I have Marciano 2nd and Louis 3rd.I know most would disagree and Im biased because Rocky is my favorite fighter .I know most give Marciano no credit for beating Louis,and Louis was past his prime but Louis had won 8 straight fights before Rocky knocked him out so he wasn't a bum when they fought.
His social stance was within the U.S.... no one in the Olympics gives a shit as it is a global event.
The US mainstream media will give a shit,and thats where a US Olympic boxer's career will take place.
Plenty of opportunity to protest against things in your own country in your own country or outside the medal ceremony..at the Olympics you are representing your entire country and on the podium with 2 other people representing their own country as well and maybe getting a medal for the first time. Going to a foreign country to protest something in your own country that takes away from other amateur's life event is just out of place. This is not the same as a basketball player or football player in their own country making a statement about something important within that country. You are not distracting from the game or ceremony or anything global. Except for maybe boxers and gymnasts and 100m dash runners, most olympians fade into obscurity so let them have their moment without being hijacked during a medal ceremony.
I disagree, if the boxer is good and wins a medal he will get signed and start his career. Protesting on the medal stand or during a fight will give him some media attention, but his first few fights will be on undercards that are not televised until he puts together some wins in the 6-8 round bouts he will fight. A boxer does not need to kneel at the medal ceremony to get paid. Also, two weeks after the Olympics the media will move on to something else and stop giving a shit like they always do.