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The world of boxing has seen an influx of incredible exhibition fights. From huge YouTube events to celebrities calling each other out for a fight, boxing has seen it all. Five-division champion Floyd Mayweather is among the top contenders who have earned millions of dollars through exhibition fights.

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Astonishingly, the world could have possibly witnessed a celebrity boxing event between Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber and Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise.

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Floyd Mayweather wanted to promote Justin Bieber vs Tom Cruise

Following a barrage of exhibition fights, in a shocking turn of events, singer Justin Bieber called out the star of the Mission Impossible franchise, Tom Cruise for a UFC fight inside the Octagon. TMZ asked Mayweather if he was interested in fighting either of them.

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Having fought a fellow celebrity, Logan Paul, Floyd Mayweather stated that he had no interest in fighting either of them. However, he didn’t mention that he would be willing to act as a promoter to make the fight a reality.

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He said, “Well, I don’t really wanna get in any business, but if they bring me in as a promoter then I could talk about it. But until then I gotta stay in my lane, gotta stay in my business.”

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Additionally, when questioned about who he believes would emerge victorious, Mayweather stayed diplomatic and said, “No, once again I gotta stay in my lane, gotta stay in my business.”

Logan Paul once challenged Justin Bieber

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The YouTube sensation is no joke when it comes to boxing as he fought fellow KSI and went head to head against Mayweather himself. Additionally, Paul stood his ground against the undefeated boxer.

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The 27-year-old replied to Bieber’s call-out tweet for Cruise by proposing a challenge himself. He tweeted, “Why you wanna fight a 56-year-old… let’s dance.” However, neither of the fights ever came to fruition.

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Darsh Karkera is a Boxing author at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his masters in Clinical Psychology at CHRIST University, Bangalore. According to Darsh himself, the one and only one thing that fuels him, is sports. His boxing journey began watching Mike Tyson fights as a toddler with his dad and later on following the rise of Manny Pacquiao. Aside from work, Darsh is also a massive Sherlock Holmes fan, and given a chance, you might find him lurking around 221B Baker Street as part of his vivid imagination.

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