Encouragement for Rousey!
Ronda Rousey is getting a few words
of encouragement, after getting knocked out, from her least likely supporter, Floyd
Mayweather. He seemed unusually diplomatic in an interview about the title fight
between Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm, at Sunday’s Pistons-Lakers game.
Mayweather opted not to kick Rousey when she was down; because frankly Holly
Holm, the new Women’s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Bantamweight champion, already
did that.
Mayweather defended the previously
undefeated MMA fighter by saying he “[didn’t] think it's cool how
everyone is trolling her on social media.” The boxer spoke about how he didn’t
like the comments people were saying about Rousey.
“Certain things you
have to learn. People will love you on Friday and then Sunday morning, it's
nothing but negative comments and people making jokes and people making fun
about you, which I don't think is cool.”
Floyd Mayweather, who
announced his retirement after his last fight, seemed to offer Rousey some
divine advice in his interview. Everything happens for a reason. This was
already written," said Mayweather. "Listen, if God says, 'In Floyd's
career, I don't want him to lose,' you know what? I wasn't going to lose. That
doesn't mean that I haven't took a loss before. I'm not talking about boxing;
I'm just talking about life.” The ever-gracious Mayweather even offered to give
Rousey some boxing lessons saying, "If you need help as far as with
boxing, I'm here to help you.”
Mayweather and Rousey have
exchanged verbal blows in the past. Their feud began in 2014 when Mayweather
claimed no to know who Rousey was and referred to the female fighter as “he”.
She responded by saying that she made more money than Mayweather, and mocked
the boxer’s low reading skills. As usual Mayweather responded to her comments
by telling the world how much money he makes. Their verbal match continued when
Rousey won the Espy for Fighter of the Year, and alluded to Mayweather’s issues
with domestic violence.
Although Mayweather is avoiding
beating up on Rousey on social media, other stars are not so kind. Rousey’s MMA
rivals Cyborg Justino and Miesha Tate mocked the disgraced prizefighter. Rapper
50 Cent, who seems to really enjoy social media wars, posted a meme taunting
Rousey. No one knows why the usually cocky Mayweather took a more gracious
route to dealing with Rousey this time, but it probably has something to do
with the fact that now only one of them can say they have never lost a fight on
social media, or in the ring.
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