Gil Clancy Passes at 88

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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.

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So sad, he was a legend! RIP