Once upon a time, 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather weren’t just two megastars in different industries—they were like brothers. You’d see them together at fights, events, and parties, hyping each other up, inseparable in the public eye. But over the years, that friendship has dissolved into one of entertainment’s longest-running and most relentless celebrity feuds. What started as mutual support turned into a saga of personal jabs, viral trolling, and public humiliation, and lately, the drama has reignited in a big way.

The cracks began back in 2012. Floyd was about to serve a three-month prison sentence and reportedly asked 50 to oversee his boxing promotion company, *The Money Team*, while he was locked up. According to 50, he stepped in as promised and was told he’d be paid \$1 million for his time. But when Floyd was released, that check never came. Whether it was a misunderstanding or a straight-up broken promise, that moment sparked the first flames of the feud.

Things really boiled over during the Ice Bucket Challenge craze. While celebrities everywhere were pouring ice water over their heads for charity, 50 took a different approach—he challenged Floyd to read one full page from a *Harry Potter* book, offering \$750,000 to charity if he pulled it off. It was a direct shot at long-standing rumors about Floyd’s reading ability, and while it went massively viral, it made it clear their friendship was over.

For years, the two traded shots, then in the 2020s publicly claimed the beef was dead—though they admitted their relationship would never be the same. That truce didn’t last. By 2024–2025, things had fully unraveled again.

The latest flare-up started when Mayweather claimed to own more than 100 buildings, including a massive 62-building portfolio in Manhattan. But *Business Insider* published an investigative piece saying there was no evidence such a deal ever happened. Floyd denied it and filed a \$100 million lawsuit against the outlet. 50 pounced, reposting a clip of Floyd discussing the lawsuit and sarcastically suggesting the case wouldn’t go anywhere—because the deal never closed in the first place. He even joked Floyd must’ve sued the reporter personally just to make him pay his own lawyer.

Then, on August 10th, 50 struck again—posting a photo of a golden chalice, followed by an old viral picture of Floyd holding what looked like the exact same cup. His caption? *“Damn champ, you pawning stuff? They just hit me asking if I want it. They want 80k for it. Call my phone.”* The implication was clear: Floyd had pawned one of his flashy luxury items for quick cash. Fans went wild in the comments—some defending Floyd, others clowning him, and a few joking that the goblet looked like it belonged in a church communion service.

This wasn’t the first time 50 had poked at Floyd’s real estate claims either. Earlier this year, when Floyd told *The Tonight Show* he owned 100 buildings in New York, 50 responded online saying that if someone bought 60 properties at once, it would make massive headlines—and hinting Floyd might not even know what he really owned.

The trolling didn’t stop there. When NBA YoungBoy dropped a track with a lyric about Floyd’s daughter Yaya, she quickly denied the rumor on Instagram. 50 slid in with a comment that seemed supportive toward Yaya but still managed to jab at her father.

Even in unrelated celebrity beefs, 50 keeps dragging Floyd into the mix. When rapper Jim Jones challenged Cam’ron to a \$10 million boxing match, 50 edited a clip from *Rocky III*, swapping in Jones, Cam’ron, and Floyd’s faces for a laugh. And when *BMF* star Lil Meech—one of 50’s protégés—was spotted hanging out with Floyd and Rick Ross, 50 didn’t hold back, implying Meech was being disloyal. He even compared him to Michael Rainey Jr. from *Power Book II: Ghost*, praising Rainey’s loyalty while subtly shading Meech.

Over a decade in, the 50 Cent–Floyd Mayweather rivalry has become a masterclass in long-term trolling. Both men are experts at self-promotion, and they know exactly how to keep fans talking—whether it’s over real estate deals, pawned gold cups, family drama, or edited movie scenes.

And with every post, meme, and sly comment, this feud just keeps getting juicier. History says it’s only a matter of time before the next chapter drops—maybe in an Instagram post, maybe in a viral clip, or maybe in a face-to-face showdown. Either way, fans are watching, waiting, and ready for the next hit in one of pop culture’s most entertaining beefs.