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

[Harlot]

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.

[Kemarit]

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.

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.

[reactorjuno]

He still needs money IMO although he is filthy rich right now, otherwise, why would he still fight.

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.

[voztata]

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 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.

[milewilda]

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 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.

[InvoKing]

At first I thought his fight with UFCs Khabib Nurmagomedov

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

I wonder how much money was offered to Floyd Mayweather by the promoter of this fight to square off with the kid.

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  

[Oceat]

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.

[Dreamchaser21]

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.

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. 😊

[NavI_027]

If fight is MMA rules I guess Tenshin Nasukawa has the speed and stamina

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.

if its Kickboxing rules, Tenshin Nasukawa has the edge since his skills is more on Kickboxing

Of course, it's his specialty .

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.

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.
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 .

[nydiacaskey01]

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.

[nutildah]

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?

[Jating]

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.

[bbc.reporter]

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.

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.

[crwth]

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.

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/

[Jating]

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.

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.

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.

[Caladonian]

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.

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.

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.

[Theb]

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.

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.

[peter0425]

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.

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'.

[nydiacaskey01]

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.

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.

[reactorjuno]

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.

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'.

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.