Hi BP, never been a great fan of boxing, although I understand that Max Schmeling was very good. The Nazi's tried to use him as propaganda to show the superiority of the white aryan over the inferior black race. Unfortunately for the Nazi's an Afro/American in the shape of Joe Louis got in the way, just as Jesse Owens had at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Boxing has always been based on class and racism, being mostly rich guys watching poor guys beat each other to pulp. The only true heavy weight boxing championship fought in Australia was a racial contest between the "Great White Hope", Tommy Burns the champ, and the "Negro" Jack Johnson in Sydney Australia 26th December (boxing day, which has nothing to do with boxing) 1908. Johnson had been pursuing a fight with Burns for two years, but had been refused, one of the reason was Johnson was black.

"Burns was white and the darling of the crowd and Johnson, the challenger was black. The thought that a black man would upset their white champ was impossible for the crowd to countenance and the punters amongst them had made Burns the heavily backed favourite.... Johnson won the fight easily in 14 rounds, becoming the first black champion in history." BTW The promoter Hugh D McIntosh an Australian had pulled a pistol on Johnson before the fight and threatened to shoot him, as Johnson had demanded more money to fight.

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Muhammad Ali was a great boxer and a likeable showman. I remember the innate racism in Australia the night Bert Newton refereed to Muhammad Ali as "boy" on national TV. Ali become very upset at the perceived racial slur. I was once "admonished" by a Canadian native friend for referring to Eskimos and not Inuits, just my ignorance, seems the "E" word was a white mans "gift" to the native people, and they don't like it. I did say we had "Esky's" in Aussie, Who are they? He asked. Not they, it, a box to keep your beer cold in, a variation on the igloo, he was amused at the name. I also said we had "Ugg" boots in Australia, hows that? He said; "Don't think it offends our people, but maybe someone in Africa, you never know." we had a good night, very interesting and knowledgeable chap. Well, not on Esky's and Ugg boots, that he knew nothing.

Stated here is the problem of the Communist Left in America:
http://www.dailywire.com/news/black-lives-matter-leader-if-this-country-doesnt-give-us-what-we-want-then-we-will-burn-down-the-system?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benshapiro

A Black Lives Matter leader told Fox News on Wednesday evening that if they are not given what they want then they will “burn down” the system.

Hawk Newsome, head of Black Lives Matter for Greater New York, part of the neo-Marxist Black Lives Matter movement, made the remarks in a combative interview with Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum.

http://nypost.com/2020/06/20/muhammad-alis-son-says-he-wouldve-hated-black-lives-matters/?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_ca

On the fourth anniversary of his death, Muhammad Ali’s only biological son says that his father would be against Black Lives Matter, calling the movement “racist” and the protesters “devils.”

The legendary boxer and activist stood up against racism throughout his life, but Muhammad Ali Jr. says his dad would have been sickened by how the protests have turned to violence and looting after the death of George Floyd.

Hi Josephus, none on the Forum who have shown support for BLM have condoned violence or looting, crap commuted by a small fringe minority, many are not even genuine protesters. I have been in protests since my youth, now I'm 67, the last one the BLM protest in Brisbane. I can say other than the Vietnam War protests where the coppers and their Neo-Nazi backups. resorted to violent arrests, protest are generally peaceful.

Like Trump and others of the hard right, you only bring up the bad aspects to defect from the real issue, which is far more important. You can't argue the issue itself, so highlight garbage to redirect the focus. Talk of protest, how many African Americans have been lynched over the years by the KKK and others in America, hundreds if not thousands! Murdered by people who openly parade in the streets.

Watch KKK members marching on mass and peacefully in Washington 1928. The "next day" the same good people were likely to be out lynching a black man from a tree down in Alabama. Racial intolerance is not as open as it once was in America, but its still very much evident there in other ways and for all to see.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u1QARlCph0

The destruction of a society and the rebuilding.
http://cureamerica.news/episode-4