By: Sean Crose
He might not be making 100 million {dollars} or extra for a combat, however Floyd Mayweather, who’s now lower than 5 years shy of fifty years of age, made a rapid payday on Sunday. Battling social media influencer Deji Olatunji, Mayweather placed on a boxing lesson earlier than stopping his extraordinarily overmatched opponent within the sixth spherical. Some questioned the stoppage, questioning if the referee had ended issues too quickly. Such questions beg one other query, nonetheless: How a lot punishment is a novice supposed to soak up the ring from an all time nice, even an getting older one?
The exhibition bout, which went down at Dubai’s Coca-Cola Area and which was additionally a minor pay per view occasion was a one sided affair from the very starting. Olatunji, 25, was by no means a critical menace and, to make certain, Mayweather made positive to not lay too arduous a beating on the person. Nonetheless, he made it some extent to shut the present earlier than the ultimate bell. Not having fought professionally since stopping UFC star Conor McGregor in a extremely profitable and in style 2017 match, Mayweather has nonetheless engaged in a string of exhibition fights, staying energetic whereas remaining retired from the skilled ranks.
