and he keeps getting better.”
Tyson Fury knocked out Deontay Wilder in their trilogy boutCredit: Reuters More

GERVONTA DAVIS edged out a close points win over underdog Isaac Cruz after suffering a hand injury. Davis ran out the winner on the scorecards after 12 rounds to retain the secondary WBA ‘Regular’ lightweight title.
Gervonta Davis edged out a close points win over underdog Isaac CruzCredit: Getty Images – Getty
The unbeaten American moved to 25-0 after the unanimous decision but revealed he sustained an injury to his hand during the fight.
Davis, 27, said: “At the beginning of the fight, he came on strong.
“I felt as the fight was going, he was breaking down. But I hurt my hand, so I wasn’t able to get him out of there.”
Cruz, 23, only filled in on five weeks notice after Rolando Romero, 26, was withdrawn amid sexual assault allegations.
The Mexican pushed Floyd Mayweather’s protege ‘Tank’ all the way, but is not in line for a rematch, as Davis responded with ‘hell no’ when asked.
Cruz said after defeat: “I have nothing to say. The fans are speaking on who won this fight.”

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Davis was the aggressor throughout the first half of the fight, favouring the uppercut as Cruz rushed in.
But towards the second half of the fight, Davis was reduced to just his jab due to his injured right hand.
It was enough to see him snatch a points verdict and remain undefeated, with unified lightweight champion George Kambosos, 28, ringside.
Kambosos stunned Teofimo Lopez, 24, to win the belts and now looks set to fight Devin Haney, 23, who just beat JoJo Diaz, 29.
But after Davis’ win, lightweight star Ryan Garcia, 23, called out his long-time rival.
Garcia tweeted: Gervonta gets away with fighting c level fighters, out of all the lightweights he’s the weakest!!!
“His toughest test was Leo Santa Cruz, almost lost tonight bring it on I’ve been calling you out for awhile…”
Gervinta Davis pictured with his promoter Floyd MayweatherCredit: Getty Images – Getty More