"Entertaining, insightful, and eminently colorful-the next best thing to
being at the fights."--New York Sportscene ". . . anyone taking a trip
through the sport's hardscrabble past couldn't ask for a better
guide..."--The Ring Known as the "guru" of boxing, Bert Randolph Sugar
is one of the most charismatic writers ever to 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. With his trademark fedora and
always-handy cigar, Sugar is a guaranteed ringside presence. His
colorful personality and flamboyant mannerisms are unforgettable whether
you are meeting him in person or through his writing. Bert Sugar on
Boxing brings out his best. Here's but a small sampling of what awaits
readers: Many a troubled and troublesome youngster has embraced "The
Sweet Science" as a way out, a social staircase out of the mean streets
that formed his limited world, fighting his way, bloody hand over bloody
hand, up the ladder of acceptance the only way he knows: with his fists.
You see, I was raised in a society, many moons ago, which held to two
general axioms: That men were stronger; and women, smarter. And if women
are so damned smart, why are they interested in having their features
rearranged and acquiring cauliflower ears so pronounced they can be
covered with hollandaise sauce? I will not be dissuaded from attacking
those with souls like the undersides of flat rocks any more than ice can
be welded or iron melted. There is no shaking-knee factor here.
