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2023 Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame - Round 1

James "The Grim Reaper" Roper

TV Show/Movie Appeared: The Great White Hype (1996)
Actor/Actress: Damon Wayans
Why you should vote:: He destroyed his opponent while being completely out of shape.
Why you should not vote:: Although, it was a boxing film, the fight was secondary in this picture.
He showed up out of shape, unmotivated and disinterested, but James “The Grim Reaper” Roper was the Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the world, and in 1996, no white man was going to take that away. That may touch on racial nerves, but let’s face it, that was the only logical assumption in 1996! Incidentally (spoiler alert) this turned out to be the right assumption.