I guess Floyd Mayweather is fighting Logan Paul on Showtime? Hell, I can’t keep up with all these shenanigans. If it’s not going to beat Mayweather vs. Big Show from WrestleMania XXIV, I ain’t interested, folks. And, let me tell ya – this ain’t gonna beat it. Nonetheless, we are having an important discussion this morning because of what Jake Paul pulled at a press event for the fight yesterday. Jake got in Mayweather’s face and asked if he wanted to basically double dip in some Paul on June 6th, and when tensions rose, Jake pulled the ol’ “got ya hat” on Mayweather, just like we were back on the playground in the 2nd grade.
Mayhem in Miami #MayweatherPaul pic.twitter.com/RwXosjT7OU
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) May 6, 2021
I still don’t know what the fuck these kids do, but I’m 34. I doubt that I’m the demographic of these Paul boys. But, I did catch a glimpse of an interview with Mayweather, when he basically said that of course he would fight a YouTuber for $100M. That’s my kinda energy right there. For all the shit he gets for not being able to read a book or whatever, Mayweather has a smart business mind, and he knows there is multi-generational interest in a fight of this proportions. So, of course, they have to get in some of this gamesmanship shtick. These boys are sellin’ pay-per-views out here, folks!
But, props to them because it did get us talking…and more so, it got us talking about the most disrespectful pre-fight moves you can make to tell someone how little you value them as a person.
Top 6 Disrespectful Pre-Fight Moves
6. The shoulder bump – The shoulder bump ranks lower on this list because there’s no petty theft or bodily fluids involved. But, I think it deserves recognition because it tells someone “you literally aren’t worth me raising my hands.”
5. Spitting in someone’s face – You know what? I’ll say it. I’m a little more tolerant of being spit on than most people. It’s too easy. That’s why. Be a little more creative – all spitting in my face tells me is that you don’t have any other moves. So, you’re probably just going to swing the same punch over and over and if I can dodge it a couple times, I’m going to end up kicking your ass. Just a rookie move all around.
4. A kiss on the lips – Nothing says ‘reckless abandon’ like getting face to face with someone only for them to plant a kiss on the lips. All you’re saying here is “this doesn’t mean shit to me. I don’t care if I get my teeth kicked in, this is just a game to me.” And, that, my friends, is fucking dangerous. That’s not just disrespect for you – that’s disrespect for the human race as a whole. You know the guy kissing people before a fight has no regard for human life. This is science.
3. Open hand slap – The open hand slap is SUCH a bitch move, but it communicates that you deserve a bitch move because you are a bitch. So, if someone open hand smacks me, I know they’re telling me they think I’m a bitch, and that’s just plain degrading.
2. “Got ya hat” – I think there’s an argument to be made here for this being the most disrespectful move of them all, but I’m ranking it at #2 by a hair. I had almost completely forgotten about the old “got ya hat” bit. Don’t think I’ve seen one since 1996, to be frank. This is literally telling someone that you respect them so little that you are willing to steal their personal property. Also, it’s saying, “I think you’re a grade school motherfucker, so I’m pulling a grade school move.” So, it’s just an all-around insult. Not to mention, it puts you in a position to look like a dweeb trying to get your hat back. Just utter embarrassment.
1. Throwing a drink – I wrote about this phenomenon three years ago and I still stand by it. There is absolutely nothing more humiliating than having a drink thrown at you. I will quote myself from that very article:
You throw a drink on me, you are telling me I am less than a man. Completely degrading. Personally, I say hit me with all the chairs in the damn bar. There’s nothing that tells me I’m a piece of useless trash like having a drink thrown on me by a grown ass man.
You hit me with a chair, I’m swinging. There’s going to be a fight, but if you throw a drink on me and make me feel like a wet stray dog, then I’m going to slow down for a minute and wonder if I even deserve to be alive. That’s how blatantly disrespectful of a move it is – it’s basically sending someone to sleep in pig shit like they did in medieval times.
“You fucking piss poor excuse for a human – go sleep in doo doo with the hens where you belong!”
What do you think is the most disrespectful pre-scrap move you can make? Hit those comments.
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