Mayweather decided to use his mouth as a weapon, when he went on a tirade filled with expletives and racist comments about his Filipino counterpart. The 33-year-old world boxing championship fighter has now teed off not only folks in the boxing world but Pacquiao's devoted fan base. Many industry experts are also stating that Mayweather could have also dug a hole for himself, alienating quite a number of his own admirers.
Here are some excerpts of Mayweather's profanity-laced video:
" '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----r Pacquiao, he can't speak no English. He never seen a contract he didn't like. Mother f----r signed with two companies [Top Rank and Golden Boy]. Look it up. And then this mother f-----r with Nike only got 70 Gs. How stupid can a mother f----r be? Reebok gave me a million dollars for three weeks. I wore Reebok s--t for a week for a million dollars. ... This mother f-----r's name is Emmanuel. He got a fake name, taking power pellets."
"I'm on vacation for about a year, about a year," Mayweather said. "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--k. So you all better get on the bandwagon now. ... Once I stomp the midget, I'll make that mother f----r make me a sushi roll and cook me some rice."
Mayweather, oddly enough, also broke out in a strange song where he referred to Pacquiao as a "whore" and added:
"When we do come back, we'll kick 'Poochiao's' ass. I'm gonna fight the Pacman when he gets off the power pellets."
Although the young boxer, who flaunts an unblemished professional record in close to 50 career bouts, has apologized (see video below) for his offensive video, all is not forgotten.
Unfortunately for him, he's a tad too late; the boxer has come under attack by countless industry watchers, including writer Michael Rosenthal of The Ring who writes:
"The No. 2 fighter in the world pound for pound has the maturity level of a 3-year-old. The video coincided with the beginning of the Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito media tour. Mayweather just couldn't stand the fact his rival was receiving attention and he wasn't, so he took his shots at one of the most-decent figures in boxing. Other observers have blamed the sycophants who hover around him for the fact he's a spoiled brat, which obviously plays a role. He must also accept some of the responsibility. The man is 33 years old, for God's sake. Isn't it time he starts acting like it?"
Meanwhile Pacquiao dismissed the video last Friday at the final stop of a three-city tour to promote his fight:
"I just heard about that, but I didn't see the video. But it's an uneducated message."
When asked about the possibility of a Mayweather bout Friday, Pacquiao responded:
"I'm not looking for that fight. I'm satisfied with what I've done in boxing already."