Floyd Mayweather's comments in a recent interview went viral, when the boxer stated that he believes "racism still exists in the sport of boxing," and took aim at UFC superstars Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor.

Mayweather, when was asked by Fighthype.com about his opinion on the current state of boxing, citing racism as the reason that the position of Andre Ward (4th place) was not higher in the pound for pound rankings of the magazine Ring Magazine.

Mayweather compared Rousey to former pro boxer Laila Ali who retired with a perfect 24-0 record and is black.

"You look at things like this, Ronda Rousey, you know, I think she fought somewhere like 11 or 12 fights. Laila Ali went undefeated and was dominating too," Mayweather said in the interview.

"After Ronda Rousey fought I think nine, 10, 11 fights, it didn't even take that long, she got all types of endorsements, movies, and everything. Laila Ali did the same thing in better fashion.

"Ronda Rousey, she's a good looking woman when she put it on. Laila Ali is a drop-dead gorgeous woman. I mean a naturally beautiful woman and can kick ass, but you never heard them (the media) saying when she had I think somewhere around 10, 11, 12 fights that she was the baddest woman to ever fight on the planet."

Mayweather took issue with the ranking system and how it relates to Ward and Japanese WBC bantamweight champ Shinsuke Yamanaka.

"I can't believe they [Ring Magazine] got Andre Ward ranked No. 4 in the pound-for-pound list," Mayweather said. "Without Andre Ward losing a fight, he has to be No. 2. I mean, he wins his fights not in good fashion, but in great fashion, and they have him at No. 4?

"They got some guy ranked No. 9, I don't really know his full name, so I don't want to be disrespectful. But they got a Japanese guy ranked No. 9. They got Andre Ward No. 4, and this guy that's ranked No. 9, we don't even know who he is. I truly believe that racism still exists in the sport of boxing."

Asked in the interview to back up his claim, Mayweather said, "You gotta really look at things like this, when Bernard Hopkins was a middleweight trying to fight Oscar De La Hoya, Shane Mosley, and Felix Trinidad, they [the media] said he was calling out smaller guys. When the guy Triple G (Golovkin) does it, they don't say sh*t."

Mayweather also wondered why he is questioned about his behavior and self-confidence of McGregor, the reigning UFC featherweight, it is not questioned.

"And what's so crazy, I really do not know McGregor, had never seen him fight," Mayweather said. "I've heard his name actually one of the workers of our company ... he told me about McGregor. They say talk a lot of trash and people praise him for it, but when I do say I'm cocky and arrogant . much prejudice! Like I said, all I'm saying is this, I'm not racist at all, but I say that racism still exists. "