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Jake Paul’s Mother Accuses Floyd Mayweather of ‘Disgusting Misconduct’

Published 03/11/2023, 1:23 AM EST

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Former five-division world champion, Floyd Mayweather, and YouTuber turned boxing sensation, Jake Paul, have had a longstanding beef. The duo is often seen taking digs at each other online. It also looks like ‘The Problem Child’ wishes to add a Mayweather fight to his impressive resume. This beef almost landed Paul in a rather hazardous situation recently, after he was confronted by Mayweather and his team after an NBA game. While Mayweather drew the ire of fans for this incident. It looks like Paul’s mother also has a few choice words to say about the altercation.

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Miami Heat recently faced Cleveland Cavaliers at the FTX Arena in South Florida. And both Paul and Mayweather were in attendance at the game. Moreover, Mayweather pulled up on Paul with his crew after the game.

The duo exchanged a few heated words, and almost came to blows. However, Paul was able to escape before things took an ugly turn.

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Paul spoke about the incident on Instagram, which was later reported by TMZ. He said, “So I’m leaving the Miami Heat game and Floyd Mayweather and 50 dudes pull up out of nowhere. Out of like some side alley. Waiting for me outside the stadium, and they’re like ‘So what’s up? what’s all that talk now?”

He also mentioned that Mayweather’s teammates tried to jump him.

Paul’s mother, Pam Stepnick, on the other hand, was horrified by the altercation.\

She did not mince words while saying that it was disgusting misconduct regardless of age.

Jake Paul addresses Floyd Mayweather after the incident

Paul was very vocal about the fact that Mayweather jumped him with his crew. He mentioned that Mayweather jumped him with 25 men to back him up. In fact, Paul even went on to call Mayweather out for the same in a tweet.

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‘The Problem Child’ also added that the duo could have a one-on-one fight if Mayweather wished. And also mentioned that Mayweather attacking him with his crew when he was unprepared was inappreciable.

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Joshua Ben Joseph

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Joshua Ben Joseph is a Boxing writer for EssentiallySports. He started his career as an editorial cartoonist and holds a BFA degree with a specialization in Animated Filmmaking and Screenwriting from AISFM, Hyderabad. An avid lover of boxing history, Joshua believes his writing extends his lifelong adoration for combat sports.
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