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上个月，麦格雷戈称梅威瑟“男孩”（boy），梅威瑟似乎仍然耿耿于怀。
在美国，称呼一个非洲裔美国人为“boy”被认为种族歧视。在过去，白种人美国人经常使用这个词来贬低非洲裔美国人的男性。
麦格雷戈经常称呼他的对手“boy”，在纽约新闻发布会上他试图做出解释，认为这根本就和种族歧视挂不上钩，并开玩笑说自己肚脐以下也是黑色的。
近日麦格雷戈接受了吉米.坎摩尔的采访，当被问及他和洛奇3中的巴尔博亚谁更厉害的时候，麦格雷戈说；“洛奇3？我不知道是哪个洛奇3，是个名人堂的那个么？我不记得是不是那个跳舞的猴子”。
许多人认为麦格雷戈“跳舞猴”的评论指的是洛杉矶“坚韧健身房”(Tough Gym)的黑人拳手们。梅威瑟认为，麦格雷戈是故意的，他知道自己在做什么。
梅威瑟告诉史蒂芬.史密斯说；“我不喜欢他叫我们猴子，这是不尊重。它让我想起了马丁·路德·金和马尔科姆.艾克斯这些领袖，为我们做出的贡献。我也一样，聪明，坚强，有耐心。他叫我们猴子，8月26日我要看着他说”。
嘴炮的评论并没有给梅威瑟增加额外的动力，在第五十战中的打破马西亚诺的时候记录，但却增加了目的感。梅威瑟说；并没有什么不同，但这是一个原因，这是给美国人民以及全世界所有黑人的。
Mayweather Vows To Make McGregor Pay For 'Monkeys' Comment
By Chisanga Malata, courtesy of The Daily Star
FLOYD MAYWEATHER is seemingly still reeling from comments Conor McGregor made last month.
During the whirlwind press tour to promote their August 26 boxing match, McGregor found himself in hot water after he reffered to Mayweather as ‘boy’.
In America, calling an African American man a 'boy' has significant racial connotations.
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In years gone by, the word was often used by Caucasian-Americans to belittle African-American males, so it’s use still has a stinging effect on many members of the community.
McGregor, who was called to many of his opponents ‘boy’, tried to make light of the situation during the New York press conference, insisting the notion of him being a racist was ‘f***ing ridiculous’ before jokingly claiming he was ‘black from the belly button down’.
The reigning UFC lightweight champion courted more controversy after the tour's Toronto stop during a backstage interview with Jimmy Kimmel Live, in which he was asked who would win a fight between himself and Rocky Balboa from Rocky 3.
He responded by saying: “Rocky III? “I’m trying to remember which one was Rocky III. Was that the one in the celebrity gym? I can’t remember if that’s the one with the dancing monkeys or not.”
Many deemed McGregor’s ‘dancing monkeys’ comment as a direct reference to the black fighters sparring in Apollo Creed’s 'Tough Gym' in Los Angeles.
McGregor was given the benefit of the doubt by many, who insisted it was impossible to know exactly what the UFC superstar was referring to.
Mayweather isn’t amongst that group and is adamant his upcoming opponent knew what he was saying.
“I just didn’t like when he called us monkeys,” Mayweather said during an appearance on ESPN’s SportsCenter. “I think that was totally disrespect. He called us monkeys.
“I didn’t like it. It didn’t push a button to make me jump out of my character and go crazy, but I didn’t like it.”
Forty-year-old Mayweather was angered by McGregor’s comments but refrained from bringing them up during the tour’s final press conference in London.
“I just thought about all our different leaders,” he added. “Martin Luther King, Malcolm X. They went on the front line for me and my family and all my loved ones.
“Like I said before, this stuff still goes on. But I’m strong, I’m smart, patient. And come Aug. 26, I’ll be the same person — smart, strong, patient. And the same way he called us monkeys, we’re gonna see if he say that Aug. 26.
McGregor’s comments haven’t given Mayweather an extra motivation to register his fiftieth professional win, a feat which would see him break Rocky Marciano’s record.
However, he will enter his first fight in nearly two years with an added sense of purpose.
“No different,” Mayweather told Stephen A. Smith “But this is for a cause. This is for the American people. This is for all the blacks around the world.” |
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