Bare Knuckles: Boxing, Blacks and Beyond (Part One) by DC Livers for Black Press Magazine When welterweight champion Floyd G. Mayweather, Jr.entered the ring during Saturday's historic fight, he had more than his fans behind him. Mayweather's epic fight against undefeated British champion was as much about race as it was about history. "I've always wanted to fight in the UK," Mayweather confessed. "When I wasn't able to find the UK we brought the best of the UK here to fight me. That's Ricky Hatton," said Mayweather. The Mayweather/Hatton bout was so intensely debated that it split White Americans down the middle, many of whom were cheering for the British fighter to walk away with the world title. A video posted on the Black Press Channel of YouTube was evidence of the intense racial tension surrounding the fight. "Come on Ricky the whole of England and half of the USA R behind you son," wrote ASW1988. But not all Whites were cheering for Hatton. "I'm British and I'd rather...