A lot of fans don't like Mayweather because first he is black and a lot of people falsely stereotyped that all blacks act like that. Second, Mayweather is the best boxer and everybody knows that Mayweather can outboxed anybody so people are jealous. Third, Mayweather is the cash cow, he makes more than Pacquaio, Marquez, or Martinez combined in one fight.|||I think you have a few things mixed around. No one loses credibility for criticizing Mayweather. He brings a lot of that on himself. It's true that there are some who don't like him because he's Black but those numbers are very small. The bigger reason many people don't like Mayweather is because of his behavior.
Shane Mosley is also Black. His record does not LOOK as impressive as Mayweather's (though he has faced far tougher competition). Yet, people don't hate him. Only a very small group of people feel the way they do because of Floyd's race. Most feel the way they do because of his attitude.
If people would judge Blacks, in general, by Mayweather's behavior, they are sadly lacking in personal experience. Personally, I would not want a guy like Mayweather to ever claim to represent Blacks in any way. He has made it clear that he represents only himself.
There is one VERY IMPORTANT thing that Mayweather obviously NEVER learned. It's well known, at least by some, that Blacks have not had an easy time in American history, beginning with slavery. It is also well known of the many prejudices that Blacks have suffered. However, to be a Black man, and to practice such prejudices against others, is only counter productive. History is all the more reason why Blacks should understand that this is the one time when it's important to understand that "two wrongs don't make a right".
Some might disagree with me on this but, take Mayweather's racist tirade on You-Tube, against Pacquiao. When have you ever heard Pacquiao say anything negative about Blacks? Never.
If you feel that Blacks have been mistreated, throughout history, ask yourself if the mistreatment of others is the answer. If you believe it is the answer, than you make your life much harder than anyone else ever will. If Pacquiao ever said the same things about Mayweather, he'd be the first to cry racism. This is where he went from "self promoter" to "public enemy".
For a time, Mayweather was not the jerk he often portrayed himself to be. It's true that Mayweather's behavior was mostly self promoted. To his credit, he wanted to be a star from the beginning. It always helps to know what you want in life. He made it clear that he envied and disliked Oscar de la Hoya. While I can understand some of his reasoning, I don't agree with the way he handled it. Floyd realized that he would never be viewed in the same way that Oscar is viewed, even if he beat him in the ring. So he decided to sell tickets by becoming the villain. This was his choice.
While his choice was understandable, Floyd took it a bit too far when Pacquiao came along. It's clear that he feels upstaged by Pacquiao's presence. All the time it took for Oscar to retire and Floyd STILL does not get the public's respect. However, the problem is that he created much of that sentiment himself.
People like Pacquiao. He doesn't brag. He does a lot for his country and he's humble. As for the PPV numbers that Floyd often brags about, they are exaggerated and serve no purpose if he's inactive. It still appears that he's ducking Pacquiao or waiting for him to burn himself out. It's the "perception" that the public has and Floyd has caused much of that himself.
Regardless to how you feel about Pacquiao, if you can not see a few facts, you're just not very objective.
Fact: Pacquiao has a much more entertaining style. We boxing fans can appreciate Floyd's talent. But, what good is talent if you are not willing to face the best?
Fact: Pacquiao has always appeared to be humble and gracious. Whether or not you buy into it, you MUST understand that "pubic perception" is very powerful. It's what people SEE. Floyd is still probably not the jerk he appears to be. However, he seems to have started a path down a road from which he will not soon return. Again, the perception he gives people is not a good one.
Fact: In the eyes of people, it's FLOYD who keeps this proposed fight from happening. The drug test story can only go so far.
Floyd's racist tirade, against Pacquiao and against Filipinos, is where he made the turning point. There was NOTHING good about it and it was totally WRONG. It's where smart people separate him from decent Blacks and dumb people just have more ammunition to spew their racist venom. FLoyd did that to himself. He does not represent Blacks or Americans in any positive way.
He's a great athlete but the public perception that he has created for himself is that he is envious of Pacquiao's success and the way the public has taken to him. He appears unsure of his ability to beat Pacquiao in the ring and he fears what he looks like, should he lose.
Floyd is a great athlete. With his recent behavior, he has proven that he's not a great man.|||I don't think it's got nothing to do with him being black.People just don't like his personality and the way he acts sometimes,also some fans feel threatened by him because they know he's a threat to their fighter.You have to be a really big fan of Floyd and appreciate his talent in the ring to like him,if your neither of those then your just one of the many that want to see Floyd lose.A lot of it is just self-promotion which he's the master of and that's why he is where he is today,people sometimes forget the huge Charity work that he does and although i agree that he does shoot himself in the foot sometimes with some of the things he does or says,he isn't the monster everybody makes him out to be!!|||Obviously you have an opinion regarding race, and think that anyone that criticizes Mayweather must be doing so because he is black.
The only time someone loses credibility is when they have said something that is not true.
Many people criticize Mayweather because of the things he has said and done, it does not relate to his race, or ability.
The people on this forum who continue to call others rude and profane names are the ones without credibility.|||I think some people do lose credibility for the manner in which they criticize Floyd, especially if they aren't willing to examine their own favorite fighter under the same microscope. Anyone who starts in with the "ducker", "coward", "KFC" nonsense loses credibility with me. Anyone who says he only fights small guys when he has gone up to win titles in 5 weight classes loses credibility with me. Anyone who questions the fact of him being truly 41-0 loses credibility with me. Anyone who accuses him of cherry picking but cant see how their guy is cherry picking too loses credibility.
I agree with you that Floyd is one of the best fighters in the game still, possibly the best and he is one of it's bigger PPV draws (if not the biggest). Some of this nonsense is hate and jealousy and the rest sometimes is plain old racism.|||Cash cow? LOL, De La Hoya MADE Mayweather %26amp; Pacquiao. And those two UNGRATEFUL cowards are afraid to give younger fighters the very same opportunity. They are both over rated money grubbing cowards who could care less about that sport that made them rich and are contributing to the sports downfall but putting out GARBAGE fights rather than try to fight the best out there. You honestly think history is gonna put them favorably compared to other eras where the top guys actually wanted to fight each other? LOL, Keep dreaming!|||@Malik - if it quacks like a duck, looks like a duck, then it must be a duck.
if it looks like a PU$$Y, smells like a PU$$Y, acts like a PU$$Y, then it must be a PU$$Y.|||Yeah they're incredible!
@galactus
It hurts to hear that from a brother. Go easy on me man! I'm just making wise business decisions here. My life is on the line everytime I fight you know?
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