Mayweather: Racism still exists in boxing

Floyd Mayweather retired after his final bout against Andre Berto in September, but that doesn’t mean the unbeaten boxer is fading away.
In a recent interview with Fight Hype’s Ben Thompson, Mayweather opened up about the current state of fighting, sharing his belief that racism still exists in boxing, and commenting on UFC fighters like Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor.
Mayweather used Andre Ward’s ranking as an example of racism still existing in the sport. Here’s what he had to say:
“I can’t believe they [Ring Magazine] got Andre Ward ranked number 4 in the pound-for-pound list. Even though the guy that’s ranked number 1 pound-for-pound right now [Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez], you know, you can’t argue about that, but without Andre Ward losing a fight, he has to be number 2. I mean, he wins his fights not in good fashion, but in great fashion, and they have him at number 4? They got some guy ranked number 9, I don’t really know his full name, so I don’t want to be disrespectful, but they got a Japanese guy ranked number 9. They got Andre Ward number 4, and this guy that’s ranked number 9, we don’t even know who he is. I truly believe that racism still exists in the sport of boxing.”
Mayweather also used himself as example, saying he was called “cocky and arrogant” for talking trash while McGregor is praised for acting the same way. As for Rousey, Mayweather compared her recent run to Laila Ali:”But you look at things like this, Ronda Rousey, you know, I think she fought somewhere like 11 or 12 fights, which is not a bad thing. Laila Ali went undefeated and was dominating too. After Ronda Rousey fought I think 9, 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.”