PCS Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2105944,00.html Angelo Dundee Dead at 90Angelo Dundee, the brilliant motivator who worked the corner for Muhammad Ali in his greatest fights and willed Sugar Ray Leonard to victory in his biggest bout, died Wednesday in Tampa, Fla. He was 90. The genial Dundee was best known for being in Ali's corner for almost his entire career, but those in boxing also knew him as an ambassador for boxing and a figure of integrity in a sport that often lacked it. He died with his family surrounding him, said son, Jimmy Dundee, but not before being able to attend Ali's 70th birthday bash in Louisville, Ky., last month *Click Link For More* Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCranon21 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I seen this last night. May he RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Snatched away in the prime of his life..... I was obviously too young to experience Ali's prime, but I definitely remember him with Leonard. He was obviously the kind of trainer who let his fighter's skills dictate and not the way he thought his fighters should fight. The thing I remember most clearly is working in Foreman's corner during his comeback years. He kept calling Foreman (in his mid 40s) "son" and "kid," which was just fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmySmith Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 A very smart man who had the great fortune of working with 2 of the smartest fighters ever. Leonard had no business stepping in the ring with Hagler, Hearns and Duran from a physical standpoint. Hagler in particular may have been the greatest boxer ever at the moment Leonard fought him. Yet Leonard and Dundee beat them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 So are Don Cornelius and Angelo Dundee One and Two in the Death Trifecta of secondary icons of the 70's? Who will be number Three? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Snatched away in the prime of his life..... 90 is the prime of his life? He had a good long life. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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