fighters who should be criticized the most for drawing the color line?

janitor · Aug 23, 2015

Seamus said: ↑

And you think people thought that McVea and Martin stood a better chance than the guy who proved comprehensively to be their superior? I don't quite get it.
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Martin was hyped before he lost to Johnson, so no issue there.

McVea continued to be hyped, even after he lost to Johnson.

People were saying "this guy is big and can hit, he might give Jeffries a fight".

To the bigger picture, how much does Jeffries' record suffer for not having met the 1900-1905 versions of McVea, Martin and Johnson?
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Not much in hindsight, but that is how it seems to have been seen, at the time!
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fighters who should be criticized the most for drawing the color line?

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