If you cant think of anyone else who was hated as Floyd, yet held in high regard as a fighter, then you dont know your boxing history.

I'm with Lyle, nobody was as despised (by white people) as Jack Johnson while he was champ. Even people as loved as Ali and Jack Dempsey were hated and reviled early on in their careers. Tyson (later on) and Liston (always!) were feared and hated for what people thought they were.