Floyd Mayweather Reveals He Ignored Training Ahead of Thrashing Nasukawa

© AP Photo / Koji SasaharaJapanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa lies on the mat after being knocked out by Floyd Mayweather Jr. during first round of their three-round exhibition match on New Year's Eve, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018.
Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa lies on the mat after being knocked out by Floyd Mayweather Jr. during first round of their three-round exhibition match on New Year's Eve, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. - Sputnik International
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It took Mayweather two minutes to destroy his younger rival in what ESPN called a "laughable event"; he said that his preparations were all about "moving around" a bit with a sparring partner.

Floyd "Money" Mayweather, the 41-year-old retired boxing legend, revealed that he did not train for his recent victorious two-minute exhibition match against Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa.

"Did I have a training camp for this fight? No," Mayweather said after the match, as cited by Boxing Scene. "I went to the gym a few times and moved around with Daquan [Mays], a young champion on the rise. Now, I'mma call him a champion now — he could be a champion, which I believe he can, with experience, and if he listens. He's young, he has a lot to learn, but he will be okay.

In this Aug. 26, 2017, file photo, Floyd Mayweather Jr., right, hits Conor McGregor during a super welterweight boxing match in Las Vegas - Sputnik International
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"I'm just happy he was able to move around with me, just a little bit, just to get the kinks out, so I can come out here and perform for you guys."

Mayweather beat 20-year-old Nasukawa via a technical knockout (TKO) after dropping him to the canvas three times in round 1 on New Year's Eve. The match was held according to boxing rules; Mayweather pocketed a whopping $9 million for thrashing the Japanese prodigy in what has become his second successful one-match comeback in two years.

He returned to the ring in 2016 to outmatch Conor "The Notorious" McGregor with a TKO in round 10, extending his unbeaten run to 50-0.

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