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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
When he was touring the country he fought black and white fighters.
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Even if it was accepted (which I do not accept) that he never fought a black man (I agree he didnt defend his title against black men, especially Peter Jackson who was deserving of a shot) - this alone would only make him a bigot and a racist, not a coward.
No one that know's anything about the fight game would call him a coward. I doubt any of the people calling him such would have taken up the bet he used to offer of 1000 USD if anyone could go past 4 rounds with him.
John L used to walk into a bar and declare himself the toughest man in the room and challenge any man to disprove it, as did Dempsey (who was also a racist) in his early days. Jack Johnson never sunk to brawling in mid west bars - and was the bravest of any boxer.
But the simple fact is that no man gets to hold the world title because of their cowardice - even Tommy Morrison.
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You fail to understand the difference between physical cowardice and moral cowardice. Sullivan was a moral coward - little old ladies and little old men like Rosa Parks and Ghandi pissd out more moral courage every morning than Sullivan ever had in his whole life.
You Strange are also apparently a moral coward - you have provide no evidence of Sullivan fighting a black man. Nothing, nada, just your say so.
In exchange, both jay and I have provided documentary evidence - some by Sullivan himself - stating he never fought a black fighter.
At this point, someone in your position with honour would either admit he was wrong, or would at least make an effort to provide direct evidence contradicting the stance of, well, me, jay, gucci, and boxing historian Thomas Hauser.