Jake Paul claims he was JUMPED by Floyd Mayweather and '50 dudes' from his entourage

Jake Paul claimed he was ‘jumped’ by Floyd Mayweather and his entourage after they confronted the YouTuber following a Miami Heat game. 

Paul is coming off the back of a split decision loss to Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia last month and had been leaving the Heat game against Cleveland Cavaliers before he said ‘Mayweather and 50 dudes pulled up out of nowhere’.

A video of the confrontation sees Mayweather standing in the middle of a large group of people outside the stadium, with one of his entourage taunting Paul about his loss to Fury, saying, ‘What happened, you’re not tough anymore, since your loss? What happened since your loss? Are we gonna bust him up guys?’ 

Paul is seen awkwardly backing away from the group before he begins sprinting down the road – with Mayweather’s team yelling: ‘He’s running!’ 

Later Paul filmed his own video to explain the incident and how he was ‘jumped’ – telling Mayweather he was happy to take him on inside the ring, but said he was ‘not dumb’ to face his entire entourage.

Jake Paul claims he was ‘jumped’ by Floyd Mayweather and his entourage of ’50 dudes’ after a Miami Heat game

Mayweather was seen at the Heat vs Cavaliers game before confronting Paul outside 

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?”.

‘I’m like, “First of all, what did I say to you Floyd? I just took your hat and you’re still mad about it? Come on, bro”. And then 50 dudes literally start surrounding me to jump me, and I’m out that bitch, ok?

‘You wanna run it one on one, no problem. But I’m not dumb. Okay? I’m tough, I don’t need to prove my toughness., but I’m not f——- dumb. I’m not gonna sit there and try to fight 50 dudes.’

It is not the first time there has been tension between Paul and Mayweather, who faced off in the build up to the 50-0 fighter’s exhibition bout against his brother Logan. ‘Money’ was left furious when Paul snatched his baseball cap off him and ran away, resulting in a melee as both entourages clashed.

Paul and Mayweather infamously faced off in 2021 before the veteran’s fight against his brother Logan

A melee ensued after Paul snatched Mayweather’s hat before running away with it 

There has been talk of a fight between Mayweather and Paul – but ‘Money’ has shut down those rumours in recent weeks

There has long been talk of a fight between Paul and Mayweather – who has been enjoying his post boxing career by fighting a number of inexperienced fighters and social media personalities in exhibition contests around the world. 

The latest came against former Geordie Shore star Aaron Chalmers, which went the distance of eight rounds. Previously he fought Deji – the brother of YouTuber KSI – in Dubai, while he has also got in the ring with Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa and former sparring partner Don Moore.

After also facing Logan in June 2021, fans have been clamouring for a fight between Jake and Mayweather for some time, but the undefeated star shut down those rumours at his press conference for the Chalmers fight.  

‘We spoke to Jake Paul before and we can only do an exhibition because of the weight disadvantage. I’m not chasing it anymore. I have accomplished everything I could in boxing. We have so many young fighters in boxing today. 

‘Give them a chance to go out there so they can shine. It’s not about Jake Paul, it’s not about Floyd Mayweather. I’m going to entertain the people so support me and my opponent.’ 

Paul is coming off a split decision loss to Tommy Fury last month – the first defeat of his career