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The Short Version
Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson and Floyd Mayweather Jr. were close friends and business associates who planned to co-promote boxing matches through TMT Promotions. In late 2012, 50 Cent announced the partnership was over following a financial disagreement. Over the subsequent decade, the pair engaged in public sparring, highlighted by 50 Cent's 2014 reading challenge to Mayweather and 50 Cent's 2026 social media mocking of Mayweather's contract lawsuit against Showtime.
Latest Development
50 Cent References Mayweather Reading Challenge in DoorDash Commercial
Media outlets reported that 50 Cent's inclusion of an ABCs book in a DoorDash Super Bowl advertising campaign was a deliberate callback to his longstanding reading challenge against Mayweather.
February 6, 2026 · Reported
The Beef
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Beef timeline
February 6, 2026
50 Cent References Mayweather Reading Challenge in DoorDash Commercial
ReportedMedia outlets reported that 50 Cent's inclusion of an ABCs book in a DoorDash Super Bowl advertising campaign was a deliberate callback to his longstanding reading challenge against Mayweather.
Source ↗February 4, 2026
50 Cent Mocks Mayweather Over $340M Showtime Lawsuit
Public statementAfter news emerged that Mayweather filed a $340 million lawsuit against Showtime Networks and former Showtime Sports president Stephen Espinoza alleging financial fraud, 50 Cent posted on Instagram mocking Mayweather's contract-reading abilities.
Source ↗2014
50 Cent Issues Reading Challenge to Mayweather
Public statement50 Cent issued a public challenge to Mayweather, offering to donate $750,000 to a charity of Mayweather's choice if the boxer could read a full page of 'The Cat in the Hat' or 'Harry Potter' on camera.
Source ↗November 1, 2012
50 Cent Announces End of TMT Promotions Partnership
Public statement50 Cent announced via Twitter that TMT Promotions was over and that he was re-branding his boxing promotional efforts as SMS Promotions, stating that Mayweather did not contribute his share of funds to the venture.
Source ↗
Where It Stands
Active. The feud remains active. 50 Cent continues to mock Mayweather publicly on social media and incorporate jokes aimed at Mayweather into promotional materials, such as his 2026 DoorDash commercial.
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Sources
- 1.Source50 Cent References Mayweather Reading Challenge in DoorDash Commercial · Feb 6, 2026
- 2.Source50 Cent Mocks Mayweather Over $340M Showtime Lawsuit · Feb 4, 2026
- 3.Source50 Cent Issues Reading Challenge to Mayweather ·
- 4.Source50 Cent Announces End of TMT Promotions Partnership · Nov 1, 2012
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