[QUOTE=JAB5239;3725820]Johnson fought in a time where blacks were pretty much despised and treated unfairly. Times have changed, that is why he is looked upon differently.
[FONT="Times New Roman"][COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"]If Ali had never been reinstated to fight by the supreme court I think its arguable just how favorably he would be remebered today. It took the loss to Frazier for people to understand just how physically couragous Ali was, and him fighting ALL the best fighters there were for him to fight. If Floyds career was somehow cut short after 130 he may have been looked at in the same light as a Stanley Ketchel or Salvador Sanchez. But since that time he has digressed.
Mayweather has won four titles since 130. Thats not "digressed".
[FONT="Times New Roman"][COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"]If Ali had never been reinstated to fight by the supreme court I think its arguable just how favorably he would be remebered today. It took the loss to Frazier for people to understand just how physically couragous Ali was, and him fighting ALL the best fighters there were for him to fight. If Floyds career was somehow cut short after 130 he may have been looked at in the same light as a Stanley Ketchel or Salvador Sanchez. But since that time he has digressed.
Mayweather has won four titles since 130. Thats not "digressed".
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