Some people who love boxing might love Mike Tyson, but people outside of the sport are generally repulsed by him and therefore, repulsed by the sport.

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I began learning the sportswriting business very early in life.

I began learning the sportswriting business very early in life.

Today, it's money. There's no question about that. Unless you endorse a grill that cooks...

Today, it's money. There's no question about that. Unless you endorse a grill that cooks...

I worked with Rocky Graziano and Rocky was certainly a character.

I worked with Rocky Graziano and Rocky was certainly a character.

If I got paid, it was no more than five dollars a column, and I...

If I got paid, it was no more than five dollars a column, and I...

In fifty years of covering the sport, of course Muhammad Ali is by far the...

In fifty years of covering the sport, of course Muhammad Ali is by far the...

I just can't believe all the things I did that decade.

I just can't believe all the things I did that decade.

I came up with new leads for game stories by being observant and clever, by...

I came up with new leads for game stories by being observant and clever, by...

I did not choose necessarily on the basis of significance. If you have a vote...

I did not choose necessarily on the basis of significance. If you have a vote...

I was also in love with the English language.

I was also in love with the English language.

My top three were Jim Brown, Wilt Chamberlain and Bo Jackson.

My top three were Jim Brown, Wilt Chamberlain and Bo Jackson.

Also, I am driven by a wonderful muse called alimony.

Also, I am driven by a wonderful muse called alimony.

My writing improved the more I wrote - and the more I read good writing,...

My writing improved the more I wrote - and the more I read good writing,...

All of journalism is a shrinking art. So much of it is hype. The O.J....

All of journalism is a shrinking art. So much of it is hype. The O.J....

It's kind of ironic that the two sports with the greatest characters, boxing and horse...

It's kind of ironic that the two sports with the greatest characters, boxing and horse...

I think on balance, Don King has been bad for boxing. I think he's done...

I think on balance, Don King has been bad for boxing. I think he's done...

I wanted to be a sportswriter because I loved sports and I could not hit...

I wanted to be a sportswriter because I loved sports and I could not hit...

Sportswriters have changed more than sportswriting.

Sportswriters have changed more than sportswriting.

Sugar Ray Robinson was at the top of the boxing world during the 1950's when...

Sugar Ray Robinson was at the top of the boxing world during the 1950's when...

I think my mistakes were kind of common - leaning on cliches and adjectives in...

I think my mistakes were kind of common - leaning on cliches and adjectives in...

Sugar Ray Leonard was as close as anyone came after Ali to being Ali, but...

Sugar Ray Leonard was as close as anyone came after Ali to being Ali, but...