Floyd Mayweather Comes Out of Retirement to Face Tenshin Nasukawa at RIZIN 14 - PRIDE Never Die

[Zaragoza]

http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/...r-jr-schedules-bout-rizin-fighting-federation

Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced Monday in Tokyo that he has agreed to a bout in the Rizin Fighting Federation.

Mayweather will fight on Dec. 31 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Both Mayweather and his opponent, Tenshin Nasukawa, were introduced at a news conference in Tokyo by Rizin officials.

"It wasn't easy to make this happen," Mayweather said, "but we told the people anything is possible, so now we're here and we wanna make sure that we give the people in Tokyo what they wanna see -- blood, sweat and tears."

It was not clear whether it will be a boxing match, an MMA fight or some other combat sport. The promoters said they were still working on the specific rule set.

Prior to the announcement, Mayweather posted a photo on Instagram of himself wearing Rizin gloves with the caption, "December 31st 2018 #Tokyo"

Nasukawa is an undefeated 20-year-old who recently beat former UFC fighter Kyoji Horiguchi in a kickboxing match.

"I'm older now," Mayweather said. "I think that when it comes to experience, I have more experience on my side. But when it comes to youth, youth is on his side."

 

[BlueArmedDevil]

So now he has to go to Japan to find people to chase him around a ring?

 

[Yellow Yam Scam]

Yoooo....what the fuck? How the fuck can Rizin pay him this much, even in Saitama?

Gotta be a work, tbh.

 

[Zaragoza]

Gotta be a work, tbh.

Gotta pay the bill for buying that 10 million dollar mansion.

 

[LulzKiller]

Yoooo....what the fuck? How the fuck can Rizin pay him this much, even in Saitama?

Gotta be a work, tbh.

yakuza

 

[Zaragoza]

For anyone not familiar with Tenshin.

 

[Whatdidyousay?]

For anyone not familiar with Tenshin.

He is tiny. There won't even be odds on this fight head to head

 

[Zaragoza]

He is tiny. There won't even be odds on this fight head to head

All the opponents this kid faced seem to have weak chins. Mayweather doesn't.

 

[Scotsman]

It'll probably be another win for Mayweather, and another boxing match despite the MMA and kickboxing speculations.

Mayweather isn't an idiot, he's not going to make the same mistake as Ali and step in the ring against a fighter who isn't boxing.

 

[Zaragoza]

Mayweather isn't an idiot, he's not going to make the same mistake as Ali and step in the ring against a fighter who isn't boxing.

Yup, I'm already calling it now that this will be another win for Mayweather. And yeah, that Ali vs Inoki fight. A lot of MMA fans like to talk about that fight about how revolutionary it was to MMA but in reality, it was just an unorganized, and retarded event. I felt embarrassed watching the whole thing.

 

[Chaos Theorist]

McGregor would have won if it was a MMA fight

 

[You Can't Sit With Us]

Tenshin Nasukawa is CUTE

 

[Bassomatic]

I want to see Pretty boy lose. so bring a copy of hop on pop.

Yeah he has a good chance in this bout imho.

 

[cypocraphy]

I thought he was going to fight that Russian MMA guy. I want to see that so when can have Apollo Creed vs Ivan Drago irl

 

[PS1gamenwatch]

Yup, I'm already calling it now that this will be another win for Mayweather. And yeah, that Ali vs Inoki fight. A lot of MMA fans like to talk about that fight about how revolutionary it was to MMA but in reality, it was just an unorganized, and exceptional event. I felt embarrassed watching the whole thing.

And some years later they went to do a show in North Korea

 

[whatever I feel like]

Would rather see him fight Manny again. Won't do it though, because he'd actually stand a chance of losing...

 

[guccigash]

well, we all saw this right?

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[Moon Jelly]

well, we all saw this right?

edit - i know a lot about freaks on the internet but do not know how to make this link look better. tips appreciated.

Lmao it was fun watching Mayweather laugh as he toyed with that child. No contest.

 

[guccigash]

Lmao it was fun watching Mayweather laugh as he toyed with that child. No contest.

Yep. Fun. Short. No contest.....was it supposed to even be one? Liked it though.

 

[Corbin Dallas Multipass]

It's fixed. MMA in japan is fixed by the yakuza.