Floyd Mayweather is the latest athlete to speak out against COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
In a video posted on Mayweather’s social media, the undefeated boxing legend’s expressed support for Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving, an anti-vaxxer who publicly opposed New York City’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement to play in Brooklyn. Mayweather referred to Irving as a “great person great father, great athlete. And you believe what you believe.”
“America is the land of the free: freedom of speech, freedom of religion and, supposedly, freedom to choose,” Mayweather continued. “Never be controlled by money. I respect you for having some integrity and being your own man.