Why was Dempsey afraid of Negroes?

[Yogi]

Does anybody, who's willing to help out someone who's computer illiterate, know how to post photos on here?

[butterfly1964]

i hate when people say dempsey was racist. i'm black and he is one of my favorite fighters. now if he was racist, would he be one of my favorite fighters? he already signed to fight wills, so it's not like he was ducking him. but negotiations fell short, despite the fact that dempsey signed the contract.

[LuKahnLi]

because any prime black fighter would whoop his racist ass

This is ridiculous. First of all ANY prime black fighter?
Because if a fighter is black he is good right?

Second of all, there is NO evidence that Dempsey was a racist.

[Da Iceman]

This is ridiculous. First of all ANY prime black fighter?
Because if a fighter is black he is good right?

Second of all, there is NO evidence that Dempsey was a racist.

yes there is, he was white in the 20's never fought a black fighter

[Da Iceman]

i hate when people say dempsey was racist. i'm black and he is one of my favorite fighters. now if he was racist, would he be one of my favorite fighters? he already signed to fight wills, so it's not like he was ducking him. but negotiations fell short, despite the fact that dempsey signed the contract.

you could be a uncle tom

[hollister]

yes there is, he was white in the 20's never fought a black fighter

You sure about that?

[Super_Lightweight]

hmm

It was much easier facing white journeymen and middleweight types. When you look at the white heavyweights back then, he didn't face all the top white heavies either, like Smith, Carpentier, and McCarty. In fact, Willard and Hart were the best near prime true heavies he ever faced, and we saw what happened.

False. He fought Ketchel, but that was just a fight among friends and we all knew who would win that anyway. It's not like he made a living off of them like you imply. And he fought most of the good black fighters before he got the title, and they were in their primes in some cases, and close enough in others. Bottom line: It was a political move for hm to not fight blacks. You should read up on Johnson sometime. If whites had fought blacks when theyheld titles, Johnson would have done the same.

And you're statement that he didn't fight the best white heavies is unsound. Whites were always having contests to determine a fighter that could beat Johnson. No one was considered a threat. That's why they had all the great white hope tournaments. He fought the best to get to the top and he stayed there. He might have a fought a COUPLE more black fighters in his prime while champ, but he was making a poli/social statement. Watch the bio, man.

[butterfly1964]

you could be a uncle tom

yeah, i'm an uncle tom, and i'm a fan of ALI, you friggin' moron! if i was an uncle tom, then wouldn't i be a joe louis fan or something like that, idiot!

[Yogi]

Here's both Dempsey and Wills signing the contracts for a fight that Wills himself said that "It wasn't Jack's fault" for not coming to pass.

[LuKahnLi]

yes there is, he was white in the 20's never fought a black fighter

That ONLY proves that he never fought a black fighter. That does not mean he was racist. YOu are jumping to conclusions.