Floyd Mayweather Jr. Speaks, Blasts "Racist" HBO

[Scott9945]

Some excerpts from two new mlive articles:

Mayweather gives first interview since retirement

"Even a guy like Jim Lampley, he praises Kelly Pavlik -- who has won some good fights, he beat Jermain Taylor twice, we have to give him credit for that -- but they talk about Kelly Pavlik, a white fighter, like he's the second coming Or they go crazy over Manny Pacquiao. But I'm a black fighter," Mayweather said. "Is it racial? Absolutely. They praise white fighters, they praise Hispanic fighters, whatever. But black fighters, they never praise.

"I've noticed it for a long time but I couldn't say anything because I had to do business with them. I'll still do business with them, but I'm done holding my tongue. I think HBO is great. But their announcers are full of (expletive)."


Mayweather rips HBO announcers for racial bias

Mayweather criticized the network's announcers for a bias against black fighters, and for not treating their own indiscretions as seriously as those committed by people they cover, during an exclusive interview with The Press.

"Jim Lampley, Larry Merchant, Emanuel Steward, they're always talking about the negative things in my life," Mayweather said. "But I've seen Jim Lampley in the same strip club as me before. They always want to talk about me going to strip clubs, but they don't want to talk about that.

"He caught a court case himself, too. But when they catch a case, all they do is take them off the air a couple weeks, then it's over."

Somebody get this man a hanky. He's going to break into tears like he did in his post Baldomir press conference. Get a grip champ. HBO showered plenty of praise on Jermain Taylor and Shane Mosley (among others).

[BattlingNelson]

Manny Steward is a white supremacist, I've seen him at klan meetings.

[BattlingNelson]

He is already frustrated. I wonder how long it's going to take until he comes back... My guess is about half a year.

He'll at least be back before spring. It's so predictable.

Question is if DLH is around or if he'll fight the Cotto-Margarito winner.

[Bea5T]

A new $26 million jet, a new $18.5 million Las Vegas home, another home worth $11 million in Miami, and a $20 million yacht.


hes def. frustrated

[!! Shawn]

Mayweather is so full of ****. Because it obviously couldn't be that his fights were boring as ****, it has to be the announcers being racist. Damn that Emanuel Steward, if only he knew what it was like to be a black man in America!

[MaTTuP]

Why is Floyd still whining about his retirement? doesn't he have some C list celebrity **** to do? (wrestling, dancing, rapping?)

[cuzfozzy]

the problem with mayweather is no one likes him beacuse he talks
alot but doesn't really back it up (running in the ring than fighting)
he is obviously jealous of pacman and pavlik . the main reason
people like these two fighters is :

they let their fists talk ..... (they dont promise to ko someone then run)
they are basically nice guys not irritating whiners .. lol

[Scott9945]

Mayweather is so full of ****. Because it obviously couldn't be that his fights were boring as ****, it has to be the announcers being racist. Damn that Emanuel Steward, if only he knew what it was like to be a black man in America!

LOL!

[them_apples]

They praise Manny Pacquiao because he's a nice guy and a superb boxer..

Mayweather is an ******* that ducks fighters, all he does is talk **** and act like a ****y little *****.

[Allucard]

They praise fighters who don't put the crowd to sleep, mayweather can go **** himself. People like Jeff Lacy because he is entertaining and comes to fight every time and doesn't run around the ring like a little school girl *****. Oh, look at that jeff lacy is black... And also people loved Mike Tyson too, oh and Mike Tyson is black too... **** Fraud Mayweathers

Jeff Lacy has lost to a white fighter. Everyone knows blacks are ok if they lose to white fighters.
But some of it is to blame on Mayweather himself for being too frail, for exposing his family, the strength of a person comes from his family and he was talking about his dad and mom on national tv. He was too flashy and he talked too much ****, that didn't help.
Yet it is true the HBO crew are racist as are almost all of boxing's major outside-the-ring players. Specially towards black fighters.
Pavlik is a very good fighter and very likable. But don't be fooled, if he was a black fighter he would be constantly pressed to the next then the next then the next challenge (until he loses to a white guy, then he's ok) instead of being praised like Kelly is, even if he is a nice guy.
Also black fighters that play nice get an horrible treatment, look at Shane Mosley, he was a awesome fighter in his prime, now he's a stepping stone for the likes of Cotto (but he's ok since he's not on top) and he's already 36. When people talk of him they say "who's next for Shane Mosley" while at the same time the white fighters go "One more and then retirement" PEACE, they are not disturbed, nobody is asking them the tough questions.
None of this is new.