Who is the greatest living boxing historian?

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  1. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    I'm watching the late great Bert Sugar and thinking who is left? Larry Merchant?
     
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    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    The more I know about Bert Sugar, the less a fan of his I am. I don't hate the guy but he embellishes the so called urban legends and stories that were simply not true. I guess it's a way to enhance the business.

    Anyways, Hank Kaplan is solid. Is he even still around?
     
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    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    As long as Jim Lampley isn't named as a great boxing Historian or announcer for that matter .. I'm good .. Curious to know what people think of Teddy Atlas???
     
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    surfinghb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    oh ya .. I'm not a fan of Larry Merchant either
     
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    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bert Sugar was not good... He knew old fighters who were popular, but boxing he was sort of just a repeater of what everyone said.. I liked him. Met him and his cigar in his mouth thing was interesting.
     
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    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Al Bernstein has always impressed me.... and a guy like Gil Clancy was very good.. Eddie Futch.
     
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    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hank Kaplan was up until he passed in 2007, IMO.
     
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    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Patrick Conner is pretty solid.
     
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    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Like him or not he was either friends with or had talked to just about every legend in the game and had anecdotes aplenty. I wish I'd met him.
     
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    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I sat next to him at the Roy Jones-Tony Thornton fight at MSG. He was a bit of a blow hard. But, pretty funny. And you couldn't deny he loved the sport and was a true boxing icon.
     
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    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Agreed.
     
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    Teddy Atlas and Don Turner.
     
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    klompton2 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Bert Sugar wasnt a historian he was a promoter. A promoter who promoted himself. He had his schtick and he told a good story but a LOT of what he told was just that, STORIES. He didnt care to get to the truth of the matter. When he ran the Ring (into the ground) he relied on Herb Goldman for historical perspective and if you know Goldmans take on "history" youll likely agree thats marginally better than what Sugar had to offer. Calling Lampley and Atlas historians is laughable. Some of the best boxing historians alive today youve never heard of because they arent out there pretending to be know-it-alls to get five minutes on espn, or the occasional 30 second interview on someones boxing documentary but there at least a few guys alive who forgot more history before their morning coffee today than atlas, lampley, and sugar combined ever knew.
     
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    We should fish together :D
     
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    Klompton, of the living boxing authors, who do you believe are the most knowledgeable?
     
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