Sullivan embracing hometown pressure this time

George Sullivan can laugh now when talking about his last fight in New Jersey against Tim Means in April of 2015, but that wasn’t the case back then.“It’s scary, man,” he said. “You don’t feel any pressure traveling …

George Sullivan can laugh now when talking about his last fight in New Jersey against Tim Means in April of 2015, but that wasn’t the case back then.“It’s scary, man,” he said. “You don’t feel any pressure traveling to enemy territory. When I fought in Brazil, people wanted to kill me there. I thought it was awesome. (Laughs) But then I fight at home and I had 700 people there, and there was pressure.” Sullivan was competitive against Means, but got submitted in the third round. The loss snapped an eight-fight winning streak stretching back to 2011, bu … Read the Full Article Here