Mayweather Believes NFL Was Harsh On Ray Rice

Floyd Mayweather Jnr has spoken in regard to the issue of the American football pro who was first suspended, then had his contract terminated and finally banned for two NFL seasons over an assault on his then fiancée Janay Palmer Rice who is now his wife, after they married a month after the incident occurred in February

Mayweather who himself has had a share of domestic violence in the past, spending two months in  a Las Vegas jail; believes the National Football League (NFL) should have stuck with the initial two games suspension on the 27 year-old expelled Baltimore Ravens Running back

NFL rescinded on the initial discipline after footage of Ray punching Janay inside an elevator surfaced and they slammed him with a 2 years suspension, which alternately led to Ravens terminating his contract

Mayweather who last week was slammed with a lawsuit for battery and physical abuse by former girlfriend Shantel Jackson, added:

Floyd disclosed to

Janay Palmer Rice, victim of the elevator knockout has already spoken out against the media and public's treatement of her husband, she says the Media blew out of proportion, as they opened a can of worms which they had forgotten a long time ago.

The American boxer is currently preparing for his September 13 rematch against Argentine pugilist, Marcos Maidana who he beat on majority decision in May.