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Originally Posted by highthief
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.
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At least you admit that he want a physical coward. That would be a ridiculous position for you to take.
A man's morality is his own personal concern. I dont say that John L had a progressive view of the world.... but I think his career proved he was not a physical coward. If any man - black or white - called him out, John L wouldnt have backed down. To say he physically feared even a great boxer like Peter Jackson would be a lie.
I have no doubt that in his early years of taking on all comers he fought black and white fighters.
I can accept that when he made a name for himself he dodged Peter Jackson, because he knew that fighting him would hold back his sucess... if you call that moral cowardice I accept that charge. But if you say that he feared Jackson physically and dodged him for that reason I would utterly dispute it.
When I say that this man was no coward I precisely mean that he was not a physical coward.