Sugar Ray and talked about doing some articles together or writing a book together but dealing with Sugar Ray was a lot like fighting him. He would fake you in and then he'd drop you. — Dick Schaap Copy Share Image
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. — Dick Schaap Copy Share Image
I came up with new leads for game stories by being observant and clever, by using the many gifts of the English language to… — Dick Schaap Copy Share Image
In fifty years of covering the sport, of course Muhammad Ali is by far the dominant figure. — Dick Schaap Copy Share Image
I think my mistakes were kind of common - leaning on cliches and adjectives in the place of clear, vivid writing. But at least… — Dick Schaap Copy Share Image
Sugar Ray and talked about doing some articles together or writing a book together but dealing with Sugar Ray was a lot like fighting… — Dick Schaap Copy Share Image
All of journalism is a shrinking art. So much of it is hype. The O.J. Simpson story is a landmark in the decline of… — Dick Schaap Copy Share Image
I think on balance, Don King has been bad for boxing. I think he's done some very good things and I think he did… — Dick Schaap Copy Share Image
It's kind of ironic that the two sports with the greatest characters, boxing and horse racing, have both been on the decline. In both… — Dick Schaap Copy Share Image
Today, it's money. There's no question about that. Unless you endorse a grill that cooks hamburgers and steaks, where else can you make the… — Dick Schaap Copy Share Image
Sugar Ray Leonard was as close as anyone came after Ali to being Ali, but he wasn't Ali. — Dick Schaap Copy Share Image
