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Gil was just a great man, period. You can see my signature and avatar that I was a great admirer of him and his fighters.
Wow. I knew he was pushing on, never knew he was 88. I will always remember when he said that him and Jerry had a plan for Frazier, that Jerry was supposed to slide off to the left to avoid Joes left, but that Jerry "like the thick-headed Irish man he was, walked straight into Joe" to prove how tough he was. Gil also unfairly accepted blame for Oscar blowing it vs Trinidad. He said he always reminded fighters that they "needed the 12th" but that he forgot to tell Oscar. I think he just looked at Oscars winded ass and decided it was a waste of his fucking time. ::
I always liked hearing him on broadcats, he had one of those old-timey New York accents that you don't really here anymore, reminded me of my older relatives. A fine trainer as well. RIP
He was no longer calling fights when i got into boxing but he pops up on plenty of the older fights that i have on tape...great voice and one of the more astute analysers that there's been R.I.P.
I didn't know he was this old, but apparently he got to live a long and happy life. Also, he was a great broadcaster
Great job by Clancy in that fight. He was telling Tim Ryan that Mugabi was setting Hagler up for an uppercut. And minutes later, guess what, Mugabi lands a horrendous uppercut. The dude absolutely had the best insight of anyone I've ever heard commentate a fight.
1 of the Last TRUE "Boxing Guys"...The Kind of Guy REED Could Sit in a Bar & Converse w/for HOURS @ a Time... R.I.P., Mr. Clancy... REEDray:
