FLOYD MAYWEATHER claims he didn't knock out Conor McGregor too early to allow for a money-spinning rematch.
The 45-year old American retired to defeat UFC star in ten rounds in 2017, before he hung up his gloves once more.
Floyd Mayweather says he didn't beat Conor McGregor in the early stages
McGregor won some of the first rounds, and then Mayweather picked McGregor apart, who barely fought until the end.
Mayweather, who claimed that he did only push-ups and sit-ups to train for the fight, is insistent that he could have ended it whenever he wanted.
The multi-millionaire decided that the fight would be competitive, despite the possibility of a lucrative match.
Drink Champs told him: "I took it seriously, but I wanted some fun in the fight. I wanted the people to have fun."
"You must give people a show. So I gave them a show.
"If I wanted that, I could have gone out and f***ed him up and blazed him out of the gate. My point is that if I had done that, it wouldn't have been likely to be part two.
He returned to Japan in the year following Mayweather's Las Vegas victory, and fought Tenshin Nasukawa in Tokyo in an exhibition bout.
Now, he is set to fly to Japan to face MMA fighter Mikaru A Sakuraa later in the month.
FightHype was informed by him that he had three more exhibitions in 2022, which could mean one fight and two shows.
"But, guess what? It's at most and this is the lowest I can think of.
Mayweather appears to be serious about the test and is currently in fight camp.
Mayweather claimed that he had barely trained before beating McGregor
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