Shakur Stevenson and Floyd Mayweather’s names have been connected on a number of occasions over the course of the last year. Shortly after Mayweather flew to Brazil last August to watch Stevenson participate in the Summer Olympics—where Stevenson earned a silver medal—Mayweather took to Twitter to announce that he was signing Stevenson to The Money Team:

1/ I came all the way to Brazil to support the athletes of the United States, but while enjoying the events I had one goal in mind — Floyd Mayweather (@FloydMayweather) August 17, 2016 2/ and that was to extend a warm welcome to @ShakurStevenson into The Money Team family. — Floyd Mayweather (@FloydMayweather) August 17, 2016 3/ @MayweatherPromo connecting true future stars worldwide! pic.twitter.com/iCtFOGQY62 — Floyd Mayweather (@FloydMayweather) August 17, 2016

A formal deal between Mayweather and Stevenson never materialized, though—Stevenson referred to Mayweather as "all talk" later and said he never actually offered him a deal—so Mayweather decided to sign with legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum and his company Top Rank instead. Additionally, Stevenson signed a management deal with James Prince and Andre Ward and agreed to work with them moving forward as opposed to Mayweather. He turned professional back in January and won his first two pro fights, beating Edgar Brito in California in late April and Carlos Suarez at Madison Square Garden in New York City in late May.

But despite the early success that he has enjoyed in his pro career, it seems as though there still might be a lingering beef between Stevenson and Mayweather, and unfortunately, it’s taken shape in the form of an ugly Twitter beef between Stevenson and Mayweather’s 17-year-old daughter Iyanna.

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The two engaged in a brief back-and-forth on Saturday night during the light heavyweight match between Ward and Sergey Kovalev in Las Vegas. While the fight was on, Stevenson sent out this tweet:

Andre Ward got a bunch of haters, Mf's don't know shit about boxing but they hating 😂 — Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) June 18, 2017

Iyanna responded to Stevenson’s tweet a few minutes later with these tweets:

Lmfaoo just because not everyone is an Andre fan like you doesn't make them a hater, and doesn't mean they don't know nothing about boxing — Iyanna Mayweather (@moneyyaya) June 18, 2017 You BIG mad or little mad?? 😂 — Iyanna Mayweather (@moneyyaya) June 18, 2017

And Stevenson replied with this tweet that featured him taking a not-so-subtle shot at Iyanna’s dad:

Nah u hating like shit tho😂 I ain't asking u to be a fan but u throwing some hating comments but I don't blame u I know where u get it from https://t.co/x9qOtZLvdg — Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) June 18, 2017

Iyanna sidestepped the swipe and kept it moving:

Boy bye, clearly you're BIG mad 😂✌🏽 — Iyanna Mayweather (@moneyyaya) June 18, 2017

But apparently, enough people asked her about Stevenson on Twitter for her to bring up his name again. She posted this on Monday night:

Stop talking to me about Shakur Stevenson he ain't nothing but a wussy, crying because he lost in the Olympics you crybaby 😂😂 — Iyanna Mayweather (@moneyyaya) June 20, 2017

She also spotted this response to her tweet:

And she wrote this:

crybaby crybaby suck yo momma's titties 🤦🏾‍♀️😂😂 https://t.co/N8dX8xSXN0 — Iyanna Mayweather (@moneyyaya) June 20, 2017

And early Tuesday, Stevenson got wind of it and decided to respond back to her. He started with this ugly tweet:

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He then added this tweet, which was even uglier than the first one:

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And he pointed out that he was not going to let anyone disrespect him regardless of gender:

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He also shared this:

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Then, he said he was going to stop there:

Back to my focus now, I'm gone be a world champion sooner or later! #ChasingGreatness — Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) June 20, 2017

But at that point, there were more than a few people calling him out for the comments he made. He obviously crossed the line with the first two tweets he sent out on Tuesday, and people let him know he should have ignored Iyanna’s tweet rather than saying what he said:

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Cool it homie. Just take the high road! You bigger than that. — Jam. (@OfficialJammy) June 20, 2017 Not a good look - you see how many people get caught for disrespecting and hitting women. You're your brand. Protect it. — Kevin (@kevincaucasian) June 20, 2017 Bruh if you're going to be a super star one day ya'll got to set standards and a reputable character for urself for endoresments — Sa (@giangunit) June 20, 2017 Want endorsements? Might wanna put a filter on things like this. — rusty (@tha_rusty) June 20, 2017 How old is Floyd's daughter that @ShakurStevenson is arguing with? Some pretty disgusting things to say to a young girl. — ? (@boxingsavant) June 20, 2017 Shakur spends 99% of his time complaining about women on Twitter. So unprofessional for an Olympian. Where's his manager? Man up. — Maximum Power (@TheMaximumPower) June 20, 2017 Putting aside the obvious "disrespecting women' part. This doesn't seem like a very smart career move. Like, at all. — Warriors In 5 (@Sportaphile) June 20, 2017

At the same time, Stevenson exchanged tweets with Moonlight director Barry Jenkins about the situation:

Can't take that bait bruh, gotta be as strong in mind as body, you a CHAMP 👌🏿 — Barry Jenkins (@BandryBarry) June 20, 2017 U right about that, It be so hard sometimes! https://t.co/zFelneoLHk — Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) June 20, 2017

Stevenson’s fellow Olympic boxer Claressa Shields jumped into the conversation, too, and suggested that she could understand why Stevenson said what he did:

You can only push a person so many times,🤷🏽‍♀️ it was bound to happen — ClaressaT-rexShields (@Claressashields) June 20, 2017 Thanks sis, I respect everybody... until you disrespect after I give you respect. https://t.co/iidcMhpoiz — Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) June 20, 2017 It is very Hard! But all you can is try, I know for a fact you let her slide more than 3xs, it built up and now this 😅 sheesh https://t.co/pCOUXamO9d — ClaressaT-rexShields (@Claressashields) June 20, 2017

But obviously, most people didn’t see things that way. Radio host Michelle Rosado sent out this tweet about Stevenson’s comments:

I do not condone Shakur calling any girl a bitch. He's gotta get used to things like this happening. Cannot react every time. He's young. — Raging Babe (@RagingBabe) June 20, 2017

And Stevenson responded with this:

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But a short time later, Stevenson jumped back on Twitter and issued an apology for what he said to Iyanna originally. He deleted several of his tweets and also mentioned that he reacted the way he did because of the comment Iyanna made about him not winning a gold medal during the Olympics last year:

I apologize for my disrespectful comments. I love and respect all women and I allowed my anger to get the best of me and I was wrong. — Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) June 20, 2017 Winning a gold medal was my lifelong dream. That loss broke my heart and I think anyone who chases their dreams like I did understands. — Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) June 20, 2017 Got a good team behind me, Thank you for them... Cause I'm blessed 🙏🏽 — Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) June 20, 2017

Mayweather hasn’t responded to the comments Stevenson made yet, and there’s a chance he won’t respond publicly. He has a bit of a history with Stevenson’s manager J. Prince, so we would guess that Mayweather and Stevenson will probably end up handling what happened behind closed doors. But this is obviously not a good look for Stevenson, and the backlash he’s receiving for it right now is definitely deserved.