Floyd Mayweather Jr accuses Jake Paul of \u201cstealing money\u201d with Mike Tyson fight Associated PressBoxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. joined the \u2018It Is What It Is\u2019 podcast to discuss Jake Paul and his July 20 match against former world champion Mike Tyson. Mayweather famously retired from the sport of boxing with a pristine 50-0 record after defeating UFC star Conor McGregor by TKO in 2017. Since then, the 47-year-old has remained a fixture in boxing, even fighting an exhibition against Jake\u2019s brother, Logan Paul. Naturally, with the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight fast approaching, \u2018It Is What It Is\u2019 asked the undefeated boxer what he thought of the much anticipated Netflix match. Mayweather took the opposite approach of other boxing legends, complimenting Paul for raking in the cash, albeit in a backhanded way. \u201cI mean, what he [Jake Paul] is doing is kinda cool,\u201d Mayweather replied. \u201cIf he can continue to steal money, and they match him the way they match him, I can\u2019t knock his hustle. \u201cSo if they can match him how they\u2019ve been matching him, more power to him.\u201d On the other hand, Carl Froch and Tony Bellew, two former champions, weren\u2019t as complimentary. Froch said it \u201cshouldn\u2019t be happening,\u201d while Bellew called it a \u201cdisgrace\u201d to boxing. Former UFC standout Michael Bisping described it as a \u201csham,\u201d adding to the list of stars that have all panned the Paul vs Tyson match, especially after the 57-year-old\u2019s medical scare. Tyson suffered a \u201cmedical emergency\u201d on his May 27 flight, later described as an ulcer flare-up, which he received treatment for on the plane and immediately after it landed. When news of the scare broke, boxing fans worried that the Tyson vs Paul match could be canceled as a result. However, \u2018Iron Mike\u2019 quickly shut down those rumors by claiming he\u2019s 100%, and Paul did the same, vowing to \u201cf**k Tyson up\u201d in July now that the medical issue is behind them. The two men will still square off at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, with an expected capacity crowd. And that\u2019s without mentioning the worldwide audience who will watch from Netflix. While others had harsh words for Paul, Mayweather admitted it\u2019s a brilliant business plan for \u2018The Problem Child.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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