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BoxingScene.com was advised by several sources that Budd Schulberg, a well-known screenwriter, novelist and sports writer, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 95. Schulberg had been in poor health for the last few months but he was still very active and always on the move. Schulberg was former chief boxing correspondent at Sports Illustrated. He was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame in 2002. [details]
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BoxingScene.com was advised by several sources that Budd Schulberg, a well-known screenwriter, novelist and sports writer, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 95. Schulberg had been in poor health for the last few months but he was still very active and always on the move. Schulberg was former chief boxing correspondent at Sports Illustrated. He was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame in 2002. [details] -
He lived long, I don't think I'd ever want to live past 70. Well, R.I.P. -
Well he had a long life, far more than any of us har har chill in heaven man.Comment
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RIP.
I still have to get around to reading The Harder They Fall.
At least this is a recent boxing death where you can say the guy lived a full life.Comment
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He had a great life, I read his book "Sparring with Hemingway"
R.I.PLast edited by mrpain81; 08-05-2009, 10:14 PM.Comment
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this guy was 6yrs old when dempsey won the titel he has seen boxing from there till now. wow what a great interview about boxing that would have been ,or maybe he did one in his last years. any one know?
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RIP BuddComment
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Another sad day for the boxing community. Schulberg was a legend. If you have never read his work, please do. IMO he was a much better writer than Bert Sugar.
RIP Budd. Great writer. Great life.Comment
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Great quote from the first of those interviews:
The greatest fight you've ever seen?
He pauses. 'That's a tough one. But one was the first Billy Conn-Joe Louis fight [1941], in which Conn was really beating Louis. After 12 rounds he had sort of mastered Louis and then got knocked out in the 13th. It was tremendously dramatic. Conn was leading and had only three more rounds to go and his corner was telling him to stick and move, stick and move, you can't lose if you stick and move. And Billy's saying, "Nah, I'm going to knock him out." And he came out in the 13th and started to mix it with Louis and down he went. And in his corner - it's a classic - the manager's saying, "Goddammit, Billy, didn't we tell you to stick and move?" And Billy, lying there on the ground, says, "What's the use of being Irish if you can't be ******?"' And Budd Schulberg chuckles.
He was a great writer but has anyone seen any of the boxing articles that he wrote online? I'd love to read some of them.Comment
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