ESPN is reporting that the National Federation of Filipino American Associations are lashing out against Floyd Mayweather, Jr. after he released a racially insensitive video about Manny Pacquiao, who hails from the country.
“Once I stomp the midget, I’ll make that mother [expletive] make me a sushi roll and cook me some rice,” Mayweather said in the video.
Pacquiao responded by calling the video “an uneducated message,” but the NaFFAA is willing to go farther than that.
“We are outraged by Mayweather’s racially offensive remarks,” the NaFFAA said in a statement. “This disgusting diatribe against Pacquiao is a racial slur against all Filipinos and Filipino Americans and an embarrassment not only to the boxing community, but to all Americans. Talking trash may be common between boxing rivals, but Mayweather’s racially laced profanities brazenly crossed the line of decency and respectability. Pacquiao, on the other hand, has taken the high road and acted like the gentleman that he is (WEEI).”
I don't really have a problem with what Mayweather said, because at the end of the day these guys are going to end up in a ring together, and Pacquiao will get his chance to shut Mayweather up. But there are a couple things I do have a problem with.
First off, if this was turned around and Pacquiao went off on a racial slur rampage against Mayweather this country, and Mayweather would've thrown a fit. But yet no one really cares about this. But whatever, that's just the way things are.
What REALLY pisses me off is that fact that Mayweather is talking shit when once again he was the one who stopped this fight from happening. When they were first promoting this fight I really wanted Mayweather to win. I still think he will win, but I'm rooting for Pacquiao. Mayweather is a douche, he won't fight Pacquiao because he is worried about losing his undefeated stature, and decided it was better to diddle himself for a year.
Anyways, boxing is dead to me until these two fight.
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