New Mayweather Interview; Calls Emmanuel Steward an "Uncle Tom"

[Conrad]

The first and foremost reason why he's not a superstar that transcends all sports is because he's a complete cnut!!

That said does he have a point about he'd be bigger if he was white?

I genuinely (perhaps naively) think it makes no difference to us in the UK, dare I say it but a I feel we're a little more liberal than the US??!!

Stateside though race seems more of an issue. Do any of our US posters feel that should PBF have been white he would've been more of a household name?

[Diane]

The first and foremost reason why he's not a superstar that transcends all sports is because he's a complete cnut!!

That said does he have a point about he'd be bigger if he was white?

I genuinely (perhaps naively) think it makes no difference to us in the UK, dare I say it but a I feel we're a little more liberal than the US??!!

Stateside though race seems more of an issue. Do any of our US posters feel that should PBF have been white he would've been more of a household name?

No.

[Conrad]

No.

Fair enough...

Just playing Devil's Advocate, but if Kelly Pavlik was black do you the he would have received the same kind of hype?

[El Kabong]

No.

Fair enough...

Just playing Devil's Advocate, but if Kelly Pavlik was black do you the he would have received the same kind of hype?

Yes, maybe more so


Also if Floyd thinks he'd have it easy as a white guy, people would be MORE on his ass about not fighting the talent in/around his weight class. Rocky Marciano comes to mind, never ducked anyone and never lost to anyone yet catches crap about never fighting anyone.....if PBF was white people MAY come to my side of the fence and ask why didn't he unify? Why not fight the BEST out there? Why duck so many people?

[Rican]

Seems like the new and improved, "classier" Mayweather is just a figment of the imagination.

[El Kabong]

Seems like the new and improved, "classier" Mayweather is just a figment of the imagination.

Un-true, he's at least 15% nicer

[JonesJrMayweather]

The first and foremost reason why he's not a superstar that transcends all sports is because he's a complete cnut!!

That said does he have a point about he'd be bigger if he was white?

I genuinely (perhaps naively) think it makes no difference to us in the UK, dare I say it but a I feel we're a little more liberal than the US??!!

Stateside though race seems more of an issue. Do any of our US posters feel that should PBF have been white he would've been more of a household name?

Yes he would have. Guys like SRL, TIger woods, they are examples of white americas "model minority", floyd's a braggart that is influenced by hip hop culture the negative side of it. And even those model minorities are considered threats if they raise their voice too loudly.

Black men have been and will always be public enemy number 1 in the states. So floyd does have a very valid point, the fact that he's a cunt is only the easy way out.

[JT Rock]

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Sad he would say that, I know Steward can be biased at times but he had some good words for Floyd in this article

[El Kabong]

Floyd is a cocksucker....he's got it better than anyone in boxing (maybe bar Pacquiao) and he's got to be a prick about EVERYTHING.

There's going to be a new term named for Floyd once he gets beaten, heard of Schadenfreude? (Taking pleasure in someone else's pain/sorrow/misery/misfortune) well when Floyd loses to Marquez I think a lot of people will suffer from SchadenFLOYD, taking pleasure from Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s misfortune.

[JT Rock]

Floyd is a cocksucker....he's got it better than anyone in boxing (maybe bar Pacquiao) and he's got to be a prick about EVERYTHING

Funny you should say that Seems just like a veteran I know on a boxing forum who lives down south

[Nameless]

Roy Jones Jr, The X-ecutioner, Ali, Moseley are black and have been cherished sons of the U.S, they were arrogant, a bit cocky, but also showed class on many occasions and they always were here for excitement. Floyd doesn't. HE's not a nigger, not a nigga or a black. He's a cunt. And that race of rainbow warriors do not have a special color as attribute, a cunt can be of any color, they are purely analyzed by their shit attitude and their un-measured ego to sit the rest of the world around their hairy navel and to think it's a marble Jacuzzi that everybody should swim in.

[Spicoli]

No one ever bets anymore .I'm betting the neighbors will be pissed by all the noise.

[fan johnny]

The first and foremost reason why he's not a superstar that transcends all sports is because he's a complete cnut!!

That said does he have a point about he'd be bigger if he was white?

I genuinely (perhaps naively) think it makes no difference to us in the UK, dare I say it but a I feel we're a little more liberal than the US??!!

Stateside though race seems more of an issue. Do any of our US posters feel that should PBF have been white he would've been more of a household name?

I don't believe that! I think it's about his persona. I coming up blank about a white guy with Mayweather's persona.

Look at Ray Leonard and the like.... and also look at Obama. If the Character is there for people to like people they will like them. On the other side look at Look guys like (here's one) Brett Favre or Dennis Rodman, If the Character is there for people to hate, they will hate them.

Now, I do agree there is always going to be prejudice due to race, I think its only a contributing factor and the the primary reason.

He is always begging for attention and that just gets old fast!