I got to know Sugar Ray but I certainly would not say we were good friends.
I worked with Rocky Graziano and Rocky was certainly a character.
Sportswriters have changed more than sportswriting.
I began learning the sportswriting business very early in life.
I wanted to be a sportswriter because I loved sports and I could not hit the curve ball, the jump shot, or the opposing ball carrier.
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.