Prediction: This Floyd NYE fight will NOT be 100% boxing rules

[Eff Pandas]

I just found out this guy is a kick boxer and not a UFC fighter so he would have no advantage on the ground and ground fighting probably won't be allowed anyway. I don't blame Mayhweather for making some more easy money. It sure will be interesting and I'll watch it as a replay when it's free.

Not true. He is primarily a kickboxer (99-5 as an amateur & 27-0 as a pro), but he's also 4-0 as a MMA guy. Not with the UFC, but its still MMA fighting. And he's KO'd 2 guys in MMA fights & he's choked out one guy on NYE two years ago.

And he's already won one custom rules fight that was split between MMA rules one round & kickboxing rules the next so this isn't even new sh^t to him.

[GhostofDempsey]

I am solely speaking on who weighs more in the ring. Fight night most guys weighed more than Floyd. That’s all I’m speaking on

Even that is suspect, there were many fights Floyd refused to be weighed on night of fight...Marquez, Manny, Hatton, Canelo, etc.

[rudy]

I was initially thinking this fight was gonna be an obvious pure boxing match, but I think with the details of why this fight is happening, Floyd buying into or getting a piece of this Rizin company who's putting on the fight, it'll need to be a mixed rules event.

I got no clue what the rules will be exactly, but based on previous mixed rules events & rumors on what a Floyd vs McConor octagon rematch was gonna look like I think any of the below are possible:

grappling allowed, but a 5 second ground rule where if a submission is not made the fight is stood back up

the kickboxer is allowed 3 or 5 or some number of kicks per round

one round of boxing, one round of kickboxing back & forth for the duration of the fight

But the main thing is I don't believe this will be a pure boxing event. There are gonna be some hybrid rules here of some sort 100%. Or if they can't agree to hybrid rules the fight just won't happen.

This fight will not happen period no issue about money has been agreed but because Floyd it is happening every believes him. He will not fight this guy in a straight boxing match with MMA gloves he be a fool as could come unstuck. NOT HAPPENING only as EXHIBITION

[Eff Pandas]

This fight will not happen period no issue about money has been agreed but because Floyd it is happening every believes him. He will not fight this guy in a straight boxing match with MMA gloves he be a fool as could come unstuck. NOT HAPPENING only as EXHIBITION

I don't think they'd have done a presser if they weren't pretty close to agreement. I don't doubt there is some chance it doesn't happen, but I think its more likely that it will. And if it is gonna happen it needs to be a real fight of some sort or they need a new main event fight cuz an exhibition in their main fight on a NYE card isn't going to work for all parties I gotta assume.

[TX_BOXNG]

No leg kicks for sure, maybe no kicks at all but i think he will allow body n head kicks, elbows will be allowed

Maybe 5second ground rule just to make it an MMA bout, either way Floyd needs to not allow leg kicks at all that will be his down fall

[NachoMan]

They've had fights like that before. Its usually been viewed as the most fair way to have guys fight from different styles of fighting.

Not that I think Floyd would agree to that. I think the other two options I mentioned are more likely. Or even what the one guy brought up with only midsection kicks. I for sure would bet money there will be no unlimited kicking to the legs cuz Floyd is for sure losing if thats a rule.



Idk about that. I think cuz this guy is lighter he might be able to handle his grappling better if thats allowed. If there is limited kicking I think Floyd's hands are gonna win the day still. But for sure anything that goes away from pure boxing makes this a closer more competitive fight.

No disrespect, but the idea of "limited kicking" is just silly. Any kicking is way too much of an advantage for the other guy, and what, are they just going to take a point away from the guy if he goes over his kicks per round limit? No way it works that way. I'm not even sort of convinced that this fight is real yet.

[Eff Pandas]

No disrespect, but the idea of "limited kicking" is just silly. Any kicking is way too much of an advantage for the other guy, and what, are they just going to take a point away from the guy if he goes over his kicks per round limit? No way it works that way. I'm not even sort of convinced that this fight is real yet.

Bruh there is already all sorts of weird rules in the various kickboxing styles. Some allow just headkicks. Some allow everything. Some allow just below the waist kicks. Sh^t is all over the place already with kickboxing.

And yea in some leagues now they require a minimum number of kicks a round & if you don't kick your opponent that many times the ref can take a point from you. I don't believe its a hard rule doe usually. Its at the ref's discretion. So I'd imagine you'd do the same thing with putting a maximum number of kicks into the rulebook. Take a point & if a guy does it again or in the next round you DQ him.

Hybrid rules fights are more of a thing in MMA leagues in Japan than anywhere else I think. So this sh^t isn't really THAT weird.

[NachoMan]

Bruh there is already all sorts of weird rules in the various kickboxing styles. Some allow just headkicks. Some allow everything. Some allow just below the waist kicks. Sh^t is all over the place already with kickboxing.

And yea in some leagues now they require a minimum number of kicks a round & if you don't kick your opponent that many times the ref can take a point from you. I don't believe its a hard rule doe usually. Its at the ref's discretion. So I'd imagine you'd do the same thing with putting a maximum number of kicks into the rulebook. Take a point & if a guy does it again or in the next round you DQ him.

Hybrid rules fights are more of a thing in MMA leagues in Japan than anywhere else I think. So this sh^t isn't really THAT weird.

I'll take your word that all of that is true. It all sounds beyond ridiculous to me, especially a kick limit. IMO, it renders the event even more ridiculous if they have anything close to those rules.

[Daigo]

Considering his opponent is 125 lbs, I'd guess he'll be allowed to use his feet. At that disadvantage he should be allowed to enter the ring with a can of pepper spray.

Highly unlikely

[Divine Hammer]

this kid should should use leg kicks no matter what. this fight is already a disgrace and a big joke. who gives a crap. go out with kicks, elbows, low blows, kung fu tackles everything. everything at ur disposal, use it. if he gets DQ then oh well this fight doesnt count for nothing. no one cares.