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The exhibition bout between Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul last weekend certainly caused a stir in the boxing world. Everyone is talking about the event, and many have criticized it. And now, Mike Tyson’s former trainer, Teddy Atlas, has explained why Logan Paul survived all eight rounds.

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After weeks of trash-talking and promotion, the fight did not live up to expectations. Paul struggled to land any significant strikes on Mayweather, and it was evident that ‘TBE’ never switched gears in the bout. And now, Atlas has given his take on why ‘Money Mayweather’ was so cautious.

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The famous trainer spoke on his show, THE FIGHT with Teddy Atlas, and said, “I got the feeling, by watching, that he’s even more cautious now as he’s older. Because he understood that there was still a risk with a big guy like this, and so, he didn’t know of… he didn’t push the envelope in that area.”

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Atlas then added, “I don’t think he trusted his reflexes and everything that’s always there for Floyd Money Mayweather. I don’t think that he felt that… nobody knew it better than him. And I think that he knew that he couldn’t trust himself to open up, if you will.”

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Is Teddy Atlas right about Floyd Mayweather?

Based on his comments, it is clear to see that Atlas thinks Mayweather was unsure of himself in the fight. This is a bold claim to make about one of the greatest boxers of all time. So does Atlas have a point when talking about Mayweather losing his reflexes and skill?

At 44, it is no surprise that ‘Money Mayweather’ is not the fighter he was years ago. In addition to this, the former multi-weight champion did not rate the YouTuber’s skills and took it easy. Therefore, he did not have a full-fledged camp.

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Ultimately, this showed in the fight. Although Mayweather had no problems handling Paul’s attacks, he never stepped on the gas to get his opponent out. While some claimed it was part of the agreement, Atlas feels it is because he did not trust himself to get it done without getting hurt.

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What do you make these comments from Teddy Atlas? Do you think he’s right about Floyd Mayweather?

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