In the eyes of the public, the Jeffries-Johnson Clash would be a determining factor in how the racial path would be paved from there on out. The feud between blacks and whites was beginning to form over something that was out of the control of most of both races (A Question of Racial Supremacy, 2012). Both sides were beginning to tie their future existence to a boxing match. It is by understanding this that one can see how tense the battle between the races was at this time in history. To put something this big and make such a huge deal out of a boxing match simply because it was between a white man versus a black man says a lot about the kind of mentality that both men and women had at this time; it's truly incredible. Many began referring to Jefferies as the "Great White Hope" prior to this fight as he was truly, in their eyes, the only hope many whites had left when it came to maintaining the lead in something they held onto for so many. years. The whites could not bear the pressure of the fact that losing this battle would mean defeat for them. It would mean that black people would gain hope and pride to step foot into society and little did they know that this is exactly what it would be