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03-31-2011, 03:34 PM | #1 |
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RIP Gil Clancy
Gil Clancy passes at 88
Famed manager/trainer/boxing commentator Gil Clancy passed away early this morning. He was 88. Clancy began training young amateurs at the PAL boxing gym in Queens, New York and eventually rose to prominence as one of boxing’s great boxing trainers and managers. During his career Clancy worked with Ralph “Tiger” Jones, Rodrigo Valdes, Juan LaPorte, Johnny Persol, Jorge Ahumada, Harold Weston, Tom Bethea, Jerry Quarry, Gerry Cooney, Oscar De La Hoya and Hall of Famers Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman and Ken Buchanan. However, he is best known for his 20-year association with legendary Hall of Famer Emile Griffith, whom Clancy and Howie Albert guided to the welterweight and middleweight crowns. He was twice named Manager of the Year. From 1978 – 1981, Clancy was matchmaker for Madison Square Garden Boxing. He was also an award winning boxing analyst on MSG Network, CBS and HBO in the 1980s and 90s. “Gil Clancy was one of boxing’s truly great minds,” said International Boxing Hall of Fame Executive Director Edward Brophy. “As a trainer and manager he was held in the highest regard by his peers.”
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03-31-2011, 04:08 PM | #2 |
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Passing of a Boxing God
You forget the passage of time! During the 1970s and 1980s, he was the top guy in the game.
He represented an era that seems long past where the manager added a bit of spice to the sport. He always struck me as a real class act! |
03-31-2011, 09:20 PM | #3 |
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Gil was one of the greatest trainers not only of his time, but one of the best of all time.
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04-01-2011, 12:07 AM | #4 |
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04-01-2011, 09:56 AM | #6 |
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04-01-2011, 01:35 PM | #7 |
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RIP to a true legend.
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04-02-2011, 02:15 PM | #8 |
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Wow just heard this RIP Gil, a legend of the sport
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04-02-2011, 02:59 PM | #9 |
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RIP Gil Clancy. A great trainer who seemed like a really nice person as well.
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