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Category: Fight Like Sugar

Deontay Wilder: Climbing The Heavyweight Ladder 1 KO At A Time

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 13, 2013 No Comments

Last week, heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder was pitted against Siarhei Liakhovich in the hope of finding out exactly what kind of fighter Wilder really is — and to answer the…

Deontay Wilder: Climbing The Heavyweight Ladder 1 KO At A Time

Wrestling: The Great Equalizer To Every MMA Match

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 5, 2013 No Comments

Mixed martial arts has come a long way since the Gracie family brought the Ultimate Fighting Championship to the United States in 1993. In the past 10 years alone the…

Wrestling: The Great Equalizer To Every MMA Match

Knockout Kings 2: When Power Isn’t Enough

The Sportsfan Journal Staff July 29, 2013 No Comments

Showtime's Saturday boxing card, "Knockout Kings 2," offered fans plenty of action, but it was also a cautionary tale for heavy-handed fighters: When your power isn't getting the job done,…

Knockout Kings 2: When Power Isn’t Enough

A Complex Tale Of Emile Griffith, His Sexuality And His Reign As World Champion

The Sportsfan Journal Staff July 26, 2013 No Comments

Former welterweight and middleweight champion, Emile Griffith, died this week at the age of 75. He left behind his adopted son and caretaker Luis Rodrigo Griffith, and a complex legacy…

A Complex Tale Of Emile Griffith, His Sexuality And His Reign As World Champion

Peek Into The Shadows Of Boxing In “The Good Son—The Life of Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini” Documentary

The Sportsfan Journal Staff July 15, 2013 No Comments

In boxing, it’s the shadow everyone sees but never talks about. They acknowledge its existence but only in passing. People speak out about the misfortune of fighters who stayed in…

Peek Into The Shadows Of Boxing In “The Good Son—The Life of Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini” Documentary
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The 10 Greatest Boxing Nicknames of All Time

The Sportsfan Journal Staff July 15, 2013 No Comments

Does the name make the fighter or does the fighter make the name? In the modern era of boxing (after the bare knuckle era that came to an end with…

The 10 Greatest Boxing Nicknames of All Time

UFC 162: Silva's Loss And Everything Else

The Sportsfan Journal Staff July 8, 2013 No Comments

Anderson Silva’s loss at UFC 162 has writers, fans and fighters in a tailspin. The shocking conclusion to a night of enjoyable performances across the board eclipsed everything that came…

UFC 162: Silva's Loss And Everything Else

Glutton For Punishment: Klitschko Vs. Povetkin Gives Hope For The Heavyweight Cause

The Sportsfan Journal Staff July 5, 2013 No Comments

I should know better than to be excited about a heavyweight fight. The last time I dared to feel eager anticipation for one, I was let down in the most…

Glutton For Punishment: Klitschko Vs. Povetkin Gives Hope For The Heavyweight Cause

Good, Great, Golovokin: GGG Proves He’s The Best Middleweight On The Planet

The Sportsfan Journal Staff July 1, 2013 No Comments

On Saturday night, HBO Boxing came back with a vengeance. In a card that had great potential on paper, every fighter showed he was worth the airtime. But none made…

Good, Great, Golovokin: GGG Proves He’s The Best Middleweight On The Planet

Distorted Expectations: The Highs And Lows Of Broner-Malignaggi, Mitchell-Banks

The Sportsfan Journal Staff June 24, 2013 No Comments

Boxing is different when you’re sitting ringside. The arena is colder than you’d probably expect.  The chill in the air helps the audience, especially those close enough to hear the…

Distorted Expectations: The Highs And Lows Of Broner-Malignaggi, Mitchell-Banks

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Growing up as a kid, Larry Johnson was one of the coolest people on the planet. In my pee-brain mind, there was nothing like Larry Johnson. NCAA champion on the…

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15 Takeaways From The Oral History Of 'Love & Basketball'

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Remembering The Peter Warrick Experience, 20 Years Later

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Speaking Up About Our Pain - Again

The Sportsfan Journal Staff June 3, 2020 No Comments

A few years ago in this very space here at TSFJ, we mourned about a country reminding us of its preferred citizen hierarchy in violent ways. Professional and amateur athletes…

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