Floyd Mayweather defeated Tenshin Nasukawa in exhibition match at Rizin 14. Floyd started match smiling and throwing half-punches, but then Nasukawa connected left hook. After that Floyd removed the smile from his face and dropped Nasukawa 3 times in two minutes.
After 3rd drop Nasukawa’s corner threw in the towel.
Floyd Mayweather just got paid millions of dollars to destroy Tenshin in less than a round. The greatest businessman in history. #Rizin14 pic.twitter.com/a5rzupGaJq
— Sheldan Keay (@SheldanKeay) December 31, 2018
First reactions on twitter are suggesting that Thenshin took a dive, Ariel Helwani do not agree with that:
https://twitter.com/Futbol_Replays/status/1079751233693499398
https://twitter.com/BarelyMadeJV/status/1079749709290303489
https://twitter.com/Futbol_Replays/status/1079748251224600576
I see everyone calling it a fix. Riddle me this, why in the world would Rizin pay Floyd to destroy it’s undefeated star? That’s not how fixes work. Call me naive but if that truly was fixed that was a rather questionable move on Rizin’s part because it hurt Tenshin’s aura.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) December 31, 2018
Let’s see some other reactions:
If Mayweather’s numbers are accurate, he earned 4.5 million dollars a minute for that fight (9 million total, 2 minute fight). Not a bad way to ring in the new year.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) December 31, 2018
Mayweather put Tenshin over big time afterwards. Nasakuwa was crying a lot in his corner as the post-fight interview was going on. pic.twitter.com/rBh1EZSU1R
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) December 31, 2018
So how good is he…🤔 https://t.co/VifdmxCWbt
— Coach JK (@John_Kavanagh) December 31, 2018
What an embarrassment for Rizin.
— Luke Thomas🏋️♀️ (@lthomasnews) December 31, 2018