Cliches and adjectives permeated my prose.

Also, I am driven by a wonderful muse called alimony.

I began learning the sportswriting business very early in life.

Some people who love boxing might love Mike Tyson, but people outside of the sport are generally repulsed by him and therefore, repulsed by the sport.

I worked with Rocky Graziano and Rocky was certainly a character.

I was also in love with the English language.

In fifty years of covering the sport, of course Muhammad Ali is by far the dominant figure.