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  Bert Randolph Sugar Books (Used, New, Out-of-Print) - Alibris
by Jose Torres, Bert Randolph Sugar, Norman Mailer (Preface by)
Sugar, having spent more than three decades in sports media, has selected those athletes whom he personally considers to be the best that ever played throughout the history of sports.
by Bert Randolph Sugar, Cornell Richardson, Budd Schulberg (Foreword by)
www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Sugar%2C%20Bert%20Randolph   (745 words)

  
  Bert Randolph Sugar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Bert Randolph Sugar (born June 7, 1937) is a well noted boxing writer.
Sugar, noted as well for his tobacco smoking habits, has also written several boxing books as well as baseball and wrestling books, and he has a column in a tobacco magazine named Smoke.
Sugar is also considered to be a good autograph signer by autograph collectors and experts.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bert_Randolph_Sugar   (260 words)

  
 CMXsports' Bert Sugar on The Pardon of Jack Johnson
Sugar, the world-famous boxing historian and sports bon vivant, is the Senior Boxing Analyst at-large for CMXsports, where he is also part of the new Latin boxing broadcast series, "CMX Boxeo de Campeones," which made its debut, May 28.
In one of sportswriting’s immortal lines, John Lardner described it thusly: “Jack Johnson died crossing the white line for the last time.” It is now time to eradicate that white line and correct an historical error so monstrous it fails to find any defenders or believers.
Bert Randolph Sugar, CMXsports' Senior Boxing Analyst At-Large, called “The Guru of Boxing,” has a new book: Bert Sugar On Boxing, (or “The Best of Bert Sugar, The Worst of Bert Sugar, What the Hell’s the Difference?”), published by The Lyon Press and currently available at Border’s, Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com.
www.eastsideboxing.com /news.php?p=1485&more=1   (1316 words)

  
 Powell's Books - Bert Sugar on Boxing: The Best of the Sport's Most Notable Writer by Bert Sugar   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Known as the "guru" of boxing, Bert Randolph Sugar is one of the most charismatic writers to ever capture the drama of the fight on paper.
With a passion for the sport that is rivaled only by his talent for writing about it, Bert Sugar is also regarded as the "unofficial historian" of boxing.
One of the most recognizable personalities in boxing, BERT RANDOLPH SUGAR is also regarded as one of the sport's outstanding writers and historians.
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 Introducing ... Bert Sugar
      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).
Bert graduated from the University of Maryland and attended law school at the University of Michigan.
In addition, Bert, in all his flamboyant glory, has appeared in several motion pictures, including "Night and the City" and "The Great White Hype".
www.strategyboxing.com /bert.html   (669 words)

  
 Boxing Hall's Selection Sweet as Sugar | TheSweetScience.com Boxing
Minutes later Bert was explaining to the Landover Police Department why he was chasing a man around a local establishment with a potted plant.
Bert Sugar has spent more than the last half of his life in and around boxing.
Over the decades, Bert Sugar has proven - beyond a shadow of a doubt - that he is not just a great boxing writer, but one of the best to ever come along.
www.thesweetscience.com /boxing-article/1704/boxing-hall-selection-sweet-sugar   (2683 words)

  
 Media Notes September 17 - Part I
Sugar, who voted on ESPN's list as a member of the SportsCentury panel of experts, said he didn't understand why Czechoslovakia-born Martina Navratilova could be on the list but not Pele of Brazil.
Sugar said that in his book, he focused exclusively on on-field achievements, as ESPN asked its voters to do.
Sugar, wearing his customary fedora, said he enjoys these kind of discussions.
www.armchairqb.com /media_notes_sept17.html   (1157 words)

  
 Powell's Books - I Hate the Dallas Cowboys by Bert Randolph Sugar   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Bert Randolph Sugar who the New Yorker called "the best kibitzer in New York" has brought together a noted list of contributors that share our distaste, including Kenny Stabler, Sonny Jurgensen, Irv Cross, Steve Bartkowski, Pete Gent, among others.
Bert Randolph Sugar, whom" The New Yorker called "the best kibitzer in New York," has brought together a noted list of contributors who share our contempt.
Bert Sugar, a sportswriter for three decades, lives in Chappaqua, New York.
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 Talkin Boxing with Bert Sugar!
Sugar: "I have a new book coming out in December called 'Boxing's Greatest Fighters (Lyons Press)', which I rate 'em 1-100 pound-for-pound, throughout history.
Sugar: "And yet in the last fight it was the biggest miscalculation of a finish line since the hare and the tortoise.
Sugar: "Floyd Mayweather excites me, particularly if he fights Zab Judah.
www.eastsideboxing.com /news.php?p=4912&more=1   (901 words)

  
 KOFANTASYBOXING.COM--BOXING NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, ORIGINAL WRITING & FANTASY GAMING
On Thursday, Barry McGuigan and Bert Randolph Sugar addressed the assembled fans from the stage at the museum pavilion with stories of moments in the ring and about the ring.
Sugar went on to tell several humorous anecdotes about Max Baer convincing the crowd that Russell Crowe's nemesis in the movie wasn't as brutish as how he was depicted.
Sugar went on to describe his fellow inductees with reverence.
kofantasyboxing.com /view_article.cfm?id=57   (562 words)

  
 Softy Sounds - 2003 Fun Stuff
8/28/03 - The wit and wisdom of Bert Randolph Sugar.
3/13/03 - The man with the scuttlebutt, the incomparable Bert Randolph Sugar.2/20/03 - A ringside seat with Bert Randolph Sugar.
3/6/03 - The wit and wisdom of the incomperable Bert Randolph Sugar.
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 Amazon.co.uk: The Baseball Maniac's Almanac: Absolutely, Positively, and Without Question the Greatest Book of Baseball ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Baseball Maniac's Almanac, a revised, repackaged edition of Bert Sugar's 1990 statistical bouillabaisse done for Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's, admirably fills that gap.
In this monster encyclopedia, renowned sportswriter Bert Sugar gives you thousands of lists, tables, and fascinating facts about players and teams, managers, the World Series, and much more.
"Bert Sugar's treasure trove of baseball nuggets belongs not only in Cooperstown but the Library of Congress or the House of Astrology.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0071429506   (709 words)

  
 Books by Bert Randolph Sugar
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by Mike Fitzgerald, Marshall Terrill, Bert Randolph Sugar (Foreword By), Earnie Shavers
by Lou Albano, Roger Woodson, Bert Randolph Sugar
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 Boxing Insider : News : Interview w/ Boxing historian Bert Randolph Sugar
Boxing historian Bert Randolph Sugar has just completed his latest book "Bert Sugar On Boxing" from Lyons Press (go to Amazon.com or call 203-458-4500).
Burt Sugar: "Boxing is on the rebound, except for the obvious, the heavyweight division.
Burt Sugar: "I'll tell you after June 5th.
www.boxinginsider.net /news/stories/81570716.php   (261 words)

  
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Some, like “Sugar” Ray Leonard, come back simply because they miss the roar of the crowd, if not necessarily the smell of the greasepaint.
And, of course, there’s George Foreman, who, even today, with tongue not far removed from cheek, continues to hint at a comeback, even at the advanced age of 55, just to keep his name in the news and, not incidentally, sell more grills--or whatever else he is pushing at the time.
Analyst At-Large, called “ The Guru of Boxing,”; has a new book Bert Sugar On Boxing,” (or “The Best of Bert Sugar, The Worst of Bert Sugar, What the Hell’s the Difference?”), published by The Lyon Press and currently available at Border’s, Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com.
www.doghouseboxing.com /m/News5_082704.htm   (683 words)

  
 Sugar - Cookie Nest   (Site not responding. Last check: )
By: Howard Choi, Ross Sugar, David E. Fish, Matthew Shatzer, Brian Krabak
By: Joe Frazier, John Gattuso, Bert Sugar, Jim Lommasson
Sugar's Life in the Hood : The Story of a Former Welfare Mother
store.cookienest.com /authors/sugar.php   (282 words)

  
 Second-Guessing the Boxing Hall of Fame Selections | TheSweetScience.com Boxing
Look up the word “boxing” in the dictionary and you are quite likely to see a photo of a chapeau-wearing, stogie-puffing Bert Sugar next to it.
Sugar has been as much a figure in popular sports and entertainment culture as he has been a creative force in the boxing world.
A prolific and supremely entertaining writer who has postulated on any number of sports other than boxing, Sugar is nonetheless the “face” of current day pugilism as a result of his many appearances on television and radio, as well as for his ability to deliver a witty sound bite whenever the occasion calls for it.
www.thesweetscience.com /boxing-article/1551/second-guessing-boxing-hall-fame-selections   (1730 words)

  
 The Baseball Maniac's Almanac : Absolutely, Positively and Without Question The Greatest Book of Baseball Facts, Stats ...
Renowned sportswriter Bert Sugar, with his trademark tough-guy swagger, presents thousands of fascinating lists, tables, data, and stimulating facts about:
Bert Sugar is one of the most recognized sportswriters in history, making numerous appearances on television and in feature films.
Over the course of his 50-plus-year career, he has authored over a dozen books on baseball, and his knowledge of our national pastime is encyclopedic.
www.blackmesahost.biz /stuff-0071429506.html   (239 words)

  
 eBay - bert sugar, I Hate the Dallas Cowboys, Nonfiction Books items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Inside Boxing by Bert Randolph Sugar, Floyd Patterso...
Bert Sugar on Boxing: The Best of the Sport's Most N...
Horse Sense by Bert Sugar, Cornell Richardson (2003
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 HBO PPV.com: Bert's Boxing Beat - April 1, 2004
Sugar Ray Leonard W 12 Marvelous Marvin Hagler, April 6, 1987
It was a sad postscript to the shame of a man who had let his inner anger and arrogance consume him, but who, in the eyes of many, is still considered the greatest heavyweight champion of all time.
Bert Randolph Sugar is the author of the forthcoming book, " Bert Sugar on Boxing," (or "The Best of Bert Sugar, The Worst of Bert Sugar, What the Hell’s the Difference?") published by The Lyons Press.
www.hboppv.com /web_exclusives/bert_sugar/040304.shtml   (1091 words)

  
 Boxing in Las Vegas:Sugar "N" Spice 10/15/04.htm
The stories are almost too numerous to recount; the story of a King Levinsky reduced to selling ties; of a Beau Jack shining shoes; of a Johnny Bratton, homeless and sleeping in cars, etc., etc., etc.; these et ceteras going on for at least four or five pages or more.
Oh, sure, there are those fighters who have made a life for themselves after boxing--boxers like George Foreman, Max Schmeling, Sugar Ray Leonard, Jimmy McLarnin and a gloveful of others.
And why these two gentlepersons, while never champions during their careers in the ring, have proven to be champions after they left as they help boxers cope with their challenges after they also have left.
www.boxinginlasvegas.com /Sugar/sugar_101504.htm   (478 words)

  
 Sportz Tawk: Boxing - CMXsports' Bert Sugar on The Pardon of Jack Johnson   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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Subject: CMXsports' Bert Sugar on The Pardon of Jack Johnson
BERT RANDOLPH SUGAR'S latest weekly column -"Sugar 'N Spice" - can be read EXCLUSIVELY at www.cmxsports.com.
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 uticaOD.com :: The meeting place and marketplace of the Mohawk Valley   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Of the notable boxers in attendance, "Sugar" Shane Mosley had a strong contingent of fans.
As soon as the former lightweight, welterweight and junior middleweight champion sat down, a number of fans approached him for autographs and to snap pictures.
Bobby Chacon, Don Fraser, Duilio Loi, Barry McGuigan, Terry Norris and Bert Randolph Sugar were the living inductees.
www.uticaod.com /archive/2005/06/13/news/30964.html   (215 words)

  
 Printer Friendly Version - Champ to chump,
300 million ways
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The man with a fedora nailed to his head puts it into a simple perspective: "If the average wage earner makes $1,000 a week, or $52,000 a year, it will take them 5,700 years to amass $300 million and 9,600 years to gather $500 mil."
His were bad investments, although the whereabouts of the bulk of his cash have always been a mystery.
Sugar Ray Robinson made barrels of money in his time, but there again, a bad sense of business acumen diminished his fortune.
www.nydailynews.com /sports/v-pfriendly/story/107826p-97463c.html   (760 words)

  
 HBO PPV.com > Web Exclusives > Bert's Boxing Beat
Sugar Shane Mosley decisions Oscar De La Hoya in 12, June 17, 2000, Los Angeles
Asked by sportswriter Jesse Abramson after the fight, "Why, with the title won, did you try to slug it out with Louis?," in his impish way Conn answered, "What’s the sense of being Irish if you can’t be stupid?"
Bert Randolph Sugar is the author of "Bert Sugar On Boxing," (or "The Best of Bert Sugar, The Worst of Bert Sugar, What the Hell’s the Difference?"), published by The Lyon Press and currently available at Border’s, Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com.
www.hboppv.com /web_exclusives/bert_sugar/june04.shtml   (2107 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pro-Wrestling: Books: Lou Albano,Bert Randolph Sugar,Roger Woodson   (Site not responding. Last check: )
by Lou Albano, Bert Randolph Sugar, Roger Woodson
The only person I could really see benefitting from Albano's and Sugar's frequent factual errors and glossing-overs would be someone who has seen wrestling on TV a few times, found it to be less awful than they expected, and want to know more about what they're watching.
This may have been the way fans were in the 70s, but by now, for some reason, we are all in on the gag.
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 Boxing - ''The Olympics. The Big O.''
Analyst At-Large, called “ The Guru of Boxing,” has a new book Bert Sugar On Boxing,” (or “The Best of Bert Sugar, The Worst of Bert Sugar, What the Hell’s the Difference?”), published by The Lyon Press and currently available at Border’s, Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com
BERT RANDOLPH SUGAR'S latest weekly column --"Sugar 'N Spice" -- can be read EXCLUSIVELY at www.CMXsports.com.
This week, Bert plants his tongue firmly in cheek with his look on "THE OLYMPICS.
www.boxingscene.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1965   (1081 words)

  
 High Roller 06/99 - Editor's Letter   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In every issue, you can expect the inside track on everything from vital tips from gaming experts, to new casino openings, top gaming locations, and sporting events hosted at major casinos.
In this issue, legendary sportswriter Bert Randolph Sugar examines the travesty of boxing, and gives his unique perspective on this highly controversial sport.
Also investigated is Las Vegas, the gaming capital of the world.
www.smokemag.com /0699/roller/editor.htm   (388 words)

  
 WAIL! The CBZ Journal (May 2001)
Bert Randolph Sugar is a well-known figure in boxing circles.
Bert: I'm from Washington DC, partially raised in Richmond, Virginia.
E: I hope it will include Bert Sugar's all-time top ten in each division.
www.cyberboxingzone.com /boxing/w52x-ej.htm   (4735 words)

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