Sugar Ray and talked about doing some articles together or writing a book together but dealing with Sugar Ray was a lot like fighting him. He would fake you in and then he'd drop you.

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I began learning the sportswriting business very early in life.

I began learning the sportswriting business very early in life.

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

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

I got to know Sugar Ray but I certainly would not say we were good...

I got to know Sugar Ray but I certainly would not say we were good...

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 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...

Cliches and adjectives permeated my prose.

Cliches and adjectives permeated my prose.

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

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

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

Sportswriters have changed more than sportswriting.

Sportswriters have changed more than sportswriting.

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...

Some people who love boxing might love Mike Tyson, but people outside of the sport...

Some people who love boxing might love Mike Tyson, but people outside of the sport...

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,...

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

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

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...

I was also in love with the English language.

I was also in love with the English language.