Earlier this week, Hollywood Unlocked published the first part of a lengthy video/radio interview they did with Floyd Mayweather, and it featured him touching on a bunch of different topics. From talking about his recent fight with Conor McGregor to speaking on the investments he has made that will prevent him from ever going broke, Mayweather kept it light, for the most part.
But Hollywood Unlockedpublished the second part of their interview with the 50-0 boxer late Wednesday, and the topics that are discussed during it are much heavier than the ones that were in the first part. Over the course of the interview, Mayweather talked about a handful of the beefs he’s had over the years, including those with 50 Cent and T.I. He also touched on Lil Wayne’s recent health scare. But the most noteworthy portion of the interview came when Mayweather was asked about Donald Trump.
If you haven’t kept up with Mayweather’s relationship with Trump in recent months, Mayweather was spotted visiting with Trump a short time after he was elected president last November. Donald Trump Jr. posted a photo of him standing with his father and Mayweather on Twitter.
In January, Mayweather spoke at length with TMZ Sports about why he was planning on attending Trump’s inauguration. At the time, Mayweather said that he was "appreciative" of Trump attending his 2015 fight with Manny Pacquiao, and was simply repaying the favor by showing up for his big day. "We judge people that we really don’t know," Mayweather said when asked about Trump. "So I’m not here to say nothing negative about nobody."
And it sounds like Mayweather has kept his connection with Trump going, in spite of the many controversies Trump has caused since taking office. While speaking with Hollywood Unlocked, Mayweather spent more than six minutes talking about Trump and said a number of things that are definitely going to raise some eyebrows. From his opinion of people calling Trump racist to his thoughts on Trump's infamous pussy-grabbing remarks, Mayweather tackled it all—even though he probably would have been better off moving to a different topic.
You can watch Mayweather speak about Trump in the clip at the top, beginning at the 3:45 mark. We have also transcribed a handful of the things Mayweather had to say about Trump, and included time stamps for each of them below.
On why he’s friends with Trump (begins at the 3:45 mark):
On attending Trump’s inauguration (begins at the 4:15 mark):
On staying in touch with Trump (begins at the 4:50 mark):
On people who believe Trump is racist (begins at the 5:05 mark):
On Trump’s infamous pussy-grabbing comments (begins at the 5:35 mark):
On whether or not Trump should have been held to a higher standard during his presidential run (begins at the 6:15 mark):
On why people should stop complaining about Trump being in office (begins at the 6:40 mark):
On why people should stop protesting Trump (begins at the 8:05 mark):
On Trump’s immigration policies and his recent decision to end DACA (begins at the 8:50 mark):
It’s probably safe to say that many of these things will not go over well with Mayweather supporters or, frankly, with anyone at all.
