A record of the fight between boxer Floyd Mayweather and youtuber Logan Paul is generating great repercussion among netizens, due to a suspicion of manipulation of the result. The video shared on social networks suggests that the boxing champion would have held the challenger to avoid the knockout, providing the opportunity for the fight to continue until the eighth and final round.
A record of the fight between boxer Floyd Mayweather and youtuber Logan Paul is generating great repercussion among netizens, due to a suspicion of manipulation of the result. The video shared on social networks suggests that the boxing champion would have held the challenger to avoid the knockout, providing the opportunity for the fight to continue until the eighth and final round.
The exhibition took place in Miami, last Sunday, the 6th, and the two participants agreed that they would not have a winner. However, the two were free to try to knock out the opponent.
Mayweather was singled out as a clear favorite in bookmakers
In UK bookmakers, Mayweather was emerging as a clear favourite.
Currently with over 20 million fans on Instagram and 23 million subscribers on the YouTube channel, Paul posted an image after the fight on social media with him and Mayweather still in the ring. In the caption, he just writes the letter “W”, referring to the term winner.
Floyd Mayweather, 44, is named one of the top names in boxing history. He ended his career with a fantastic record of 50 victories in 50 bouts, 27 of which were achieved by knockout. He won 15 world titles. According to Monet Magazine, its equity is around US$ 450 million, about 2.2 billion reais.
The fight between Floyd Mayweather and the youtuber Logan Paul is estimated to have resulted in approximately US$ 20 million (BRL 100 million) to Logan Paul and US$ 100 million (504 million) to the boxer. So far, neither of the two has commented on the suspicion of manipulation of results pointed out in social media.
