MAYWEATHER OUTCLASSES ROUSEY

Well it was satisfying to many to see Ronda Rousey take a beating at the hands of a skilled boxer in the ring this past Saturday in Australia due in part to her arrogance in certain settings that required class. For example, it was very evident when she refused to touch gloves in her match against Holly Holm and yes one could say it was her strategy, and if so it backfired.

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In a sport where the popularity is still on the uppercut, you would think Dana White the head of the UFC would demand decorum in the ring before you pummel your opponent or your opponent pummels you. The demographic definitely shows a considerable amount of youngsters are watching and for as much as parents and media stress responsibility to the major sports stars, they seem to be side stepping them for others. MMA and X-Games are high in youth appeal and they have a chance to be impactful with their words and their actions as well.

Make no mistake Rousey was soundly beaten and even then Holly Holm showed the style of a champion and yes a large amount of credit goes to being a PK, Preacher's Kid. She, according to her Dad, wants to be known as a PK versus a Hollywood object and product of marketing-manufacturing akin to Rousey. When you think of who Ronda has fought and how she has been plaster on TV and in the magazines you see someone who embraced the persona that wasn't real a little too much. Word was she was working on a movie in the midst of training and if that's true the dedication to the sport was disrespectful at best.

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It's within this persona that she stepped out of her comfort zone taking shots at a real World Champion like Floyd Mayweather, actually piling on the comments levied against him. Given the choice of whom was the classier act the majority would have pointed to Rousey; but as it turns out Floyd has shown the makings of a champion outside the ring by having compassion and empathy for Rousey's beat down and the subsequent piling on by the fans and detractors around the world.

Floyd said it wasn't cool how people were trolling her on social media and he not only encouraged her but offered to help her with her boxing skills. Yes Floyd said this and offer that; the guy everyone thought was self-centered and self-serving has offered to help one of many who threw public stones at him. But then we probably just learned more about the undefeated champion that the media let us see in the past. That Floyd Mayweather has always been like this but it made them look bad for judging him too quickly. Floyd Mayweather was well within his right to add his memes to the hundreds of memes floating around the internet and he could have released a scathing statement saying there's only one undefeated champion and who knows he may do so after Ronda's swelling goes down; sorry I had to get one humorous jab in.

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But for now Floyd has shown the class we expect from our champions in and outside the ring. Touch gloves, shake hands and have empathy for another champion that has not just fallen, but looked bad in the process. Offer support, encouragement and even step in to ask social media to be more tolerant in kicking someone while they're down. I wonder if I hadn't said this was Floyd Mayweather, would you have thought it to be him speaking the respectful words to someone who poked fun at his troubles? I doubt it but now that you know will you respect Floyd's wishes? It doesn't matter to me. But what does matters to me is that former champion Ronda Rousey will acknowledge Mayweather and his support of her. That is another great sign of a champion; taking your beating and respecting the those who come to your aid. It's certainly hard for me to imagine that she ever thought Floyd was in her corner but maybe he was and kept that quiet too. Ronda Rouse doesn't need to be quiet now but very vocal in acknowledging her opponent and the champion that stood in the gap. Floyd Mayweather with the class you displayed you let people see they didn't know you as well as they thought they did, right Ronda?

That's the way I see it sitting in The Box Seat. I'm Wayne Box Miller.