Celebrated boxer Floyd Mayweather accepted 50 Cent’s invitation to hop in the ring on Wednesday (February 3), only for the rapper-turned-television mogul to rescind his offer less than 24 hours later.
Par for the course, 50 made sure to throw a jab in Mayweather’s direction via Instagram while promoting his latest book, Hustle Harder Hustle Smarter. As he’s done multiple times in the past, the Get Rich or Die Tryin’ OG mocked Mayweather’s alleged reading struggles and blamed them for the fight’s cancelation.
“The fight is off because Floyd cant read 2 paragraphs of my New York Times best seller (Hustle Harder Hustle Smarter) on IG live.”
The possibility of a 50 Cent versus Floyd Mayweather face-off came up during an interview with Atlanta’s V-105, although 50 was concerned about their weight disparity.
“I’d fight Floyd if I could get down there,” 50 said. “Or he could just let me not have to get down to 150. I could make about 180. He walking around 150, maybe 147.”
Mayweather responded to his rival’s comments on Instagram and confirmed he’d have no problem stepping in the ring with him later this year.
“I also heard that 50 Cent would fight me but claims I’m too small,” he wrote in part. “If he wants to lace up at the end of the year we can do an exhibition then. I don’t care about weight class with any of these guys. The Paul brothers will make great money with the events, but with 50 cent It has to be Winner Takes All.’”
50 has been ridiculing Mayweather’s reading abilities since at least 2014 when he challenged the Olympic bronze medal winner to read a page out of a Harry Potter book.
“Floyd will you except my ALS/ESL CHALLENGE,” he wrote at the time. “I will donate $750k to a charity of your choice, If you can read a full page out of a Harry Potter book out loud without starting and stopping or fucking up. lmao.”
Mayweather defended himself by showing off a check worth millions, writing on Twitter, “Read this $72,276,000.00, God bless.”
I smell p***y
50 backtracking like a bitch and insulting the dudes literacy once again. What a pussy.
50 the type to set up a fight at the park then not show up
50 is too wise to take a fight and go to jail for killing a guy who is brain wise dump with his street smartness applied in a ring.
All you losers fell for it…
I wonder how mayweather would fare in an actual street fight with 50 ? Would his footwork really help him in a situation where points dont matter and there might not be lot of room to keep moving around ? I think 50 might be able to whoop him in a street fight.
Not a lot of room to keep moving in the streets?? Are you high on drugs?
Dumb ass.
Lol of course 50 don’t want that smoke. Money May would KO him inside 2 minutes. Fif has no stamina, just roided up beefcake show muscles. Dude would get absolutely embarrassed.
Floyd should read two paragraphs of 50’s crappy book to give him another reason to back down.
50 already know what would happen. Keep embarrassing yourself?
50 is too smart . 50beats him back to back with his words and thinking already, i think even in the ring 50 will make him beat himself alone. That dude is in pain already just for 50s words
Damn 50 you scared ?