Ronda Rousey's male trash-talk opponent --- retired boxing champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. surprisingly skipped the dissing following her defeat from Holly Holm at UFC 193 and offered Rousey a help with her boxing instead.
"I want Ronda Rousey to hold her head up high and don't let this discourage you. If you need help as far as with boxing, I'm here to help you," Mayweather told Fighthype.com. "It's all about timing and inches. Her ground game is unbelievable. She'll be OK."
Fox Sports reports Mayweather said he "understands" the public rivalry he shared with the former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion was pure business and nothing personal.
"I mean, even with the things that Ronda Rousey said about me, sometimes we need to be guided in the right way. Do I think that she really meant what she said? Absolutely not," he said. "If I was her, I would've used Floyd Mayweather's name also. She's supposed to do that. It's business, it's not personal, and I understand business."
Although Mayweather never suffered defeat until he decided to be a promoter, the 5-division world champion added he doesn't think an immediate rematch will do her any good.
"As a former fighter, I think that she needs some time off to regroup and refocus. I think they're rushing her. They need to build Ronda Rousey back up, her confidence back up, even though I think she's probably still confident," he explained. "Let Holly fight, defend the title a few times, and build it."
"That's what I would do, looking at it as being a former fighter and now promoter. I wouldn't rush it," he added. "What I would do, I would put them on the same card fighting against different opponents and then slowly build it up. It's all about timing. That's what I did with the (Manny) Pacquiao fight. The fight went from me making $100 million to me making $300 million, so it's all about timing."
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. sure knows business.
