Floyd Mayweather Jr. says he is willing to fight Jake Paul.

Following his retirement from professional boxing, Mayweather has engaged in numerous exhibitions. His last professional fight was against Conor McGregor in 2017. He stopped the Irishman in the 10th round to take his record to 50-0. His most recent exhibition was a rematch against John Gotti III. The first fight ended in a brawl, setting up the narrative for the rematch. Mayweather coasted to a victory even if there was no official result.

Meanwhile, Jake faced off against Mike Tyson in a professional eight-rounder this month. The fight was heavily criticized, with suggestions that there were major safety concerns. Tyson entered the ring as a 58-year-old against a much younger Paul at 27. However, both fighters made it out in one piece. And yet, the fight received a substantial amount of criticism after Tyson said that he was wearing a compression sleeve on his knee. It suggested that Tyson should not have been in the ring as he was not 100 percent.

He had already withdrawn from the original July 20 date with an inflamed ulcer. Tyson said he felt he could have died after the inflamed ulcer. But Paul ultimately picked up $40 million for the fight, something which earned Mayweather’s praise. However, Mayweather also recognized that Paul would likely get beat if he faced off against a real boxer. Jake has already faced Tommy Fury, who was his first professional boxer, as he lost a split decision.

Mayweather Vs. Paul

“I’d fight him in a real fight in the weight that I’m at. “But Jake Paul, I mean as of right now, for what he’s doing, it’s good for what he’s doing, but once he fights a real actual fighter, it’s going to be bad. There’s one thing I do like about him: he’s selling it, and he’s making good money, and he’s entertaining; I like it. He’d get [messed] up by Canelo. There’s no way [he’d last until the end]. He’d get demolished,” Mayweather said 

If Mayweather does not get the fight, Ryan Garcia is willing to step in. Garcia has not had a boxing fight since beating Devin Haney in April. He secured a majority decision win after sending Devin to the canvas three times. But the result became a no contest after Garcia failed VADA tests for Ostarine. He was given a one-year ban, meaning he cannot box professionally until April 2025. Garcia is scheduled to fight Rukiya Anpo in an exhibition on December 30 in Tokyo, Japan. However, that is contingent upon Oscar De La Hoya agreeing.

Paul Vs. Garcia

The Golden Boy Promoter was absent from the kick-off press conference, later stating that he needs to sign off any fight before it can happen. As of now, there is nothing to indicate that this has been done. Garcia was responsible for helping Paul during the early parts of his boxing career. He recalled how Paul would visit him at his house as Ryan would give him pointers. Now, Garcia wants the opportunity to face Paul and end his boxing career, which he helped start.

“If Jake fights the way he fought with Mike, I genuinely believe I would knock him out within four (or) five rounds. We said we would run it one day. He came to my gym a long time ago in Victorville, then he came to visit me with the Canelo (Alvarez) camp — this is before he boxed. So I kind of gave birth to his boxing career, so I’m here to end it. That’s it,” Garcia stated