A 50-0 record in boxing is enough to earn a huge amount of love from fans, but for Floyd Mayweather, things are a bit different. Calling him a polarizing figure wouldn’t be the right term because most people love to hate ‘Money.’ But why is that? Well, longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan seems to have an answer.

Floyd Mayweather hasn’t stopped his combat sports venture even after retirement. He’s been actively competing in exhibition boxing bouts even when he is 47 years old. The 50-0 legend has managed to impress Joe Rogan, who claimed that Mayweather is an expert in making people envy him, something for which Rogan respects Mayweather a lot.

Showoff and showboating? Joe Rogan explains fans’ hatred for Floyd Mayweather

You would be dead wrong if you think it’s just the boxing fans who hate Floyd Mayweather. When ‘Pretty Boy’ jumped over to WWE for a one-off match at WrestleMania XXIV, fans would boo him more than his opponent, The Big Show. Why do people love to hate the boxing phenom? Joe Rogan claims it’s because he flaunts his wealth a lot.

“They like watching him fight because they hate him [and] because he talks so much sh-t and he’s like, ‘Look at my million-dollar watch, look at my f—ing jet, look at my house,'” Joe Rogan stated on the #2195 JRE podcast episode. Floyd Mayweather leaves no stone unturned in showing people the luxurious part of his superstar lifestyle. That makes him more of a villain in the eyes of the combat fans.

“He’s like constantly showing you all these things he has… So you hate him. People hate him… He creates envy and you want him to lose, but he’s not gonna,” Joe Rogan further stated. Meanwhile, he does claim that ‘Money’ loves to be the arrogant guy, which is part of his persona in front of the world. But deep beneath the pomp and show lies his unparalleled work ethic.

“He’s just not this cocky guy, who’s like really good at boxing. He also has incredible discipline,” the JRE host added. Besides Joe Rogan, Floyd Mayweather has a fellow legendary boxer who recently showered praise on him. Most importantly, he claimed that ‘Money’ portrayed the role of a villain way better than anybody in combat sports history.

Oscar De La Hoya deems Floyd Mayweather the “perfect villain”

Former six-weight champion, Oscar De La Hoya, believes that Floyd Mayweather was the villain that the sport of boxing needed, and he stayed true to that role. While talking on the ‘Club Shay Shay’ podcast, ‘The Golden Boy’ praised the 50-0 for always maintaining his athletic physique even after retirement and his unwavering discipline, something that Joe Rogan also pointed out. As such, there’s no doubt about his place in the G.O.A.T. debate.

“Floyd [Mayweather] was built to be the villain…And in the movie, you need the hero and the villain, and Floyd was the perfect villain, you know, people loved to hate him. And guess what, he made a whole career about it and he’s one of the greatest… All of people tuned in to watch him lose but a lot of people also tuned in to watch greatness,” said Oscar De La Hoya.

As much as Conor McGregor gets the reputation for being the most notorious figure in combat sports, people would still boo Mayweather over the UFC star. When the pair shared a stage in Toronto during the promotional tour for their fight, Mayweather bought a bag with cash to flaunt in front of the fans and McGregor. “What are you doing with a school bag on stage? You can’t even read,” yelled McGregor to the rapturous cheers from the fans.

There has been no one after Floyd Mayweather, who’s had the same aura as ‘Money’. Maybe we may never get anyone like him ever again. What do you think? Let us know in the comments below.