MIAMI BEACH, Florida – Logan Paul expects Floyd Mayweather to do things Sunday night that he hasn’t seen in a boxing ring.

Paul also feels he’ll be able to adjust to the masterful Mayweather’s maneuvers because he has enhanced his boxing IQ and developed a better feel for the sport over the past year. The huge underdog admits his eight-round exhibition with Mayweather “makes no f------ sense,” but he is confident that he is as prepared as possible for this enormous step up in class.

“We shipped guys in [for sparring] who are much, much more experienced, much better than me, skilled than me at boxing,” Paul told a small group of reporters during a press event Thursday at the landmark once known as the Versace Mansion. “And, you know, you do your best to prepare for anything. Hey bro, it’s Floyd Mayweather. So, like, even that moment of, ‘Oh, I don’t know what to do here,’ we trained for that moment. That’s OK. That’s OK. I’m sure he’s gonna hit me with a punch or do a move, where I’m like, ‘Oh, I haven’t seen that before.’ But like, ‘We’re good. Collect. Figure out a game plan, and then activate.’ ”

The 26-year-old Paul also admitted he wasn’t confident once the opportunity to box Mayweather seemed like a realistic possibility. Eventually, however, the Westlake, Ohio, native believes he “unlocked something” in training that’ll help him exploit his size and youth advantages over the 44-year-old Mayweather.

“I believe Floyd’s washed up,” Paul said. “I believe he’s frail. I really do believe his time has passed. And like I’m gonna capitalize on that.”

Mayweather, an undefeated five-division champion commonly considered the best boxer of this era, hasn’t participated in a fight that counted in nearly four years. He defeated UFC superstar Conor McGregor by 10th-round technical knockout in that August 2017 bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Paul definitely understands that even this aged version of Mayweather operates on a completely different skill level than him. He still isn’t the least bit fearful of what he’ll encounter in their Showtime Pay-Per-View main event at Hard Rock Stadium.

“I know this guy’s legit, obviously,” Paul said. “He’s f----n’ legit. Yeah, but no fear, no hesitation. You’ve gotta drop that sh!t as soon it comes in your mind.”

Their skill and experience disparities aside, the 6-feet-3 Paul could out-weigh the 5-feet-8 Mayweather by 50-plus pounds by the time they enter the ring for this spectacle.

A lot understandably has been made of Paul losing his only professional fight to YouTube rival Olajide Olatunji, better known as “KSI.” Paul proclaimed that he doesn’t even recognize the fighter who lost that six-round split decision in November 2019 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

“Comfortability of knowing what to do, when to do it,” Paul replied when questioned about how he has improved. “As an athlete, beforehand, my timing has always been good, my strength, my speed has always been good. But it was hard to cross and find that intersection of athlete meets boxer, and we found it this past year. And I accelerated quickly. You know, we’ll see if I accelerated quickly enough. But yeah, I just believe.”

Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for krikya360.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.