Floyd Mayweather Jnr isn’t ready for a rocking chair just yet – but the 49-year-old grandfather and once-retired Hall of Famer will be taking it easy in his latest foray back into boxing.

Mayweather, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday to take in the Sebastian Fundora-Keith Thurman card, offered new details in a video interview with Vegas Sports Today regarding his Netflix event and matchup with old nemesis Manny Pacquiao scheduled for September 19 in Vegas.

“As of right now, we don’t know exactly where the fight is gonna be at,” Mayweather said. “We don’t know the location of the fight. The Sphere is one of the places that they talked about, so we don’t know if it’s 100 percent gonna be there.”

Then, Mayweather added, casually: “And this is not actually a fight – it’s an exhibition.”

That bit of news comes as a surprise, given that Mayweather was expected to be using scheduled circus-act exhibitions against 59-year-old former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson (April 25) and Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis (June 27) to pocket some cash and sharpen up for the rematch to his 2015 unanimous decision victory over Pacquiao.

Mayweather, 50-0 (27 KOs), noted – accurately – that he never took much punishment throughout his career and has stayed in shape in retirement.

“So if I’m just sitting at home and I’m just working out every day, spending time with my grandson, spending time with my children, I said, ‘Why not go out, have a little fun, entertain and put on some exhibitions?’” he said. “So that’s what I’m gonna do.”

The first Mayweather-Pacquiao event may not have coined the phrase “marinate a fight,” but it sadly cemented it in the lexicon. The fighters danced around each other for years – and roughly five years too long – before finally meeting in the ring in a spectacle that put the “bust” in “blockbuster.”

But given that Mayweather is pushing 50 and Pacquiao – another unretired Hall of Famer – is a grizzled 47, perhaps it’s best for both men that this one doesn’t count. And also best for the fans, who can sit back and watch the rematch for what it is (or not).

“So we gonna do it again,” Mayweather said, “and hopefully we’re gonna entertain the people.”

Jason Langendorf is the former Boxing Editor of ESPN.com, was a contributor to Ringside Seat and the Queensberry Rules, and has written about boxing for Vice, The Guardian, Sun-Times and other publications. A member of the Boxing Writers Association of America, he can be found at LinkedIn and followed on X and Bluesky.