A few days ago, Twitch sensation, IShowSpeed, real name Darren Watkins Jr., made headlines when he stated that he could defeat Jake Paul with just 6 months of training. Even though The Problem Child is relatively new to the sport, he is far more experienced than the 19-year-old streamer. But this audacious move bore fruits as Jake Paul and his team sent an official call out to the streamer for a whopping prize money of $10,000,000.

This must have motivated IShowSpeed as he sent out another audacious challenge, this time to former World Champion and legend Floyd Mayweather. In a conversation on the Club Shay Shay podcast, he called out the 50-0 boxer and also revealed his boxing GOAT.

Manny Pacquiao over Floyd Mayweather

IShowSpeed sat down with NFL veteran Shannon Sharpe as the latter asked him to choose between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. Without missing a beat, IShowSpeed stated, “I’m a Manny Pacquiao fan. I think Manny Pacquiao is the GOAT of boxing in my opinion.” According to the 19-year-old, the only eight-division champion had a better prime than ‘Money’ and no one comes close. “I take Manny over Floyd like you know yeah you remember back then yeah I take Manny,” stated Speed.

Coincidentally, a few months ago, Speed had an impromptu sparring session with Manny Pacquiao. The Twitch streamer continued his shenanigans as he barked at ‘PacMan’ before throwing some wild right-body hooks. The 45-year-old successfully defended all those shots and then landed a killer left body hook that sent Speed crashing to the floor much to the joy of the onlookers who rushed in to help up Speed. Since then, the 19-year-old has stated that in the sparring session, only body shots were allowed.

The interview took a wild turn from there as Sharpe asked whether Speed would like to take on Mayweather in an exhibition match. Speed not only sent out the challenge but also predicted he could defeat the former world champion under certain conditions.

IShowSpeed vs. Floyd Mayweather?

After making his desire to face Floyd Mayweather clear, the Cincinnati native stated, “Floyd? Hey, you don’t want the work either, bro. I promise you Floyd, 6 months, let’s go,” implying that he will not only compete but will give Money Mayweather a run for his money. However, he asked for a 6-month training period, a similar condition to when he challenged Jake Paul.

Sharpe reminded IShowSpeed that Mayweather takes online callouts seriously. That was the reason he fought against Logan Paul a few years ago. Speed stated, “I take it serious too. I’m not trolling. I’m not talking on my a**. I’m not trolling. Like I said, if I have 6 months I can do this.”

The Pro Football Hall of Famer of class 2011 then asked Speed, ” If Floyd people reach out to your people and says okay let’s put something together in at in Spring early spring April, May, you down to make that happen?” 

The 19-year-old stated that he would be ready and he has been waiting for an opportunity like this. He wants a challenge to work on, and a fight against Floyd Mayweather is the best and biggest challenge. “Come on, Floyd,” stated IShowSpeed as he once again sent out the challenge. 

We will know whether Floyd Mayweather will take this call out seriously or not in a few days. However, if he accepts the challenge, Speed will have a packed calendar for 2025, considering that he is also supposed to face Jake Paul.

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