Mayweather's rant: a show of complete ignorance

Boxing Beatdown 2.0: Floyd Mayweather’s Big Mouth

written by: Demetrus Stokes
for the website: HITTHEROPES

Everyone who follows boxing on a regular basis knows that fighters often talk a lot of trash.  They rant and rave about how they are the best the sport has to offer and often times have to prove that in the ring to their naysayers.

Floyd Mayweather has preached that he is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world and the greatest fighter of all time.  He’ll tell that to anyone who listens.

Let’s face it he’s 41-0 so it’s hard to argue with his proclamation.

What’s not hard to argue is that though fans are clamoring for it, though it would be the biggest money producing fight in history Mayweather (for some reason) won’t fight Manny Pacquiao.

Negotiations have fallen through twice and Pacquiao has decided to move on to fight Antonio Margarito November 13th in Dallas.  Many boxing fans and insiders don’t approve of Margarito as an opponent but Manny had to do what he had to do.

On the brink of the promotional tour for Pacquiao vs. Margarito, Floyd Mayweather took it upon himself to shine the spotlight on him via UStream video.  What he did was give boxing a black eye.

In the 10 minute plus video he berates Pacquiao calling him among other things a “midget”, “poochiao” and claiming that after he beats Pacquiao he will make him “make me a sushi roll and cook me some rice”.  Also in the video he continues to accuse Pacquiao of using performance enhancing drugs or “power pellets” as Mayweather calls them and makes comparisons to the money that each of them have made in fights and endorsements.

Pacquiao’s camp has responded to the video by saying that it (the video) speaks for itself.

The video is a show of complete ignorance and disrespect on Mayweather’s behalf.  It’s really hard to cross the line in boxing.  Mayweather crossed the line.

Put the shoe on the other foot, had Pacquiao come out with a video and said after he beats Mayweather he would make him cook some chicken and make some kool-aid, Mayweather’s camp would be in an uproar.  The NAACP, Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson would be knocking on Pacquiao’s door demanding an apology. The point I’m making is there is no room for this kind of behavior in boxing.  There’s no room for this kind of behavior anywhere!

Mayweather has since apologized saying that he was just “having fun” but the only people laughing or having a good time is Mayweather and the “yes men” in his camp.  Furthermore, is it really an apology if you never address the man you insulted?  Mayweather never names Pacquaio in his apology only saying that he apologizes to “everybody”.  I guess that includes Pacquiao?

Mayweather thinks he’s better.  That’s fine.  He thinks he can’t be beat.  That’s ok too. Hey, even the trash talk is ok but some things are better left unsaid.  What Floyd Mayweather has done in the ring is remarkable.  He truly is one of the best fighters of our time and maybe the best fighter of this era.

It’s his behavior outside the ring that leaves a lot to be desired.

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Source:  HIT THE ROPES
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