R.A. Kicks the REAL Talk To Floyd Mayweather Jr

Over the weekend a now infamous interview took place between New York rapper R.A. the Rugged Man and undefeated American top pound for pound boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr on the Sirius Shade 45 Radio Show.

Floyd seemed to be in a car on the way to his office in Las Vegas when R.A. questioned Floyd on when will he step up and fight a real challenge meaning a dangerous opponent who is a true welter weight.

It seemed that Floyd was a bit caught off guard with R.A.'s questioning of how he can consider him the greatest boxer ever when he has not fought anyone that great.

Floyd instantly fired back and questioned R.A.'s knowledge of the history of boxing and the business of boxing, stating one major reason why he can not easily make a fight with either Miguel Cotto or Manny Pacquiao is because they are both promoted by Bob Arum who he claims will not do business with him.

R.A. held his own and displayed he was a true fan of the sweet science and even stating that he was a fan of Mayweather back when he fought a prime Diego Corrales but what he needs to do now is fight the equal sized top opponents such as Shane Mosley and Paul Williams to secure his legacy.

Mayweather many times responded with the fact that he is undefeated says a lot and that other fighters like Manny Pacquiao have losses on their record.

R.A. fired back saying other fighters have losses for they actually took on the best fighters out there and Mayweather did not.

The two went head to head full speed back and forth igniting the boxing websites and fan forums instantly to discuss and weigh in on their thoughts. Many of the fans felt R.A. won the debate and respected how no one really had ever attacked Floyd Mayweather Jr so directly with the "REAL" talk before.

Personally, as a fight fan and a fan of the sweet science known as boxing I am also a fan of Floyd Mayweather Jr. I appreciate how talented, gifted and skilled he is in the ring and no one can deny that. However at the same time I understand where R.A. is coming from and many fight fans and journalists have all expressed the very same things to me as well.

Some of my favorite fighters of all time are: Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Muhammad Ali just to name a few. All of these legends have losses on their records and are still considered greats and more importantly they did step into the ring with the greatest out there and win lose or draw they gave the fans something to be proud of.

I always said if Mayweather does indeed come back out of his retirement I feel he should either unify or clean out the welter weight division so he does not have any reason for his critics to criticize him. Win lose or draw if he did attempt to unify 147 then there would be little for people to doubt about him.