Floyd Mayweather Jr. Makes Public Apology for Racial Tirade on Manny Pacquiao

Less than two days after Floyd Mayweather, Jr.attacked Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao with his profanity-coated, racist-filled rant, the undefeated American boxer made a public apology, saying he doesn't have any racist bone in his body.

The public apology came about after the alleged racial assault on Manny Pacquiao and the Asian people created media firestorm in the Internet, print as well as broadcast media, as thousands of people around the world have joined a group petition addressed to Mayweather's sponsors to drop the American boxer as their celebrity product endorser.

ESPN's Dan Rafael quotes Mayweather in the original video report as he shredded Pacquiao whom he referred to as "Poochiao."

"I'm on vacation for about a year, about a year," Mayweather said Thursday. "As soon as we come off vacation, we're going to cook that little yellow chump. We ain't worried about that. So they ain't gotta worry about me fighting the midget. Once I kick the midget ass, I don't want you all to jump on my d---. So you all better get on the bandwagon now. ... Once I stomp the midget, I'll make that mother f----- make me a sushi roll and cook me some rice."

Mayweather also said, " 'Poochiao' got three losses and two draws and been knocked out twice," Mayweather said. "So, like I said before, once I beat him it's going to be a cakewalk and it's on to the next. ... We know Pacquiao made $6 million in his last fight and Floyd Mayweather made $65 million in his last fight. Three losses, two draws. Ohhh, hell no, this is America baby. We built on winning. Step your game up, f----t. ... That mother f----- Pacquiao, he can't speak no English. He never seen a contract he didn't like. Mother f----- signed with two companies [Top Rank and Golden Boy]. Look it up. And then this mother f------ with Nike only got 70 Gs. How stupid can a mother f----- be? Reebok gave me a million dollars for three weeks. I wore Reebok s--- for a week for a million dollars. ... This mother f------'s name is Emmanuel. He got a fake name, taking power pellets".

On Friday, however, Mayweather said that he "didn't really mean" any of it.

Just a little over a day after he chastised Pacquiao, the undefeated American boxer said, he didn't mean to do it and felt sorry.

"I do want to apologize for what happened the other night. I want to apologize to everybody because everybody thought that it was a racist comment that I said. I don't have a racist bone in my body. I have nothing but love for everybody," said Mayweather.

"Some of my guys are Muslim, some of my guys are Jews. Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, whites, ... it doesn't matter. I got nothing but love in my heart," said Mayweather. "All I want to say is, if anybody was affected from what I said the other day, I apologize as a man. I was just having fun. I didn't really mean it."

“I heard this from a few people. The only thing I want to say is, anybody who was offended by what I said the other day, I apologize as a man. I apologize. Forgive me for saying what I said. I was just having fun. I didn’t really mean it, nothing in a bad way. So let’s stay on this roller coaster ride and keep riding, baby. It’s all love.”

Some people especially boxing fans say no amount of apology is enough as damage has already been done. Others say it was just Mayweather's way of hyping the fight which a great majority of boxing fans believe the most desired fight will happen early next year.