MICHIGAN: Former American boxer Floyd Mayweather says “racism still exists in the sport of boxing” and he cited UFC champion Ronda Rousey’s name in an attempt to bolster his argument.

Mayweather also mentioned unified WBA, IBF, WBC and IBO champ Gennady Golovkin and former Olympic gold medallist Andre Ward but added the problem isn’t limited to just the men’s side of the sweet science.

Mayweather compared Rousey to former pro boxer Laila Ali who retired with a perfect 24-0 record and is black.

 “After Ronda Rousey fought I think nine, 10, 11 fights, it didn’t even take that long, she got all types of endorsements, movies, and everything. Laila Ali did the same thing in better fashion,” Mayweather said in an interview.

Mayweather took issue with the ranking system and how it relates to super middleweight boxer Ward and Japanese WBC bantamweight champ Shinsuke Yamanaka.

Mayweather has been accused of using racist remarks in the past once saying he would make Manny Pacquiao “make me a sushi roll and cook me some rice.”