Gilbert Thomas Clancy (May 30, 1922 – March 31, 2011) was a Hall of Fame boxing trainer and one of the most noted television boxing commentators of the 1980s and 1990s. Clancy became famous as a trainer for world champion

Emile Griffith Emile Alphonse Griffith (February 3, 1938 – July 23, 2013) was an American professional boxer who won world titles in three weight divisions. He held the world light middleweight, undisputed welterweight, and middleweight titles. His best-kno ...

, and later worked with other famous boxing world champions and top contenders such as

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Ken Buchanan Ken Buchanan (28 June 1945 – 1 April 2023) was a Scottish professional boxer who competed between 1965 and 1982. He held multiple championships at lightweight; the World Boxing Association (WBA) and ''Ring'' magazine titles from 1970 to 197 ...

, and Gerry Cooney, including Cooney in his fight with Foreman. In the 1990s, he worked with

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, coming out of retirement to do so. Clancy was Emile Griffith's only trainer and guided him to world championships in the welterweight and middleweight classes. He is a member of the

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. In 1983, he won the

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for excellence in boxing broadcasting journalism. As a broadcaster, he worked for

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and

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and was ringside for numerous world championship fights, including the brutal fights between Roberto Durán and Davey Moore, and Marvelous Marvin Hagler and John "The Beast" Mugabi. Also for Hagler vs. 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/

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cable TV network.

Personal life

Clancy and his wife, Nancy, had six children and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

References

External links

Ken Buchanan website
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