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Ronda Rousey became the first mixed martial arts fighter to cover The Ring Magazine in the publication's 93-year history. In fact you have to go as far back as 1978 to find the first and only time a female boxer, Cathy "Cat" Davis, was featured on the cover of "The Bible of Boxing," according to FightHype.
The concept does not sit well with retired former boxing champion, Floyd Mayweather Jr. In a recent interview with FightHype, Money May had a lot to say about the topic.
"Well, you know, congratulations, but you know the sport is starting to look bad when a female fighter from a whole other sport is on the cover of a boxing book," the future Hall of Famer said.
Mayweather believes the timing is not a coincidence.
Oscar De La Hoya acquired The Ring Magazine 9 years ago. He's also the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions.
In Mayweather's opinion, De La Hoya, is trying to put himself in a position to add Rousey to his team, that right now can only count Canelo Alvarez as it's only young star.
"You gotta realize this, we all know Oscar De La Hoya owns the Ring Magazine," Mayweather told Ben Thompson of Fighthype. "That shows you; he has no fighters but Canelo. Basically, it's like he's trying to steal her from Dana White. Richard Shaefer, he built Golden Boy from the ground up, helped them make tons and tons of money, and what did this guy do? This is real talk, how can Canelo or any fighter hold their head up high and say, 'You know what? I'm proud for Oscar, a guy that dressed in drag and been on coke.' I mean, the world knows this. How can you hold your head high and say, 'You know what? I'm proud for this person to be my promoter.'
Pretty harsh words coming from Mayweather, but he and De La Hoya's relationship is strained at best and has been that way for years.
What's your take on all this? Do you think Rousey should be on the cover of a boxing magazine?
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