And not even hard work by his standards i guess they thought their young buck could wipe the floor with a 41 year old.
Floyd Mayweather needed just 140 seconds to beat Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in an exhibition boxing bout worth a reported $9m.
Former five-weight world champion Mayweather, 41, was smiling during the short-lived contest in Tokyo as he floored the 20-year-old three times.
The fight, scheduled for three three-minute rounds, ended with Nasukawa in tears as his team threw in the towel.
Despite his latest comeback, Mayweather said afterwards he was "still retired".
"It was all about entertainment - we had a lot of fun," said the American, who beat UFC's Conor McGregor in a boxing match in August 2017. "They wanted this to happen in Japan, so I said 'why not?'"
Read in full https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/46724047
Floyd Mayweather needed just 140 seconds to beat Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in an exhibition boxing bout worth a reported $9m.
Former five-weight world champion Mayweather, 41, was smiling during the short-lived contest in Tokyo as he floored the 20-year-old three times.
The fight, scheduled for three three-minute rounds, ended with Nasukawa in tears as his team threw in the towel.
Despite his latest comeback, Mayweather said afterwards he was "still retired".
"It was all about entertainment - we had a lot of fun," said the American, who beat UFC's Conor McGregor in a boxing match in August 2017. "They wanted this to happen in Japan, so I said 'why not?'"
Read in full https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/46724047