My thoughts on the Mayweather vs Paul fight.
- Max Cohen
- Jun 11, 2021
- 5 min read
Updated: Aug 15, 2021
My opinion on the reactions and some of the other fights from the night that stood out

Well, that was quite a night of boxing, and it wasn't as much of a let down as I thought it truly would be. I was still disappointed at the end of the day because the fight didn't have a knockdown, which I know shouldn't be the only reason why, but it was just a fight of hugging so Logan could avoid Mayweather's power punches. Along with my point of view on this fight, there was many others that came from lots of people. Firstly though, I would like to give a quick summary on the three fights before it because those are also important. Without further a do, here is my thoughts on this social media breaking fight.
Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson vs Brian Maxwell. (4 round Exhibition.)
This one was a very interesting fight and proved to be quite a good fight for both the fighters. The one thing that surprised me the most in this match was the skill Ochocinco showed in the ring against Brian Maxwell. Let me remind you that retired basketball player Nate Robinson fought Jake Paul and got obliterated with a nasty knockout, yet retired football player Chad Johnson showed he actually had some knowledge in the ring. This fight though did prove to be in favor of Maxwell though as he got a last round knockdown on Johnson, although it didn't take Johnson anytime at all to hop back up and finish the fight.
Luis Arias def. Jarrett Hurd via Split Decision
This fight was alright but I wasn't really focused on it as I was excited for the Badou Jack fight, but from what I have seen it seems like Arias showed that he knew what he was doing in the ring. Arias was just searching for an answer in that lower area but every now and then would rotate off head and body shots. At the end of the fight both fighters truly put in a good fight as Hurd also proved to put in some nasty combos of his own.
Badou Jack def. Dervin Colina via TKO in Round 4
This fight went as I expected based on my time watching Badou Jack knock out opponents in the past, and he made light work of this opponent. I can't really say anything about this match because Colina did absolutely nothing impressive that was at least noticeable in this fight. This bout was better than the main event in my mind because it had real action and real fighting, unlike the hug fest that was Mayweather vs Logan Paul. We all know Badou Jack is a veteran in this sport and he showed that he is one indeed.
Floyd Mayweather vs Logan Paul (8 round exhibition)
This fight was hyped up since I would say November of last year to be one of the biggest fights in the world, yet it proved to be a total letdown that left people wanting their money back. I'm happy I didn't actually buy it because I would also want my money back since it was that bad. There were many mixed opinions on this fight as to "who won" since there was no true winner, and some opinions truly stood out. First, I want to talk about the opinions that people had about Logan being the winner of this fight, which some I was blown away by. One that I want to dismiss though is the WWE saying in a way that Logan beat Floyd, which is only because Logan was in the WWE at some point for about a month or two. Now to the true opinions of the people, which starts off with just majority of the public that I saw commenting during the post fight press conference on the Showtime YouTube channel. Being spammed in the live chat was the sentence of "50-1," signaling that people thought that this was Floyd's first ever loss in his entire career. Jake Paul would also go onto say on twitter "50-1. Holy F--k. My brother just beat Floyd Mayweather." Obviously we know this is a biased opinion as Jake Paul is a self centered jackass who only cares about thinking he is good in boxing and supporting his brother's boxing career. Meanwhile, the people who have true knowledge of the sport and looked at the stats would be on the same side as me, that side being that Floyd won. If you look at the stats you can see that Floyd landed more power punches and just punches in general compared to Logan Paul. The way I would sum up these opinions would be... If you have zero knowledge of the sport, you think Logan won, but if you know what boxing is and you weren't watching the fight because of the internet "clout" it would get, then you would be choosing Floyd. Now my final statement on this article is that this is the end of Floyd's career, and I am very disappointed that it is because his last fight should've just been the one that made him 50-0. In my mind, this fight ruined his reputation a bit because now people with little to no knowledge of the 50 other fights that Mayweather has been in will think he is a terrible boxer, when he is truly in the top 10 for best boxers of all time. That's truly all I have to say, except one more little bonus part.
Bonus! Why Jake Paul should leave the sport of boxing.
The fact that people are taking Jake Paul seriously in the sport of boxing is beyond my comprehension because it is just that dumb. I mean for gods sake he is calling out Tyron Woodley who is coming off a serious injury. Let me remind you of the people he has faced in no specific order (although it is somehow still in chronological order): A YouTuber who trained but isn't built for boxing, a YouTuber who only had a singular month to train, a retired basketball player who was a complete psychopath in the ring, and an overweight retired UFC fighter. I will also be telling you who he has had the audacity to challenge: Conor McGregor, Kamaru Usman, Dillon Danis, and not to forget Floyd Mayweather too believe it or not. I am ashamed by the fact that people believe that Jake has the potential to beat a real fighter because he hasn't fought a real boxer in his entire career, and yet he gets praise from Stephen A. Smith? This is just a new type of bullshit that is unheard of in my mind. One of my many comments I have made while Jake Paul keeps challenging people that are retired and not fit to fight is that he is ruining the reputation of boxing as a sport in general and what it means. It used to be a sport of pure fighting and it was all for the glory of having the belt to be crowned best in your weight division. Now it's just a sport where you can get internet clout by being challenged by a Paul brother or vice versa. If this somehow gets to Jake Paul's phone and he can read this, I want him to know this. So Jake Paul, if you read this read this sentence very carefully. Leave the sport of boxing, your ruining it and it is a disgrace that you are in such a beautiful sport and just ruining it day by day. That's all I have to say. I hope you guys enjoyed my bonus topic, thanks and see you next time!
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