Harold Lederman, the International Boxing Hall of Famer who devoted his life to the sport and became one of its beloved figures as HBO's longtime unofficial judge, died Saturday at a hospice care center in New City, New York, after a long battle with cancer, HBO confirmed. He was 79. Lederman, a Bronx native, began working as a professional judge in the late 1960s, and judged more than 100 world title fights on six continents. In 1986, HBO Sports executive producer Ross Greenburg hired Lederman to give his unofficial scores and go over the rules on its boxing telecasts, where he brought unbridled enthusiasm to the role. Read more http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/26725075/beloved-boxing-voice-lederman-dies-age-79
