“What’s up, Sports Illustrated!” Floyd Mayweather’s voice boomed and in an instant, one of boxing’s greatest showmen was in character. It’s Thursday afternoon and Mayweather, four years removed from his last professional fight, was in salesman mode, pumping up his latest money maker: an eight-round exhibition match against YouTube star Logan Paul in Miami on Sunday.
“He thinks sometimes that size wins fights,” says Mayweather of Paul, 26, who will be more than 30 pounds heavier than Mayweather on Sunday. “Or weight wins fights. I don't care what anybody says. A fight wins a fight,”
Mayweather isn’t trying to convince you this fight will be competitive.