Conor McGregor has gotten bold with his words since his highly anticipated clash with Floyd Mayweather Jr. moved on to the joint press conference stage of its promotion. Prior to rehashing the rumor about Floyd's suspect reading ability during the second presser on Wednesday, July 12, he got reckless while popping off in the moments leading up to their first stare-down one day earlier, when he used the word "boy" to address the TMT boss.
There has been an outcry from many who watched as McGregor spewed the old condescending label. But the discourse quickly forming around the word has taken on various perspectives, with some asking whether McGregor's own oppressed Irish ancestry gives him license to speak to Floyd that way, and Mayweather's own father dismissing the comment as one that gets thrown around in boxing. TMZ caught up to Floyd to get what he personally felt about being called "boy," and while he acknowledged that he understands the racial context many ascribe to it being used in such a scenario, Conor's disposition concerning the matter isn't something on his mind, racist or not.
"Racism still exists. But you know, I try to take something negative and turn it into something positive. You know, um, we all know there are only two types of boys: a white boy and a cowboy, and I'm not neither," Floyd said. "You know, a lot of people say that Conor McGregor is racist, but, uh, I don't worry about that, you know? It's about going out there, doing my job."
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