Not sure why, but I think maybe he just really doesn't wanna take that chance of getting knocked out. Tenshin looked pretty legit.. If it was anything besides boxing I think he would have slept ol money Mayweather.. Thoughts?
They tried to shanghai him.
I'm not educated enough on boxng to know how difficult it would be for an expert like Floyd to adjust to kicks, but I do know that a kickboxing match would have made it instanly interesting.
Sounds like he was never in, thus no back out. His explaination makes more sense than the fight being real in the first place.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp49AUphcLu/
floydmayweather
Now that I am back on U.S. soil after a long and disappointing trip to Tokyo, I now have the time to address you, my fans and the media in regard to the upcoming event on December 31st that was recently announced. First and foremost, I want it to be clear that I, Floyd Mayweather, never agreed to an official bout with Tenshin Nasukawa. In fact (with all due respect) I have never heard of him until this recent trip to Japan. Ultimately, I was asked to participate in a 9 minute exhibition of 3 rounds with an opponent selected by the "Rizen Fighting Federation". What I was originally informed of by Brent Johnson of "One Entertainment" was that this was to be an exhibition put on for a small group of wealthy spectators for a very large fee. This exhibition was previously arranged as a "Special Bout" purely for entertainment purposes with no intentions of being represented as an official fight card nor televised worldwide. Once I arrived to the press conference, my team and I were completely derailed by the new direction this event was going and we should have put a stop to it immediately. I want to sincerely apologize to my fans for the very misleading information that was announced during this press conference and I can assure you that I too was completely blindsided by the arrangements that were being made without my consent nor approval. For the sake of the several fans and attendees that flew in from all parts of the world to attend this past press conference, I was hesitant to create a huge disturbance by combating what was being said and for that I am truly sorry. I am a retired boxer that earns an unprecedented amount of money, globally, for appearances, speaking engagements and occasional small exhibitions.
Whoa.... Floyd could spell unprecedented?
His explanation might be the reason for the weird way in which he acted during that press conference.
I don't know if this was a PA stunt to introduce Tenshin to the world, but it worked. I never knew about Tenshin until this fight was "announced" and I am Japanese lol
Sounds he’s done these private exhibitions before...
Paid PR stunt
Al Cappucino -His explanation might be the reason for the weird way in which he acted during that press conference.
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Solid dick tuck.
Sinead O Connors Nipples -Solid dick tuck.
No, hes able to speak freely because he isn't surrounded by Yakuza.
Hikikomori -Sinead O Connors Nipples -Solid dick tuck.
No, hes able to speak freely because he isn't surrounded by Yakuza.
Better not show himself in tokyo ever again lol might not make it out in one piece.
I imagine the Japanese view Mayweather as a "very stupid western man"
Lol
I'd like to hear more about these "private exhibitions" and how much he gets paid for them!
Mutant -I'd like to hear more about these "private exhibitions" and how much he gets paid for them!
Yeah me too. Rich gay guys spend money on weird shit.
So in other words this was just a publicity stunt to get Tenshins name out there.