Published 19:24 IST, April 28th 2021

Floyd Mayweather vs Logan Paul fight purses: How much money will the two make?

Floyd Mayweather vs Logan Paul fight purse: The pair will collide on Sunday, June 6, 2021, at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.

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special exhibition boxing bout between legend Floyd Maywear and YouTuber Logan Paul is back on. pair will collide on June 6, 2021, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. event will reportedly air on Showtime, reuniting Maywear with broadcasters, who also carried his “Money Fight” with Cor McGregor in 2017.

Floyd Maywear vs Logan Paul date

Floyd Maywear vs Logan Paul was earlier set to take place in February but was postponed due to business reasons. fight was n booked for June 5, but w Maywear, Paul and even Showtime has confirmed that clash will happen a day later on June 6, 2021. According to reports, bout was pushed back from initial June 5 date to avoid conflict with ar boxing event – a Triller Fight Club PPV, headlined by unified lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez and George Kambosos Jr.

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Floyd Maywear vs Logan Paul venue: Maywear vs Paul tickets

Considering bout is set to take place in Florida, promoters will be able to sell tickets for a full crowd. Many UFC events, including UFC 261 took place in state last Saturday, selling all 15,000 tickets in mere minutes. Hard Rock Stadium, on or hand, can hold over 65,000 fans and is expected to make tons just by selling tickets of highly-anticipated bout.

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Floyd Maywear vs Logan Paul earns Maywear heat from fans and critics

Floyd Maywear, who retired from professional boxing with a perfect record of 50-0, is expected to weigh around 160 pounds for bout, while is rumoured to be over 190lb, considering he’s almost a foot bigger than boxing legend. After bout was anunced, Maywear received a lot of heat from fans and critics to agreeing to fight Paul, who boasts an underwhelming pro-boxing record. YouTuber lost his only pro bout to fellow internet celebrity KSI, but it can be said that bout started a trend of celebrity boxing matches, that even kick-started boxing career of Jake Paul, Logan’s younger bror.

Compared to Logan, Jake boasts a better pro-boxing record - 3-0. In his debut, he defeated fellow YouTuber AnEsonGib before taking down NBA veteran Nate Robinson in a sensational fashion. Recently, he defeated former UFC welterweight Ben Askren and is currently in talks to fight boxing heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s bror Tommy Fury.

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Floyd Maywear vs Logan Paul fight purse

While re hasn't been an official confirmation of Floyd Maywear vs Logan Paul fight purse, boxing legend is expected to rake in a mammoth $100 million from bout. Maywear’s last bout with Cor McGregor did record sales, even becoming second biggest PPV in boxing history. Many are expecting Maywear vs Paul to generate same numbers, considering Paul's fanbase on YouTube, where has more than 2.7 million followers.

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19:23 IST, April 28th 2021