Quote Originally Posted by Lyle View Post
Hell Jack Johnson did everything Ali did only 50 years earlier

If you ever see footage of Jack...(What little there is of it).....He sure the hell was a slick ass fighter especially considerig when he was in an era where guys really just beat each other senmseless rather then box....

Public wise...I guess you could say Jack had problems with what Ali called the "White man"...He had to take some time out of the country...fight abroad....There are a lot of simularities