Champions chasing Challengers

[Master]

Hmm I swear I read somewhere when sullivan was asked why he wouldn't fight Johnson, he said he would never fight a Negro . Guess my memory is shoddy cause I checked and you're right Sullivan was an old fat man before Johnsons rise.

Yes he was supporting Jim Jeffries, the original white hope, to beat Jack Johnson.

[DavilaJones]

Funny that you mention that. Last night i was watching the rise and fall of Jack Johnson and man I still feel bad for Ketchel. That short chopping right is the kind of punch that could kill a man.

[Master]

Funny that you mention that. Last night i was watching the rise and fall of Jack Johnson and man I still feel bad for Ketchel. That short chopping right is the kind of punch that could kill a man.

I think you can see Johnson wiping away the teeth of Ketchel from his glove with that punch. Ketchel must have been the Julian Jackson of his era to knock down Johnson earlier.