Hall of Fame Boxing Writer Bert Sugar Dies at 74.

Bert Randolph Sugar (June 7, 1937 – March 25, 2012)

Bert Sugar with Butch Rinaldi of NY MMA at the Boxing Hall of Fame 2010

Mount Kisco,NY- Longtime Sports/boxing writer and historian Bert Sugar died Sunday in a Westchester, New York hospital. He was 74.

According to the Hall of Fame's website, Sugar was a graduate of the university of Maryland and attended law school at Michigan. He briefly practiced law after passing the bar in Washington, DC and also worked in advertising in nyc before following his passion for boxing.

Sugar was an editor for Boxing Illustrated from 1969-1973, served as editor-in-chief for The Ring from 1979–1983 and founded Fight Game magazine in 1998. He wrote over 80 books, including the 100 Greatest Boxers of All Time, Great Fights, Bert Sugar on Boxing, 100 Years of Boxing, just to name a few.

 Sugar was called "The Greatest Boxing Writer of the 20th Century" by the International Veterans Boxing Association.

Sugar known for his trademark fedora and cigar was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005.

"Bert Sugar was a truly colorful character in the sport of boxing," said Hall of Fame executive director Edward Brophy in a statement on the website. "His quick wit and amazing knowledge about boxing made him a fan favorite as a writer and as a commentator. As the boxing community mourns his passing, the Hall remembers him and his contributions to the sport.