Lederman, who was awarded the "Good Guy Award" by the Boxing Writers Association of America in 2006, passed on his love of boxing to his daughter Julie who remains active today as one of the top judges in the sport. ![]() He also stayed working with the network until the very end as HBO made a shocking decision late last year to cease coverage of the sport. He played a big role during HBO's glory years in the 1990s working on legendary broadcast teams alongside the likes of Lampley, Jones, Larry Merchant George Foreman and Emanuel Steward. There isn't a person in the sport who won't miss our Harold Lederman."įrom the standpoint of bringing personality and charisma to the job of scorekeeper and rules official, Lederman may end up going down as the very best to do it in boxing. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Eileen and daughters Julie and Iris. "He always had time for you whether you were a heavyweight champion or just a spectator looking to say hello. "He was an historian and walking rulebook," Nelson said. A graduate of Columbia University, he went on to work over 100 title bouts all over the world while maintaining his full-time day job as a pharmacist in New York. ![]() Lederman earned his judging license from the New York State Athletic Commission to judge title fights in 1967. We all loved and will sadly miss Harold, ones of boxing favorite voices and greatest people. He is divorced from actress Denise Nicholas. He was formerly married to Erma White (19651973). My deepest condolences go out to the Ledderman family. Hill is an avid golfer who often plays at Wilson & Harding Golf Courses at Griffith Park in Los Angeles. A native of the Bronx, New York, Lederman settled in nearby Rockland County and could be found most weekends as an approachable diehard fan attending boxing cards big and small all over the northeast. Lederman's voice became as instantly identifiable as any in all of boxing throughout his career, thanks in part to his unique delivery which typically began with letting out an excited laugh before exclaiming some variation of, "OK Jim! I gotta tell you something," in the direction of blow-by-blow commentator Jim Lampley.Ī major reason for Lederman's sustained success as a broadcaster was how genuinely passionate he was for the sport. Viewers embraced his unique style and his command of the rules while his broadcast colleagues relished his enthusiasm and boundless energy." "When he joined HBO Sports in 1986, he added a new and critical component to live boxing coverage. Harold was happiest when seated ringside, studying the action and scoring the fight. "Over the past 50 years, he was universally respected and celebrated by the many people who make the sport what it is. "Harold Lederman had a lifelong love affair with the sport of boxing," HBO Sports executive vice president Peter Nelson said in a statement. #RIPHarold- Lou DiBella May 11, 2019īeloved for his honest analysis and jubilant personality, both inside and out of the ring, Lederman worked his first HBO card in 1986 as an analyst and evolved into his longtime role as unofficial scorekeeper long before he retired from judging in 1999. He loved #boxing, fighters and his family unconditionally. Lampley has developed into a solid boxing man over the years. He has a wonderful way with words and the ability to make events sound important or even historic. was one of a kind & there will never be another. Jim Lampley: In a brutal sport, Lampley has brought an elegant style to the table with his articulate delivery and learned analysis. “I remember her being a great people person and I clicked with her right away.Just learned that my friend of 30 years, Harold Lederman, has succumbed to the cancer he fought so hard. “We’d hang out with one another and were in and out of each other’s pockets. “We presented Club Cupid together and we would go up to Dundee together every weekend and try to matchmake all these brilliantly random people from all over Scotland and have such a giggle with each other all the way up. ![]() My memories of Michelle are just all so happy. The Daily Record columnist and Capital FM DJ said: “It’s so sad. He described her as a true professional who had “an infectious personality and was always smiling” and said she “lit up every room”. Jim and his wife Margaret, who live in Kirkintilloch, near Glasgow, were too upset to speak about their heartbreak last night.īut tributes poured in from Michelle’s showbiz friends.Ĭomedian Des Clarke, who co-hosted Scots dating show Club Cupid with her, told of his devastation at the news. Jim Watt at home with his wife Michelle and children in December 1986 (Left - Right: Michelle,Andrew, dad Jim, mum Michelle and James) (Image: Daily Record)
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