By the end of 2015, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was done for good with boxing. Then thirty-eight years old, he fought and won his forty-ninth bout against the Haitian-American Andre Berto on September 15. However, the call of the ring proved too strong. Two years later, he returned to touch up his perfect record with one more win, his fiftieth. But outside the ring, he soon realized that Conor McGregor is as tough a customer as he could face. Their talks, at times, often branched into the controversial zone. An old video emerged showing one of the belligerents coming full circle, settling the error of judgment.

Ahead of their August 26 fight, at the Wembley Arena press conference, Mayweather Jr. called out ‘The Notorious,’ “….I love to UFC, but I don’t know what they bought you. Tell me what the UFC bought you. Shut the f**k up……..yeah we won’t talk about this p***y, you punk, you f****t, you h*…” But the undefeated champion soon realized the screw-up and made amends while discussing the fight on ‘Hollywood Unlocked.’

It was all spur-of-the-moment – Floyd Mayweather Jr.

The popular podcast had host Jason Lee questioning Mayweather Jr.’s conduct, especially the rationale behind calling his opponent a homophobic slur. So, the boxer explained how, in those days, such a language hardly offended anyone. He said, “…you know, back in the day, you [could] use that word, you could say certain words, nobody really gets offended by it, but now nowadays is it seems like you know that they’re the majority, and we’re the minorities meaning that you know you.“

Clarifying his stand further, ‘Money’ said he loved and liked everyone. Taking racism as an example, he continued that as much as he doesn’t believe in it, the problem persists. Leading a racially diverse team, Mayweather Jr. mentioned how he treated everyone equally. However, Lee stayed on the line of questioning and wanted to know his thoughts when he used those words. Floyd Mayweather Jr. replied, “You know devil just [just] came out is talking this trash talking it didn’t mean really mean like get none towards the gay community or the lesbian community.” 

With over four million pay-per-view subscriptions, the Mayweather Jr.-McGregor match received monikers – The Money Fight and The Biggest Fight in Combat Sports History. Staying true to the first nickname, the bout became history’s second-highest-grosser. But not many realize that to reach that stage, both the fighters embarked on a trash-talk tour, each trying to outdo the other. The shenanigans continue to this day.

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