FLOYD MAYWEATHER was able to go from visiting Money Kicks’ private ZOO to announcing a deal to bizarrely battle the YouTuber.
Money Kicks, real name Rashed Belhasa, has been called "The Richest Kid in Dubai" because of his extravagant lifestyle.
Money Kicks - realname Rashed Belhasa
Belhasa, 20, is the son of billionaire construction mogul Saif Ahmed. He has enjoyed a life filled with luxury.
This includes a trainer collection valued at PS1million, supercars, and a huge mansion with a zoo.
Mayweather was one of many celebrities who have visited the zoo.
The American legend flew out in 2017 to meet Money Kicks. They even recorded a video as they toured the complex.
Belhasa is a big Mayweather fan and has even bought boxer's merchandise 'Money Team.'
When Mayweather, 44 years old, announced that he would be returning to the ring in Dubai for an exhibition, he turned to Money Kicks to fight him.
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SunSport spoke with Belhasa: Floyd is always respectful, cool, humble, and I have always owned the TMT merchandise before meeting Floyd.
"I took photos and always wore his merchandise. He was always respectful.
"When I met him, he said, "You're the man." I asked him, "Which guy?" He replied, "You're the one, you always support my."
"I didn’t know he knew me." It was five years ago and it was four years ago. He's always shown me love."
After a stoppage in the tenth round by Conor McGregor (33), Mayweather met Belhasa for the first time four months later.
He has been back in the ring twice since then, firstly against Tenshin Nasukawa (Japan featherweight kickboxer), on New Year's Eve 2018.
He was then taken to the finish line by Logan Paul, 26, a US YouTuber, over eight rounds in Miami.
Fans thought that Mayweather would never return to the ring again. However, Mayweather shocked the world by announcing his surprise announcement from Dubai's Burj Al Arab hotel helipad.
Soon after Mayweather revealed his plans to fight 700m above sealevel on the helipad in real life, Mayweather called Belhasa's representatives for a meeting.
Money Kicks revealed that Floyd wanted a press conference at the helipad. Although I didn't witness this, Floyd's team insisted on meeting the next day.
"I didn’t know what they wanted. We met, I brought my lawyers, and I brought my team.
"We met, and as I was leaving the meeting Floyd said, 'I would like to fight Rashed.
"Then I posted it and it went viral. Now it's with lawyers. It will be completed in shallah very soon.
Mayweather, self-proclaimed best ever', retired with an unmatched 50-0 record as well as world titles in FIVE different weights.
Belhasa, who has only ONE YEAR of boxing experience and two celebrity fights, beat Anas Elshayib & Ajmal Khan.
The YouTuber is ready to show respect for his hero, at least until the last bell rings.
He stated that he thought the guy would try to knock me out and make my dumb.
"So, you have to fight back. Although I respect him after the fight it is important to remember that anything can happen in the middle of a fight."
They are still in negotiations. Lawyers overlook contracts for an eight-round exhibition.
Mayweather knocked out Nasukawa in Tokyo in one round, but Paul was able use his TWO STONE weight advantage to survive the final fight.
Belhasa can take on any version of the faces in the ring but knows that the fun and games are over once the first shot is landed.
He stated: "You never know what you'll get with Floyd. I saw Logan fight, and in the beginning he was going easy. Then he got crazy."
"I know Floyd will not like it if I hit him with a powerful punch.
"I saw the Japanese man that fought Floyd, the kickboxer. The guy punched Floyd, Floyd got mad, boom. He was knocked out."
