Good Week, Bad Week: Logan Paul takes Floyd the distance, Trisha Paytas quits Frenemies
The past week has been a huge one for the influencer boxing world, with big names like Logan Paul, Bryce Hall, Austin McBroom, and more stepping into the ring to try their luck at the sport. But it hasn’t been quite such a successful week for everyone involved.
June has been a long-anticipated month ever since it was announced that Logan Paul vs Floyd Mayweather and TikTokers vs YouTubers would be taking place just a week apart. In the past, these kinds of fights have generated huge amounts of attention, and as people like Logan progress further into their fighting career, people were even keener to see how he would compare to someone like Mayweather. While these fights have dominated social media over the past week, that was by no means the full extent of the drama.
The ‘Frenemies’ podcast has taken a serious hit after co-host and independent YouTube star Trisha Paytas suddenly left the show on June 8. The series’ last episode was called to an abrupt halt after Paytas and Klein got into an argument about money and business, with Paytas feeling as though they were left out of important decisions in the company. Klein argued that Paytas was receiving a “generous” portion of the show’s profits and that he was free to hire staff as he saw fit. The same day as the final episode aired, Paytas uploaded an emotional video explaining why they’d chosento leave the show,claiming they had stepped back “to ease the tension everywhere.”
Good Week: Austin McBroom beats Bryce Hall in fight
June 12 was the day of the long-anticipated YouTubers vs. TikTokers, a.k.a. Battle of the Platforms, and it turned out to exceed many viewers’ expectations, with plenty of drama, excitement, and more. The ACE Family’s Austin McBroomtook home the big winof the evening in his main bout with TikToker Bryce Hall, topping off a landslide evening for team YouTube, with five wins under their name. In his interview, Austin thanked his loyal fans, saying: “The ACE Family is one strong ass army, and none of this will be possible without them.” He also gave props to opponent Bryce Hall for his efforts, adding: “A lot of people want me to continue to talk sh*t about Bryce Hall, but I gotta show him love because there’s not a lot of people who will do what he did.” https://twitter.com/Dexerto/status/1403910501344722949 While the evening was a great one for Austin and other winnerslike Vinnie Hacker,it didn’t quite go to plan for everyone involved. Tanner Fox and Ryland Stormsweren’t able to go aheadwith their fight due to a large weight difference, despite efforts to convince the commission to let it happen. On top of that, controversy ignited online after Tayler Holder and AnEsonGib’s fightwas declared a draw,despite Gib landing 47 punches over Tayler’s 21, with thousands of viewers claiming he was “robbed.” The success of the event has now got some fans wondering whether any of these creators will step up to fight each other again in a future event.
It’s been a rough week for Minecraft YouTuber ‘Dream,’ who has been at the center of an ongoing Twitter storm among both his fans and his critics. It all began after Dream appeared in an interview with fellow influencer Anthony Padilla. In the interview, Dream admitted to throwing out his ADHD medication, claiming he felt “way less creative” when medicated. This commentsparked outrage on social media— but that was just the beginning of the scandal. In the midst of this, an alleged response from Dreamreacting to concerns of racismwithin his fanbase also went viral, prompting further backlash from critics due to him appearing to deny anti-Blackness in his community.
Good Week: Logan Paul fights Floyd Mayweather
The internet was left stunned when YouTuber turned boxer Logan Paulwent up againstFloyd Mayweather, in their June 6 exhibition bout. Despite the match having strange rules, such as not having a winner announced, many expected, or in some cases wanted, to see Logan Paul get knocked out. Yet he still managed to defy the odds and emerge not only in one piece, but a few million dollars richer. The draw result has even led to some crazy new theories from people who can’t believe Logan survived. The latest of which is that Floyd actually held Logan up after knocking him out in order to make sure the fight went the distance.
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Although things will now inevitably quiet down following the end of these huge fights, it seems as though many creators are already looking to plan their next big event.
