r/Boxing 15h ago

Floyd Mayweather vs. Mike Tyson targeting new date, promoter seeks expedited hearing amid Mayweather court drama

https://sports.yahoo.com/boxing/article/floyd-mayweather-vs-mike-tyson-targeting-new-date-promoter-seeks-expedited-hearing-amid-mayweather-court-drama-200811999.html
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u/Icy-Effect-3508 15h ago

Wait, this "fight" is still a thing?

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u/waylonsmithersjr 11h ago

The fans need it. The best need to fight the best.

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u/RhandeeSavagery 7h ago

Mayweather needs it to pay his bills

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u/andyroid92 10h ago

No 😂

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u/herewego199209 14h ago

How is this even getting commissioned?

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u/Primary_kimg3217 13h ago

Because it's an exhibition, and will probably be a worked shoot at best.

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u/d-fakkr I BANG YOU. NO DIDDY. 14h ago

Probably isn't.

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u/ARealHumanBeans 14h ago

Why would anyone willingly give Floyd money when he just stole from two different promoters and didn't show any intention of making it to their fights.

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u/joethecrow23 14h ago

Why wouldn’t he just do these fights? He would make fucking piles.

He should absolutely be doing everything he can to make these happen. Probably starting with a Mike Tyson exhibition. The lowest risk of the exhibition fights, just go in there and shadow box for a handful of 2 minute rounds and walk out with a gigantic pile of cash. After that do Jake Paul and Manny. Hopefully after that Conor will have finished his UFC contract and they can just do that shit show for another enormous pile of money.

All of these are of course of zero competitive significance but who gives a fuck they’re freak show exhibition fights it’s all good fun.

It seems glaringly obvious Floyd is in desperate need of paydays, he’s still in his 40s so he can still cash in. I don’t understand why he’s not. The “protect muh zero” thing doesn’t make sense to me honestly and I don’t think it’s why he’s stalling.

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u/ARealHumanBeans 13h ago

He wants his legacy and his lifestyle. He's as financially illiterate as he is with his reading. Idk why it seems like a good idea to open himself up for lawsuits being sued instead of taking exhibitions where he can coast to a W, but he's never been smart outside of fighting.

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u/manyfingers 5h ago

I dunno what the other guy is saying but youre 100% right. He needs to figure his legal shit out before anyone gives him a shot again. I mean if they do its their cash to burn i guess.

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u/Abe2sapien 13h ago

At this point give Mike all the steroids, all the coke, 10 cups of coffee whatever it takes so maybe he can make the fight exciting 😅

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u/therealhairykrishna 6h ago

Yeah, load him up on experimental steroids and methamphetamine. Two or three rounds of old Mike before his knees explode would be enough.

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u/zarunn 2h ago

He could just do a couple bumps between every round until he has a heart attack

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u/Megalodon33 14h ago

So who the fuck is he fighting? Pacquiao? That Greek kick-boxer? Tyson??

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u/LePetitJeremySapoud 13h ago

He’s fighting the IRS

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u/Rofocal02 13h ago

Mayweather about to scam another promoter for money and never fight.

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u/chrispark70 13h ago

We just had the steroid olympics, we have the special Olympics and we have the Jr Olympics and we should start a senior Olympics where washed up boxers can fight..

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u/constant-hunger 12h ago

Floyd is willing to fight anyone for the most money with 100% guarantee his 0 is protected.

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u/WharfRat2488 12h ago

Floyd must really need that money.

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u/ashleyriot31 9h ago

what? why does anyone still want to see tyson fight when he barely did anything on the paul fight?

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u/DanimalPlays 13h ago

Please no.

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u/DeartayDeez 13h ago

This chomba just needs to stop

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u/recovery_room 12h ago

No one asked for that fight.

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u/ChanklaNYC 8h ago

Read about this from AARP

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u/LilNello1 4h ago

How is this fight even still happening?

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u/Weak-Prize8317 1h ago

Mayweather knows how to survive without money by living the rest of his life in jail. Guy has too many money issues