I try not to get too close to people in the media or the athletes, because it makes it difficult at times to stay neutral, but it is with a heavy heart I have to report the passing of boxing journalist legend Bert Sugar by the way of SI.com Chris Mannix.
As I started to cover live boxing events one of the things I always looked forward to is listening to Bert Sugar tell his stories. He was always around with cigar in hand, normally with a group of people telling these fascinating stories about boxing and the media.
You could learn more about being a professional journalist in 30 minutes listening to Bert Sugar than a semester at college.
I noticed he hadn’t been showing up at the fights lately and that is when I learned he was having health troubles.
Thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends and people like me who looked up to him. When I rock the fedora it is a tribute to Bert Sugar.