http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4032510
check out your boy...our statesman.....
we all know what this is about but anyway.....
McCain now admits opposition of MLK was wrong and jumps on this cause....interesting.
Jack Johnson paved the way for all "actually before we get money" daters....The son of former slaves was dating white women in sharedcropping days and beating up white men for a living...crazy. This was back when boxing matches would last over 20 rounds....dude earned a $225k purse in one fight and incited riots....
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
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quite interesting, though I don't understand what a pardon for a guy who's been dead for 50+ years exactly does without any restitution. Jack Johnson was definetly the 1st "baller" athlete. He's known for wearing chincilla furs, flaunting white women, etc... Definetly, an interesting character and 1 to create his own lane. I first learned of him watching that documetary they talked about in the article.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the pardon to clear his name off the criminal books. However I am quite skeptical of Johnny Mac's intentions. This is the guy that didn't want a Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.......
ReplyDeleteI liked McCain a lot better 8 years ago.....