Floyd Mayweather Jr. discriminates against Philippine Media
By Charlie Knoxville
I couldn’t hold my tongue anymore, and just had to send in my quick little rant on a matter that has been bothering me for quite sometime.
During the final promotional stop of the 3-city tour for “Who R U Picking?” Floyd Mayweather Jr. Vs. “Sugar” Shane Mosley, according to a story by Dennis “dSource” Guillermo of the Examiner, two Filipino media men, one of them being Chino Trinidad a well respected Filipino sporting news correspondent and Jason Pimentel, were denied access to speak with the undefeated Mayweather Jr., because he refused to answer questions about Manny Pacquiao.
This is interesting, because other media who were not Filipino still asked Floyd Mayweather Jr. about Manny Pacquiao, yet he gave them a pass, so it’s not ok for Filipinos to talk to him about Pacquiao, but it’s OK for ESPN to clown on him and do interviews like this (Mayweather Jr. get’s berated with Pacquiao questions on ESPN)
This type of discrimination is baffling coming from Floyd Mayweather Jr. , a man who has played the race card on several occasions. You would think Floyd would be the first against discrimination, since he claims people hate him because he is a rich, talkative, Black man and America,(White America to be clear) wants to see him fail.
If the tables were turned and someone denied Black media to interview Manny Pacquiao, because he refused to answer any questions on Floyd Mayweather Jr., Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson would be the first to cry racism and discrimination.
Same would go for the Mayweather’s singling out Manny Pacquiao of taking steroids because Pacquiao looked extraordinary in his past fights. There was no one to defend Pacquiao of discrimination or racism. Guy’s like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson were so vocal about equality, yet never defend other minorities or cry out against their own committing such discriminant acts against non-Blacks.
Imagine if Floyd Mayweather Jr. was the only Black champion, and Pacquiao, and Freddie Roach said Floyd Mayweather Jr. was on steroids or some enhancers and they would refuse to fight him, unless, he subjected himself to random blood and urine tests? Or they said the Blacks took A-side meth during the civil war and that is why Mayweather Jr. is so good?
There would be a media outcry saying how it’s racist to assume Mayweather is on steroids or enhancers, and the only reason they are singling out Mayweather is because he is Black.
But it’s OK for Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his family to constantly bring up Pacquiao being on steroids at the press events, and saying they never seen a man refuse to take a $25 million dollar drug test. Constantly defaming Manny’s name in hopes no one will support the Filipino fighters upcoming Pay-Per-View event with Joshua Clottey.
This type of reverse discrimination, is what sickens me. Coming from a guy like Mayweather Jr. who said HBO was racist, and how they only want to market Latino and White fighters. If Floyd new his boxing history, the biggest stars in boxing have mainly been Black fighters.
Just goes to show who the real prejudice person is, no one is racist towards Mayweather Jr., they just don’t like him because he is not a likable person, has nothing to do with skin color, the man is just an insecure hypocrite.
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To the write: You’re an idiot.
Try again to bring Mayweather down, I think this will bring him more fans after reading this garbage that you typed.
no cali, only fools like mayweather….no me…not majority of boxing fans/…
Bring more mayweather fans? if you are a racist like him then you will follow him.
Another lawsuit against Mayweather is brewing.
A class suit on racial discrimination will hold ground versus Floyd, Mayweather Promotion and Golden Boy Promotion. Acts like this must never be tolerated in this great land – which is the global icon of democracy.
and explain how that will hold up in court..that he was racist to you because you showed up LATE…and not only did floyd not tkae questions form you being late but neitehr did shane….and their were many others who didnt get tot alk tof loyd or shane either so that wouldnt hold up in court at all…get the facts before someones bias opinion
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@Cali, how can you say that? Exhorting negativism will just create chaos.
Mayweather is turning this into a Battle on Racism just to swing public opinion in his favor. For what? All for the purpose of generating his ultimate goal – money. Floyd is getting pathetic tho.
Doesn’t he know that Martin Luther King, the man he extols much once said, “Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away”. Racism is man’s gravest threat to man – the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.
I pity Floyd, he’s turning into an ugly-faced racist and defamer…he don’t seem to value reputation and honor. All he worship is money.
Sad……
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YOU MUST BE A RACIST YOURSELF FOR CONDONING WHAT YOUR LOSER IDOL HAS DONE! PLAIN AND SIMPLE, RACIST! GET THE HELL OUT AND GO BACK TO THE AGES.
Did you ever think that maybe Floyd refused to speak to them about Manny because there is a lawsuit between the two of them? Just take the drug test stop running if you have nothing to hide. I think taking the drug testing out of the hands of the guys who have always done the testing that have monatary gain in the state of Navada is needed
O-dog, if in case you haven’t notice, they were journalist, not just sports writer. If mayweather wants equality on the playing field, then why would he not treat them equally what is due to them as media practitioners? You’re watching too much espionage movies..
Cali, you are the idiot!!!
Mayweather Jr is nothing but an arrogant black trash. We wants attention through negative publicity against Manny. But the more he accused Manny of using PED, the more fans will sympathize for Manny.
its him and mosley tiem to shine its an event for him not to be ask pacquiao questions so if thats what they want to ask him he has every right to not answer them he answer enough and the same questions will come up again and again oth moved on hes focus on mosley now let him be
I have loved Black Boxers like, Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Larry Holmes, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonards, Shane Mosley but I never liked this guy Floyd “UGLY” Mayweather Jr. He is the most delutional, FAT HEADED, hypocrite person I’ve ever known in the boxing history. He thought that he represents American boxing and all that, but he is not, the name of boxers mentioned above are the true champions that represents the American boxing. The only difference now with Mayweather Jr. is, he is now a “son of a bitch who happens to have a lot of money”, but still he is a son of bitch.
I’m not surprised, by the Pretty Pretty Boy’s antics. The Mayweather’s are a bunch of ignorant buffoons. It’s not beyond the realm of possibility, because of the LOVE that Pacquiao has generated with boxing fans that he’d be jealous enough to lash out against filipinos. His steroid allegations are somewhat based on racism.
I said it before and I’ll say it again… if there was some black swimmer who started breaking Michael Phelps’ records and somebody says we need to test him for drugs because nobody has ever done what he’s did … I just wonder what the black community is going to say about it.
test him because bolt is breaking records and he got way more test this year then any other runner…so the black community didnt compalin and neither did he he got tested and michael phelps gets tested mroe then the normal swimmers as well….so that shut down your idea….when your great this happens to you they want to make sure u playing fair and alot of itmes the guy isnt palying faior so any time someoen great comes along we have to make sure hes great or a cheater …and as far as this article goes youcan be racist for turning down someone for one being late and two not wanting to asnwer questiosn about someone your not fighting so you canw write abd about him like always that would bes tupid on his aprt to go out his way to be trashed again
Well said! Mayweather is the BIGGEST RACIST!!!!
No he’s not.. Just try understanding his situation. You see, an effect of steroid or side effect is SHRUNKEN TESTICLES. I’d say if mayweather was into a substance that he accuses pacman, I guess I would believe it. Because you can say that HE OVERUSED THE SUBSTANCE TO A POINT THAT HIS TESTICLES DID NOT JUST SHRINK, BUT IT TOTALLY DISAPPEARED.
Mayweather is a racist? He doesn’t like Filipino Media asking about Pacquiao. Now, that’s interesting. Next thing you know he will start putting down the asian people. This will make Mayweather look like an idiot let see how he react when people start accusing him of being a racist. Now he will feel what Pacquiao felt when he start accusing him of taking illegal substance–
Mayweather Jr. forgot something, AMERICA accepted him when his Predecessors arrived into the U.S. from AFRICA..
@Cali, you’re dumb.
Mayweather is turning this into a Battle on Racism just to swing public opinion in his favor. For what? All for the purpose of generating his ultimate goal – money. Floyd is getting pathetic tho.
I pity this racist and defamer…he don’t seem to value reputation and honor. All he worship is money. sad…
I won’t be surprised if next time around, Floyd will not allow any Filipino worker in his hotel suite, but Las Vegas is teeming with Filipino-descent Americans. Floyd is not aware that he is surrounded by Filipinos whom he and his family hates. Behind the smile of these people is a growing annoyance but they’re a prayerful decent people who are not into “retaliation or answering back”.mindset. I guess they will just continue to pray for Floyd and his family, in due time this family will see the light that in boxing what matters is what happens in the ring,either one is ready to fight or one is scared. Peace brother…
I bet he did drank a bottle of Filipino piss in vegas.
I bet he did drink a bottle of Filipino piss in vegas.
The video of Mayweather, Jr. vserus Shane Mosley posted a day ago has generated views of 325 total as of last night; whereas, Pacman’s videos about his second appearance at Jimmy Kimmel Live show last midnight of March 3rd, which were posted on youtube 19 hours ago, have generated 45,000 views already (one video alone). So what does this tell you folks??? MAyweather because of his BIG mouth seems like loosing a lot of fans. I wonder if their PPV reaches to 3Million as expected/predicted by Schaeffer:)
@Floyd is the boss
I am black and i don’t condone of what Floyd is doing. If he is doing it to sell his fight, that is not cool at all. Racism is not funny. Racism is not for earning money. I’m afraid he is reliving the past. I he has become the devil that our ancestors has suffered from.
“respected filipino sporting news correspondent” – that is an oxymoron. what you should have said was “mouthpiece for manny pacquiao”. that would have been an accurate statement. by the way 8 days to go before the fight and there are still 15,000 tickets available? that says it all.
Floyd may consider those news correspondents as partial to Pacquiao, but not allowing them means that the representation in that press conference is not complete.
It is ironic because he often talks about Pacquiao and banning Filipino correspondents tantamounts to saying he doesn’t want Filipinos to know what he’s going to say. If you oversimplify this scenario, it’s like a person talking behind your back but doesn’t want you to know he’s doing it.
Racist is when you single out a group of people because they belong to that group.
How can one race have monopoly of being oppressed? Suddenly it becomes cool now to become more oppressed than others. You’re basically saying another group’s oppression or suppression doesn’t exist because your oppression or suppression is greater.
Filipino mediamen are still media. Floyd may consider them to be partial to Pacquiao, but he is holding a press conference, so he should allow media whether adverse or pro. Media people (of all backgrounds) still observe journalistic professionalism. Although not all of them, still, that’s no reason to judge what they have to say or ask until they ask or say them.
FLOYD THE BOSS – YOU’RE AN IDIOT. YOU’RE THE ONE THAT ASSUME THAT PACMAN, ROACH talks racism behind closed doors on BLACK people. For the RECORD ROACHES a lot of black champs like James Toney and the PACMAN allowed CLOTTEY to be his opponent to get the first 7 figures payday of his LIFE — that is not racism that is simply making SMART and BEING GOOD and NOT DEAL with ARROGANT BIG MOUTH FLOYD WEATHER ASS
Listen, I think all of you all are taking this thing waaaaaaay to personal. This is the game of boxing. The purpose of the antics is to sell tickets. Mayweather is no fool. In every competition there is a good guy and a bad guy. If you notice that every since the Mayweather vs Dela Hoya fight. Mayweather has taken on the bad guy persona. That is when he went from Pretty Boy to Money Mayweather. It sells, people………. Bottom line is the truth “all roads lead to Mayweather” no matter what you may think of him. He is the best in the game right now. 40-0… Even you all’s P4P has 3 losses. The only reason he is considered that is because Mayweather had retired. If he would not have, Mayweather would still have that title…Give the man his credit.
@ DP if I get discriminated by Floyd or any other individual because of my race i will definetely take as a personal attack. It doens’t matter if its a game of boxing or game of chess, racismis not cool. Taking bad persona has a limit. Noone should cross the borderline of being civilized and uncivilized.
I applaud the writer for exposing the discriminatory stance taken by Floyd against the Filipino media. It is hypocritical that Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson or any human & equality rights activitist to keep quiet and not denounce this blatant disregard by Floyd to discriminate other people.
This is the credit that this man gets.
- He hasn’t fought a welterweight in 4 years but considers himself the best welterweight.
- There were opportunities to fight big names in welterweight in the past but he did not: Cotto, Berto, Mosley, Williams, Clottey, and now Pacquiao.
- When he fought Marquez who was coming from lightweight, he failed to make the weight making him even bigger than the small Marquez.
- He had a controversial win over Castillo when the judges, known to be partial, favoured Mayweather.
-He did not have a convincing win over De La Hoya.
-It took him the next week to sign up for the Mosley fight which Mosley signed straight away.
-After he fought Marquez, it came from his mouth that he was eyeing Matthew Hatton, which would have been another easy fight for him.
-He called out Pacquiao to fight him. He said it would be easy win. Then when negotiations went smoothly, he makes an unnecessary demand for rigorous testing. When Pacquiao said yes up to a certain date, he demanded the testing will be until the day of the fight.
How can this guy be the best???
This is the credit that this man gets.
- He hasn’t fought a welterweight in 4 years but considers himself the best welterweight. Answer: You name one that is better?
- There were opportunities to fight big names in welterweight in the past but he did not: Cotto, Berto, Mosley, Williams, Clottey, and now Pacquiao. Answer: Cotto has been proven to be a scrub
Berto, Decent but not even in the same class
Mosley, We will see come May 1
Williams, Decent but Mayweather experence, defense and ring generalship would give him problems.
Clottey, To flat footed, Money would dance all night. Pick him apart.
Pacquiao, Take the test if there is nothing to hide and lets get it on. Said that giving blood make him weak? What’s going to happen when he gets cut in a fight? Is he going to collaps in the ring when the blood pures down his face? WEAKNESS
- When he fought Marquez who was coming from lightweight, he failed to make the weight making him even bigger than the small Marquez. Answer: Tell me that you dont honestly think that he could not make weight. This is a proffessional. He been doing this for years. He did not make weight on purpose. You got to be kidding me???
- He had a controversial win over Castillo when the judges, known to be partial, favoured Mayweather. Answer: Didnt he beat TWICE? Which time are you talking about the 1st or the 2nd one? PLEASE, get serious… a “W” is a “W”
-He did not have a convincing win over De La Hoya.
Answer: AGAIN a “W” is a “W”
-It took him the next week to sign up for the Mosley fight which Mosley signed straight away. Answer: AND? What does that prove, That Mosley is egar to get that big pay day and that “All Roads Lead to Mayweather.” He does not have to move until Mayweather gets ready to move.
-After he fought Marquez, it came from his mouth that he was eyeing Matthew Hatton, which would have been another easy fight for him. Answer: The man will fight whoever wants it make and it makes $en$e
-He called out Pacquiao to fight him. He said it would be easy win. Then when negotiations went smoothly, he makes an unnecessary demand for rigorous testing. When Pacquiao said yes up to a certain date, he demanded the testing will be until the day of the fight. Answer: I guess you forgot about the unnecessary weight demands that Pacquiao asked for and Mayweather agreed to with no problem. Truth is, if Pacquiao wanted to fight he would have agreed like Mayweather did. This is a grown man that is scared to give blood or he has something to hide. Face the facts
Special Footnote: Who was James Toney Trainer at the time when he was discover to be using performance enhancers? Hmmmmmmmm…
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@Maycurse, I’ll be the first to agree with you that “racismis not cool.” I have experience it to a certain extent my entire life. What I’m not going to do is let it effect my everyday life and well being. However the game is the game. When Ali call Liston every name under the sun, you did not hear anyone screaming racism. When Ali called Forman a “House Nergo” you did not hear it then. I mean he had the entire country of Africa against George. Joe Fraizer, the black gorilla. Where was the racism?????? All done to get in to the opponents head…
Now, looking back at all of those they were some of the greatest fights of all time. History!!! Without all the antics the fights may or maynot have lived up to it but what I do know is that the antics did not hurt. Let revisit this subject 20 years from now or after the fight when someone is victorious. Whom ever that maybe.
Yeah, why is it? all the accusations against Manny has been baseless, no proof, no evidence, just accusations from drug dealing Mayweather family. And many from the media or people out there are jumping on the band wagon of convicting Manny of using PED. When a black person breaks a record, like Husain Bolt, Tiger Woods, any of the many great black basketball players, no one seems to question them or accuse them of any PED, or anything, but when a Filipino breaks a record suddenly all hell break loose? Is it only black people that break records? Are they now the superior athletes, or the superior race? Sounds like someone is having the Nazi mentality. Who are the racist nowadays?
Floyd Mayweather Jr. with his tirade on Pacquiao and his delusional sense of grandeur has surpassed the ‘American Idol’ as the number 1′most read’ article online as of today. Floyd never cease to amazed millions of his nutswinging fans around the country to the point they lied all the time just like their idol. The more Floyd talks the more he contradict his statements, what a pathetic fool.
You are one idiotic moronic gay guy! Black people are more racist than any other race coz they keep talking and using it to their upper hand. They are lazy that’s why. Asians work their way up. Black guys steal their way up. Criminals should be put to death black people should be shipped back to africa or zoo where they belong. (since you are racist I’ll racist to you. Ahole.
I guess that answers the question who got who inside their head when Floyd denied those Filipino sports writers access. Not very smart to do that kind of reverse discrimination. Not too smart!
@Floyd is the Ho (boss)…. YEAH! You think you know what racism is all about? Well, FHUCK you and the horse you came on in. I am not WHITE and like many non-white, I have been a victim of racism because of the color of my skin. So don’t tell me and others here that only Blacks know about racism. You must be stupid like your IDOL.
Stupid coward racist Xylocained Floyd Jr. doesn’t like Filipinos because of Manny Pacquiao. Manny is still continuing to dominate in boxing as the number 1 fighter and really scared him to death to face Manny, That stupid ridiculous random blood testing would conceal coward Floyd Jr. from danger of Manny’s punches with speed and power to knock him out. Singling out Manny Pacquiao with the random blood testing apart from Floyd Jrs. previous 40 opponents, No doubt, it’s discrimination and he is a racist against Filipinos.
You guys just BOYCOTT Mayweather/Mosley fight. I ask all races not to watch this fight especially Asians/Hispanis race.
DISCRIMINATION BY THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN IS RACISM. FHUCK FLOYDWEATHER. BOYCOTT HIS FIGHTS. BOYCOTT, BOYCOTT, BOYCOTT!!!!
Dude, I love Manny… but would guys PLEASE stop talking about Gayweather. Honestly, the best thing you can do, now, is to pull for Mosley to win… because Shane will fight Manny, and it will be a better fight. Floyd would just run from Manny anyway, making a boring fight.
By showing complete disregard to these newsmen, Floyd, GBP and Team Mayweather are traversing a risky game. There is now a growing increasing sentiments in the global boxing fans on boycotting their fights. If it catches up, this will affect their finacial bottomline. GBP still has more fights ahead to promote, the fallout from this Mayweather antics may cascade down to their future promotions. Then all the contracts and partnerships Schaefer may have lined up relating to these fights may just be a waste.But then do the GBP people really care? It appears they don’t. Oh well, its their business..
We protest the evident racism of Floyd Jr, FMSr & uncle Roger who repeatedly make disrespectful & insulting remarks on others, ethnic groups & non-black Americans, which offended already millions of people. As our protest we shouldn’t support nor buy Floyd’s future fights & PPVs. They’re not deserving of our money.
These trio with Richard Schaefer out of the blue, accuse another boxer of steroid use lacking proof which is baseless & defamatory. Slandering! Their ridiculous drug test demands aren’t required & never done by the commission b4. Why on earth should d protocols be changed so suddenly? People around the globe against racism, prejudice & discrimination, boycotting FMJr & GBP is necessary. Hype or head game, there’s no excuse 4 their committed wrongdoings. Never buy Floyd’s PPVs.