This article reads like a racist vandalized it. In at least three places it's made glaringly clear that Sullivan was good, but would have undoubtedly lost had he dared enter the ring against a black opponent. How can anyone know this? This conjecture really detracts from the article! Sullivan may have been a racist scumbag, and he himself probably experienced bigotry based on his Irish heritage that was common at that time in America. One mention of either thing would be enough.