Given the circumstances of the times, I don't thinks so. Many people were killed following Johnson-Jeffries in mass riots. Transporting fight films across state lines was outlawed for like 30 years, give or take, after that. No promoter with a lick of common sense would give a Black contender a shot at the title. Joe Louis had to orchestrate his public personality and sign over future earnings to Jim Braddock just to secure a title shot. It took Joe Louis to bring down the colour bar.....Harry Willis or George Godfrey couldn't do it, it was too close to the race riots from the Johnson-Jeffries fight.
You can't hold that against Dempsey.
I'm not blaming jack for it, but it will still question people if he would have been champ for 7 years if he fought harry wills. Dempsey's promoter considered harry a major threat to the belt.
I'm not blaming jack for it, but it will still question people if he would have been champ for 7 years if he fought harry wills. Dempsey's promoter considered harry a major threat to the belt.
Ahh, gotcha. Well, I can't argue with that....I've often thought the same thing.
Both should stay retired. Tito could still beat alot of good fighters but he wouldnt be the best. Tszyu's talkin 147lbs, that ****s too dangerous man just stay retired.
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