Corbett fought the best blacks, so I don't know what that's about. Sullivan was a racist and didn't fight negroes. The Johnson-Jeffries fight was a ridiculous spectacle, in which the former champ (and one of the all-time greats) came out of retirement after years, dropped weight from 330 to 220 in a few months, fought no warm up fights and took on one of the best heavyweights of all time. Everyone expected Jeffries, with his Foreman like power, strong chin and offensive prowess to murder Johnson. When they found out they weren't getting the Boilermaker but rather an old man, people freaked out and race riots erupted across the country which killed a lot of people. It was a sore spot for a lot of folks and I wouldn't judge Corbett harshly if he did indeed say some racist *beep* like it or not Jack Johnson pissed off a lot of people by antagonizing white America not by being good, but doing *beep* to piss people off.
"The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised."
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