Floyd Mayweather: It Doesn't (or Does?) Matter If You're Black Or White

Floyd Mayweather says that MMA is for white boys.

In a recent interview, boxing’s pound-for-pound best goes on a RANT – talking about everything from economics to the dangers of cohabitation with a woman. Buried in the middle, he says that MMA was created by white dudes who don’t have the skills (or the balls?) to stand and strike with black and Hispanic fighters.

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“In boxing, we know who’s dominating. Black fighters and Hispanic fighers is dominating in this sport. And this is not a racial statement but there’s no white fighters in boxing that’s dominating, so they had to go to something else and start something new.”

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I don’t know, maybe he has a point?

Who are the most deadly strikers in MMA today?

Quick, make a list. Anderson Silva, Cheick Kongo, Melvin Manhoef, Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. Oh, shit – what about Lyoto Machida? His father is Japanese. His mom is native Brazilian….that’s still Latin, right?

There is an interesting sociological question to raise here: do the black and hispanic communities look at ground-fighting as something, well, for pussies?

How else do you explain Nick Diaz’s reluctance to showcase his Jiu-Jitsu? The guy is one of the best ground-fighters in the world, but the way he’s been fighting lately, you’d think there was a pit of alligators circling in the middle of the mat. Not that I’m complaining. I love watching Diaz knock people out. He’s Mexican, so it must be in his blood, right, Floyd Mayweather?

I’m just joking around here.

I do think, however, that Mayweather started a relevant dialogue.

Does MMA somehow cater to a white audience and white fighters?

What do you think?

And I promise – no more Michael Jackson references. I’ll let the man rest in peace.