Joe Louis: THE ANTI JACK JOHNSON (Video)

**neils7147933** · 04-25-2008, 03:59 PM

Louis and Jackson both squandered their fortunes due to excess but both were also used by "the man", Johnson by social politics, and Louis by social politics, though Louis was supposed to appear to be all things Johnson was not...

**steptwome** · 04-30-2008, 11:30 AM

Originally posted by neils7147933

Louis and Jackson both squandered their fortunes due to excess but both were also used by "the man", Johnson by social politics, and Louis by social politics, though Louis was supposed to appear to be all things Johnson was not...

..........indeed

**Jim Jeffries** · 04-30-2008, 12:26 PM

Jack Johnson set back black boxers decades.

Joe Louis arguably did more for all black atheletes than any one else in history.

No comparison, at all.

**Bad_Barracuda** · 04-30-2008, 12:29 PM

Originally posted by Jim Jeffries

Jack Johnson set back black boxers decades.

Joe Louis arguably did more for all black atheletes than any one else in history.

No comparison, at all.

White male insecurity set Black fighters back decades...not Jack Johnson..

Stick to **** you know about..

**Jim Jeffries** · 04-30-2008, 12:36 PM

Originally posted by Bad_Barracuda

White male insecurity set Black fighters back decades...not Jack Johnson..

Stick to **** you know about..

So how many black boxers did he fight? And why didn't he fight Sam Langford?

**AntonTheMeh** · 04-30-2008, 12:41 PM

one of my favs.i really don't blame jack for being who he was though.

Joe Louis: THE ANTI JACK JOHNSON (Video)