Floyd Mayweather Hits Jeremy Lin On Race

**Monseratto** · February 14th, 2012 01:43 PM

Let the Asian hater Nigah flaming begin....

Floyd Mayweather Hits Jeremy Lin On Race | ThePostGame

Floyd Mayweather is not going all Lin.

The outspoken boxer who once told rival Manny Pacquiao, a Filipino, to "make some sushi rolls and cook some rice" has retained the title of heavyweight champion of insensitivity by claiming New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin is getting national attention for his race rather than his game.

"Jeremy Lin is a good player," Mayweather tweeted Monday, "but all the hype is because he's Asian. Black players do what he does every night and don't get the same praise."

Black players outscore Kobe Bryant every night? Black players who went undrafted rack up at least 20 points and seven assists in each of their first four career starts? Black players go from D-League DNPs to leading the Knicks to five straight wins?

Yes, Lin being Asian is a big part of the story. He's the first American-born player of Taiwanese or Chinese descent to play in the NBA. That's different, and therefore newsworthy. There would probably also be a lot of hype if, say, a black golfer came out of Stanford and started winning golf majors. Or if, just hypothetically, two black sisters from Compton dominated the world of tennis.

But "Money" probably never thought of that.

Mayweather's comments are ignorant, but what's also disturbing is that there really aren't too many Asian voices to shout bigotry down. Jason Whitlock should have been fired for his awful joke about Lin's anatomy, but don't look for that to happen. What Floyd said isn't nearly as bad, but clearly the half-baked theories that demean Asian-Americans in this country are not as curtailed or chided as they should be. That's in part because there haven't been too many Asian voices in sports media. There haven't been too many respected Asian coaches in the major sports. And let's face it, there haven't been too many outspoken Asian superstars anywhere in American pop culture. Pacquiao, ironically, is one of the most celebrated Asian athletes of our time.

Maybe at some point he'll have a chance to reply to Floyd with his fists.

**chua_riwap** · February 14th, 2012 02:37 PM

gaywetaher nga.......
magsama sila ni brenda.

**oliver1013** · February 14th, 2012 04:37 PM

Floyd Mayweather says New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin in spotlight for race, not play - ESPN New York

more wood to the flame

**ghosthunter** · February 14th, 2012 04:49 PM

Mayweather is just all talk...

**niky** · February 14th, 2012 05:48 PM

Does anyone pay attention to Mayweather... really? All mouth, no trousers. He's been avoiding Pacquiao for several years, already... beating up on women and badmouthing everyone he can.

Mayweather may have the distinction of being one of the best pound-for-pound fighters ever, but he's never going to be as loved as an Ali or Pacquiao.

**vinj** · February 14th, 2012 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by niky

Does anyone pay attention to Mayweather... really? All mouth, no trousers. He's been avoiding Pacquiao for several years, already... beating up on women and badmouthing everyone he can.

Mayweather may have the distinction of being one of the best pound-for-pound fighters ever, but he's never going to be as loved as an Ali or Pacquiao.

Hell, Aling D is even more loved. :D

**Retz** · February 14th, 2012 05:54 PM

KSP lang si Mayweather, Jr.

**oliver1013** · February 14th, 2012 06:31 PM

Sensitive ang mga african americans sa racism, pero kung isang brother ang nagiging racist, no comment

**KERSMcRae** · February 15th, 2012 11:56 AM

believe the hype, gaytwitter..

Knicks trailing the Raptors for the entire game until the last minute, when

Lin buried a 3-pointer with 0.5 secs left to beat the Raptors, ... 90-87..