‘I felt him drop’ – Logan Paul was adamant he hurt Floyd Mayweather at one specific moment in their fight
Logan Paul may never have won a boxing match to date, but he did claim a moral victory against Floyd Mayweather.
The social media star went the eight-round distance in his 2021 exhibition fight against the sporting great.
On Saturday night, Paul will face Dillon Danis in a bout in which he is expected to emerge victorious.
The American has said in the build-up that he will take inspiration from his performance against Mayweather in order to secure the win.
One specific moment from that fight went viral.
In the very first round, Paul refused to be overawed and instead pursued Mayweather on the front foot.
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He landed a right hand and then chucked a series of punches in an erratic combination which seemed to surprise the 50-0 boxing icon.
Ultimately though, Mayweather was untroubled and went on to control the majority of the exhibition, albeit unable to find a knockout.
Paul said of this moment on the True Geordie Podcast: "I hit him with the right, right there.
"And I felt him drop a little it.
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"And Jake goes, 'He's hurt!'
"So I said, 'This is it.'
"[His head went down] a little too far. It wasn't just a roll."
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