RAPPER Bugzy Malone has revealed talks to fight Floyd Mayweather.
The British artist – real name Aaron Daniel Davies – put in the box as a teenager after getting out of prison.
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He remains a big fan of the sport and is friends with professional fighters Lyndon Arthur and Zelfa Barrett.
Bugzy- who made his acting debut in Guy Ritchie's 2020 film The Gentlemen – continues boxing as part of his fitness regime.
But in his most recent song, released on GRM dailythe musician teased fight talks with the undefeated legend Mayweather.
And during a guest appearance at Eddie Hearn's No passion, no point podcast, he was investigated for the conversations.
Hearn said: “I have to say, working in the boxing industry we hear everything and all we keep hearing about is you fighting.
'Floyd Mayweather's name is mentioned every now and then, Manchester Arena. What is going on?
“I know you'd love to, right?”
Bugzy received a message from a “supporter” of his with the opportunity to work at a private jet company.
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The company owner then revealed that Mayweather is a client of his and wanted to fight the Manchester artist.
Bugzy, 33, said: “Now I have turned down a few boxing matches because a lot of what is happening in the boxing world now is similar to boxing on YouTube.
“I'm not really interested in getting into it, so I was like, 'Ah, okay. Who's your client?' And he says, 'Floyd Mayweather.'
“Flipping changed the whole conversation.”
Bugzy claimed it was Mayweather's father and former trainer Floyd Sr who saw him as a potential opponent.
He said, “Before I even thought, 'Wait a minute, am I going to be banging my head on that all night?' I just said, 'Yes.'
“He said, 'Floyd Sr likes your physique, he said you look strong.' So then we start talking to them about weight, like, “What do you want me to weigh tonight?”
“And they say, 'Yes, you can come in heavier.' And I thought, 'Flipping heck, that gives me a shot at a puncher.'”
Mayweather, 47, officially retired in 2017 after defeating UFC superstar Conor McGregor, 35, in a crossover clash.
But he has since continued boxing in exhibition fights against names from the MMA, boxing and social media worlds.
His last was in June 2023 against the grandson of infamous mafia boss John Gotti, which he won by disqualification when a brawl broke out in the ring.
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Mayweather who topped Forbes' rich list of the decade in 2019 with more than £700 million earned – recently took to Instagram to announce that his next exhibition would take place in Mexico.
And Bugzy remains open to facing the big boxers after turning down offers to fight in the past.
He said: “That Logan Paul, I think he's a decent boxer, he's good looking, he's an athlete.
“However, it looked like he caught Floyd with a shot and then it looked like he didn't know exactly what to do. If I caught Floyd with a shot, I would know what to do.”
“So I thought one or two things would happen: I get beat up all night and I can't touch him, or I touch him. If I touch him, I hurt him. .
“If I hurt him, I think with the right training I can follow up with a second-phase attack and possibly get him out of there.
“So I thought, it feels like Floyd is still taking risks when he says I can come in a little heavier.
“Obviously I'm a busy person, and if I'm going to take a moment out of my life to live like a real boxer, train for twelve weeks to get into a boxing ring and risk everything, then I'm going to try to get done.
“So in my long song I just call it out and I just say, 'If Floyd really wants to fight, I'll walk the walk.'
“These YouTube guys and all that, I don't feel like putting my name next to it. If I'm going to step out of my way, it really has to make sense.”
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