Floyd Mayweather credits himself for ‘making exhibition bouts huge,’ will watch Tyson vs. Jones

Retired five-division champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. is patting himself on the back for paving the way to make huge exhibition bouts possible.

The unbeaten American made a staggering $9,000,000 payday for taking part in a three-round exhibition match against Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa on New Year’s Eve in 2018 where he won via first-round technical knockout.

Another huge exhibition is set to take place when retired heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson is set to make his ring return against four-division champion Roy Jones Jr. on September 12 in California.

And while Mayweather has nothing but support and excitement for the two boxing legends, he also reminded that it should not be forgotten who made such sporting events possible.

“I think that we seem to forget about who was the pioneer of making exhibition bouts huge. A lot of times we forget about certain things,” said Mayweather in a live Instagram with rapper Fat Joe.

“I think that it’s gonna be very interesting. I’m not here to say Tyson’s gonna win, I’m not here to say Roy’s gonna win. I’m pretty sure it’s gonna be entertaining, I’m pretty sure I’m going to watch it.”

Tyson, 54, has not fought since 2005, while Jones last competed in a ten-round bout in 2018.

“I don’t know if I can go because I don’t think there’s going to be an audience at that particular time. May the best man win,” Mayweather said. — BM, GMA News