Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul weigh-in: 155 vs. 189.5
Logan Paul on Saturday came in 34.5 pounds heavier than Floyd Mayweather at the “ceremonial” weigh-in for their pay-per-view exhibition Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
And both men sounded as confident as ever after they stepped off the scales.
Mayweather weighed 155 pounds for the scheduled eight-rounder, eight more than weighed when he stopped Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa on New Year’s Eve 2018.
That’s the most he has weighed for any fight. He was 151 going into unanimous-decision victory over Miguel Cotto in 2012.
The 44-year-old Hall of Famer weighed 149.5 for his final sanctioned bout, a 10th-round knockout over Conor McGregor in August 2017.
Mayweather said the fight will come down to something for which he has always been known: ability.
“I’ve been here before,” he said, “so I know what it takes. I’ve fought every different style you could possibly fight. Height don’t win fights, weight don’t win fights, fighting wins fights at the end of the day. And I can fight.”
He went on: “Once again I’m not worried about a hat. I don’t worry about what nobody says. One thing i can do, I can fight. I’ve been at the top level for 25 years. So I know what it takes when it comes to a fight of this magnitude.”
Paul, the brother of Jake Paul, weighed 189.5, a half pound below the agreed-upon limit of 190. (Mayweather agreed to weigh 160 or below.)
He will be taking part in his third fight. He faced fellow YouTuber KSI in an exhibition and then a sanctioned bout, the latter of which he lost by a split decision in December 2019.
Paul, bouncing around the stage during the weigh-in, bubbled with optimism.
“He not ready,” Paul said of Mayweather. “He don’t know what to expect. This is not the biggest fight of my life; this is the biggest fight of his life because he’s got a lot on the line and he got everything lose. I’m going to go in there and have fun.
“The fact I’m even up here is proof that this s— is a simulation. None of it is real. Aliens are coming in June. Just be ready tomorrow. I’ll break the f—ing simulation and beat the greatest boxer in the history of the planet.
“… Hey, I’m going to get it done. It’s a fight, anything can happen. Floyd is not ready. That’s all I can say.”
In other bouts on the card, former junior middleweight titleholder Jarret Hurd (24-1, 16 KOs) and Luis Arias (18-2-1, 9 KOs) weighed 158 and 158.5 for their scheduled 10-round bout.
And former light heavyweight champ Badou Jack (23-3-3, 13 KOs) weighed 177 for his scheduled 10-round against Dervin Colina (15-0, 13 KOs), who weighed 176.25.
THE ESSENTIALS
- Date: Sunday, June 6
- Time: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
- Where: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
- TV/Stream: Pay-per-view (available through all major cable providers in U.S. and Canada; plus, Fanmio.com)
- Cost: $49.99