Floyd Mayweather Jr is the only boxer to be active inside the ring even after their retirement. The former five-division world champion participates in exhibition fights to keep himself indulged in the sport. He has been able to scale the mount Olympus of the sport and engraved his legacy as one of the best professional boxers. Additionally, Mayweather Jr also has a promotion agency and a boxing gym, where he helps young talented kids and shows them the right path to greatness. Mayweather Jr recently fought Geordie Shore star Aaron Chalmers in an exhibition fight.
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A recent announcement regarding Mayweather Jr drew vehement reactions from fans worldwide and has shocked the boxing world. Mayweather took to Instagram to announce the news.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. took to his Instagram to announce his presence at the upcoming hardcore boxing tournament in Dubai. The organizers will hold the tournament on March 18th, and it has a lot of hype all over the boxing world.
Floyd Mayweather has announced that he will be ringside for Jarrell Miller vs Lucas Browne on Saturday night in Dubai… pic.twitter.com/0JW6IODcSH
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) March 15, 2023
The tournament will witness the clash of some big names in the sport. In the tournament’s main event, one of the top heavyweight contenders, Jarrell Miller, will clash against the former champion, Lucas Browne. This tournament is one of a kind in the sport and will be graced by the presence of ‘Money’ Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Mayweather Jr has been active in exhibition fights since his retirement. The undefeated champion recently announced his plans for an exhibition tour this year. He will cover 5 countries and will engage in 5 fights. As good as the announcement is, it does not thrill fans. The boxing world responded to the post and showed their disappointment with Mayweather’s decision.
Mayweather’s announcement does not please fans
Tom took a dig at the former champ and trolled him for getting paid for not even getting in the ring.
So he's now getting paid for not even getting in the ring.
Can't knock it
— tom (@tom_lindsay) March 15, 2023
Daniel Bardsley believes that Mayweather’s announcement is embarrassing for some reason.
Good lord this is embarrassing
— Daniel Bardsley (@DanielJBardsley) March 15, 2023
Abongile J developed a conspiracy theory for Mayweather’s decision to attend the hardcore boxing tournament.
This is incredible and almost hard to believe knowing Miller juiced 💉 yet @FloydMayweather – the reason I fell in love with pugilism – was an advocating for cleaning the sport. But perhaps they paid him or he's looking for a payday in Dubai for his exhibitions (most likely).
— Abongile J (@abljojo) March 16, 2023
I Feel Qatari strongly commented on Mayweather’s legacy and compared him with Tyson Fury.
Mayweather has ruined his legacy. Fury is the new TBE.
— 🇶🇦 𝑰 𝑭𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝑸𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒊 🇶🇦 (@z388z) March 15, 2023
Jack did not hold back from using his sarcasm to reply. He pointed out the futility of the announcement to the fans.
Thanks for that. Incredible bit of information there.
— Jack (@JackBadapdos21) March 15, 2023
Moreover, Floyd Mayweather Jr will be ringside at the hardcore boxing tournament. And the legendary boxer will root for his favorites for this electric event. We will soon see Mayweather Jr in the ring for an exhibition fight. What are your thoughts on Mayweather Jr still being active in the sport through exhibition matches? Let us know in the comments,
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