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I hope they allow kicks.
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Floyd Mayweather: Boxer to fight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in Japan
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I hope they allow kicks.
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I hope they allow kicks.
Floyd is a joke and is tainting his legacy, just taking the mick here lol he's basically trying to win an argument for all the critics who call him a cherry picker and this is the highest order of cherry picking, phd level
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Somebody tell Floyd to stop fighting K-Pop members. Yeh din bhi dekhne thai. .png "Kumar Sangakkara :sanga")
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If it's a mixed martial arts fight Mayweather won't have an easy walk over.
The kid looks good and has a strong following.
https://youtu.be/JJJbJ-BZUvI
The kid looks good and has a strong following.
https://youtu.be/JJJbJ-BZUvI
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If it’s kickboxing he’s just gonna throw mud on his legacy. Kiya lalchee insaan hai ye. How much money is enough? He has enough money to last a lifetime so why all these stunts to rake in more? Everybody knows this isn’t a serious fight.
The last cross format fight where he fought McGregor was such a dud and borefest
The last cross format fight where he fought McGregor was such a dud and borefest
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Floyd cherry picks? LOOOOOOOOOOOOL. You clearly don’t watch boxing. Tell me one fighter with a better resume. One fighter. Come on. Floyd is TBE.
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Clearly you don't watch or respect the sport kiddo to assume he is superior to Leonard, Hagler, Robinson, Ali, Jones Jnr, Manny, Duran, Chavez and Hearns etc to name a few.
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Mayweather would get destroyed in an MMA fight. Nasukawa is a quality kickboxer for his age. I don't see Floyd accepting anything other than a boxing-style fight.
It looks like he might do it with MMA gloves though.
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Floyd denied that he is fighting this guy.
Fake news, close thread.
Fake news, close thread.
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It's not fake news, it was agreed but looks like Floyd has backed out lol.
He would never risk a defeat or getting beat up against a kickboxer if the rules aren't 100% boxing. I guess it was put to him to use different gloves, different time of rounds etc and he bottled it.
The guy is becoming a joke.
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Are you serious? Manny ahead of Floyd? Floyd schooled him so bad manny had to fake an injury and claim he won. I had it 118-110 Floyd.
You really mentioning Duran lol.
Only person who may be ahead of Floyd is Roy Jones jr. My fave fighter of all time. Honestly the greatest skill bout In The history of the sport, is Floyd mayweather vs Roy Jones JR. Pretty boy Floyd prime Floyd imo. However the biggest commercially viable bout in any economic period is Ali V Tyson.
Floyd mayweather faced great after great. He fought every single of them. Heck he retired after his hands got really came back and go look who he faced in his FIRST fight back. The guys not human. He took the shoulder roll from tony and the other greats and mastered it.
He’s early the right to call himself TBE. Heck just landing 20 punches for a few rounds on Floyd is a moral victory for fighters he’s that great.
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He’s 41. Prime Floyd beats anyone in a boxing ring from 125bs up to 154lbs.
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He is a promoter. He knows how to stay relevant im the media and keep people talking about him.
You say hes becoming a joke, but he is actually a marketing genius.
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It's a no contest, the kid is cold and brutal!
Mayweather is an epic boxer. I dislike him, but as a boxer he is the best of his generation and easily among the greats. His fights aren't exactly classics but Mayweather knows the art of winning a fight. He's not in the business of going all guns blazing, legendary KOs etc, he simply does enough to beat his opponent. He's patience, endurance, laser accurate throws and the ability of avoiding his opponent is simply second to none.
That said it's different game when your opponent can deliver a blow with all four limbs. The kid lands a kick standing on one arm with the same ease as throwing a punch. Shoulder rolls wont save Mayweather there.
I was surprised he took the challenge on at first, perhaps sense prevailed later. The guy is into his 40s, now is not the time to debut in an all new combat sport.
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Manny won world titles in 8 different weights and has a superior resume of wins over prime fighters, if fighters legacies were rated purely over singular wins over the other then Randolph Turpin must have a case for the greatest ever for beating Sugar Ray Robinson. Floyd has a good win over a past his prime / injured Manny who had to get surgery after the fight, that doesn't mean he can be ranked above Manny in the history books because careers are judged overall, for this reason Manny was awarded fighter of the decade by industry experts and Floyd wasn't.
Any man or woman that puts an 'lol' next to the name Duran is nothing more then a petulant / ignorant child with little respect for Boxing. He is the greatest pressure fighter who ever lived and won titles at 4 weight classes with epic wins over Leonard, Buchanan, Barkley and Esteban to name a few winning 103 times and 70 by KO. And if we compare him style for style to Floyd, there is no reason to believe he wouldn't have the ability to put him away when Floyd had life and death with another pressure fighter in Maidana.
But I'd like to understand what Floyd achieved in his career that is superior to Robinson, Leonard, Hagler, Muhummad Ali, Willie Pep, and Chavez ? since you claimed he is the greatest. Moreover, as the best defensive technician, how many elite offensive fighters did Floyd fight in their prime?
Floyd is an all time great no doubt / first ballot hall of famer and the greatest promoter of all time, the best defensive technician to but to over rate him on such a scale makes it very easy for me to under rate him by pointing out how his resume is padded with wins over world class fighters who were past their peak or weight drained. But that's what should be said to TMT tools who don't know what they are on about most of the time.
Furthermore, Floyd is disgracing his legacy; if he is TBE and fighters would be lucky to land 20 blows why did he need to face an MMA fighter in his landmark 50th fight? or Andre Berto prior to that before backing out of a fight with a kid recently after all the criticism he received. If you had read my initial post which would rile up TMT tools mostly, I didn't call him a cherry picker but if his recent behaviours definitely gives those who do see him in that regard plenty of ammunition because it is cherry picking of the highest order, is that how he'd like to be remembered in this day and age? as the guy who defeated Conor Mcregor or whatever this new kids name is, he is disgracing the sport and has already done plenty of damage by putting so much emphasis on his unbeaten record that fighters no longer take enough risks, but the last couple of years have been good for us and we need old yellers like Floyd dressed up as 10 year olds to keep away.
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Destroying his legacy big time, just have a look at the type of fans he attracts, shows you where he stands among the greats.
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Floyd Mayweather's match against a Japanese kickboxer is once again on for New Year's Eve as an exhibition fight with knockouts allowed but likely no decision granted on a win or a loss.
Nobuyuki Sakakibara, the head of Rizin Fighting Federation, which is putting on the three-round exhibition, told reporters Saturday at Tokyo's Haneda airport that “a misunderstanding” was behind Mayweather, 41, appearing to back out.
The event, to be held at Saitama Super Arena in suburban Tokyo on Dec. 31, was initially announced earlier this month.
Sakakibara, who just returned holding meetings with Mayweather in Los Angeles, said the basic agreement had not changed from the initial contract, which did not allow kicking.
He said Tenshin Nasukawa, 20, will have a chance to knock out Mayweather, but the results will not go against either fighter's win-loss record. Other details are still being worked out.
“We don't want people to think this is some half-hearted playing around,” Sakakibara said, appearing before reporters in a sweatshirt.
He also said spectators would not see mere “casual sparring.” Sakakibara stressed the event would include the largest payout for an exhibition fight but did not give specifics.
Mayweather previously said he was already making “seven figures” just by talking about it.
“He will stand before Tenshin Dec. 31,” Sakakibara said of Mayweather. “It's up to Tenshin whether he can create a miracle.”
Sakakibara acknowledged he could not rule out a last-minute cancellation but promised he would do his best to make what he called the “fun show” happen.
He also said he could not tell what kind of shape Mayweather was in because he has not watched him work out.
The promoter compared the event to the first “Rocky” film, as well as to the 1976 match between Muhammad Ali and Japanese wrestler Antonio Inoki.
Mayweather told TMZ Sports earlier this week he would take part in the exhibition match after all, stressing he was making “a ton of money” even in retirement.
The best seats for the fight will cost 100,000 yen ($900) each. The cheapest seats cost 7,000 yen ($60).
https://www.dawn.com/news/1446193/mayweathers-exhibition-vs-japanese-kickboxer-back-on
Nobuyuki Sakakibara, the head of Rizin Fighting Federation, which is putting on the three-round exhibition, told reporters Saturday at Tokyo's Haneda airport that “a misunderstanding” was behind Mayweather, 41, appearing to back out.
The event, to be held at Saitama Super Arena in suburban Tokyo on Dec. 31, was initially announced earlier this month.
Sakakibara, who just returned holding meetings with Mayweather in Los Angeles, said the basic agreement had not changed from the initial contract, which did not allow kicking.
He said Tenshin Nasukawa, 20, will have a chance to knock out Mayweather, but the results will not go against either fighter's win-loss record. Other details are still being worked out.
“We don't want people to think this is some half-hearted playing around,” Sakakibara said, appearing before reporters in a sweatshirt.
He also said spectators would not see mere “casual sparring.” Sakakibara stressed the event would include the largest payout for an exhibition fight but did not give specifics.
Mayweather previously said he was already making “seven figures” just by talking about it.
“He will stand before Tenshin Dec. 31,” Sakakibara said of Mayweather. “It's up to Tenshin whether he can create a miracle.”
Sakakibara acknowledged he could not rule out a last-minute cancellation but promised he would do his best to make what he called the “fun show” happen.
He also said he could not tell what kind of shape Mayweather was in because he has not watched him work out.
The promoter compared the event to the first “Rocky” film, as well as to the 1976 match between Muhammad Ali and Japanese wrestler Antonio Inoki.
Mayweather told TMZ Sports earlier this week he would take part in the exhibition match after all, stressing he was making “a ton of money” even in retirement.
The best seats for the fight will cost 100,000 yen ($900) each. The cheapest seats cost 7,000 yen ($60).
https://www.dawn.com/news/1446193/mayweathers-exhibition-vs-japanese-kickboxer-back-on
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