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The World Boxing Council and its President Mauricio Sulaimán, express their condolences to the family and friends of the prominent editor and columnist Pete Hamill, a lifelong New Yorker and a great boxing icon, a sport to which he contributed in many ways.
Hamill was selected by the Boxing Writers Association of America as the winner of the AJ Liebling Award and his work was published in the book At the Fights, which collects the best boxing writings from forty-eight sports writers and essayists.
He interviewed Mike Tyson several times and one of them “The Education of Mike Tyson” was published in March 1994, where he introduced Tyson as a different and self-educated man in Prison through literature. Considered the best graphic interview with Tyson during his stay in the Prison.
Hamill was closely identified with boxing and became deeply concerned about the health situation of Muhammad Ali and Wilfredo Benitez among others, garnering much attention with his writings suggesting some reforms to protect boxers from permanent injury.
Pete Hamill was in Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier’s first fight on March 8, 1971 at Madison Square Garden and put it down as “As the best night in New York City history,” comparing it to being at Times Square after the end of the World War II was declared.
Pete Hamill gave high importance and media exposure to Boxing Gyms in NY in the 60s. He was a precursor to boxing lectures at Universities in NY. He was a genius innovator at going to gyms for interviews and became very popular, as he learned about boxing history, technique and culture in gyms.
One of his most important legacies was that to be a good boxing journalist “You must be close to the boxing world to be able to transmit the information as if it were a movie.
“Drama in boxing is the most important thing, as when the bell rings there will only be two men alone facing each other for a single result: The Triumph of doing something extraordinary “
Rest in peace Pete.
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