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Boxing fans from around the world who have been looking forward to the prospect of Floyd Mayweather getting in the ring against YouTube sensation Logan Paul will need to wait a bit longer. According to a report, the much-anticipated bout between these two big names has now been postponed to a later, yet to be identified date.
It was the founder and CEO of Fanmio, the promotion behind this highly-publicized exhibition match, himself made the announcement about the postponement:
“After an absolutely tremendous response to the fight announcement, we're hoping to announce a new date very soon along with some new and exciting details,” said Solomon Engel, via Eric Woodyard of ESPN.
The fight was originally set to take place on February 20, which is just a few weeks from today. It's quite odd that such a high-profile fight is rescheduled with such short notice. The fact that no reason was provided makes the situation even more dubious. At this point, it would not be surprising if the fight is scheduled for a much later date, or in the worst-case scenario, canceled altogether.
There was some talk that the primary reason behind the promotion's decision to postpone the fight is due to a lack of interest. Paul himself addressed these rumors in a lengthy tirade:
“I've been a little upset with the narrative I'm seeing online, a little f*****g upset, so I'll clear this up,” Paul said in an interview on The Night Shift Gaming, via Adnan Riaz of Sport Bible. “… Lack of interest? What the f**k? There's not be a fight that's made this much noise the whole year.”
Logan Paul explained that there are just a few details that need to be ironed out, but that he remains adamant that the fight will push through:
“But yeah, we're figuring it out now,” Paul said. “There was some complications with — actually, I don't know how much I can say.
“I'll say this: the complications are when you are dealing with someone like Floyd Mayweather, who is the most desired highest-paid fighter on the planet and he operates at a certain calibre, and the people around him want to make sure their talent, their fighter is performing at a certain level, there are a lot hoops to jump through.
“There [are] a lot of people involved and you've only got one shot at it so you need to get it absolutely 1,000 per cent right.
“We're just making sure we're doing that. But yeah, I'm still going to beat the s**t out of Floyd Mayweather.
“Or maybe he's going to beat the s**t out of me, who knows? The point is it's still going to happen.”
If you're familiar with how fights are promoted — especially these types of exhibition matches — then you'd have to suspect that this could all be a sly marketing ruse to try and boost the viewership of the event. It appears to be working, though, with several news outlets — ours included — reporting on this development.
