Logan Paul Says His Next Boxing Match Could Be a “$100 Million Fight”

Published 07/21/2021, 7:00 AM EDT

Logan Paul has garnered every boxing lover’s attention for the right reasons. In just a couple of years, his persona in the fight business has extensively evolved, and he is showing no signs of stopping. Moreover, he’s trying to escalate his boxing stint by going all out against the absolute bigwigs of the game.

In his last fight, the celebrity boxing stalwart locked horns with the all-time great, Floyd Mayweather. Though this was an exhibition, the YouTuber turned boxer approached this fight as if it was a professional bout. Also, with his eye-catchy performance, Paul banked a cosmic paycheck.

But who is fighting next? What will be the amount he’ll bag for his ring return?

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Recently, on his IMPAULSIVE podcast, ‘The Maverick’ shed some light on his next fight. He said, “It feels good to like Mayweather has his ability to kind off bless people with a magic one. And I knew if I did well, I’m in this weird position where my next fight is with a right opponent, could be a $100 million fight, like literally $100 million fight.”

The Floyd Mayweather fight was undoubtedly Logan Paul‘s ticket to go big in the boxing world. He gave his sheer best in that exhibition war and kept ‘Pretty Boy’ on his toes throughout. Many expected that it’d be an easy outing for someone like Mayweather.

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However, Logan Paul, who didn’t make it so easy for Mayweather, had his moments inside the squared circle. That said, the Mayweather fight has also equipped him to take on highly skilled technicians from hereon. But in his above podcast, Paul didn’t say a word about whom is he facing next.

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As per Mirror, Paul’s rival Dillon Danis leaked a message on his Instagram. This message was pertaining to ‘The Maverick’s next fight. In this message, it was clear that Paul will face Anderson Silva in a ‘massive event’ in Dubai on September 19th.

No one from Logan Paul’s team has sponsored this as of yet. However, if this fight comes to fruition, it’ll be another high-class crossover fight that will delight fans.

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It’ll be interesting to see what happens next. Do you think this will be the $100 million fight for Logan Paul?

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA.

Logan Paul Says His Next Boxing Match Could Be a “$100 Million Fight”

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