As of late there have been so many instances of the pot calling the kettle black. Hypocrisy is running rampant through our society. Whether it be a presidential candidate building his campaign on keeping rapists out of the country only to be recorded bragging about sexually assaulting women or a rapper holding multiple anti-violence rallies only to start beef with another rapper immediately after, homegrown hypocrisy may be at an all-time high. Just when I think we can’t get any worse, I’m proven wrong in a major way.

In a recent interview with “Tha Boxing Voice,” retired boxer turned promoter, Floyd “Money” Mayweather, showed support for the “All Lives Matter” movement. Even though he wasn’t asked about his opinion on the relationship between people of color and the police and he generally steers clear of discussing these type of issues publicly, he took it upon himself to make his stance known.

In the Oct. 9 interview he said, “I’m here to say all lives matter.” He continued on to say, “What I learned from boxing and what everyone can take in real life is to follow directions, follow order. Don’t give nobody a hard time.”

There are a ton of flaws with this statement no matter who it comes from but that is another story for another time.

He also was asked about Colin Kaepernick’s protest as a follow-up question. When one reporter asked him what he thought of Kaepernick’s kneeling he responded by dropping this classic gem on us: “Kaepernick needs to try and get the starting job. Stand up, and get the starting job. That’s what he needs to focus on. But I can’t knock him. If that’s what he believes in and the people stand behind him, so be it.”

I wasn’t too surprised that he feels this way but I was shocked and appalled to hear his reasoning. He explained his thoughts with the statement, “When someone breaks in your house, when someone breaks in your car, the first thing we do, we call the police.” I found this to be so stunning because Mayweather has been the person the police were called on so many times in his life. His criminal record and lengthy legal bouts are well known by the public. So I couldn’t imagine how, of all people, Mayweather would be trying to preach about following order.

The funniest part is if you go on any website with the interview and look at the comments, it’s apparent that his “follow directions” attitude has gained him a new fan base. Many people talked about how this is the first time they’ve ever agreed with something Mayweather has said. Some even went as far as saying they’re now fans of his work even though they hated him as a boxer.

His reasoning leaves me with so many questions for him and all of his newfound fans, the first few being: Why is it that the only thing he applauded about Kaepernick was the exponential increase in Kaepernick jersey sales even though he’s donating those proceeds? Now that Kaepernick has the starting job can he continue to focus on standing for what matters to him? What orders was Mayweather following during any of his domestic abuse incidents? Were the women he hit as well as the children he created with his victims not given a hard time by his actions? Lastly, do you not realize that many of the men and women who are killed by police were stopped for offenses much more minor than those on your record?

So I beg of Mayweather and all who think like him to make sure that your house is in order before you try to come for someone else. The only way Mayweather could’ve been more hypocritical is if he would’ve thrown, “and always treat women with respect” in his nonsensical rant.