it's a silly arguement, really silly. As many black superstars as there have been in all fields, it's not a novel thing anymore. When I was young, there weren't many top white fighters at the heavyweight level and not many good ones in other divisions. White fighters were seen as hapless jokes waiting to be exposed as the ali's, fraziers and holmes' did to the quarry's chuvalo's and cooneys. With the lack of amateur training and just the pussification of america (kids want to play videogames and boys are discouraged to be masculine) we just don't have fighters anymore. Americans may not know a lot of shit but they do know what they want out of boxing, more than race they want excitement and no one has given it to them at heavyweight for a good while. wilder, with his limited skills and his shitty attitude (saying he wants a body, something that is most pro fighters worst nightmare is just one statement that makes him look like an amateur)isn't the guy. so, yes, it's a racist country, that has never stopped some of the greats from becoming beloved icons. Rocky Marciano, the last great white champion, wasn't really appreciated because he came after Joe and even beat Joe, no one wanted to see that.
