Floyd Mayweather set for New Year's Eve fight in Japan

[bbc.reporter]

@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.

[DaddyMonsi]

@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.

[bitcoinisbest]

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.

[Kemarit]

Ok so it looks like the fight is still on.

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

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.

@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.

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

[NightSabre]

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?

[zhea]

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

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.

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

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

[sunsilk]

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?

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).

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.

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.

[btc_angela]

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

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.

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

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.

[Oilacris]

@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.

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.

[eaLiTy]

"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.  

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.

[Kemarit]

For Floyd fans (and haters) out there,  Mayweather vs. Nasukawa - Fight Rules, Weight Limit, Gloves. And as per Mayweather: Nasukawa Bout Will Be 9 Minutes of Entertaiment.

Three minutes per round for three rounds
 
-            Straight boxing rules
 
-            Both will wear either RIZIN 8 ounce gloves
 
-            Weight: 147lbs/67.7kg
 
-            No judges
 
-            This will be full contact competition, but the bout is not going on boxing or MMA records

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.

[Terence Crawford]

For Floyd fans (and haters) out there,  Mayweather vs. Nasukawa - Fight Rules, Weight Limit, Gloves. And as per Mayweather: Nasukawa Bout Will Be 9 Minutes of Entertaiment.

Three minutes per round for three rounds
 
-            Straight boxing rules
 
-            Both will wear either RIZIN 8 ounce gloves
 
-            Weight: 147lbs/67.7kg
 
-            No judges
 
-            This will be full contact competition, but the bout is not going on boxing or MMA records

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.

[Baofeng]

For Floyd fans (and haters) out there,  Mayweather vs. Nasukawa - Fight Rules, Weight Limit, Gloves. And as per Mayweather: Nasukawa Bout Will Be 9 Minutes of Entertaiment.

Three minutes per round for three rounds
 
-            Straight boxing rules
 
-            Both will wear either RIZIN 8 ounce gloves
 
-            Weight: 147lbs/67.7kg
 
-            No judges
 
-            This will be full contact competition, but the bout is not going on boxing or MMA records

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.

[mirakal]

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.

[wxa7115]

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 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.  

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.

[Baofeng]

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.

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.

[Vishnu.Reang]

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)

[DeathAngel]

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.

[mirakal]

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.

[btc_angela]

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.