A YouTuber and social media influencer, Paul - along with his brother, Jake Paul - is getting involved with boxing. While Jake won his only two fights until now, Logan could not achieve the same success as his younger brother.
Logan Paul fought professionally for the first and only time last year against another YouTuber, Olajide Olatunji, also known as KSI. The fight went the distance, with KSI getting the win via split decision, an outcome that Paul deemed controversial at the time.
Now, however, Logan Paul believes his loss was a divine intervention of sorts. He thinks that if he had won the bout with KSI, he would have taken one step forward and two steps back.
The fight against KSI was a rematch of their first white-collar boxing encounter, which finished in a majority draw. On the undercard of Logan Paul’s bout, there were two world-title fights. The reaction from the boxing purists was unequivocal: It was an ‘insult’ to pugilism. Despite the criticism, the event was successful, with millions of people streaming the bout. Some figures of the sport were more receptive to the YouTubers’ effort, highlighting the importance of bringing new audiences to boxing, a sport that doesn’t enjoy the same fortunes it once did.
Now, with Mayweather stepping in, the talk on whether bringing social media influencers to the ring is the right thing to do has escalated to a different level. Many think Mayweather is tarnishing his reputation, that his legacy can be badly damaged, and consequently, boxing’s reputation as a whole.
As for Logan Paul, only the idea of the fight is already enough for him to consider that he has produced the highest feat ever by a social media star.
What are Logan Paul’s chances of winning the bout against Floyd Mayweather?
Floyd Mayweather has the longest active unbeaten streak in a professional boxing career at 50-0. Most bookmakers are predicting that the fight will end with Mayweather having his hand raised after no more than the opening round.
But what does Logan Paul himself think about his chances? Does he sincerely believe he could beat one of the best pugilists ever to grace a boxing ring? While he is aware his chances are slim, Logan still believes it is not impossible.
The eldest Paul brother is still amazed by the opportunity. While most people were shocked by the announcement, Logan couldn’t believe even after his agent confirmed multiple times that the bout would happen.
An affront to the history of the noble art, or a new breath of life with a new audience, the effect that Logan Paul vs. Floyd Mayweather will cause to boxing remains to be seen.
If it depends on Logan Paul, the world, and most of all, his millions of followers, will have a night to remember forever.
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