{"id":674098,"date":"2026-07-04T22:11:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T22:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/674098\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T22:11:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T22:11:15","slug":"floyd-mayweathers-jake-paul-praise-has-fans-wondering-if-another-money-fight-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/674098\/","title":{"rendered":"Floyd Mayweather&#8217;s Jake Paul Praise Has Fans Wondering If Another Money Fight Is Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxingnews24.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add EBoxing News 24as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqLAgKIiZDQklTRmdnTWFoSUtFR0p2ZUdsdVoyNWxkM015TkM1amIyMG9BQVAB?ceid=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow Boxing News 24 on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got to take my hat off to Jake Paul because I like Jake Paul\u2019s hustle,\u201d Mayweather said to Come and Talk 2 Me. \u201cHe knows how to hustle and he knows how to get that bag.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mayweather also praised David Benavidez, Keyshawn Davis, Shakur Stevenson, Devin Haney and a \u201clittle guy from Japan,\u201d widely understood to be Naoya Inoue, but his comments about Jake centered entirely on the YouTuber-turned-boxer\u2019s ability to generate revenue rather than his accomplishments in the ring.<\/p>\n<p>That distinction hasn\u2019t stopped fans from wondering if Mayweather could be laying the groundwork for another lucrative exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>The unbeaten Hall of Famer has never hidden his willingness to participate in high-paying exhibitions. Earlier in the same interview, he dismissed criticism that he fights only for money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I\u2019m able to steal some extra money, why not?\u201d Mayweather said while discussing future exhibition opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Mayweather faced Logan Paul in a widely publicized exhibition in 2021 that generated enormous interest despite the mismatch. A bout with Jake Paul would likely attract even more attention given Jake\u2019s larger profile in boxing and social media.<\/p>\n<p>While Jake has become one of combat sports\u2019 biggest commercial attractions, many fans don\u2019t believe his boxing record warrants being mentioned alongside world champions such as Benavidez, Inoue, Stevenson, Haney and Keyshawn Davis. He has yet to establish himself among the leading contenders at cruiserweight.<\/p>\n<p>For that reason, many viewed Mayweather\u2019s comments as recognition of Jake\u2019s business success rather than his standing as one of the sport\u2019s elite fighters.<\/p>\n<p>An exhibition between the two has yet to materialize, but Mayweather\u2019s praise of Jake\u2019s ability to \u201cget that bag\u201d has already fueled discussion about another blockbuster payday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Youtube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783203075_354_hqdefault.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Robert Segal is a boxing journalist at Boxing News 24 with more than a decade of experience covering fight news, previews, and analysis. Known for his straightforward reporting and ringside perspective, he delivers authoritative coverage of champions, contenders, and emerging talent worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cI got to take my hat off to Jake Paul because I like Jake Paul\u2019s hustle,\u201d Mayweather said&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":674099,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-674098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=674098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674098\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/674099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=674098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=674098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=674098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}