Floyd Mayweather Jr. believes boxing fans in the United States should not be talking about Filipino boxing icon Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, saying that doing so will only add to the Pacquiao hype.
"We shouldn't even be talking about him right now," Mayweather said in an interview with DJ Whoo Kid. "All we're doing is blowing him up, we blowing up a fighter that don't need to be blown up."
Mayweather added, "It's all about the red, white and blue. Pacquiao comes in this country, he makes money, and he takes it back to his country, to feed his people."
"Why are we even speaking on this man? He's irrelevant," Mayweather said.
He also criticized Pacquiao for fighting Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez a third time.
"Manny Pacquiao fought Marquez twice already, and Pacquiao knocked Marquez down a few times," Mayweather said.
Mayweather said Pacquiao had a hard time against Marquez, adding that the Mexican won more rounds than Pacquiao.
"I took 2 years off and fought Marquez, and it was easy work," he then added.
The current WBC welterweight champion reiterated he will only fight Pacquiao if he agrees to the Olympic style, random blood and urine testing.
"We say, be the best, take the test," Mayweather said. "If Pacquiao really wants to fight, it would've happened already."