Mayweather vs logan paul play by play5/15/2023 ![]() If Paul was going to run away, flick jabs, and desperately clinch (see the last couple rounds), Mayweather wasn’t going to do all that much about it aside from occasional big swings and enough clean shots to win. True to form, Mayweather seemed to respond to Paul’s aggression levels. The running theory is that Nasukawa landed a decent counter left hand early, and Mayweather decided to stop messing around until his opponent was in tears. The exception to this pattern is Nasukawa, who Mayweather pretty ruthlessly battered inside a round. Is that all that different from McGregor’s run at the king? He landed a couple punches (sort of) when Mayweather allowed him, then he was thoroughly outclassed. Paul came in with no real combat sports experience and accomplished pretty much the same fight. Really, the performance was almost an outright slap in the face to McGregor or at least anyone who seriously believes McGregor did something meaningful in their fight. If you want to score a round or two for Paul/McGregor, that’s cool, but don’t think for a second it matters when Mayweather is playing the long game. Then, once his foe tired himself out, Mayweather turned it up and actually started throwing punches. Against Paul, he mostly looked giggly, liking considering his massive paycheck for a slow sparring match. Against each man, Mayweather spent the first third of the fight mostly screwing around, slipping punches and maybe occasionally jabbing the body or timing a counter. It’s almost disturbing how similarly Mayweather ramped up his offense vs. Provided one didn’t buy into the “MMA Angles” bullsh*t, the only suspense came from not knowing precisely how Mayweather would reign supreme. Would the elder boxer simply charge his bigger, content-creating foe and savagely score an immediate finish? Or would he play with his food and carry Paul into the later rounds?įor the non-delusional, that’s the same question that preceded Mayweather’s bouts with Conor McGregor and Tenshin Nasukawa. Really, the only interesting narrative heading into this contest was how Mayweather would chose to operate. Highlights! Logan Paul Survives Eight Rounds With Floyd Mayweather Highlights: Watch ‘Ochocinco’ Get Dropped By Brian Maxwell
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