Mayweather racial blast has ripple effect down to the amateur boxing level -- 8CountNews

By Brad Cooney, 8CountNews.com

Floyd Mayweather Jr fired some racial shots at Manny Pacquiao that has not only sickened the professional boxing world, but it has also sickened the amateur side of the sport. Many of the younger fighters still on the amateur level of this sport heard what Floyd had to say as well. Many of these kids still looked up to Floyd Mayweather, and that's something Floyd needs to understand.

Recently I spoke with Stan Nichols, who was just elected to the Chair of USA Boxing's Rules and Regulations Committee. Nichols has been in the sport of boxing for many years, and has given countless hours of his time and dedication to the amateur program in this country. When I asked Stan for his thoughts on what Mayweather had to say, he pulled no punches, " I was disgusted by what Floyd said. Everything that he has now, boxing, and it's fans have given him. For him to disrespect Manny Pacquiao and all of the fans out there who support Manny is disgusting."

Floyd needs to realize that he is a public figure, and believe it or not there are a lot of younger kids out there that look up to him. Floyd is losing fans now, and even those who are big Floyd fans are beginning to turn away from him. Nichols even spoke about a youth boxing tournament that Floyd once sponsored, and wishes that the old version of Floyd Mayweather would return, "Floyd took a 150,000 dollars out of his own pocket and sponsored a youth boxing tournament in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is the version of Floyd Mayweather that needs to return to boxing." Nichols has extensive experience in the amateur program, and he carries a lot of weight down there, so when he speaks people listen.

Floyd Mayweather needs to work on his level of maturity. Instead of rubbing his millions in the faces of those who do not have money, he should be more humble, and realize that money isn't everything. I have defended Floyd numerous times on 8CountNews, and tried to separate Floyd's inside the ring life from Floyd's outside of the ring life. This latest rant? There is no defending this.

Source: 8countnews.com