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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.
Floyd Mayweather training in Dubai ahead of his next exhibitionCredit: Getty
Tommy Fury ahead of his fight in DubaiCredit: @GlobalTitansFS

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.”
Jake Paul called out Floyd Mayweather to a catchweight boutCredit: Getty Images – Getty More

YOUTUBE boxing sensation KSI is building towards a grudge fight with arch nemesis Jake Paul. The social media, rap and crossover fighting star returned to the ring in August, having not boxed since beat Paul’s brother Logan in 2019.
Trainer Leon Wills with YouTube star KSI in 2019Credit: Getty Images – Getty
Jake Paul is 6-0 as a boxerCredit: Reuters
And he made up for the three-year layoff by winning TWICE on the same night, stopping musician Swarmz and boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda.
Meanwhile Paul, 25, recently improved to 6-0 by beating UFC legend Anderson Silva, 47, in his biggest win to date.
KSI, 29, has vowed to settle the score with the American once and for all in the future, but the time is not yet right.
Instead, his strength and conditioning coach Leon Wills believes they are up to three fights away from the judgment day.

Wills told SunSport: “Jake is the pinnacle, right?
“So his fights need to build up to fighting Jake, he needs to fight people that are credible enough to learn from and you get something out of. 
“I think he’s got about two or three fights until he fights Jake, so he needs to climb the ladder. He’s got to climb his way up the ladder.”
KSI returns on January 14 in the US, desperate to up his opposition after Swarmz, 25, and so-called professional Pineda, 23, offered little.
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And it is a pair of Paul’s boxing rivals who Wills believes could offer KSI the perfect stepping stone.
He said: “I think a Tommy Fury would be nice, it’s a challenge. 
“KSI is also training with the London Shootfighters gym, so it depends what his coaches are teaching him whether he’d be ready for Tommy. 
“Woodley is a good one but the thing is, he’d have to knock him out better than Jake knocked him out and that’s the issue. 
“It’s motivation but then he might try too hard and that’s the thing, when KSI tries to hard he doesn’t really get the knockout. 
“If he’s more relaxed and fluid in there, he’ll get the knockout easy.” 
They’re both gonna be fit, they’re both gonna be fit, they have a lot to lose, it’s whoever outsmarts each other and fights their fight.KSI’s coach Leon Wills on Jake Paul fight
Paul knocked out Woodley, 40, in round six of their rematch having beaten the ex-UFC champion on points previously.
And he also bettered UFC icon Silva over the eight-round distance in. showcase of his development.
Both Paul and KSI vowed sign off their bitter feud with a brutal KO, ending the argument once and for all.
But coach Wills admitted it will be a battle of brains not brawn when they finally put it all on the line.
He said: “That fight is gonna be about who can box who, who can have the intelligence. It’s going to be about boxing IQ, not brute force. 
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“So whoever is going to be working behind the jab and setting up traps, that will be the winner. 
“They’re both gonna be fit, they’re both gonna be fit, they have a lot to lose, it’s whoever outsmarts each other and fights their fight.” 
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER is raking in the big bucks on the exhibition scene – five years after his retirement from professional boxing.The former five-weight world champion has taken part in lucrative exhibitions with Tenshin Nasukawa, Logan Paul, Don Moore and Mikuru Asakura.
Floyd Mayweather will be back in action this weekend against YouTuber DejiCredit: GETTY
Mayweather was last in exhibition action against Japanese MMA fighter Mikuru AsakuraCredit: GETTY
The former five-weight world champion plans to keep on taking part in exhibitionsCredit: GETTY
Money will continue the exhibition portion of his career this weekend against YouTube sensation Deji – the brother of social media phenom KSI.
But attention has already turned to who the boxing great will face after his Dubai dust-up with Deji.
And SunSport is on hand with five potential opponents for Money in 2023.
Conor McGregor
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Mayweather closed out his Hall-of-Fame career with a tenth-round TKO victory over the UFC superstar in Las Vegas five years ago.
But talks over a lucrative rematch between the pair have rumbled on ever since – with fresh negotiations taking place earlier this year.
MMA legend McGregor recently shut down the prospect of sharing the ring with the former pound-for-pound king again.
Although he’d likely jump at the opportunity to avenge the loss once his UFC contract comes to an end.
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Manny Pacquiao
Like Mayweather, former eight-weight world champion Pacquiao is currently competing in the exhibition scene.
The Filipino, who retired from professional boxing last September, is gearing up for a showdown with South Korean martial artist DK Yoo on December 11.
Revenge has been on Pacman’s mind ever since he lost the 2015 ‘Fight of the Century’ with Mayweather in Las Vegas.
And he could very well get it next year if Mayweather were to agree to what would be one of the most-viewed exhibitions of all time.
Mayweather threw down with Manny Pacquiao in May 2015Credit: AFP
Ricky Hatton
British boxing legend Hatton returns to the ring this weekend to take on Mexican great Marco Antonio Barerra in an eight-rounder in Manchester.
The Hitman knows Mayweather all too well having lost their welterweight title fight in Las Vegas 15 years ago.
It’s unclear if Hatton will be one and done after his clash with Barerra. But he could make himself a bucketload of cash if he were to put himself forward to face Mayweather again.
A rematch with Ricky Hatton could also potentially be on the cardsCredit: Getty
KSI
YouTuber juggernaut KSI will likely be ringside for his little brother’s clash with the undefeated Mayweather.
He could potentially opt to challenge the Olympic bronze medallist should his brother fall at the Michigan mauler’s hands.
And given the massive audience KSI has amassed across multiple social media platforms, Mayweather would likely be tempted to fight the Brit.
KSI could be tempted to try to avenge Deji should he fall at the hands of MayweatherCredit: GETTY
Jake Paul
Mayweather has unfinished with YouTuber turned boxer Paul following their brawl last May.
Money managed to land a few blows on Paul after having his hat stolen but was left irate by the social media star’s actions.
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Paul’s roaring start to his professional career, coupled with his built-in audience, makes him a worthy B-side in a potential fight.
But it’s unclear whether or not Mayweather would want to give him the opportunity to earn a huge payday by sharing the ring with him. More