African American Fighters: The Tale of the Tape

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There is probably not a more accomplished fighter during this current generation than Philadelphia's Bernard Hopkins. His record 20 consecutive title defense will never be broken, but in his mid 40's he still fighting, albeit for money that he never secured during his peak years.

Hopkins embraces his heritage of a Black fighter and he relishes in being a fighter from his native Philadelphia.

Like Hopkins, [Shane Mosley] lives a clean life outside the ring, but his reputation has taken a hit with accusations that he used steroids before his first fight against Oscar De La Hoya Nonetheless, Mosley is sort of a throw back. A fighter willing to fight anyone at any time, but like Hopkins he's a elder statesman in a sport that is flush with younger stars.

The sport of boxing is the only sport in which African Americans can enter without any formal education and become a mega star, and back in the early 1900s the first Black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson was the most famous Black on the planet.

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African American Fighters: The Tale of the Tape

The sport of boxing is the only sport in which African Americans can enter without any formal education and become a mega star, and back in the early ...

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