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“Better Than Drake”: After Lauding Blueface’s Boxing Skills, Floyd Mayweather Offering His Help to Rapper Makes Fans Go Berserk

Published 05/24/2023, 11:45 AM EDT

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Eli Seckbach shared a post through his Instagram account. It talked about Floyd Mayweather Jr. appreciating the boxing skills of rapper Blueface. A video clip of the former world champion training in the gym, followed by the latter’s sparring session, was also attached. The American rapper, whose real name is Johnathan Jamall Porter, took to boxing recently and debuted with a three-round amateur match in 2021.

So in the video, Floyd Mayweather Jr. says, “Man, we were just working, me, me and Blue. Blue…Blue…” Blueface probably asked, “What do you think about my skills?” as Mayweather Jr. grasped to speak. To which the former world champion replied, “You gonna be okay….” The post soon started receiving comments one after the other and has accumulated over a thousand likes.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. praises the rapper who can box

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One user believes that at least Blueface is way better than Drake. The Canadian musician’s boxing video recently came on YouTube to everyone’s amusement. The user wrote, “Better than Drakes.” Surprised by the hand reach of the rapper, the following user thinks that Blueface stands a good chance in the ring! “He really has potential with that reach,” they said.

Echoing a similar tone favorable to the rapper, one user stated that Blueface is much better than many rappers who take up the gloves. So much so that he might even be better than quite a few professional boxers, the user contends. But he also highlights one major drawback the musician needs to take care of. The latter needs to tuck his hands close to the body instead of allowing them to flap out. The user wrote, “BLUE LOOKS BETTER THAN ALL THESE OTHER RAPPERS. Even better than some professionals. BUT HE NEEDS TO STOP CHICKEN 🍗 WINGING 🥊🥊.

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Now it was the turn of the detractors. According to a user named John Lewis, perhaps Mayweather Jr. is prepping up the rapper for a future exhibition fight. Lewis wrote, “Floyd setting up a potential fight.

Or maybe, Blueface’s sparring partner was paid to go slow on him, thinks the following user. He said, “That sparring partner was paid to lay off the gas.” A user named Marquis Winston is sure that Blueface is preparing to fight Chrisean Rock and nothing else. In a hilarious take, they wrote, “Low key he training for Chrissean.

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Blueface’s first bout was against social media personality Kane Trujillo on July 23, 2021. He won the contest by a unanimous decision. A month ago, he participated in his first exhibition match and defeated another social media influencer Ed Mathews by a technical knockout. After watching the clip, how do you rate Blueface’s boxing skills? Do share your thoughts and views with us in the comments below.

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Jaideep Unnithan is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports. With over 400 articles authored at ES, Jaideep has built a reputation for diving deep into stories and producing detailed reports. Jaideep's passion for the sport of boxing was ignited when his father shared his experience of watching Ali vs Frazier live in the US.
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