Paul vs Mayweather Boxing Live

Logan Paul will face Floyd Mayweather in a exhibition boxing main event you don't want to miss. Both fighters have 20 wins, so this even match has the ...

Mayweather vs. Paul, which will take place at a site yet to be revealed, is being billed as a "special exhibition." Your guess is as good as any about what that entails. Will it look like a boxing match? How many rounds, and how long will they be? What size gloves? How will the wide gap in weight be accounted for? Will an athletic commission be involved? Fanmio Boxing, the company putting on the event, declined to provide details.

How do I watch?

The whole shebang will be available for purchase on pay-per-view. Here, too, the rules are different from a traditional boxing show. Fanmio is an outfit that specializes in online meet-and-greets with celebrities, so those who purchase the PPV will be entered into a drawing for a virtual meet-and-greet with Mayweather and Paul. The first million paying customers will get to watch the exhibition for $24.99. After a million buys, the price will jump to $39.99. Starting Dec. 29, it'll cost $59.99. And on Feb. 11, the late-to-the-party price will rise to $69.99. Step right up.

Who is Logan Paul?

He's a social media celebrity, which is to say he's one of those people who are famous for being famous. Think: a Kardashian in 10-ounce gloves (oh, wait, that's a thing that actually happened).

How famous is he?

Paul's YouTube channel has 22.6 million subscribers, who are treated to a steady stream of juvenile, DIY-looking but slickly produced videos -- "I spent $150,000 on this Pokeman card," "I covered myself in peanut butter and went to a dog park," etc., etc., etc. On Instagram, Paul has 18.7 million followers, and on Twitter he's at 5.8 million. By contrast, the No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world, Terence Crawford, has 645,000 followers on Instagram and 206,000 on Twitter.

But Paul has boxed before, right?

Yes, he has twice boxed another YouTuber, a Brit who goes by the name KSI. Their first meeting was a sloppy amateur bout in Manchester, England, in August 2018 that was scored a majority draw. That meant they had to do it again, and the rematch happened a little over 14 months later -- as a sloppy professional boxing match at Staples Center in Los Angeles, sanctioned by the California State Athletic Commission. KSI won a split decision.

No, that was Logan's younger brother (and fellow YouTuber), Jake Paul. Jake has had two pro fights, both in 2020. The second one, in November, was also at Staples Center, serving as the co-main event of the Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. fight card. Paul, 23, fought a former champion -- well, a slam dunk champion, anyway. He knocked out ex-NBA star Nate Robinson in two rounds, then called out UFC star Conor McGregor with vile insults against his family.

So both Paul brothers have history with boxing. And Mayweather has a history with spectacle, right?

He sure does. In 2017, he came out of retirement to knock out McGregor, who was making his pro boxing debut. It generated 4.3 million buys, making it the second-biggest boxing PPV in history, behind only 2015's Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao (4.6 million).

The year after the McGregor bout, Mayweather took part in a boxing exhibition with a 20-year-old Japanese kickboxer named Tenshin Nasukawa, who was 30-0 as a pro in his own sport but had zero experience as a pro boxer. On New Year's Eve 2018 in Tokyo, under the auspices of MMA promotion Rizin -- and with rules that were a mystery practically until the bell rang -- Mayweather won by barely-break-a-sweat knockout in Round 1. And reportedly pocketed $9 million.