In a boxing event in Dubai on March 18, the Hall of Fame boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. reunited with his former opponent Marcos Maidana. The duo hugged it out keeping aside the rivalry that they shared years back when they were active in sports as Welterweight dynamos. Both came across in the ring and renewed the old memories, showed respect, and embraced each other’s presence. This heartwarming moment received wide media coverage.

It was captured on camera and shared on the internet. A page named Chinomaidanapromotion shared the clip on Facebook. The caption of the post written in Spanish when translated to English using Facebook translator reads, “FLOYD MAYWEATHER AND CHINO MAIDANA TOGETHER AGAIN! Two of the greatest exponents of world boxing met again in Dubai as part of a great event that is taking place. CMP boxers, national and Inter. They are part of that billboard.”

When fans came across this video that showed sports spirit, they poured their remarks in the comments section.

How did fans react to Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana?

A fan named Pela Jl wrote, “What a beating you gave him 

 Chinomaidanapromotions, for a second I thought you were a champion.”

Another fan named Hori Ledesma wrote, “The one with the one.”

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One user named Lucas Moreira wrote, “Great Chino, challenge him to break everything like that time!!!”

Another user named Juanma Rosas wrote, “Great fight they did.”

Meanwhile, a user named Onohien Cochise wrote, “And at that moment cell felt the real terror” hahahahaha let’s go chinooooo.”

Another user named Armando Chala wrote, “How great the Chinese is, he didn’t escape any elite.”

Lastly, a user named Martín Fabro wrote, “Go for the Chino third…. We want the third.”

Notably, Mayweather and Maidana fought twice in their career. The first time they squared off in the ring was in 2014 for the WBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring Welterweight titles. The duo came up with high expectations and produced an epic slugfest. The fight remained close but finally, Mayweather secured the victory.

Unsatisfied with the decision, Maidana got another opportunity. Mayweather agreed to fight him the same year but it did not make any difference. Mayweather again won by decision.

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Though Mayweather won both fights, Maidana earned a lot of admiration giving him a tough challenge. It is safe to say that he landed a few shots, and hurt Mayweather on a few occasions. What do you think of Mayweather meeting Maidana? Let us know in the comments below.

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