Floyd Mayweather, who participated in one of the main events of WrestleMania XXIV, made some controversial comments in an ESPN interview pertaining to his race. "If Floyd Mayweather was white, I'd be the biggest athlete in America. The biggest, the biggest. I know that for a fact."

When talking about how he is viewed, he said, "If you're rich, you're a rich n-----," he said. "If you're poor, you're a poor n----. If you're smart, you're a smart n-----. At the end of the day, they still look at me as a n-----."

His tirade continued with HBO commentators Larry Merchant and Emmanuel Steward (who is black). "Larry Merchant don't know nothing about boxing," Mayweather said. "What's that other guy's name [at HBO]? [Emanuel Steward]. He's an Uncle Tom."

Mayweather will face Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday night. The fight can be seen on HBO PPV. Triple H will accompany Floyd to the ring. To read the interview, click here.

Twill's Two Cents: Mayweather is an intelligent guy and a natural, charismatic heel. However, he is a fool if he thinks he would be more over if he was white. He could not possibly be more popular. Even if boxing was as popular as it was 25 years ago, the color of his skin would not help, nor hinder his popularity. These comments are disheartening because they come straight from the "this is the same old s---" file. For once Floyd, just shut up and fight. Controversy does sell, so Floyd may end up in WWE after all.

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