Fans think Floyd Mayweather was 'purposefully missing shots' against Deji in exhibition fight after footage emerges

Boxing fans have conjured a wild conspiracy theory that Floyd Mayweather was purposefully missing shots against YouTuber Deji in their exhibition clash on Sunday.

Mayweather, who retired with an unblemished 50-0 boxing record, outclassed and dominated the 25-year-old British star in a one-sided performance.

The former five-weight boxing world champion earned the third exhibition win of his career after stopping Deji in the sixth round at the Coca-Cola Arena.

However, footage has since made the rounds on social media of what appeared to be Mayweather throwing missed (or tame) shots at Deji during their much-anticipated fight.

One fan was quick to claim that Mayweather was “missing the shots on purpose,” while another Twitter user suggested that ‘Money’ was “prolonging this fight.”

“This is embarrassing,” a fan posted in response to the footage.

Somebody else tweeted: “If this isn’t staged, I don’t know what is.”

“This is why I can’t bring myself to watch these fights,” another boxing fan posted.

While a fourth added: “He gotta do whatever it takes to keep the show running.”

Mayweather insisted that he was “proud” of Deji and admitted he was happy that his opponent delivered as “part of [the] entertainment.”

Speaking after the fight, he said: “I’m proud of you, keep up the great work.

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“I want anyone to go after their dreams, go after what they believe in, continue to work hard and continue to build. I didn’t get to where I got to overnight.

“It took a lot of time, it took a great team. I didn’t do it by myself.

“I’m glad that he landed a good shot. This is a part of fighting, this is a part of [the] entertainment.”