A true gentleman of the sport, Carpenter’s death yesterday at the age of 84 signals the end of a golden era of distinguished ringside commentaries that were often more engrossing than the bouts themselves.
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Harry Carpenter was an essential ringside ingredient who taught us about the sport he loved
HARRY CARPENTER was for half century the voice of British boxing, becoming more famous than many of those he commentated on during a distinguished broadcasting career that began in 1949.
