Bert Randolph Sugar
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Bert Randolph Sugar (born June 7, 1936 in Washington, D.C.) is a well known boxing writer. Among his trademarks are his ever present cigar and fedora.
Sugar graduated from the University of Maryland and earned a law degree and MBA from the University of Michigan. After passing the bar exam, he worked in the advertising business in New York City.
Sugar bought Boxing Illustrated magazine in 1969 and was editor until 1973. From 1979-1983 he was editor and publisher of The Ring. In 1988 he once again began editing Boxing Illustrated , but changed the name to International Boxing Digest in 1995. In 1998 he founded Bert Sugar's Fight Game.
Sugar has written over 80 books, mostly on boxing history. He has also appeared in several films playing himself, including Night and the City and The Great White Hype. He has been called Runyonesque (in reference to Damon Runyon) by Bob Costas, and "one of the foremost historians alive," by the Boston Globe newspaper.
Sugar was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in January 2005.
Sugar's Great Uncle was legendary Boston Celtic coach Red Auerbach.
