However, nothing was mentioned of Jim Lampley’s domestic violence history. Jim Lampley served as the chief broadcaster calling the fight and has served as a central figure in HBO’s boxing coverage.

Olbermann and a slew of other reporters were capable of going back to 2001 through court documents to find out about Mayweather, but they couldn’t perform a simple Google search to highlight Lampley’s abuse? Lampley’s then girlfriend said he abused her in front of his 14-year-old son in addition to violating a restraining order she had against him. Why was there no mention or outrage about that? Why didn’t Olbermann call for a boycott of Lampley?

The premise many of these moral grandstanding reporters and fans presented to the public was that if you buy the fight you somehow support domestic violence. That is utterly ridiculous. If that’s the case, then by watching or buying Pacquiao fights over the years you somehow supported adultery, cheating on your taxes in two countries, and you opposed gay marriage.

Not to mention Pacquiao admitted that his dad ate his dog. I mean, not even Mike Vick would do that. But did PETA protest this fight? No. People were mad at Angels outfielder Mike Trout and Minnesota Twins outfielder Torii Hunter for even mentioning Mayweather in tweets.

Boxing is a form of entertainment. It is a sport that people enjoy for athleticism, skill, and performance. We don’t’ need to take a moral position at the movies, so why do we need to take one while watching a sport?

Also, these reporters didn’t call for a protest of the Pittsburgh Steelers or the NFL. Ben Roethlisberger has been accused of some form of sexual assault or harassment on three different occasions, yet everyone is eager to cover his sport and games. Nor did anyone protest goalie Hope Solo and the U.S. women’s soccer team. Solo assaulted her sister and nephew, (who was a minor) and she wasn’t even suspended. Anyone smell a double standard?

Furthermore, ESPN’s own Mike Tirico has been disciplined by the network for sexually harassing multiple women on multiple occasions during the 90s. Olbermann sure doesn’t have any problem taking that ESPN check. Perhaps he should boycott his own network because he’s clearly so concerned with the welfare of women everywhere. Oh and ESPN host Michelle Beadle should get in on the action.

Mayweather is the only one of the aforementioned that has served time for abuse and misconduct toward women. So what is the underlying issue with Mayweather and not the others on the list that have violated women? I’ll tell you what the underlying issue is: Mayweather makes them feel inferior. He makes them feel inferior financially and athletically. To top it off, he is an audacious, unapologetic black man that is a living example of the American dream. Just look at Twitter after the fight concluded. Many people were using the N-word to describe Mayweather just for winning a boxing match.

These reporters and many fans are astonishingly hypocritical and only try to limit his income because they believe the American dream was meant for them and those like them, not a black man from humble beginnings. That the root of the dislike for Mayweather. So all those outraged over Mayweather’s abuse, I urge you to be just as outraged over Lampley’s if you’re not a hypocrite.

And to those moral purists who say Mayweather’s abuse or allegations are worse, Pacquiao would certainly agree that all sins are equal under God.

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