Dave Hyde: Mayweather vs. Paul Is the Intersection of Sports, Commerce and a Fraternity Prank

Former world welterweight king Floyd Mayweather (L) and YouTube personality Logan Paul face-off during the media availability ahead of their June 6 exhibition boxing match, at Villa Casa Casuarina at the former Versace Mansion in Miami Beach, Fla., on June 3, 2021. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

By Dave Hyde From South Florida Sun-Sentinel

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—As a sporting event, it’s the equivalent of “Beach Blanket Bingo,” a fraternity prank of a boxing match between a carbon-aging champ and a social influencer whose athletic apex was high school wrestling and football.