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 on ESPN Classic, where he will regail with annecdotes and stories about particular historic fights whether it be on Muhammed Ali or Sugar Ray Robinson for example. is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Cigar (disambiguation). ... A fedora, which in this case has been pinched at the front and being worn pushed back on the head, with the front of the brim bent down over the eyes. ...

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. The University of Maryland, College Park (also known as UM, UMD, or UMCP) is a public university located in the city of College Park, in Prince Georges County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., in the United States. ... Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ... The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U of M, UM or simply Michigan) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Michigan, and one of the foremost universities in the United States. ...

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. In 1998 he founded Bert Sugar's Fight Game. Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Front cover of the first issue of Ring Magazine Ring Magazine is a boxing magazine that was first published in 1922. ...

Sugar has written over 80 books, mostly on boxing history. He has also appeared in several films playing himself, including Night and the City, The Great White Hype and Rocky Balboa (film). 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. Along with Lou Albano he helped write The Complete Idiots Guide to Pro Wrestling. Night and the City is a 1992 film remake of the 1950 film noir classic. ... The 1996 movie The Great White Hype stars Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Berg, Damon Wayans, Jeff Goldblum, Jon Lovitz, and Cheech Marin. ... “Rocky VI” redirects here. ... Damon Runyon Damon Runyon (October 4, 1884 – December 10, 1946) was a newspaperman and writer. ... Robert Quinlan Costas (born March 22, 1952) is an American sportscaster, on the air for the NBC network since the early 1980s. ... The Boston Globe is the most widely-circulated daily newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts and in the greater New England region. ... Louis Albano (born July 29, 1933 in Carmel, New York), better known as Captain Lou, is an American professional wrestler and manager. ...

Sugar was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in January 2005. The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in January • 29 Ephraim Kishon • 25 Philip Johnson • 23 Johnny Carson • 22 Parveen Babi • 20 Jan Nowak-Jeziorański • 17 Virginia Mayo • 17 Zhao Ziyang • 15...

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Bert with John Aguilar at the 2007 Baseball Hall of Fame inductions.

External links

• 2004 interview with Sugar
• 2006 Interview with Sugar
• Sugar's Page at International Boxing Hall of Fame
• Video Interview: Bert Sugar at The NFL Draft