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https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2018/11/04/floyd-mayweather-rizin-fighting-federation-fight/1888917002/


Floyd Mayweather, the 41-year-old undefeated boxing legend, is scheduled to fight on New Year's Eve in Japan in the Rizin Fighting Federation, the MMA promotion announced at a press conference Monday in Tokyo (Sunday night in the United States).

Mayweather, who was present at the press conference, will take on 20-year-old kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa at the Saitama Super Arena.

At this point, though, it's not very clear what this fight will look like. Ariel Helwani of ESPN reported that "Everyone I’ve talked to said they’d be shocked if it’s MMA."

Mayweather himself expressed a similar sentiment.

"We'll talk about that, we'll get that situated within the next couple weeks," Mayweather said when asked at the press conference about the fight's weight class and the rules.

"We're giving the people something they've never seen before," Mayweather went on to say.

"As far as the weight class, we're not really worried about that. When it's all said and done, it's all about me going out there displaying my skills against another skillful fighter. So we both want to go out there and display our skills and give people excitement"

Nasukawa, Mayweather's opponent, is himself a perfect 27-0 in kickboxing competition.

When we last saw Mayweather in action, he was defeating UFC star Conor McGregor in "The Money Fight" to move his boxing record to 50-0. 

At first I thought his fight with UFCs Khabib Nurmagomedov is in the works, but now this one surfaced the news recently. It's nice to see that his fight is more likely MMA rules but I am not trying to belittle Tenshin Nasukawa, his record is flawless and I am not taking that away from him but I don't think the kid will stand a chance with Floyd Mayweather. Floyd will just do his antics of jab and run. I wonder how much money was offered to Floyd Mayweather by the promoter of this fight to square off with the kid.

I read that it will not be full MMA rules but rather modified rules, per whatever Mayweather decides.
Going to guess no elbows and some ground limitations too.

I would also be interested on the financials about this fight. We all know that Floyd doesn't fight when there's no huge amount in the table, so another easy money for Floyd here. Age difference, 41 year old Floyd against a 20 year old kid, LOL. I really don't know what's going on with Floyd's mind right now.  ;D

Probably there are a lot of fights that he will be going and is planned already. Maybe the Khabib part was for popularity just because of Khabib beating Conor. That's just how it was formulated. I think it would be a great fight knowing that they are both undefeated but I would be betting with Floyd.

I search about the news and its seems legit though, lot of sport related website is reporting it. But I was quite surprised by Floyd's move, I never thought that he will enter another MMA - Boxing type of thing but I was completely wrong. Probably another show how good he is but I don't know if fans are going to take this bait and watch the fight.

Have seen this with other source (espn) too so its really a legit event. Getting out of retirement this proves that Floyd is up with everything. I guess this is the reason why he went to Japan last time when the rumored came out about him and Manny Pacquiao.

Rules aren't final.

http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/25181251/floyd-mayweather-schedules-bout-rizin-fighting-federation

That source says that he didn't discuss it.

Anybody wanna take bets vs me that this event is not gonna happen (at the said date)?  I can take action up to 50 bucks split between different people at 10 bucks each minimum, or you can take the action entirely at 50/50 odds.

"exhibition of three, three-minute rounds." Sounds like MMA for me or at least a Kickboxing bout . Mayweather is technically fighting a rookie here with an outstanding record, if he pursued with fist only action on his terms/rules this fight won't be interesting as Mayweather will be the one dominating the game. Tenshin Nasukawa has a flawless record winning 27 of his bouts which 20 of those are KO wins, if this is Mayweather's way of entering the MMA industry he should blemish the record of this world champion, but I'll be happier if the Japanese wins the fight.

With that arrangement then it would be most likely to be on MMA but its still not clear on what would be the rules when they are already inside the ring.I agree if it would be boxing based then its clear on whose gonna win.To make it interesting they would surely give a twist on how this bout will end up.Its really surprising that Mayweather do accept this fight and with just imagining the age gap and experience, no matter which field
Mayweather would play I do still see the edge in terms of experience and condition of the body.

As far as i know, the young guy he's facing is a beast in kickboxing so you'd be foolish to think that it will cleanly have kickboxing rules. It's mayweather come on. The guy's used to playing his cards always at an advantage.

Really? A kickboxer? What will it be like for Mayweather, if he goes out to a kickboxing match and doesn't use his legs and just hopes that his system works against kickboxers as well than he is putting himself in danger of losing. If however the match is boxing and the kickboxer can't use his legs than it will be a too easy fight for Mayweather and he will take his opponent down very easily.

There is absolutely no win for Mayweather aside from making himself reminded to everyone again before a big fight against Pacquiao. I honestly believe this fight is insanely useless and will be either really boring to watch if its boxing or will be amazing to watch if its kickboxing but a bad decision for Mayweather if that happens. Kicks can definitely reach further than punches and would be really hard to get away from. Even a blocked kick hurts like hell compared to a blocked punch.

It's obvious that Money Mayweather is just after the payday.  This guy should already retire but his greed is too strong.  On social media Floyd is always showing off Jewels, money, supercars ,and other signs of wealth.  This fight is just another hyped marketing tactic to bring in viewers just like the McGregor fight.  Floyd is a great fighter but his personality rubs me the wrong way.

After seeing some video fight highlights of that Kenshin Nasukawa, i cant really deny that he's a good striker but if we do base up on body build of Mayweather i dont believe that it would be effective.
Lets say they would tend to fight on Kickboxing rules i would still stick on Floyd no doubt on it. How much more if it would stick on boxing style that little boy will surely blow up his fragile chin.lol

Money Mayweather really build his persona that way. Showing off and parading all his wealth that's why a lot of boxing fans hated him and wanted to see him lose. Regarding this fight, I don't think that the rule of MMA will be used, probably no leg kicks, no elbows, in short its going to be a pure boxing match. Lol. And we all know who's going to win anyways, so there's nothing to get excited for this match

It must be kickboxing only but with more restrictions for Floyd's protection hehehe. His legs will be the first and easiest target and he cannot kick well himself. I reckon they will make a no leg kick allowed rule and some other rules like head gear must be worn at all times.

This is nothing but another easy pay day for him.

Yes i think the reason of comeback fight of Mayweather is the money, we all know that he is very rich athlete but for him his money is not enough or he is not contented with, by the way this fight would be more interested because this is new for Floyd and he's skill on defense would be tested in this fight.

Take a look at Tenshin Nasukawa knockout highlights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gRelZE28Y4
If fight is MMA rules I guess Tenshin Nasukawa has the speed and stamina
if its Kickboxing rules, Tenshin Nasukawa has the edge since his skills is more on Kickboxing
if its pure boxing rules Floyd Mayweather may have the advantage on this since he is a boxer but we don't know if Tenshin Nasukawa can adapt and adjust quickly.

I really think this fight will be in favor with Mayweather were his opponent will have a handicap and cannot use any kick moves, And we are all aware of whos gonna win this fight just like what happen in the Mcgregor and Mayweather fight it is clear as day that Mayweather will be in favor with this fight, But if the officials would allow Tenshin Nasukawa would certainly be a kickboxer in the fight he would have a high probability to win.

Has anyone seen a bookie taking odds for this fight?

When Mayweather says we'll give the world something they haven't seen before, only one thing comes to my mind the huge amount of money that guy is going to make out of this match, it's a new year fight, those big commercials are coming, and I don't think this will be an interesting fight. It's pertinent to note at 41 Mayweather is not younger and his opponent is a 20 year old champion, so I feel it's a oneside Mayweather winning it, who's playing on this match?

The promoters are marketing this as a mixed martial arts or a kickboxing fight debut for Floyd under Rizin. Kicks should be allowed because it would look stupid to the fans if they turn it into a real boxing match.

It will be Inoki vs Ali again, for those fight fans who are not familiar with this fight, Ali travelled to Japan and fight another wrestler/kickboxer Inoki for a exhibition match. Might end up in a draw as well.  ;D

Funny someone mentioned the Ali vs Inoki fight in the 70's which started the whole WWE and MMA. I still remember my father telling me stories about Ali and this fight. Anyways, I'm sure that it will be pure boxing rules, why? Because Floyd without a doubt will not fight anyone who he thinks he can't beat. Similar to what Ali did back then, (although the fight is a draw). I'm thinking that this match will not pushed through it they don't agree on what rules to follow. ;D

Bet still open.  But the bout has to be MMA or the bet is cancelled.  From reading some posts itt, I think there could be some new rules applied to prevent the other guy from winning vs Mayweather.  ;D

Floyd is not fighting on the octagon versus anybody  :). Even if he is only a 20 year old, that kid from Japan could hurt Mayweather if they fight in the MMA. But that fight would not push through for now as Floyd has backed off  ;D.

Hah!  Knew it!  Mayweather backed out of the event and says he was 'blindsided by the arrangement'.  Lmao.

Damn it would have been an easy 50 if somebody took the bet.  ;D

Yes you're right.Even if they are both undefeated but the fact that he's fighting 20 years younger from him might end up him being defeated.So it's a good decision for him to back out from this fight,or else he will be ruining his own reputation.That kid is obviously stronger and fiercer than him.

Alright so mayweather got himself a gig with this kickboxer to prep himself for the upcoming pacman fight, I can understand the need to find something new because if he only fought with someone regular in boxing world than the world wouldn't have taken notice, he fought pacman and than conor and now if he goes back and fights a contender than nothing would come out of it, he has to fight someone different.

Pacman did the other way, he just found someone who is barely good enough for him, he won't be fighting some unknown person but also not fighting against a rising star with all knock outs neither, he is fighting a decent fighter, opposite of what mayweather is doing which again shows the brilliance of mayweather in marketing. Lets see the results and the fights to try to get an estimate of if pacman still has it and if mayweather is still good to know what could happen between a fight those guys.

I think having an opponent who has different fighting style would benefit him because he will know what moves he can do and they have their own styles. If someone like Mayweather rises in fame, probably he would be challenging him too, just because he is another contender. Maybe it's because of the money or maybe not, we will never know, but as long as the fights are entertaining, I think it would be great.

Pacman is getting older and he will be facing someone relatively younger but doesn't mean he won't be able to fight. In my opinion, it would be better if there would be another rematch just like you said.

I have read the long post of Floyd Mayweather in his Instagram account and he is making it appear that he agreed to fight the 20 year old kick boxer in the condition to fight only in an exclusive crowd (few and wealthy ones) and the fight will not be televised in other words its suppose to be a secret fight so if anything happens, the fight will not be counted against his untarnished record.

Exactly,, wealthy and few who are willing to pay huge money to watch the two slug it out. And even used the words 'conned' and he was 'blindsided' by the organizers about the proposed bout with this kid. So yeah, just as what I expected, the fight won't push through after all. But I guess not all of us has been fooled by the supposed fight because we all know that its just another circus act pulled by Floyd here.

Too scared to mess up his record :D He knows he's getting older and slower. Conor lost to him but the fight wasn't easy. A boxing champion vs someone who didn't box professionally and there were moments when this match looked very even. I think that he'll never risk the record again. He's got enough money and knows that you can't buy reputation.

I do see the reversed way where i dont see Floyd did really have a hard time to fight against Conor.We can really clearly see on whose on the advantage on most round which
its not surprising since its on Boxing rules where Floyd really reigns. He can still risk up to fight a younger generation for the sake of money and im sure he wont really let such thing
to leave up some scars on his records.

Fighting a 20 year old boy is already a circus act.lol

I guess that's Floyd being Floyd, really scared when everything is on the line. Lmao. I was reading the news and I find it funny that he doesn't understand what's going on and blaming the organizers. He should move his ass, go to the US then, what the hell is he doing in Japan then? C'mon, he was being misled by the organizers, how stupid you are if you don't know what's they're talking about unless you just understand that big money is being offered to him.

If this supposed to be fight will pushed through in the octagon then it could be considered a circus but this time Floyd is on the losing end. A fight between a boxer and a MMA fighter is a circus though and it is all because of money that is why such show happens.

This is why i do lost up interest on some sports because instead you do entertain yourself on the fights but mixing out fixed matches or just totally a show do really messed up the entire sports.
I dont know where they do get out the idea on making a match between a MMA fighter and a Boxing Fighter since we do know that they do really have different rules.
If one would follow its own rule then it would be surely favorable for him and same goes to another side.

A total show for all.

Those who are going to pay for live will surely enjoy on whatever the outcome of this match. Well, sports has been already one of the best source of entertainment nowadays especially with these fights.

Well floyd's already put a period on this and it seems to be nothing but a misunderstanding and there's no such fight that will happen. Probably he saw nasukawa's previous fights lol. Though i doubt the boy would have any serious chance if it had pushed through. Floyd won't accept being at a disadvantage at any time.

It will be a houseful show for sure considering it is the new Year eve celebrations in Japan would be all round corner and int hat if you can see Mayweather than what else you want it. So irrespective of the result as said, people would like to just check him out and try to meet if that could be just possible.

@sunsilk. It will not be a total show for all. It is a scam. Floyd had already confirmed that the fight is on under the rules of boxing and they will be in the ring for only 9 minutes.

It is only an exhibition for Japanese fans who have nothing to do on new year's eve hehehe.

Its a 3 round fight so that makes it 3 minutes in every round. Floyd's Instagram post did not clearly state if the fight is on after their team was derailed or should we say agreement was changed. After his Instagram post, nothing followed after that if the fight will push through or its canceled after all of what happened in the press conference.

This is the double bonus for Japan as along with new year you will also have the mayweather playing in front of you if you decide to be part of that event . All eyes will be on this event as also betting market be also very active during this days and particularly for this event .Also being a new year people would be double excited and have a blast watching the match and have a great start to the year as well.

Ok so it looks like the fight is still on.

https://www.boxingscene.com/mayweather-vs-nasukawa-rizin-ceo-confirms-fight-back-on--133778 ;D

It's like what 5-6 weeks before the fight? And perhaps the Japanese promoter put up a good number that lil Floyd can't refuse. LOL. 9 minutes of just circus play, easy money that Floyd will make out of his career.


Yes, who have nothing to do on New Year's and because they have tons of money to burned as well.  ;D. I really thought that Japanese are good business minded people, why are they throwing money at Floyd here? LOL.

To be fair i cant fault Mayweather for taking the money for a 9 minute exhibition, easiest 7 figure salary he's ever earned.

Does anyone know if this will be televised or is it just planned as a closed-door exhibition?

Floyd needs tons of money to live the lifestyle he has today and having this opportunity of taking a 7 figure salary for a circus is hard to decline.

For sure it won't be on the PPV but i think it would be televised across Japan.

They will not just let this pass if its about pay-per-view, you will see a lot of livestreams by that time on the web (free and paid).

He is living with luxurious life and possibly that he came out of retirement because he sees his running out of money. And I won't be surprised if after this fight, they will start to make noise with his fight against Manny.

Of course, with his lavish lifestyle, I'm sure that he has the appetite to still want more because he needs to sustain his way of living.


I was under the impression that this is a closed door exhibition. But with the noise, sooner or later it will be a PPV, meaning more money are still going to enter their pockets.

Boxing rules? Then I feel sorry for that young man!

Its a scam show and everyone would already know on whose gonna win.I don't know if this do need some betting?
Japanese loves to burn money for some entertainment.

I was laughing when i first heard that news that Mayweather is fighting in MMA rules in Japan and that too against a young prospect who is a killer and if that fight were to happen we would have seen a complete humiliation and we all knew what happened after Mayweather reached US that he backtracked from the entire event, i am sure that the Japanese promotion played a part in letting the fakes news out, now they are continuing the bout as a exhibition match and it will be with boxing rules, if not we would see Mayweather in intensive care unit if they allow kicks. ;D

For Floyd fans (and haters) out there,  Mayweather vs. Nasukawa - Fight Rules, Weight Limit, Gloves (https://www.boxingscene.com/mayweather-vs-nasukawa-fight-rules-weight-limit-gloves--134382). And as per Mayweather: Nasukawa Bout Will Be 9 Minutes of Entertaiment (https://www.boxingscene.com/mayweather-nasukawa-bout-9-minutes-entertaiment--134391).


But the fight won't be televised on US soil, so meaning no PPV but it will be aired lived on Japan's Fuji TV because Rizin has a promotional contract with the said Network.

I guarantee you this fight will be shown to Americans in the states
Still looking for a bookie that is offering odds.

I also believed that someone will try to pull some strings to see the fight live in States whether legally or underground, but this is still a joke fight even Mayweather have said that this is just for pure entertainment. Lmao. I think Rizin is really desperate because their competitor ONE is really making huge gain in Asia so they try to lure Mayweather for a fight but I think it will backfired on them.

Well, Floyd is trying to make money again but this is not the type of fight I want to see.
I think he is getting active to be back in track again after retirement, pacman has fight scheduled next year too, I think it's January 2019 and if Floyd
will win and pacman will win, then it will help them to hype their rematch.

It should be clear what it is going down in his mind, even at 41 years old he still looks very well preserved and has a huge amount of experience fighting against the best of the best when it comes to boxing, the kid he is fighting against may be young and may have a good number of fights but when it comes to experience there is no comparison, so he is thinking that this is going to be a very easy fight and that he is going to get a lot of money out of it without too much effort.

Some may not like the way he manages his fights or the way he fights at all but we need to recognize that he is not only very skilled when it comes to fighting he is very skilled as well when it comes to negotiating the terms of the fight, in fact I will say that most of his fights were won before he even set foot on the boxing ring.

Good point, this maybe like a sparring session for his next fight with Manny and the good thing is that he is paid big money, talking about shooting two birds with one stone, Lol. Manny needs to overcome Broner first and he has started training as far as I know. There's going to be hype for sure if a rematch happens next year. And another big money coming in Floyd's way, very wise and smart fighter indeed.

Any fight outside Vegas is going to be OK. I have made a decision not to watch any of the fights in Vegas, as the scoring is a disgrace (a perfect example is Gennady Golovkin vs. Canelo Álvarez)

Mayweather has enough money, man. He must be drowing in $100 bills (and pussy).
He doesn’t need to fight all these bums to prove anything, he’s an undefeated artist & he doesn’t need any more money. It’s dumb if you ask me.

He still needs money IMO although he is filthy rich right now, otherwise, why would he still fight.
His name is money for a reason, and that is because he wants money and he is not yet contented with what he has right now, there's no stopping this guy anymore because he knows people will buy the hypes he created.

We really can't blamed him even though he is filthy rich. Maybe there are people who is not contented of what they have that's why they needed to make more money. Although there are rumours that Floyd is envy of what Canelo gets with DAZN, wherein he signed an 11 fight deal worth at least $365 million and its the biggest deal in combat sports.

Now that I have seen the rules I believe that Mayweather is doing this for money as it is intended for promotional purposes only. No judges scoring the bout and especially not counted on their official fighting record, this is just really an exhibition much for the RIZIN organization. If this is the reason why the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao 2 didn't happen it is because RIZIN may have offered a better deal in terms of offering more money, Mayweather don't even have to take this fight seriously meaning he won't be training much compared to an official fight.

I don't know the numbers but it looks like he made lots of money fighting Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor? So it doesn't make sense at and it we don't need to compare what Canelo is getting with DAZN.

Although he is really in for the money but we don't know how much money RIZIN has offered him that Floyd immediately says YES I will fight this kid in a heartbeat.

Hilarious statement.

At this stage it's not about money, and I am not sure he will fight, the hype about this encounter is weird to say the least, something is clearly wrong.

He would be damaging his legacy if he accepts to get involved in such fights. The fight against McGregor was already a big scam IMO.

I kept thinking it was christmas eve and not new years eve and I was looking for the fights highlights everywhere thinking I missed the fight somehow but apparently I was wrong :D It is on new years eve. Considering this is just a promotional fight with no risk of title and all I doubt both fighters would really care.

Tenshin may try a bit harder than Mayweather considering he is undefeated and tenshin would love to be the first person to beat him but since it will be off the records I doubt it will really matter that much. If it was a legit fight than it would really be a shame to get mayweather spend time on stuff like this, he should fight real opponents instead of stuff like this but I bet there is a whole lot of money involved so it makes sense. This doesn't mean the pacman fight is canceled btw, I still think they will have one in 2019 but it will be later in the year.

Business is Business and no matter whose the opponent as long it do involves big money then it doesnt matter.Only already a few days left for this Match and i will definitely
keep an eye and see on how this young dude beat or fight Floyd.Speaking on whose gonna win then if its Boxing based rules then we do already know the outcome.
Floyd does know he do have the advantage but well he do needs money so he'll dive for it.

Thought the same thing when i read the title and was asking why Japan

It is all about the money for the guy and for everyone. Imagine how many will assist and watch the game in addition to the ones betting  ;)

The way I see the opponent of Mayweather it doesn't stand a chance to win and this fight would likely to be like his last fight on McGregor. It is like another exhibition match again for him, his opponent doesn't have a punch, unlike Pacquiao. Though the rules are set already and it is just clearly for money. I think it is not Mayweather's choice to make a fight with Nasukawa, I think his manager made it.

Oh well, Mayweather is also known for this kind of fight so no doubt that this is all about the money. We cannot blame them, this is their job and if they can make more money they will do it. I believe Mayweather vs Pacquiao is also under this circumstances, we all know who really wins that fight and yet the result is different. Business is business for them, let’s just enjoy watching that game and do some bet for Mayweather this can be a sure profit. 😊

I agree, there are no doubts that Mayweather will be in a lot of trouble since his body was not adequately trained to resist the pressure and fatigue of taking into the ground.
Of course, it's his specialty ;D.
That's true! Tenshin can box but for sure not as fast as Floyd can do. There would be a big difference between the speed.

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Anyway, I really wonder what Mayweather is up to? Why he agreed to a mismatch (since both are different sports). Maybe he want to insult McGregor by proving that he can be a versatile fighter and win at the same time or maybe he now practice being an MMA fighter and soon fight McGregor in the cage, hmm ???.

To those with a lot of question about this "glorified sparring match", here's a nice article written a few hours ago
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/boxing/8050614/mayweather-vs-nasukawa-time-tv-channel-rules-undercard/

I thought this fight is called off according to Floyds Instagram account, but I guess the power of money is so irresistible to Floyd to let this one pass. If there's a media black out on this sparring fight and it's not going to be counted on each fighters record then this simply is nothing but for the money and not for the sport.

Mayweather doesn't need the money of course, but his bank account did take a minor ding over his involvement in the Centra Tech ICO scam.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/30/floyd-mayweather-and-dj-khaled-to-pay-sec-fines-for-flogging-garbage-icos/

The dude is as dumb as a box of rocks. The funniest part is he never took this tweet down, months after it was exposed he had a role in helping to advertise a fraud ICO:

https://twitter.com/floydmayweather/status/909911035263328256?lang=en

Maybe he doesn't know how to delete tweets?

I think with his Centra scam involvement it didn't put a significant dent on his bank account. But I would have to agree with @nutildah that he is dumb hehehhe. I think Floyd really wanted to stay in the boxing business or shall I say wanted to be relevant as long as he can so he can milk the public with this kind of circus or a joke fight and then still claims to be the greatest fighter of all time.

This is my predicted outcome. The fight's result or the fight itself will be made very controversial so that Floyd will get a good round of publicity for months in preparation for his next $100 million fight.

This is a scam to gain publicity.

It's easy money. I read there that it's not going to be televised and they just said that there are wealthy people who wants to be entertained. It also states in that article that after the fight of Pacquiao with Broner, they will be free in a rematch. You will never know what's going to happen as long as there is money right?

This is the confirmation and other information regarding Floyd. https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/7751362/floyd-mayweather-confirms-tenshin-nasukawa/

If will definitely end in a draw and Floyd walking a happy bunny with all the money he got from the Japanese crowd who is willing to be scam. lol. And then he will go on the media saying that he is still the richest man in boxing and not even Canelo's supposedly $300++ Million contract with DAZN can touch him.

That's how dirty Floyd was, all he wants is gamblers money, he will keep earning it as people followed and bet each time he have a fight, whatever would be the results it will just favor him and he will walked down and enjoy his bag holds of money, this how things will ends up whether we like it or not this game is all about money.

How can this even be a possibility without judges scoring the bout? This match is can even be considered as a exhibition match because there will no official record in their tally once the match is over even though they are calling it a "full contact competition". Mayweather is only just fighting in this event because he already got paid with it no matter if he wins or lose he is only doing this for promotion of RIZIN. If Mayweather wants a big super bout in a pro boxing match he won't get it on the road he is taking right now.

Exactly, it's a win-win situation for Floyd already and the money being offered in the table is enough for Floyd to sign the contract. So there will be no controversial, it will be a draw no matter what and the only real winner is Floyd himself. I'm sure he still wants more and will wait till the outcome of the Pacquiao-Broner. And once Manny won, they will put a super bout for him to get even more 'easy money'.

Indeed. Just look at the hype this has brought in already considering that the fight is not sanctioned by any governing body and again its just a "glorified sparring match" and yet we are talking about it. Manny Pacquiao today as we speak is also doing some sparring and yet no one is talking about it and its free to watch if you know where it is.

It's not a win-win situation, this kind of circus is damaging his legacy and reputation as a fighter.
Let's not forget he is an incredible fighter, amazing movement, amazing stamina, and this kind of fight hurts his legacy badly.
The fight against Connor McGregor was bad already, he could have won easily in the first two or three rounds, everything was staged to make money flow on the betting markets.

The result of this fight is already known by Floyd, the Japanese fighter and the people who organized this show. This is nothing but an exhibition similar to the WWE.

The winner is, FLOYD MAYWEATHER!

There are some rumors of money problems about this bout going on. I mean if this is just warm up match for Floyd its great and all but if it is something he even remotely takes responsibility for there are couple of stuff that Japanes trainers and managers of Tenshin talked about already.

First of all I understand the no kick rules since Mayweather is not a master at that and he doesn't really know how to defend that and he wouldn't want to get his first lost because he went against someone who just kicked all fight long. However there is really no holding or grabbing or anything neither, Kickboxers hold each other from heads to give body shots and all that.

Leaving all match rules problems aside, the price that will be paid suppose to be about 8 million dollars for Tenshin, considering Mayweather is getting about 70 million or even more Tenshins managers are furious about how little he is getting paid as well. Considering the fight will take place at 3 PM in Tokyo time and many people there will watch whereas for USA it will about 1 AM after midnight for New Yorkers, its really insane to think about the pay gap.

I would bet money that the Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Floyd Mayweather fight will happen somewhere in 2019.

The fight with the japanese kickboxer is a setup fight for what is coming next year. He has so many options actually. He can do the Khabib fight, a Conor rematch, and a Pacquiao rematch. Im sure some of these will happen.

Well, if this will happen then maybe I'll start saving my money now.
I like to put my money on Khabib Nurmagomedov because this guy is gonna choke Mayweather to death, he hates trashtalkers.

If he dominated Conor , I'm sure it would be easier against Mayweather.

Wondering what the betting odds would bet. ;D

Exactly, but I think Mayweather's advisors will likely choose the "less risk, more reward" scenario. But I guess the biggest money he can get is the rematch with Pacquiao. And if everything goes according as plan, (Pacquiao beating Broner), I think he will go for the Pacquiao fight and bypass fighting Khabib or Conor.

Honestly im not so sure if a Pacquiao rematch would make more money than a Conor rematch or a Khabib rematch. People seem to love these freakish boxing-vs-MMA crossovers. With a Pacquiao rematch we know what to expect: a very high level match, very strategic, slow paced because most likely Floyd will once again dictate the rhythm and will take it to decision.

Meanwhile with Conor or Khabib we have no idea what to expect and casuals love these fights even if it's seen as a bit of a circus by the more diehard boxing fans.

It was reported that Floyd Mayweather would have to received as much as $20 million for this exhibition fight.

https://www.boxingscene.com/nasukawa-i-take-down-mayweather-look-forward-it--135044


Damn, easy money for Floyd that's why he is all smiles during the pre-fight  ;D. Also if the kid will be fine $5 Million is he kicks Mayweather.


https://www.boxingscene.com/nasukawa-reportedly-faces-5m-fine-if-he-kicks-mayweather--135046

It's incredible how much money could be brought in by an event that has so much friction. I might as well want to start a business that holds over events but I think it's hard and a lot of work.

Five million fine is a lot. Damn. I hope that his instincts would be to stop kicking and it would be hard. It would be like McGregor not hammer fisting Floyd in the head. But it still happened anyway. Even all the training, it's just different when you are already in the ring.

So this is really about the money now? Though both records are good and the skills are their but if there is no big money for sure the fight will be cancelled. Pacquiao rematch is what I’m looking for, I just hope that this one is a real fight, no more deals under the table so people will witness a real good fight.

I know we can't watch it, and I'm not too keen to seek out how to bet on it, but it would be absolutely terrific if Mayweather could be taken down a peg. The dude is a dangerous role model: putting things like ego above education and greed at the forefront of all else.

I know its an extraordinary long shot, but stranger things have happened. Remember when Ivan Drago killed Apollo Creed in the second round of an exhibition match? Lol.

The fine is so shit, and if you used to fight like that, for sure its hard to control it. Well, this game is still in favor to Floyd, more money will come to him after this fight because the paying rate is too huge for Mayweather. Different situation in the ring as the pressure is there but if this is a planned game, we can expect a less fight for this match.

And even we can watch the fight, I'm not really interested though. The fight was really a joke and we all know that as much as someone from Japan thinks that he Mayweather will be hit by Nasukawa it won't happened. Just look at how they put $5 million fine if Nasukawa accidentally kick Mayweather. The rule favours Floyd and the Japanese people are being duped and Floyd and laughing all the way to the bank when he gets his pay check.

This fight is absolute bull shit. Mayweather doesn’t need the money now man, why doesn’t he just finally hang up his gloves permanently & enjoy the good life? My God, he’s earnt it already.

As expected, since they follow boxing rules, Mayweather dropped the poor kid 3x and won in the first round.

https://www.boxingscene.com/tardy-mayweather-drops-nasukawa-3-times-stops-him-1st-round--135061

Two minutes of easy work and millions in his pocket.

What would you expect? No MMA fighter can withstand if the rules would be on Boxing style and with just experience we already know who do have the edge.
You cant blame if he do seek something that money cant buy.lol

Pointless waste of time, he knocked him down 3 times in 139 seconds. $9,000,000 for Floyd in under 5 minutes work.

Agreed.That is not match . It straightforward K.O

As expected, this fight is really just to make money and not to deliver a good one. That’s an easy money for Floyd but for sure his opponent earns a lot of money too, just to make damage on his record. Now we know where to bet on the next fight of Floyd, we can also earn an easy money for that.

I watched snippet of the fight and Floyd toy with the kid and even enjoy everything. However, when the corner of Nasukawa throw the towel, the kid cries. I pity him because he really thought that he is going to win against Floyd. He took it seriously but in the ring you can see that Floyd is way bigger and of course since it's a boxing rule, he won't and can't win.

Btw and just to make things clear, by setup fight, I meant to say tune-up fight, as in, to get ready for the next, actual fight that will be a real bout that goes on his professional record (this one didn't count).

As far the Tenshin fight goes, I was expecting an aggressive Mayweather since in a 3 round fight there's no time for too many adjustments, it's a war since the first second. Mayweather had the weight and experience advantages, that hit to the temple screwed up Tenshin's motor skills, to the point that some thing it was a fixed fight, I don't think so, get it in the temple by a professional boxer and see what happens.

Hopefully we'll see a full 12 round fight again but he said he is retired for the time being.

Khabib is bigger than Conor, if they fight Khabib will look huge next to Floyd, so I expect a decision.

It looks like Pacquiao trolled Mayweather with this tweet. Probably he is not the one who tweeted it because I'm sure someone from his family or team are handling his tweeter account. But still its very funny.  ;D

That’s a real fighter for me, let’s see if there’s a rematch between Pacquiao and Floyd soon. For now, let’s share some thoughts about the recent fight of Floyd Maywethear which is very obvious that its a fight for money and not for the title anymore. Floyd is bigger and have an advantage on the boxing ring, from there you can see who will win the fight.

I Knew it, the fight was really a waste of time that's why I did not manage to watch it live.
Just recently watch the highlights now after reading all your comments, this looks so WWE, let's forget this fight, clearly a waste of money and time.

Not a waste of money for those who really understand what's the motive behind. But for those Japanese people who flock and watch the fight live, (I'm not really sure how much is the attendance) it's pretty obvious that they have been scammed and the only winner here is Floyd "Money" Mayweather.

If this is the case then it is not a good sign as people would have cancelled their new year plans just for the fight and it has being a disappointing for the people who have spent their money and time . They should have respect the people who are coming so that it would have worth everything

That $5 million fine for me looks like another way to really put all the advantage on Mayweather as what we witnessed in the fight. I feel compassion for those who really bought the ticket because the fight is really a circus act even before the bell rings. Might be the easiest win and money for Floyd Mayweather. He really played everyone here because it was reported that he arrived late. I mean, WTF? If this is a serious fight then I'm sure he won't be late. It's just like "whatever, I can go anytime I want because I'm going to beat that kid anyways". In contrast, Nasukawa’s team hid his face going back to the dressing room, he was sobbing because of the embarrassment. We all know that Japanese fighters takes pride in every fight but I guess he was really caught by this big event.

Just like I was saying, Floyd is damaging his legacy as a professional fighter, all he seems to be thinking about is money but he forgets about pride and honor. Sad to watch.
I had a quick look at the event on YT and it was just a circus event. The fact that no bookmaker offered any odds for this (not even Bet365) was a strong signal that no one took this seriously.

Full fight :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hto_Q2vxh8Y

Like others said, it was a complete waste of time. With boxing rules, there was nothing else to expect from this.

Except for money, I don't see what benefit the fighters got from this. Nasukawa had the opportunity to make a name for himself, he failed miserably.
As for Mayweather, this won't do his reputation any good.

Its not our business if he would like to damage his legacy and anyone can make their own decisions if he would exchange his pride and honor for money.

I didnt even see 1% chance for Nasukawa to beat up Floyd's ass.Im little bit irritated how that young guy do have some introduction which he feels
that he can able to beat him up but in the end he almost cried on frustration.Take a look on each punch given by floyd even if its being blocked you can feel
that young boy is gradually flew away. ;D

Lol Pacmans trolling is pure PR, they will most definitely fight once again, I know since Pacman fight Mayweather fight with Conor who was a UFC fighter and this tenshin dude who he basically just played like a fish but in the end when its all said and done Mayweathers biggest win was against Pacman and it was a controversial decision, as soon as the fight is due everyone will flock to it like crazy and I think more than 50% of the watchers will want Mayweather to lose that fight.

If people do not care who wins or already knows who will win that fight is boring but if people want the previous winner with no losses ever to actually end up losing once before they retire against a semi-decent guy that fight will attract millions of views easily. I think the purse for such fight will be easily 400+ million total, from all views and ads and all that combined they can easily make that much money.

It was announced as an exhibition fight. So I am not sure that Floyd damaged his reputation and maybe he doesn't care.
He won a quick 8 million dollar for a 2 minute fight, not bad  ;D.

That's a quick bucks from that fight, with a small amount of time without any pressure just the press and promoters to encourage gamblers to bet with this show, can't say it was a fight but another easy money making business from Floyd's team, enjoying the new year without any hardship to deal with.

Floyd can make millions of bucks per fight into his 60’s if he keeps on fighting bums & amateurs. Good luck to him, he’s a gold mine :D

The MMA experience of Tenshin Nasukawa is useless since its boxing rules. I was surprised that the fight was uploaded in Youtube after reading the rules set by Floyd, I thought the fight will not be uploaded since there's a media black out, I guess there's a change of plans and someone again earned from doing this.
Floyd - 1
Boxing and MMA Fans - 0

Floyd really doesn't care about his legacy as a fighter, for him he is the greatest, 50-0 and really doing it for the sake of money. And maybe in the future, when he retires,  there could be a good argument why he is not the greatest boxer of his era simply because of this kind of fight he accepts and most boxing pundits will argue that Manny is the best hands down.

Where in the world we would see to have a fight which is on different type? Boxing Vs MMA? With having a Boxing rules then I would say a Boxer would have the advantage.
If it would be on MMA then its other way around. So, basically speaking setting up these fights do really involve big money behind and as a boxer or participant, you wont accept such fight
if the offer wont really be good and Floyd Mayweather do loves that.

Why is everyone angry when Floyd won the fight? You have an experienced 40 year old, 50 - 0, best pound for pound boxer versus a young kickboxer fighting in boxing rules. How was this fight supposed to end?

Not angry but a bit disgusted. We all know that Floyd said he is the GOAT, but how come you became one of the greatest if you keeps on fighting for the money? And I think you know that there are predominantly Pacquaio fans around the community and they wanted to see Floyd lost and take away that 0. lol.

Definitely an easy match. Not even finishing round one, that's just finishing easily. The main event that just is for money. I think both parties are happy because of the payout. When Floyd is involved, it's all about the money, nothing else. We all know how great at boxing he is and making sure that events he does are a big payout.

Anybody bet on the underdog? I'm wondering if they think that the underdog can win.

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It is another added advantage. Maybe in the mind of Floyd's opponent is not so focused since he knows how to fight differently. I think everyone knows how different their tiers are, especially if it's for boxing. Well, they have contracts signed, so it's all about money.

The fight video was pretty lame. Would Floyd have won if his opponent could have used his legs? I doubt it. Yet he was still strutting around like he had just retained his belt or something. It's hard to believe anybody made any money here except for Floyd.

Like many others, I'd like to see him fight Pacquiao again, but quite honestly I can't see the fight ending any other way than it did the last time. What would possibly change between last time and the next time? Both are getting older at the same rate after all.

I rather watch other things , this is like staged

His fight in Japan was rather stroll through the park. Floyd Mayweather  is great boxer and even at his age he still dominated 20 years younger Japanese fighter. He probably made deal with organisation when exactly to knock Nasukawa *kick-boxer my ass*. However world recognized farce.

I didn't expect that it will end on the first round. Money wasted fight for the audience. The event is just for the sake of money nothing more nothing less. The young Japanese kickboxer just cried on the end of the fight. He can't withstand the power of Mayweather. I'm thinking of a possible Pacquiao - Mayweather part 2 :D . The fight is just useless.

Actually it is said that Mayweather didn't make 9 millions but ten times that because of PPV shares he received.
Not bad for 2 minutes of sparring.

Tenshin Nasukawa doesnt have the boxing skills to match a seasoned fighter like Floyd Mayweather. Floyd just gave the kid a boxing lesson that he will never forget. Just look at after Nasukawa throws a punch and leaves his face and body open for a counter. His defense is so weak. Nasukawa and his camp is crazy in accepting this fight, the humiliation is not enough for the money that they will earn from this. Both parties are just in for the money but Nasukawa may have earned a lot from this fight but lost his face in the mma world. He didn't even lasted a 1 round.

I watched the fight yesterday just to tell you it's so boring to watch. I don't know if this is a fight or supposedly an exhibition match. I've seen a lot of comments saying the fight was staged, that Tenshin went for the quick money. I would like to see the dream match again of Floyd vs Manny this year 2019.  

Nasukawa was no match for Mayweather which makes me wonder why they were put in the ring together.

It was a easy money that Floyd did not train or at least put his best effort on this exhibition fight.

Mayweather: Did I Have Training Camp For Nasukawa? No.

https://www.boxingscene.com/mayweather-i-training-camp-nasukawa-no--135082

So basically it was a mismatch and Floyd knew it from the very beginning, immediately signed the contract when it was offered because there's no way that a bantamweight can beat welterweight. LOL.

Lol I don’t even know that theres this kind of stupid event,watching mayweather standing on the ring seems like another WWF artist that giving fun for the fans,nothing serious but all just for the sake of money ,better to warch clowns and flying trapeze artist than mayweathers game

I quite enjoyed it hehehe. Especially after the body shot that caused the first knock down that showed the face Tenshin Nasukawa made. I reckon he suddenly became aware that the fight was not an exhibition for Floyd, but real and Floyd was there to kill him.

Maybe Floyd scammed the Rizin Fighting Federation by pretending to agree that it would only be an exhibition hehehe.

If that is true then Mayweather really pulls the best scam in sporting history hehehe. So thats $ 90 million without hard work and training in contrast to other sporting personalities like in NBA basketball which players make that kind of money in like 5 -10 years.

This is not confirm I guess, the amount that we are talking is just a speculation.
We all know Floyd is not really an entertaining fighter, so why would people still support this kind of trick.

We cannot complain, we are the one is making this guy richer.

AFAIK he's one of the highest paid actors in sports, I mean athletes or maybe he's the #1. So that figure might be true.

Of course it will be uploaded as Floyd wins, and the fight is actually with some kind of actor.

And how come a non-boxer will do boxing, while Floyd is one of the best in that industry, of course the out come is obvious.

Actor is more suitable for him than to be an athlete. ;D

Theres no confirmation yet on how much did he actually earn with that fight and I don't even believe that he do earn PPV shares on that one.

The fight not so interesting for me because obviously kickboxer fighter will having trouble if they fight with boxing rules and Nasukawa looks crying after referee decide to stopped the fight and i was wondering whether mayweather punch still very strong although just like the post above me that myweather didn't training for this exhibition match or Nasukawa have weak chin and easy to defeated

I do not like Mayweather on his fighting skills. He does not show good action in the ring with Manny Pacquiao and was able to win the fight after running most of the rounds. It was absolutely not a boxing for it will be considered as running. Mayweather is always afraid of getting hit by one of the strongest boxer in the world. He knows it that is why he always run. Poor Big Mouth always a gay in his fights and now fighting for MMA. Well good luck on the viewers for sure it is boring to watch. You will just see Mayweather running in the ring.

You must be kidding, right?

If not, you seem to forget that Floyd kicked asses (or should I say punched faces?) of every worthy fighter out there in his weight classes during his long career including such ruthless fighters as Hatton and Pacquiao (and other 40+ boxers, for the record), and they couldn't do anything against him (some tried but failed). What he does right now has very little to do with boxing (and sports in general) but as the proverb says, strike while the iron is hot. So he just profits off his former boxing achievements, and he more than deserved that right. He may not be the best fighter pound for pound in history but his long and speckless fight record speaks for itself

Of course Mayweather shot took its tool on Nasukawa because his body is small as compare to Floyd who weight like about 150-155 lbs in that match against Nasukawa's 122-125 lbs. So definitely is someone bigger than you and hit you in the face, I'm sure that your chin will give out.  I'm not familiar with Nasukawa though so probably he has a weak chin as well.

So what kind of fight would be good boxing according to you?

Mayweather catching devastating punches from Pac with his face? Would that count as good fighting skills to you? Being mobile in the ring and avoiding punches is what makes a good boxer, not just landing them. If anything, boxing is not a bar brawl and top punchers rarely make it to the top (being stopped by those who care about defenses too). Okay, you don't like Mayweather, we get it, but what about Mike Tyson and his peek-a-boo boxing style as well as famous pendulum, which are used specifically to avoid punches in the face? Is he a coward or what?

People nowadays do only look at on a single fight and giving out comment about best on scamming on sports without even thinking on how he do able to reach up that record. Shall we say that all of those wins are just jokes? There might be some fights which isn't really appealing or interesting at all but he wont able to achieve that spot if he doesn't have the skills as a boxing fighter.

Can you even be realistic just for a second? This fight was not even about Tenshin having a age advantage over Mayweather, Tenshin was outmatch even before the fight started he was undersized against Mayweather by 3 inches, oh and did anyone notice there was no weight class? Yes that's right Mayweather entered the fight weighted at 149.5 lbs while Tenshin only weighted at 125 lb. You see all the differences from a physical point of view as well as experience there is no doubt Tenshin has lost this fight.

Even its just an exhibition match its clear that whose gonna win thats why theres no bookmakers do able to give betting on such fight.From the weight alone its already a big advantage to Mayweather.
The only thing that do piss me is the introduction of that Jap guy where he believes that he can able to cope up with enemy but even on few seconds from the start he do already struggles and been knocked out for how many times.

This just proves that this is all about the money that's why Floyd Mayweather accepts the fight for the Japanese Team. As we see how Floyd played out Tenshin, as if he is making fun of it at the start because of smiling while in a fight. And just as I said before Tenshin was outmatched already from the start, Tenshin was good at kicking but not on punching a big guy like Floyd Mayweather.

I never thought or checked this one my self if indeed theres any odds set by bookmakers for this fight, if there is I guess it will surely by in favor of Floyd. Everything is on his advantage. The only advantage that Tenhsin have is he is fighting in his own country and thats it. Age, Height, Reach, Weigh and Experience is all in favor to Floyd.

We all know how floyd plays and hes not the one who will fight fairly,he uses his speed advantage to run all over the ring without engaging physically

This is why for me he don’t deserve to ge a workd champion of boxing instead he must be awarded for being an actor lol

And besides i didnt have a chance to learn this fignt until i read this thread

He don't play fair? Then what do you called or you do consider of all his 50+ fights are biased or unfair?Its his own way of fighting and even if you don't like it then he doesn't really care at all. ;D

I think Floyd Mayweather should be fighting boxers and not these guys from other sports, He totally outclassed this dude and it's better he looks for those who can punch him back really hard to test his strength rather than make cool monies off these guys. His fights are now getting boring by the day

You cant forced him on what he do likes or what fights he would accept as long it can give some fortune then he would go.In all angles i dont know if there are people who do doubt
on whose gonna be the winner and yes even bookies wont consider this fight because Boxing isnt MMA.

At least, the match was not count into Nasukawa's record but this is become the first loss for him.
Nasukawa said that he was accept too soon and this is lifetime chance although both of them are completely different league.

I'm sure he learn something from the match !

He definitely learn on that match that there are more stronger than him but its understandable since they are on different sports but basing on physical strength and experience its way too far.
Did you see the frustration of Nasukawa when the fight has already stopped? He do almost cried or do cry actually and frustration on such loss cant really
be avoided.

Tell that to 27 dudes he knocked out during his two decades long professional career. Definitely not something that you would expect from somebody running away from his opponents and not engaging physically. Or did you mean to say that he dropped them with his good looks alone? Anyway, if you have a few bucks in your pocket, you can call him out and see for yourself

https://s009.radikal.ru/i309/1711/96/450abaa9e07b.jpg

In short, haters gonna hate

Minus 1 I guess on that 27 for his victory with Victor Ortiz on a fight last 2011 wherein after they touch glove and Victor Ortiz still apologizing, and he immediately throw a 1 - 2 punch and knocked out Victor Ortiz. Even legendary commentator Larry Merchant does not like what Floyd did but its was legal, not classy but legal.  

Yeah, that reminds me of the infamous James Butler (aka Harlem Hammer)

On the other hand, let's not forget what Victor Ortiz had been apologizing for. He bulled Floyd into the corner and then hit him with his head straight in the mouth. So it is him who should be asked for his actions in the first place. The same story with Tyson's biting off part of Evander Holyfield's ear. Everyone is ready to place the blame on Tyson, but let's admit that Mike went nuts after being repeatedly headbutted by Holyfield. Note that I'm not defending Tyson, he was uniquely insane back then and probably still is deep inside now

I'm not defending Floyd for accepting this match, it's a good offer to him, then why not?

Also remember the GOAT did perform exhibition match in Japan as well:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Antonio_Inoki

^^ wow never heard of that one and it ends in a draw.   Im curious to watch that now just to see, if anyone feels at all similar about Floyd vs Nasukawa then I guess its justifiable.   I guess it only really balances out if there is two fights with two sets of rules to favour both disciplines and then you have a bout not just of the two men but of the two arts for which is superior

It didn't end in a draw

And it possibly couldn't. If it could, Floyd simply wouldn't participate. It was boxing rules, obviously, otherwise he could easily lose like James "Lights Out" Toney lost in the first round to Randy Couture without being able to deliver even a single punch. That's the reason why Mayweather is very unlikely to fight according to MMA rules as his chances would be slim against a top MMA fighter, especially the one specializing in wrestling (like Khabib Nurmagomedov), whatever he may say to the contrary

For the record, Floyd was not bullied, it was more of a frustration coming from Victor Ortiz who at that time was in his prime and he can't hit Floyd with his left. He really got frustrated that the only way he can damage Floyd is by head butting him. And we all know what happens next.

I didn't say Ortiz bullied Floyd

To bull means to press someone like a bull with the head like bulls do, not intimidate him like bullies do. Ortiz cornered Floyd and then hit him with his head. Then he tried to apologize three times, and Floyd most likely thought it was a play on Victor's part. Naturally, he was not going to fall for this trick and finished him without mercy, which was both fair and legitimate given the circumstances ("defend yourself at all times")

You should watch it now, so you'll be inform, it did not end in a draw.
Fight will only end a draw when it's obvious that Mayweather will lose in the fight, this one is a well dominated fight by Mayweather .

he won and is bragging on his winnings!  ;D true to form

On the other hand, I don't think that Ortiz could do damage though to Floyd in that fight. Sooner or later Floyd will have to take him out, but he did a bitch move and pay the price.

It was indeed a lopsided fight, the Japanese didn't stand a chance and had no clue how to deal with Floyd, going forward i think they shouldn't sanction such games again as it gives Floyd the advantage because the contenders are almost always at his mercy when it comes to boxing and he punched the guy so hard i nearly smashed my tv.

I wouldn't say that

Indeed, if Ortiz had been playing by the rules, he couldn't, and Floyd would have taken him out sooner or later. But headbutts can cause pretty serious damage like cuts and concussions that would mostly likely lead to a stoppage and no contest. Knowing Floyd, you wouldn't really expect him to let his opponent get away with it, so it was a one-way street for Ortiz. So he started to apologize likely having in his mind something like what the Harlem Hammer pulled off with Richard Grant. Obviously, Mayweather knew better and down went Ortiz as soon as there was an opportunity

I do hope that you have seen the fight. But it's a different scenario though, Ali with his big mouth started bragging to Ichiro Yada, then the President of Japanese Amateur Wrestling Association, and asking if there are any "oriental" fighter who can challenge him.

Ali even offered 1 million dollars. Inoki then answered the challenge, Ali was paid $ 6 million (huge amount in the 70's), from Inoki's backers.

But why that Japanese try to accept the challenge if he is out of the league ?
That Japanese embarrassing himself around the world and his Japanese people but at least it become the great experience for him in the future to understand how powerful the Mayweather !

No one knows on whats the actual reason why that fight had been settled or arranged but one things for sure it do involves money.About the fight they are not embarrassing theirselves
and for sure the organizer of that match do already clearly see on whose gonna be the winner.Jap do really like to test out things which they believe they can able to make some good
exposure as with that nasukawa he already knew that he would be fucked up on that fight.

Few reasons I can think of:

(1) Maybe he thought he can beat Mayweather
(2) He was under promotional contract
(3) The money involved

Every fighter takes pride and event though the odds are against them, they will accept the fight. Plus this is just a exhibition match.

Where is the fight? Does it happen? Nowadays, there are many hoax and the article that you read might be one of it. I think Mayweather is hanging his gloves for real and he would never fight again in the ring.

Gotta be one of the worst fights I have ever seen, when did this even happen, I didn't even see much advertisement about it, compared to mcgregor vs floyd this was way under the radar. I guess they had a lot of advertisement in the asian community, he did get like 70m for this silly fight. At least mcgregor lasted 10 rounds, he even landed a few good shots, this was just pathetic.

I'll agree it was totally one sided and one of the most pathetic match ever played, it took placed on New Year's Eve. It's pertinent to note that the match was delayed due to Mayweather arriving late, he made it up by beating Tenshin in just 139 seconds. I feel such a match was simply done to make money from Mayweather appearance, and I feel they should avoid such kind of match in future.

Are you just posting to get your quota of posts for the week or what ?
Yes the fight did happen lol. There's a youtube link a few pages ago.

You might be still sleeping or still drowning yourself in the year 2018, make some google search and youtube videos with their fight will stumble upon your computer.

I will help you.

Japan.

Yes, done.

I googled "Mayweather vs Japan" and looked on how many results came. Various sources and websites will show you from 6 days ago and below posted articles about this fight so it proved that the match did really happened. And it was confirmed it was not a hoax as it was proven by more than 1 source/website.

Yes, you may call it the worst fight ever. A lot of sports writers really didn't like what they see but it's obvious that Floyd Mayweather Jr earn a lot of money here so for him, "say whatever you want, I got the dough though" attitude.

To the OP, I suggest that you lock this thread for good. We have already seen someone bumping and quoting your first post, a sign that he is not reading the whole discussions here.

This only serve as a training ground for Mayweather and its too bad for his opponent to destroy his own reputation and now he holds a worst loss to Floyd maybe for the sake of money. Less advertisement and maybe there is no live telecast, this is not a real fight for sure just an exhibition game.  

I don't think it could be considered a training ground for him because he already knows a lot with boxing and he is already a veteran. It's just a show for the people who want to be entertained and people who have a lot of money to bet on him because it's a sure win. The damage is just his Japanese Pride and he will forever remember that.

This not not a training for Mayweather. Did you read a few post above saying that he didn't even prepare for this fight because its a mismatch. I don't think that reputation of Tenshin is destroyed as well because he can go back and fight his own fight again.

It was just mainly promoted in Japan and it was just a short noticed that no one has even a chance to go to Japan and watch it lived unless you are really Floyd's numero uno fan and would rather spent New year in another country just to watch him fight.