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Floyd Mayweather is considered one of the most ruthless boxers of all time. Not only that he is also among those who have made a huge fortune with his credibility in the boxing world. However, now and then,  Mayweather does some exhibition fights. While sparring for an upcoming event, Mayweather showed his mettle against a Youtuber.

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This morning, Talksports Boxing Editor, Michael Benson, posted a video which showcases that Mayweather’s superior boxing skills, still present at 45. Meanwhile, Jake Paul’s head coach, Benjamin Flores found there is nothing to be surprised about Mayweather’s skills and he commented on that.

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However, the video of Mayweather ‘toying’ with the 21-year-old popular Youtuber Jarvis, even after retiring from boxing over 5 years ago, has stunned fans.

Jake Paul’s boxing coach not surprised by Floyd Mayweaqther’s boxing skills

The video posted by Michael Benson was of a sparring event between Mayweather and young Youtuber Jarvis. In the video,  Mayweather is seen effortlessly tagging his opponent’s head with a string of punches. Benson termed it as ‘toying’.

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He captioned it, ”Floyd Mayweather, 45, toying with 21-year-old YouTuber Jarvis in the second half of their four-round sparring session”

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The video went viral in no time, and people were amazed to see such a performance from Mayweather.

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However, Jake Paul’s coach Benjamin ‘BJ’ Flores doesn’t see it as unusual or suprising.

Responding to Benson’s tweet, he saidI’m not sure HOW this is a suprise”.

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However, let’s see what fans are saying about Mayweather’s boxing skills. Although the fans must be reminded that Mayweather’s sparring partner was not a professional boxer, but a youtuber.

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Fans praise Floyd Mayweather’s exceptional boxing skills

Fans heaped in with praises for ‘Pretty Boy’ Floyd. While some detractors wanted him to fight a real fighter. Here are some of the comments.

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Someone, even replied to BJ Flores’s comment.

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Floyd Mayweather started his professional career in 1996 and retired from boxing in 2017 with a record of undisputed 50-0 in his career and considered as the richest boxer in the world. He won 15 world titles in the weight division Super featherweight to light middleweight.

Mayweather is known for his defensive style of boxing, making use of his agility and footwork to remain elusive and avoid his opponent’s strikes, while countering with accurate and powerful punches of his own. He was regarded as one of the best boxers of all time and was unrivaled in his prime.

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After retiring, he did multiple exhibition fights and the sparring video is part of his next exhibition. Meanwhile, do you justify BJ Flores’s words? Tell us in the comments.

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Soumyajit is a boxing writer at EssentiallySports, an avid fan of combat sports. He completed his graduation in Biology and developed an interest in writing from the initial days. A tech enthusiast with interest in sports, music, finance, crypto, and stocks. He has developed his keen interest in sketching and fine arts from childhood. Apart from writing he is also an adventure lover, and often wants to tour different offbeat places throughout the country.

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