School me on Gil Clancy...

Most famous for working with Foreman, though some say he damaged George's style. Trained ****ey for his fight with Foreman, in a reverse of corners.

Generally he seemed pretty respected. They say he had a Master's degree...rare in the boxing world.

I love him as a commentator in the late 70's and 80's.

 

Also trained Buchanan who fought Duran back in '72. Emile Griffith, Oscar De La Hoya, and Gerry ****ey.

I too thought he was a great commentator. He ****yzed the Duran/Barkley fight perfectly as it was unfolding. Saying that the fighter who was the better catcher was probably going to win, and that turned out to be Duran. In the 8th round, when Barkley hit Duran hard enough to spin him around, Bernstein says "Duran's in trouble", and Clancy replies "everything but his heart is in trouble" and sure enough, Duran rebounded from it and went on to win the next several rounds.

I'd say he was a good trainer, not at Arcel's level or legends of that nature, but still good/great.

 

Maybe to the casual fan he was best known for his work with Foreman, but in reality, he was best known for being the man who worked with and fashioned the great Emile Griffith.

 

Trained Griffith and Rodrigo Valdez.

Boy, did Clancy not like Monzon.

 

I don't know much about him as a trainer, but he was probably good because he could ****yze a fight quite well.

Gil Clancy, the Popeye lookalike, and Tim Ryan, who looked like an Accountant or High School Teacher, made a great odd couple like announcing team.

He also briefly hosted "Gil Clancy's Boxing Journal" on the FNN/Score Cable TV Network. FNN/Score was owned by a Boxing fanatic named Arnie Rosenthal and for a brief period in 1987-1989 they showed many World Title fights that otherwise wouldn't have been seen.

 

What are some of the notable fights on youtube he was a color commentator for besides Duran/Barkley? Thanks

 

Many. He worked as CBS color commentator from the late 70's to mid '90's. He also did quite a few PPV shows in the late '80s and early '90s.

He worked Matthew Saad Muhammad/Yaqui Lopez, many of the early 1980's lightweight wars on CBS, I think he did Hagler/Mugabi.

 

Why no, of course not...cause he hammered his boys.

 

Him doing commentary on Monzon fights is hilarious.

 

His best two fighters were Griffith and Valdez, IMO....and yes, I'd consider him as a great trainer.

 

Only occasionally when he'd say something positive, like how accurate Monzon was, it must have galled him.

 

Obviously a fine trainer but I will always have a beef with him.
After Patterson 'lost' to Ellis in Sweden in 68 Floyd took 2 years off before beginning his final fling.
September 70, MSG against Charlie 'Devil' Green. Clancy was in Green's corner.
A rusty Floyd got butted by that ***** Green which opened his eye and a round later started rubbing up against it in an attempt to make it worse.
Why would Clancy let his fighter do such a thing? Against a beloved HOF'er coming back for one last try? I didn't see Gil scolding Charlie between rounds. For the record, that was the same eye that Ali closed in Patterson's last fight.
My hero could have gone deeper in that fight were it not for that eye injury, not win mind you but much deeper.
OK I'm done...:nut

 

He worked Bonanvena's corner against Ali. Tried to give Quarry a new style. Was in his corner against Shavers, Lyle, and Frazier 2. Worked on giving ****ey better movement and balance before the Foreman fight, but Gerry was too far gone by then. Maybe if he had gotten him earlier.

 

Worked with Jorge Ahumada when he came to the US, garnering him a number of title shots at that.