First, I'm not usually a boxing fan and I kind of hate UFC fights but the weight and hype behind this fight made me interested and I wanted to experience it live since it seemed like a very big event. So take everything I say with a grain of salt coming from an outsider.

His intentions before the fight and whether or not he thought he could actually win is harder to figure out. Given his tenpterkent and attitude in the media, I think it's easy to think he might have actually thought he could win. I don't think he did it just for the money in any case. If he didn't think he could win, o think he did it for the sport of it all and to cement his notoriously cocky and ambitious reputation.

Now, on the subject of if he fought to win, I think he definitely did. He was just in over his head after the first few rounds. He put up a good fight and I think he gained a lot of respect just for doing it. The guy had so much money that I'm sure the fun and reputation boost meant more.