I don't think there is any chance of Mayweather throwing the fight. His legacy is way too important to him, as is his undefeated record. If he wins , he retires 50-0, which would beat rocky marcianos undefeated record of 49-0, and would further add to his legacy.

Mayweather is also worth a fortune so he does not need the money, i believe he is getting in the region 175 mil from this fight, plus add to that the 100s of millions from his past fights.

The Mayweather name is a brand all of its own, that is synonymous with being undefeated, and is used to promote his boxing promotion company and his many advertising deals, i believe he also has a clothing line, to lose would seriously damage that brand and lose him money in the long term.

The man constantly rants on about being the goat or tbe, so i would highly doubt he would throw the fight and his legacy away, but there could be rigging in terms of referee and judges who have nowhere near the vast fortunes of both fighters and don't have the same invested interest of blood, sweat, and tears.

I will probs watch the fight but i don't expect much from it, there is better fight in terms of boxing and contest on the same night miguel cotto vs yoshihiro kamegai, but due to the interest i probs watch the mayweather fight.

Before reading your article the thought of rigging had not even occurred to me, you raised some interesting thoughts . Ps. Just a thought You should leave a link to your old analysis at the bottom of this one to make it easy for readers to find.