Angelo Dundee

Angelo Dundee


Angelo Dundee

Died February 1, 2012. Born August 30, 1921.

American boxing cornerman. Best known for his work with Muhammad Ali (1960–1981), he also worked with 15 other world boxing champions, including Sugar Ray Leonard, José Nápoles, George Foreman, Jimmy Ellis, Carmen Basilio, Luis Rodriguez and Willie Pastrano.

Born in Philadelphia of Italian descent, Dundee went to New York and later to Miami where he learned many of the strategies of a boxer's cornerman while acting as a "bucket man" to the great trainers of Stillman's Gym. There his mentors included Charlie Goldman, Ray Arcel, and Chickie Ferrera. Later, his brother Chris Dundee opened the Fifth Street Gym in Miami.

Carmen Basilio was the first world champion for whom Dundee acted as a cornerman when Basilio defeated Tony DeMarco for the world welterweight crown and later Sugar Ray Robinson for the world middleweight crown.

Dundee was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1994 and was depicted as himself in the movie Ali (2001) and played by actor Ron Silver.

Dundee died in Tampa, Florida. He had attended Ali's 70th birthday party in Louisville, Kentucky, the previous month.



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