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LAS VEGAS, NV – APRIL 29: WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. attends a news conference at the KA Theatre at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on April 29, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather will face WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao in a unification bout on May 2, 2015 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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LAS VEGAS, NV – APRIL 29: WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. attends a news conference at the KA Theatre at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on April 29, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather will face WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao in a unification bout on May 2, 2015 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Crossovers of boxers with other celebrities have become quite common in the recent times. Similarly, Rapper 50 Cent may enter the ride by fighting Floyd Mayweather inside the ring. The global celebrities have had a feud in the past and have shared banters for a brief period.
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However, things became normal as Mayweather and 50 Cent took their separate paths. But looking at the ongoing scenario, we can expect a fight between the rapper and the unbeaten five-division champion, if the former makes the fighting weight.
50 cent connected with Radio.com to shed light on his future plans. Meanwhile, he also reflected opinion on his chances in a celebrity boxing against Mayweather.
While the idea allured the rapper, he didn’t see himself getting into a similar weight class with Mayweather. Speaking on it, 50 Cent said, “I don’t think I can get down”. So, it faded away his chances of entering the ring.
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Meanwhile, Floyd Mayweather might accept the fight easily, as he claimed that he will accept exhibition fights, moving forward. Following a Hall of Fame worthy career of 50 fights, Mayweather has retired from professional boxing. But he is still fighting Internet celebrities and MMA fighters in exhibition bouts.
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What’s next for Floyd Mayweather?
The five-division champion will take on Logan Paul in a six-round exhibition fight in the future. The event was staged for February 20, 2021. However, due to lack of interest, the event has been postponed.
But it might be a PR stunt, as Mayweather and Paul can garner even more eyes with the delay. Although several boxing fans have ridiculed the matchup for lacking fighting value, it’s still a demanding event. Both Paul and Mayweather are popular celebrities. So a fight between them has grabbed eyeballs for all obvious reasons.
If 50 Cent actually wants to fight the unbeaten champion, he will have to shed some serious pounds. If not, he can opt for another name to try his hands in celebrity boxing.
Do you think 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather will ever clash inside the squared circle?
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