The promotion of the fight took on racial overtones that were tastelessly exaggerated by the promoters in both camps, something Cooney did not agree with, as he believed that skill, not race, should determine whether any boxer was good.
The promotion of the fight took on racial overtones, something Cooney did not agree with. These racial overtones were tastelessly exaggerated by the promoters in both camps. Skill should determine. This was what he believed. Any boxer was good. Skill is not race.