Name: Angelo Dundee
Legendary boxing corner man who has worked with 15 world boxing champions, including Muhammad Ali
- Trained: “Sugar” Ray Leonard.
- Trained Jose Napoles.
- Trained George Foreman.
- Trained Jimmy Ellis.
- Trained Carmen Basilio.
- Trained Luis Rodriguez.
- Trained Willie Pastrano.
- Trained Ralph Dupas.
- Was named Manager of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association in 1968 and 1979.
- Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1994.
- Ringside commentator for many televised fights.
- Recently trained Russell Crowe for Crowe’s characterization of James J. Braddock in Cinderella Man and appeared in the film himself as “Angelo” the corner man.
- Co-Author of "Angelo Dundee's "My View from the Corner -- with Bert Sugar".
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Favorite Book: "The Jack Dempsey Story" by Gene Schoor
"I never read much as a kid, but I did read "Dempsey" and was impressed as hell. I read it from stern to stern. Fighting in salons and hobo camps, man, what a tough guy! But he was a sweetheart. I got to know him when I lived in midtown Manhattan. I used to eat at Dempsey's Restaurant all the time." |
