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Gilbert Thomas Clancy (May 30, 1922 – March 31, 2011) [1] was a Hall of Fame boxing trainer and one of the most noted boxing commentators of the 1980s and 1990s. [2]
Clancy became famous as a trainer for Ken Buchanan, and later worked with famous boxers such as Muhammad Ali, Jerry Quarry, Joe Frazier, [3] and George Foreman, [4] as well as Gerry Cooney in his fight with Foreman.
In the 1990s, he worked with Oscar De La Hoya, coming out of retirement to do so. [5] Another fighter who Clancy trained was Emile Griffith. Clancy was Griffith's only trainer and guided him to world championships in the welterweight and middleweight classes. [3]
He is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. [3] In 1983, he won the Sam Taub Award for excellence in boxing broadcasting journalism. [6] As a broadcaster, he worked for CBS and HBO and was ringside for the famous " No Mas" fight between Roberto Durán and Sugar Ray Leonard, as well as the " One For The Ages" fight between Michael Moorer and George Foreman. Clancy also hosted and produced Gil Clancy's Boxing Journal on the FNN/ Score cable TV network.[ citation needed]
Personal life
Clancy and his wife, Nancy, had six children and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.[ citation needed]
References
- ^ Goldstein, Richard (March 31, 2011). "Gil Clancy, Boxing Manager and Trainer, Dies at 88". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
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"Archived copy". Archived from
the original on 2011-04-05. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) - ^ a b c "Gil Clancy". International Boxing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- ^ Anderson, Dave (1975-11-17). "George Finds Needed Boss In Vet Trainer Clancy". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- ^ Harvey, Randy (1997-11-19). "Clancy the Perfectionist Won't Pull Any Punches". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- ^ "2006 Sam Taub Award Excellence in Broadcast Journalism". Boxing Writers Association of America. Archived from the original on 2010-05-09. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
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| This article needs additional citations for
verification. (February 2018) |
Gilbert Thomas Clancy (May 30, 1922 – March 31, 2011) [1] was a Hall of Fame boxing trainer and one of the most noted boxing commentators of the 1980s and 1990s. [2]
Clancy became famous as a trainer for Ken Buchanan, and later worked with famous boxers such as Muhammad Ali, Jerry Quarry, Joe Frazier, [3] and George Foreman, [4] as well as Gerry Cooney in his fight with Foreman.
In the 1990s, he worked with Oscar De La Hoya, coming out of retirement to do so. [5] Another fighter who Clancy trained was Emile Griffith. Clancy was Griffith's only trainer and guided him to world championships in the welterweight and middleweight classes. [3]
He is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. [3] In 1983, he won the Sam Taub Award for excellence in boxing broadcasting journalism. [6] As a broadcaster, he worked for CBS and HBO and was ringside for the famous " No Mas" fight between Roberto Durán and Sugar Ray Leonard, as well as the " One For The Ages" fight between Michael Moorer and George Foreman. Clancy also hosted and produced Gil Clancy's Boxing Journal on the FNN/ Score cable TV network.[ citation needed]
Personal life
Clancy and his wife, Nancy, had six children and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.[ citation needed]
References
- ^ Goldstein, Richard (March 31, 2011). "Gil Clancy, Boxing Manager and Trainer, Dies at 88". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
-
^
"Archived copy". Archived from
the original on 2011-04-05. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) - ^ a b c "Gil Clancy". International Boxing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- ^ Anderson, Dave (1975-11-17). "George Finds Needed Boss In Vet Trainer Clancy". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- ^ Harvey, Randy (1997-11-19). "Clancy the Perfectionist Won't Pull Any Punches". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- ^ "2006 Sam Taub Award Excellence in Broadcast Journalism". Boxing Writers Association of America. Archived from the original on 2010-05-09. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
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