I remember Ken Norton purposely broke that taboo on a particular broadcast he was color commentator on after the blow by blow guy would say the colors of the trunks, he would immediately say "the black fighter" and "the white fighter". Thanks raylawpc. I've also read a lot of &qu...

As a fan of oldtimers and also with a background in visual arts, while looking at the old films photographs, I often want to know the colors of the boxing trunks. From the era pre-1940 it seems like there is a lot of black or very dark blue, a surprising amount of purple, and of course Irish green; ...