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Category: Fight Like Sugar

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Floyd Patterson And Sonny Liston: The Good Negro Vs. The Bad Nigger

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 25, 2014 No Comments

In today’s sports environment, fans and athletes have a warped sense of what it means to be hated. It seems all too often that even the rough and tumble characters who…

Floyd Patterson And Sonny Liston: The Good Negro Vs. The Bad Nigger

Leo Santa Cruz Is Keeping An Eye On Guillermo Rigondeaux

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 19, 2014 No Comments

There are those in boxing who firmly believe fighters, because of their nature, never fear other fighters. Apparently those people didn't follow the Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks fight. Plenty…

Leo Santa Cruz Is Keeping An Eye On Guillermo Rigondeaux

Kell Brook And Gabriel Rosado: Two New Champs, Two Very Different Performances

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 18, 2014 No Comments

On Saturday night, the fight game crowned two new champions: England’s Kell Brook and Philadelphia native Gabriel Rosado. Brook fought for the IBF boxing welterweight title, while Rosado fought for…

Kell Brook And Gabriel Rosado: Two New Champs, Two Very Different Performances

Danny Garcia Is Back On Track

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 11, 2014 No Comments

It's a mismatch. Rod Salka is a calf for the slaughter. Danny Garcia is a cherry picker. The media said all that and much worse about Saturday night’s headlining fight between junior…

Danny Garcia Is Back On Track

Danny Jacobs And Carmelo Anthony Talk Cancer, Entourages And Championships

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 5, 2014 No Comments

The cinderella story of Danny Jacobs almost has its fairy-tale ending. The Brooklyn native made a name for himself on the amateur boxing circuit by winning big-name tournaments and awards,…

Danny Jacobs And Carmelo Anthony Talk Cancer, Entourages And Championships

A Fan's Privilege: Anderson Silva Returns Against Nick Diaz

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 1, 2014 No Comments

What was once just a joke and a dream is now a reality. Anderson Silva will face Nick Diaz at UFC 183, Super Bowl weekend, on January 31, 2015. Dana…

A Fan's Privilege: Anderson Silva Returns Against Nick Diaz

Black In America: Chris Rock Talks Black Success, Larry Holmes And Gerry Cooney

The Sportsfan Journal Staff July 31, 2014 No Comments

“It’s hard being black. You ever been black? I was black once — when I was poor.” - Larry Holmes Since he came out with Bring the Pain in 1996,…

Black In America: Chris Rock Talks Black Success, Larry Holmes And Gerry Cooney

Gennady Golovkin Smashes Geale, Boxing History Might Be Next

The Sportsfan Journal Staff July 28, 2014 No Comments

After Saturday night's complete domination of Daniel Geale, the question isn’t whether or not Gennady Golovkin is great, or if he’s as good as the hype. Those questions have been…

Gennady Golovkin Smashes Geale, Boxing History Might Be Next

Is Big-Knockout Boxing The Evolution Of The Fight Game?

The Sportsfan Journal Staff July 21, 2014 No Comments

It’s called Big-Knockout Boxing (BKB). Developed and owned by DIRECTV, this new company/sport has recently been sanctioned by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. On August 16th, BKB will put on its…

Is Big-Knockout Boxing The Evolution Of The Fight Game?

Foxcatcher: The Greatest Sports Tragedy You've Never Heard Of

The Sportsfan Journal Staff July 14, 2014 No Comments

His name was Dave Schultz. In the world of wrestling, "Schultz" is synonymous with excellence. For years the club bearing his name supported some of the greatest wrestlers in America,…

Foxcatcher: The Greatest Sports Tragedy You've Never Heard Of

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The Fam

Four Ways To Resurrect Major League Baseball's Audience

The Sportsfan Journal Staff September 3, 2020 No Comments

By Piper Westrom (@plwestrom) & Adam Cribbs (@a_cribbs23) With virtually every professional sport in America back up and running, as well as football looming on the horizon, it’s been no…

TSFJ NBA Re-Draft: The Class of 2008

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 25, 2020 No Comments

Revisionist history is something that permeates throughout sports. "What could have been" resonates when another scenario could have been better than the chosen reality. This is especially true years after…

Meet The LA Galaxy's Rising Star, Diedie Traore

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 24, 2020 No Comments

Every January, the LA Galaxy staff host an event providing an opportunity for undiscovered players to demonstrate their skills. In 2018, it netted some real-time results. Diedie Traore is the…

'Chasing Indiana's Game: The Hoosier Hardwood Project' Is A Journey Into Indiana's Rich Basketball Culture

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 19, 2020 No Comments

'Chasing Indiana's Game: The Hoosier Hardwood Project' Is A Journey Into Indiana's Rich Basketball CultureBefore the game of basketball evolved into today's dynamic game with position-less players, deep threes from…

TSFJ NBA Re-Draft: The Class of 2006

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 2, 2020 No Comments

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Ed The Sports Fan

Larry Johnson Reflects on Becoming 'Grandmama', Converse Kicks And Winning Titles In Las Vegas

The Sportsfan Journal Staff May 28, 2020 No Comments

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…

The Day Michael Jordan Got Put On A Poster

Eddie Maisonet, III April 11, 2020 No Comments

If you play the game of basketball long enough, you'll inevitably be put into a conundrum while playing defense under the rim. You could get dunked on at any moment.…

Thierry Henry Made Me Fall In Love With Soccer

Eddie Maisonet, III March 11, 2020 No Comments

It's the dirty little secret that really isn't a secret at all. I love soccer. While some of you are sitting there saying, "Tell us something we don't know, Ed.…

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

Eddie Maisonet, III February 17, 2020 No Comments

In my opinion, Love & Basketball is one of the few films in the world that both men and women will have no issue sitting down and watching. Although the…

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Remembering The Peter Warrick Experience, 20 Years Later

Eddie Maisonet, III July 29, 2019 No Comments

When Notre Dame and Florida State, two of college football's blue bloods, did battle back in 1993, I wasn't old enough (or aware enough) to appreciate it. See, I didn't…

A Sports Scribe

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…

Youngest In Charge: Kyrie's Kingdom

The Sportsfan Journal Staff December 17, 2012 14 Comments

The Sports Fan's 3-Point Guide To The NBA All-Star Snub Argument

The Sportsfan Journal Staff January 31, 2014 12 Comments

NFL First Quarter Report Card: Who’s Hot And Who’s Not

The Sportsfan Journal Staff October 1, 2012 11 Comments

100 Miles And Running: 5 Things I Learned When I Started Running

Eddie Maisonet, III April 29, 2016 11 Comments

The 5 Coolest Of 2012: #3 - LeBron James

Eddie Maisonet, III December 27, 2012 10 Comments
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