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Bert Sugar

The greatest boxing writer of the 20th century.

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Bert Sugar's Bio: Bert Randolph Sugar has been called the "Guru of Sports" (Christian Science Monitor), "A reincarnation of Damon Runyon" (New York Daily News), and "one of the foremost sports historians alive" (Boston Globe). He has covered the sp orts scene for more than three decades, both in print and on television, and he has some eighty-plus books published. He can be seen just about everywhere, replete with floppy, wide-brim hat and a mile-long cigar, speaking his outspoken mind about sports.

In ternationally acclaimed Boxing Writer and Historian, former Editor-Publisher of the THE RING, BOXING ILLUSTRATED and Executive Editor of Bert Sugar's "FIGHT GAME" Magazines, Bert Randolph Sugar is considered by many to be the foremost authority on th e sport in the world. And, as if to second that statement, Mr. Sugar was recently enshrined into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame (IBHOF) on June 12, 2005 in Canastota, NY.

Born June 7, 1937 in Washington, DC, Bert Sugar is without question one of the mo st recognizable figures in boxing. With his trademark fedora and cigar, "The Hat" has been a fixture at ringside over the past 30 years. Bert graduated from the University of Maryland and attended law school at the University of Michigan. After passi ng the bar in the District of Columbia, he briefly practiced law before relocating to New York City where he excelled in the advertising world, creating the famous "N-E-S-T-L-E-S, Nestles makes the very best" ad campaign.

By the early 1970s, Bert pu rsued his passion for boxing and writing and became editor of Boxing Illustrated. From 1979-1983 he served as editor-in-chief of The Ring and in 1998 founded Fight Game magazine. A prolific writer, Sugar has penned over 80 books, including "Sting Like A B ee", "Inside Boxing", and "The 100 Greatest Boxers of All Time". His articles have appeared in noted publications including Sports Illustrated, Sports Business Journal, and The New Yorker. In addition, Bert, in all his flamboyant glory , has appeared in several motion pictures, including "Night and the City" and "The Great White Hype". In 1990, Sugar was the recipient of the Boxing Writers Association's Nat Fleischer Award for "Excellence in Boxing Journalism." … Read more

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