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I got to know Sugar Ray but I certainly would not say we were good friends.

~Dick Schaap

Topics: Certainly Friends Good Good Friends Got Know Ray Say Sugar Were Would

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I just can't believe all the things I did that decade.

~Dick Schaap

Topics: Believe Decade Did Just Things

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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 a heck of a job of promoting Ali but I think I could have promoted Ali.

~Dick Schaap

Topics: Ali Bad Balance Been Boxing Could Did Done Good Good Things He Heck Job King Promoted Promoting Some Things Think Very I Think

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I worked with Rocky Graziano and Rocky was certainly a character.

~Dick Schaap

Topics: Certainly Character Rocky Worked

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If I got paid, it was no more than five dollars a column, and I still think I was overpaid.

~Dick Schaap

Topics: Column Dollars Five Got More Overpaid Paid Still Than Think

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In fifty years of covering the sport, of course Muhammad Ali is by far the dominant figure.

~Dick Schaap

Topics: Ali Course Covering Dominant Far Fifty Figure Muhammad Muhammad Ali Sport Years

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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 cases it's for the lack of a suitable hero.

~Dick Schaap

Topics: Been Both Boxing Cases Characters Decline Greatest Hero Horse Horse Racing Ironic Kind Lack Racing Sports Suitable Two

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My top three were Jim Brown, Wilt Chamberlain and Bo Jackson.

~Dick Schaap

Topics: Brown Jackson Jim Three Top Were Wilt

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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

Topics: Boxing Generally Him Love Might Mike Mike Tyson Outside People Some Some People Sport Therefore Tyson Who

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Sportswriters have changed more than sportswriting.

~Dick Schaap

Topics: Changed More Sportswriter Than

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: September 27th, 1934

Died: December 21st, 2001

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