Logan Paul remains a heavy underdog against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their scheduled exhibition match in February despite having a size and weight advantage. In the eyes of Fanmio CEO Solomon Engel, it may take more than physique for the 25-year-old YouTuber to buck the odds.

There is no doubt that Mayweather has tons of experience backing him up in the boxing ring against the neophyte YouTuber turned boxer. The 43-year-old boxing champion has been through worse battles, battling the likes of Manny Pacquiao, Canelo Alvarez and even UFC fighter Conor McGregor. Like most seasoned fighters, “Money” knows how to adjust and carefully maps out his fight plan.

Though most brands it a fake fight, Mayweather is expected to treat it as a real one. And on that note, it spells bad news for the YouTuber who has not yet officially won a boxing match. His clash with Mayweather will be the second official one, losing the first at the hands of KSI via a split decision. From the looks of it, a second loss looms.

Regardless of the mismatch, Engel feels that the exhibition fight will reel in dividends. Fanmio is backing the event and Engel sees it breaking pay-per-view records. Early sales for the February fight have already shown that the event has a good following.

Mayweather has so far been quiet on his plans, possibly busy preparing for the Paul fight. It remains to be seen if the same can be said for the YouTuber who has been busy creating noise on social media.

Tied to the size advantage, Paul even mocked Mayweather on Instagram. It was seen as another way to add hype to the exhibition bout although the “Flamboyant One” will likely use that as a boost in handing the YouTuber a good boxing lesson next month.

 

Aside from that, Paul may be looking beyond Mayweather already. It appears he has his sights on actor Chris Hemsworth next after seeing the “Thor” in video footage of doing some boxing training. That alone spurred something in the 25-year-old, saying that he wants to face Hemsworth next.

But looking beyond Mayweather is already a bad move for Paul. It would be best for him to prepare for the upcoming fight to at least make sure he can take the pounding. Mayweather is unlikely to go easy on the 25-year-old and he could get seriously hurt if he is not careful.