Thread: Gil Clancy Passes at 88

Just read this on fightnews. I guess if your around my age (40ish) he, along with Howard Costell & the horrible Dr. Pacheco were the voice of boxing in the late 70's to early 80's if you watched network boxing. I always thought he was very insightful and an excellent commentator. RIP Mr. Clancy.

R.i.p gil

Damn...

Rest in peace.

What a shame when im watching old fights, and hear him commentating. He really knew his boxing and would always be fair and knowledgable with his comments, a true loss to the sport R.I.P Gil.

I also liked how he would have little friendly digs, at Angelo Dundee about the split glove when they were commentating together.

A great trainer, worked with Emile Griffith, among others.

This is a big loss for the sport. I enjoyed his work, always kept it straight forward. Be at peace Mr. Clancy.

Enjoy ur journey mr clancy

Wow, considering yesterday I just got done watching Jones-Hopkins 1 and he was doing the commentary.

RIP

RIP Gil. A true ATG trainer who stood the test of time and deserves his mention alongside the likes of Angelo Dundee. Also a good commentator too.

This thread didnt get enough support. Gil Clancy was 1 of the voices i remember from childhood, i especially remember his postfight interview with george foreman after the ron lyle fight. very distinctive voice and always loved to hear Gil commentate fights. you knew you were in there with a great boxing mind and enjoyed the fight even more with Gil doing it.

May god rest his soul...
A huge loss.

RIP he was one of the good guys in the sport.

I remember talking to Emile Griffith a few years back and asking him about his career.
He said he worked at a hat factory and his boss once told him "Kid, you sure your 19? I've never seen a 19 yr old with that body frame."
He reffered him to Gil and encouraged him to start boxing.

And that's how Emile got into boxing... Gil immediately saw that he had what it took to make it. If memory serves me right Emile said that in just months of training Gil entered Emile in a amateur tournament which Emile won. One year later Emile turned pro and goes on to become argueable the greatest Welterweight ever and def. an ATG.

Guess you can say Gil knew his boxing huh?

Gilbert Thomas "Gil" 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. Over the years he worked with such famous boxers as Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier,[2] and George Foreman,[3] as well as Gerry Cooney in his fight with Foreman. He also worked in the 1990s with Oscar De La Hoya and in the process coming out of retirement to do so.[4] Another fighter whom Clancy trained was Emile Griffith. Clancy was Griffith's first and only trainer and guided him to world championships in the welterweight and middleweight classes.[2] Clancy is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.[2] In 1983, he won the Sam Taub Award for excellence in boxing broadcasting journalism.[5]
He was married to Nancy Clancy, and has six children and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
After the famous No Más Fight between Roberto Durán and Sugar Ray Leonard was stopped in the 8th round when Duran quit with a "¡No más! ¡No más!", it was Gil Clancy who first suggested that Duran must have quit due to stomach distress and probably had to use the bathroom. Alas, ultimately, this turned out to be just about what Durán later said about the event himself.

So sad, he was a legend! RIP