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Mickey Merideth · 01-10-2009, 02:34 PM

I want to quickly touch on quite a sensitive subject. We all know that in boxing's long history there was quite terrible racism practised in many ways.

I want my universe to be free of any such thing as a color bar but at the same time I do want to tip my hat at the great ethnic/racial rivalries created by racism in times gone by.

The great amount of times Langford, Wills, Jeannette and McVey fought each other springs instantly to mind.

Do you guys reading think it would be in bad taste and generally a bad idea to put in maybe a scheduling catergory built to reflect these rivalries in the time period im simulating. We already have a skin color catergory for fighters.

I dont want to offend anyone or to spoil anyones reading of the replay in an form which is why im asking the question, is that acceptable to you guys or not?

I would like to simulate in a small way the rivalries and great match ups it created rather than any reduction of opporunity in the simulation for any fighter based on race, creed or nationality.

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Mickey Merideth Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Racism I want to quickly touch on quite a sensitive subject. We all know that in boxing's long history there was quite terrible racism practised in many ways. I want my universe to be free of any such thing as a color bar but at the same time I do want to tip my hat at the great ethnic/racial rivalries created by racism in times gone by. The great amount of times Langford, Wills, Jeannette and McVey fought each other springs instantly to mind. Do you guys reading think it would be in bad taste and generally a bad idea to put in maybe a scheduling catergory built to reflect these rivalries in the time period im simulating. We already have a skin color catergory for fighters. I dont want to offend anyone or to spoil anyones reading of the replay in an form which is why im asking the question, is that acceptable to you guys or not? I would like to simulate in a small way the rivalries and great match ups it created rather than any reduction of opporunity in the simulation for any fighter based on race, creed or nationality.