Quick Jabs: Floyd Mayweather Apologizes

For the first time in his life, Floyd Mayweather has apologized for something. That rant of his caught him some serious hell, more than anything he's ever done, and call me cynical but I have to think he was worried about sponsors like AT&T and Reebok abandoning ship. Even then, I'm glad he apologized. It's the right move. One thing that bothers me about it, though, is that he only addressed the racist nature of his remarks. Calling someone a "faggot," I guess, doesn't warrant a specific apology. In America, too many people still consider being a homophobe a lesser sin than being a racist, as if there was some difference in hateful stereotyping of an entire class of people. The other part of his apology that annoyed me is that he's still talking about beating Pacquiao, but I don't see no name signed on the dotted line, and he's had two chances to put it there...

Condolences to promoter Bob Arum for the death of his son...

Everyone's sick of talking about Antonio Margarito, his loaded wraps and whether he should have been licensed to fight Pacquiao, so I'll keep this short. Below is a video of trainer Freddie Roach, along with this link, which collectively add up to Roach saying Margarito should have been banned for life; that what he did was attempted murder; and that he doesn't believe Margarito's claim that he didn't know about the bad wraps. To date, I haven't heard anyone call him a "whiner," "moralist," or "sanctimonious crybaby." (h/t friend of the site the legend.) Next, here's reporter Kevin Iole declaring that he's spoken to several sparring partners of Margarito -- later, he said they made the claims off the record -- who are convinced he loaded his gloves, which amounts to yet more evidence that the Shane Mosley fight wasn't a one-time mistake. Next, here's Joe Roche of 411Mania offering an eloquent defense of his right to report on Pacquiao-Margarito despite his objection to the fight, and turning down that opportunity. And finally, here are two pieces about affiliated parties regarding why they allowed Pacquiao-Margarito to go forward.






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