Boxing veteran Floyd Mayweather and YouTube fame Paul brothers — Jake and Logan — seemed to be ready for an early fight on Thursday in Miami when a brawl broke out between the two in public.
Logan Paul and Mayweather, who are scheduled for an inside-the-ring faceoff on June 6, were out on a promotional tour when things took an ugly turn after Jake Paul verbally poked the boxing champion.
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According to media reports and videos shared on social media platforms, Jake Paul started ‘trash talking’ with Mayweather. After a few words were exchanged between the two celebrities, Jake Paul turned it up a notch by taking away Mayweather’s hat and yelled “I got your hat!”.
This action seemed to infuriate the 44-year-old boxer, who then charged towards Jake Paul in an attempt to land punches on him and was heard shouting “I’ll kill you, m**********r!”. While the crowd immediately grew in size to witnesses the fight, the security details of both personalities got involved to diffuse the situation.
Jake Paul, after the incident, posted a story on his Instagram handle where he can be heard repeating the words “Got your hat”. However, he appears to have a black eye indicating that Mayweather might have landed a few shots.
The physical altercation occurred during a photo-op at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.
