3. Racial Tensions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjiV0hCUpSQ One of the more troubling aspects of the failed attempts to secure a fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao was how the dispute spilled over into something decidedly unsavoury. In September 2010, Mayweather uploaded a Ustream video in which he embarked on a ten-minute rant disparaging the Filipino fighter. Spurred on by members of his entourage, the American repeatedly insulted Pacquiao, making threats to "cook that little yellow chump with some cats and dogs" and have him "make me a sushi roll and cook up some rice." Mayweather also used homophobic slurs, referred several times to his rival as a "midget" and threw in allegations that Pacquiao was using performance-enhancing substances. In 2012, Mayweather also made controversial comments on Twitter about Asian American basketball player Jeremy Lin, and while it may be going a step too far to conclude that the boxer is a racist, such incidents go a long way to explaining why he has struggled to be accepted in the same way as some other boxers.
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