Bert Sugar dead

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  1. Uncle Oden

    Uncle Oden Respect Guzman banned

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    [url]http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/03/25/iconic-boxing-writer-and-historian-bert-sugar-has-died/[/url]

    74 years old. I thought he was in his 90s.
     
    Uncle Oden, Mar 25, 2012
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  2. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    so this why he has been so quiet
     
    Leon, Mar 25, 2012
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  3. hookfromhell

    hookfromhell Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Sorry to hear that. R.I.P.
     
    hookfromhell, Mar 25, 2012
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  4. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    :sad2 Damn that's messed up. I didn't except that. He still seemed so lively
     
    bballchump11, Mar 25, 2012
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  5. oibighead

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    rip bert
     
    oibighead, Mar 25, 2012
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  6. JCC_is_overated

    JCC_is_overated FACT Full Member

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    Idiot doesnt even have Floyd Mayweather in his top 100 P4P list
     
    JCC_is_overated, Mar 25, 2012
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  7. MichiganWarrior

    MichiganWarrior Still Slick! Still Black! Full Member

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    Damn that sucks.
     
    MichiganWarrior, Mar 25, 2012
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  8. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    Damn, done in by lung cancer. I didn't always agree with Burt, but he contributed a lot to the sport. He will be missed.
     
    BigReg, Mar 25, 2012
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    :shock:... i really like Sugar. If this is true then it's very sad to lose such a character
     
    v2k987, Mar 25, 2012
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  10. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sorry to hear...

    R.I.P.!
     
    BigBone, Mar 25, 2012
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    cesare-borgia Übermensch in fieri Full Member

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    Rip Bert, I cant believe he was younger than Arum.
     
    cesare-borgia, Mar 25, 2012
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    A great character

    RIP
     
    PetethePrince, Mar 25, 2012
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  13. Drew101

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    RIP to one of the more colorful characters in the sport, and one of the last of the old school journalists.
     
    Drew101, Mar 25, 2012
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  14. janeschicken

    janeschicken hard work! deadicayshin! Full Member

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    Whooooooooaaaaaaaaa. Damn that one is a SHOCKER.
     
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    Rip
     
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