Gilbert Thomas Clancy Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Gilbert Thomas "Gil" Clancy (May 30, 1922 – March 31, 2011) was a Hall of Fame boxing trainer and one of the most noted boxing commentators of the 1980s and 1990s. He worked with such famous boxers as Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and George Foreman, 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. Another fighter who 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. Clancy is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. In 1983, he won the Sam Taub Award for excellence in boxing broadcasting journalism.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. Clancy also hosted and produced "Gil Clancy's Boxing Journal" on the FNN/Score Cable TV Network.Clancy and his wife, Nancy, had six children and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Star Sign
Gemini
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Fact
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Elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1993.
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Boxing trainer who helped Emile Griffith win the welterweight and the middleweight titles. Also worked with Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman and Oscar De La Hoya.
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
ESPN Friday Night Fights
2011
TV Series in memory of - 1 episode
Self
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Year
Status
Character
Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story
2005
Documentary
Himself
The Fight
2004
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself - Emile Griffith's Trainer
Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible
2000
TV Movie documentary
Himself
HBO Boxing
1991-1994
TV Series documentary
Himself - Ringside Commentator
The Summer Sports Spectacular
1990
TV Series
Himself - Ringside Commentator
Heavyweight Elimination Fight: Jerry Quarry vs. Ken Norton