Muhammad Ali's Legendary Trainer, Angelo Dundee, Dead At 90

Muhammad Ali's legendary trainer, Angelo Dundee, dead at 90

Dundee, left, stands with baseball player Frank Thomas, at Knology Field in Dunedin, Florida. File photo, source: wikimedia

TAMPA: -- Angelo Dundee, the renowned trainer who guided Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard to boxing glory, died Wednesday in Tampa, Florida. He was 90.

His death was announced by his son, Jimmy, The Associated Press said.

In more than 60 years in professional boxing, Dundee gained acclaim as a brilliant cornerman, whether healing cuts, inspiring his fighters to battle on when they seemed to be reeling or adjusting strategy between rounds to counter an opponent's style.

"In that one minute, Angelo is Godzilla and Superman rolled into one," Dr Ferdie Pacheco, who often worked with Dundee and then became a TV boxing analyst, once remarked.

"You come back to the corner and he'll say, 'The guy's open for a hook, or this or that,"' Ali told The New York Times in 1981. "If he tells you something during a fight, you can believe it. As a cornerman, Angelo is the best in the world."

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