Rousey and Tyson

              I saw a commercial with Migos and Holly Holm when I began to think of something.
The great careers of Rhonda Rousey and Mike Tyson are similar. Both dominated the above average down to the lack luster fighters in a spectacular manner.
When men or women stepped up and were either unafraid or had a strong skill set they lost. {at least they gave them a good fight.}
Tyson had trouble with skilled big men with good jabs. Rousey was undefeated until she ran into fighters who were good strikers and didn't allow her to choke them out.
Mike and Rhonda are both Hall of Fame fighters. Both won and lost in spectacular fashion.
                     One of the most memorable pieces of footage in Tyson's career, was his loss to James Buster Douglass. Mlike reaching for his mouth piece on all fours after taking brutal punishment from James Buster Douglass is a legendary moment in boxing. The underdog destroying the champ who seemed invincible up until that point.
The head kick Rousey took from Holly Holmes was an iconic moment in UFC history. Her 2nd loss was a ferocious beat down administered by Amanda Nunes. Yes, the lady who recently stopped Chris "Cyborg".
Shortly there after Rhonda Rousey wisely retired. While she was a pioneer in the sport, the women had garnered more diverse fighters ie.. kick boxers, martial artist and way better strikers in the upper echelon of the sport.
 Mike Tyson ended his career with a record of 50-6 with 44 knockouts. Rhonda Rousey was 12-2 with nine submissions.

i'm back at it

                                                         Are You out there?

Hello! Haven't posted in a minute, life happens.... I will post at least once a month pinky swear.
The year is basically over, here is a list of lists top 5's of the year.

                                                          Best Hip- Hop/ R&B Songs

                                                           1. Mona Lisa-- Lil Wayne feat. Kendrick Lamar
                                                           2, Could've been-- HER feat. Bryson Tiller
                                                           3. Sicko Mode---- Travis Scott feat. Drake
                                                           4.  Best Part ---- HER feat. Daniel Ceasar
                                                           5.  On the Way--- Khalid

                                                            Best Albums of the year

                                                             1. Drake -- Scorpion
                                                             2. Black Panther--- Soundtrack
                                                             3. Pusha T.--- Daytona
                                                             4.  HER--- HER
                                                             5. Ariana Grande ---Sweetener

                                                                  Most Beautiful Women

                                                                1. Priyanka Chopra--- Model
                                                                2.  Nicole Murphy--- Model
                                                                3.  Halle Berry--- Actress
                                                                4.  Joy Taylor--- Fox Sports
                                                                5.   Hallie Jackson--- News Anchor
                                                                   
                                                                     Best Television Shows

                                                                 1.  Power--- Starz
                                                                 2.  30 for 30 Documentaries---Espn
                                                                 3.  The Chi--- Showtime
                                                                 4.  Insecure--- HBO
                                                                 5.  Atlanta---- FX

                                                                        Movies of the year
                                                                 
                                                                     1. Black Panther
                                                                     2. If Beale Street could Talk
                                                                     3. A Star is Born
                                                                     4. The Blackklansman
                                                                     5. Welcome to Marwen



                                                                 


                                                                     
                                                           

The gift and the Curse

                                                        The Gift and the Curse......

    In 2016, The Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Championship. 52 years of obscurity, disappointments, affliction and near misses were swept away in one record setting series.
 The Cleveland sports landscape was basically forged out of the compilation of memorable games and moments that didn't go our way. The Drive, The Fumble, Jose Mesa blown save in the ninth inning of the 1997 World Series, The Browns leaving...(you get the point)
 The victory in 2016, seemed to wash away all those ills,the lack, the jokes, Free at Last!, We slayed   the dragon! The Curse Is Dead!
  Wait a second, there are instances of familiar misfortune that has resurfaced since June of 2016.
     The Cleveland Indians of 2016 had a 3-1 lead over The Chicago Cubs and lost the series in 7 games. Our beloved Tribe blew a 2-0 lead against the Yankees in last year's MLB Playoffs.
Kyrie Irving the man who made the shot which a generation of Clevelanders will never forget, requests and is granted a trade. The people of the trade got traded, including a cancerous twerp who stunk up the joint with his play and crappy attitude who on paper was suppose to replace Irving.
The Browns have won 1 game in the last two NFL seasons. Stipe Miocic lost his MMA Heavyweight Championship belt. (Daniel Cormier is one of the greatest MMA fighters of all-time)
    A play which rivaled A Dave Chapelle Show skit, Jr. Smith forgot the score in the 2018 NBA Finals and dribbled out the clock. This Bill Buckneresque play obliterating any chance The Cavs had of competing, let alone beating The Golden State Warriors in The Finals.
Shortly there after Cleveland loses the best player to ever play in the city, not named Jim Brown.
yes, Lebron James left for a second time.
Cleveland is a loyal and very knowledgeable sports fan base, with clumsy teams. 
I mean, you can't make this stuff up! Cleveland sports is 40 year old virgin levels of unlucky.
Please be clear! The Championship residue has not fully worn off from 2016. The champagne memories that eternally live in my heart are starting to dry up. I can say that I am getting a craving for another Championship.
 We have a team who is currently in first place.
  A team who can match anyone's pitching staff in professional baseball
 We have a future Hall of Fame Manager
 A dynamic 3rd base and shortstop combination.
 We have a team who will rally together. Yes, I believe that we will win!
This title we will celebrate with unmitigated arrogance!
 This ship will be even more epic!
This one we can shove in the face of "The Draymond Greens" of the world. (shout out to Tristan "pretty boy" Thompson)
 We can give a huge middle finger to the rest of the country that wishes to crack jokes, recall our past failures, or mock our Championship as, "only one."
This Championship, we can have the 2nd parade we should've had in 2016.
 This Championship, will be won  by The Cleveland Indians as we take out The LA Dodgers in 6 games, in the 2018 World Series.

 

                                                             Miller is Key to post season success


The Cleveland Indians are cruising to another American League Central Division title here in 2018. Let's be clear the division sucks and we are the only team above .500 currently.  Out of the teams in the American League playoff picture the Tribe is by far the team with the worst record. The Yankees, Red Sox, and the World Champion Astros all have loaded rosters top to bottom. All are 20-40 games above .500, while the Tribe is merely 9. There are two months to go in the regular season and my confidence hasn't faded as it relates to the Tribe's chances of winning it all.
     Good pitching beats good hitting and we have good pitching! Trevor Bauer is a pit bull on the mound whose knuckle curve gives hitters fits. Corey Kluber is the defending Cy Young Award winner. Carlos Carrasco and Mike Clevinger are two strong 3rd and 4th options as playoff starters.
(let's hope nobody throws on 3 days rest this postseason) our 1-4 in the batting order are strong, 5-9 are ehh... The separation between our team and the rest lies in the left hand of Andrew Miller.
Miller is the closest thing to Randy Johnson you'll ever see. He has a dominant postseason under his belt.{2016} Miller was MVP of the American League Championship Series. He didn't allow a run in his first 14 postseason appearances.
Miller is rehabbing from an injured knee and if the Tribe can get him back in totality, they can win it all. His ability to dominate and get you 6 outs or more can shorten a game for the starters.
In 2017, he came back to earth  as he gave up a home run to Greg Bird of the Yankees which was the deciding blow.
Now as we sit and wait for Miller's return to the rotation here in 2018, the window to win a Championship is closing. The Indians breaking the longest Championship drought in baseball is heavily dependent on the right knee and Left arm of Andrew Miller.

Sports Monday 07/30 by The Joseph Knight Show | Pop Culture Podcasts

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Review of protests in the NFL and freestyle convo. 07/31 by The Joseph Knight Show | Pop Culture Podcasts

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CTE and the aggression of Football players off the field. PART1

                                                           I LOVE THIS GAME.....

      My favorite game as a big fan of sports is professional football. The teamwork is impeccable, I love the camaraderie, the hard hits and excitement of the game. The truth is that players are dying to play this game. Unfortunately due  to chronic traumatic encephalopathy some players have been left as broken men. There are multiple players who have committed suicide under the guise of suffering from brain trauma.
Some have become violent and a modicum of NFL players have been incarcerated.
The effects of the violent collisions has taken a toll on men during and especially after they are done playing the game of football.
     
       According to Boston University Dr. Ann Mckee examined the brains of 202 deceased football players. What she found was that 110 of 111 NFL players had CTE. (July 25th 2017}
CTE has also effected the brains of players still alive, here is a list of some. their average age is 51:
Lance Briggs, Joe Delamilleure, Mark Duper, Brett Farve, Charlie Garner, Tony Dorsett, Bernie Kosar, Jim McMahon, Jamal Lewis and Leonard Marshall.
Commissioner Godell and The NFL rules committee have done a nice job of adjusting the rules as it relates to helmet to helmet contact.
This is a collision sport the likes of which you can make but for so safe. Like coal mining the honest truth is that they'll get "black lung" and die by 50 something.
There needs to be steps taken off the field in order for these players to make those adjustments off the field as well. A modicum of players have had off field issues from Domestic Violence, to drugs, gun charges, etc... I would assert that the brain trauma has to be part of some of these scenarios as they have a 4.7% arrest rate.