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Floyd Mayweather could beat up Logan and Jake Paul on the same night, one of his young fighters Xavier Martinez says

May 12, 2021, 20:07 IST
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Floyd Mayweather and the Paul brothers.Floyd Mayweather, Logan Paul, and Jake Paul
  • It's rare to see Floyd Mayweather as annoyed as he was when Jake Paul tried to steal his hat.
  • Mayweather and Jake's brother Logan Paul take part in a boxing exhibition next month.
  • One of Mayweather's fighters, Xavier Martinez, said Floyd could beat the brothers in the same night.
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Floyd Mayweather could "beat up" both Paul brothers on the same night if he wanted to.

That's according to Xavier Martinez, a young and talented fighter signed to the boxing legend's promotional vehicle Mayweather Promotions, who spoke to Insider this week.

The 44-year-old former ex-fighter will return to the ring June 6 for an exhibition involving the controversial YouTube creator Logan Paul, which takes place at Hard Rock Stadium, the home of the Miami Dolphins.

Mayweather and Logan were at the venue last week for a press event designed to generate interest in the show, and after sharing the stage and cracking jokes at each other's expense, Mayweather talked to reporters backstage.

That's when Logan's brother Jake Paul, who has been busy trolling the combat sports industry of late, got into Mayweather's face, took the hat from his head, and tried to run away with it.

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Mayweather chased after Jake and, with his bodyguards in tow, surrounded the 24-year-old prankster, threw fists at him, and left him with a ripped shirt and a black eye.

Jake's handlers even shoved him into a locked bathroom to protect him, while Mayweather stormed up and down the hallways shouting: "I'll kill that motherf---er."

It's rare to see Mayweather that annoyed, Martinez said

Xavier Martinez.Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images

"I can't say I've seen Floyd that riled up, honestly," Martinez told Insider ahead of his Saturday fight against Juan Carlos Burgos.

"I've heard him talk s---, obviously. But never like that. I can see why he got mad though - it's because of the way Jake did it. He was trying to build something. You don't do it in that manner, it's disrespectful at that point.

"Now that that happened, if Floyd beat up both Logans on the same night, I would not be surprised!" - Martinez added, misnaming the Paul brothers.

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Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe, who has been Floyd Mayweather's business partner for decades, cooled talk of him fighting both brothers on the same night, saying it wouldn't make sense.

"Realistically, he could, but no … from a business standpoint, no," Ellerbe told TMZ.

Ellerbe said Mayweather and Logan will put on an entertaining show, but as for a potential Mayweather and Jake bout, he said: "Who knows what the future might hold?"

Martinez, meanwhile, competes on the six-bout Premier Boxing Champions event at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson on May 15.

He puts his undefeated record on the line in his 17th match - a super featherweight bout against the 40-fight veteran Juan Carlos Burgos.

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Brandon Figueroa and Luis Nery headline the card that will be broadcast on Showtime.

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