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50 Cent Challenging Floyd Mayweather To Read A Page From A Harry Potter Book Is Still One Of The Greatest Videos Of All Time
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Updated 22:36 1 May 2023 GMT+1Published 10:01 15 Apr 2022 GMT+1

50 Cent Challenging Floyd Mayweather To Read A Page From A Harry Potter Book Is Still One Of The Greatest Videos Of All Time

During the height of the 'ALS Ice Bucket Challenge,' rap icon 50 Cent pulled no punches when he called out boxing legend Floyd Mayweather.

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Rap legend 50 Cent’s famous challenge to boxing legend Floyd Mayweather to read a page from a Harry Potter book is still one of the best videos of all time (watch it below).

Once considered close friends, the friendship between 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather waned and the pair engaged in a heated war of words.

Mayweather, who retired from professional boxing in 2017, pulled no punches by taking aim at the likes of 50 Cent, Nelly and T.I.

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The 45-year-old former boxing superstar’s comments prompted a response from 50 Cent in 2014, with the former G-Unit leader stunned by Mayweather saying ‘f**k 50.’

Speaking in a video clip, 50 Cent said: “Oh, God, I looked at the computer and the computer said [that] Floyd said... ‘f**k 50.’

“I’m like, what are you saying f**k me for?!”

50 Cent/Instagram

What ensued was 50 Cent ruthlessly tearing into Hall of Famer Mayweather during the viral craze of the ‘ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.’

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50 Cent, real name Curtis Jackson, poked fun at the Ice Bucket Challenge in his callout video for Mayweather while putting out an unusual challenge.

The 46-year-old rap star challenged Mayweather to read one whole page from a Harry Potter novel, with 50 Cent suggesting his rival struggles with reading.

“This is a special ALS challenge for you, Floyd,” 50 Cent said.

“If you can read one full page of a Harry Potter book, n***a, I will give $750,000 to whatever charitable organisation you want.”

50 Cent/Instagram

50 Cent raised the stakes by saying he would put up a staggering $750,000 donation if Mayweather took up his challenge.

The ‘In da Club’ and ‘Candy Shop’ hitmaker then claimed he had enlisted the services of talk show host Jimmy Kimmel for Mayweather to read his challenge on live TV.

To make the challenge ‘easier’ for Mayweather, 50 Cent said, the rapper and actor was prepared for him to Dr Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat instead of Harry Potter.

“I got a phone call from my man Jimmy Kimmel, and Jimmy Kimmel said that if Floyd accepts the challenge, then he will put it on the actual show,” 50 Cent said.

“So, you can read it on the show. We don’t want to put pressure on you. We know you can’t pronounce those words in that Harry Potter book, so we are going to let you read Cat in the Hat.”

Featured Image Credit: 50 Cent's Instagram/PA

Topics: Floyd Mayweather, Boxing

Adnan Riaz
Adnan Riaz

Adnan Riaz is a journalist for SPORTbible. He studied for a B.A. in History at the University of York and followed it up with an M.A. in Multimedia Journalism at MMU. Before he started writing about sports, he spent over four years in the gaming press. He has worked for several publications, including Hardcore Gamer, LADbible and the Manchester Evening News. Follow him on Twitter to find out what he is working on next. Got a story tip for Adnan? Email him: [email protected]

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