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I disagree with the statement that "most boxing fans" are racially biased. Maybe a higher percentage are racially biased than in other sports, but not the majority.
I also disagree with what you say about black fans. At least in the UK where I live, the black boxing fans I know personally are no more racially biased than anybody else.
That may be different in America, or maybe it's just that black Americans who are racially biased are not ashamed of it and make more noise than racist white fans, who usually try to hide their prejudice because of "white guilt".
Another point to think about - modern America is still a very racially divided country. From the outside, American society seems like 3 separate nations or cultures sharing the same territory and the same flag - white America, black America, and latin America.
So when black American fans talk about supporting their own people - meaning black American fighters - that's more like Brits supporting British fighters, of whatever race, than outright racial bias.
One final point - until quite recently America dominated world boxing. And there were so few genuine world class white American fighters during that period of dominance that the perception of whites being no good at boxing took root among American fans of all races and it still exists today.
I also disagree with what you say about black fans. At least in the UK where I live, the black boxing fans I know personally are no more racially biased than anybody else.
That may be different in America, or maybe it's just that black Americans who are racially biased are not ashamed of it and make more noise than racist white fans, who usually try to hide their prejudice because of "white guilt".
Another point to think about - modern America is still a very racially divided country. From the outside, American society seems like 3 separate nations or cultures sharing the same territory and the same flag - white America, black America, and latin America.
So when black American fans talk about supporting their own people - meaning black American fighters - that's more like Brits supporting British fighters, of whatever race, than outright racial bias.
One final point - until quite recently America dominated world boxing. And there were so few genuine world class white American fighters during that period of dominance that the perception of whites being no good at boxing took root among American fans of all races and it still exists today.
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