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Logan Paul Was Just 12 Years Old When Floyd Mayweather Fought Oscar De La Hoya

Logan Paul Was Just 12 Years Old When Floyd Mayweather Fought Oscar De La Hoya

The YouTuber-turned boxer is set to fight Mayweather next month

Claire Reid

Claire Reid

With Logan Paul set to fight Floyd Mayweather fairly soon, now is as good time as any to add a bit of context to the unusual pairing by pointing out that the YouTuber-turned boxer was just 12 years old when 'Money' Mayweather fought Oscar De La Hoya for the world title fight.

Yep, while a 12-year-old Paul was just starting to make steps towards what would go on to be a very lucrative YouTube career, Mayweather was pulling in record money for the match dubbed 'The World Awaits' - making their upcoming bout all the more surprising.

Meanwhile, Paul's younger brother Jake - who got involved in a bit of a scrap with Mayweather last night - was just 10 when the legendary bout took place.

How Jake Paul looked while Floyd Mayweather fought Oscar De La Hoya for the world title fight.
YouTube

The 2007 fight, which Mayweather won, pulled in a whopping $130 million (£93m), making it the most lucrative fight ever at the time. By 2018, Mayweather was the highest paid athlete in the world, earning himself $285 million (£204m) - and the nickname 'Money', for obvious reasons.

And if that's not quite enough cash to give you serious thoughts about retirements, he also claims to have picked up an eye-watering $350 million (£250m) for his 2017 fight with Conor McGregor.

Now 44-year-old Mayweather is set to face 26-year-old Paul in the ring on 6 June at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium.

Logan Paul, aged 13.
YouTube

The exhibition bout will see Mayweather, who has an incredible 50-0 fight record, take on Paul, who has just one professional fight under his belt - a loss to fellow YouTuber KSI in 2019.

Last night, Mayweather branded Logan's brother Jake 'disrespectful' after they clashed at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami when Paul took his hat.

The scuffle began after Mayweather was challenged to fight both brothers on the same night.

Mayweather was responding when Paul snatched his cap and ran for the exit.

A bit of argy bargy ensued and Mayweather later hit out at Paul, saying: "It's one thing to sell a fight, and people can say what they want, but one thing no one is going to do, is disrespect me."

Mayweather's former opponent and MMA legend McGregor called the whole thing 'embarrassing'.

In a post on social media, he wrote: "The kid curled up, didn't fight back once, and Floyd is still running around acting the tough guy.

"The kid actually just pulled this shambles of a situation Floyd is in out of the drain for him. He should thank him.

"It's embarrassing! Pro to pro it's embarrassing.

"He will not scratch 10m for this fight and he knows it. It was cancelled once already. The world is watching this on Twitter. He'd fight a half decent pro and command 20m upwards, yet its this s***.

"Whatever way you spin this, it's sad. Fight someone for real, on your record, or f*** off mate. Slap head!"

Featured Image Credit: YouTube

Topics: Logan Paul, Jake Paul, YouTube