Best fighter ever, pre 1940.

[Spartacus Sully]

There was no law preventing a black heavyweight from fighting for the heavyweight title. What stopped them from doing so was the racist climate of the times and white paranoia. Blacks had been issuing challenges since Peter Jackson tried to get a fight with John L. Sullivan only to be turned down as not worthy because of the color of their skin. Not illegal, frowned upon by a racist society which controlled the sport.

yeah i see as i mentioned above i also couldn't find anything about a law either.

alright fine jeffries #1 heavyweight pre 1940, greb #1 p4p pre 1940