Sad to report the passing of Michael Marley Wednesday at his Cape Cod home. He was 72. Marley did a little of everything in boxing. At age 12, he started the Cassius Clay Fan Club. He was an amateur and collegiate boxer. He later became a boxing columnist at The New York Post for 12 years. He was VP of Public Relations for Don King Productions for 5 years. He was a manager for stars like Terry Norris, Shannon Briggs, King Ipitan, and Robert Garcia. On top of that, he was a practicing attorney.
“Mike gave me some good advice during the early days of Fightnews.com®,” said Karl Freitag, our editor-in-chief. “I always appreciated that. He was a good man.”
Rest in peace, Michael Marley.
Hadn’t heard his name in awhile, and I’m sorry to hear of this news tonight. RIP Michael Marley.
Got to know him back around Tyson vs Seldon days when he was Kings pr guy. I remember Oliver McCall running him over coming into the ring for the Lewis rematch and I gave him a hard time about that. RIP my friend. 72 not very old this day and age
On a side note USF do you remember a Miami fighter from back in the day Moro Mas? A real character
Leonardo Mas. Had to look him up to refresh my memory, but I do recall him from back in the day. He fought a couple of times at the Miami Jai Alai center, a venue I’ve been to a couple times for fight cards…
Mike wants into Law I meet him maybe i Year ago and we Just talked Boxing. I am so Shocked.
In the pre-Internet days of the ’80s, his columns in Boxing Scene magazine were must-read material. He gave you the lowdown on all the behind-the-scenes happenings in the sport you wouldn’t find anywhere else.
Do you know if those columns are online¿? It would be great to read them
Sorry to hear. Got to meet Michael once & we were joking around. He was a likeable guy, although he became seriously bummed when “The Fighting Hillbilly” Bobby Crabtree knocked out his protege King Ipitan in one round. RIP Michael
R.I.P.
I had the pleasure of meeting Mike about 20 years ago at a IBF convention in Miami. He was a gentleman.
Rest In Peace Mike
I knew Mike, he was a good man.. no doubt.. he was also a friend.. wish him well on his journey in the after life and may he RIP…