How might Mayweather vs Paul boxing benefit? This latest showcase of celebrity fisticuffs could help indoctrinate a new generation into the joys of jabs. On the other hand, it could plunge boxing's long history of farcical spectacles to a whole new depth of degradation. By drawing the attention of younger social media-savvy consumers, the boxing ring will be cast under the brightest of spotlights. For better or worse.
Here's what we know and what we still need to learn about this "fight" that everyone will be talking about in February. Yes, of course it is a mismatch.
It's true that Logan Paul, at 6-foot-2 and around 200 pounds, will have some 50 pounds and 6 inches on Floyd Mayweather Jr. when they share a boxing ring on Feb. 20, 2021.
But don't fear for the safety of Mayweather. He has spent 43 years on this spectacle-spinning planet, while Paul is just 25 years old. Life experience has to count for something, no?
Yeah, I'm making fun of this out-of-left-field event, but isn't that what these extravaganzas are all about? Fun ... and making money. And this one could do serious business, because Mayweather isn't nicknamed "Money" for nothing. He has been the A-side of the four biggest-selling pay-per-view events in boxing history.
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