My View from the Corner
Boxing's greatest trainer reveals all
Angelo Dundee has lived half-a-century of boxing history. During that period he trained, mentored, and worked the corner of 15 world champions—including Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, and George Foreman. In My View from the Corner, Dundee delivers a candid, behind-the-scenes look at his involvement in some of boxing’s most controversial and historic moments.
Pulling no punches and telling it like it really was, Dundee breaks decades of silence to reveal how he had to talk Ali into not quitting during his first fight with champion Sonny Liston; the truth about the "phantom punch" that KO’d Liston in their rematch; what he did and did not do to assure an Ali victory against George Foreman during their "Rumble in the Jungle" in Zaire; how Howard Cosell filed a false report about the Ray Leonard-Roberto Duran fight that will not die to this day; his brother Chris’s association with organized crime; his true feelings on Ali’s conversion to Islam; and what it was like to train Russell Crowe for his role in Cinderella Man.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 09, 2008 Type: User Review |
Poor Ghost Writing
An execrable job of juvenile and intrusive overwriting by "as told to" writer Bert Sugar. On the other hand, Dundee's likeability comes through as does some very good stories. The best of those, of course, concern Ali, Frazier, and Foreman, the...
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 2.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 17, 2008 Type: User Review |
Great for baby boomers
From Ali to Sugar Ray, this is the inside scoop from Angelo Dundee.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 11, 2008 Type: User Review |
The man, the book, the writing . . . "THE GREATEST"
Anyone who even considers buying or reading this will agree that Dundee is one of the most interesting of all boxing figures and his lead fighters (Ali, to name just one), are enough to make this a compelling read. Bert Sugar, who wrote much of...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 13, 2008 Type: User Review |
My View from the Corner
A very entertaining read. I highly recommend this to anyone who has been or is a fan of boxing. If my son were a boxer I would want him to be associated with Angelo Dundee. He is a wonderful man who can really tell an interesting story about the...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 29, 2008 Type: User Review |
Excellent book on fight history and colorful personality wrtitten by a top notch authority on the fight game
As a guy who likes sports history, this book is well written and moves like a well trained fighter...brisk, sharp and pulls no punches. Bert Sugar has written a terrific biography about Angelo Dundee, the premier fight trainer for Mohammed Ali,...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 14, 2008 Type: User Review |
Dundee Delivers
The best thing about pro boxing - besides two grown
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 08, 2008 Type: User Review |
An Awesome View....
OK,so if you're into boxing you may have heard some of these stories. But sometimes great stories need to be retold and who better to tell them than these two fine men. The book is a must read. I couldn't put it down. The tales Angelo has lived...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 27, 2008 Type: User Review |
great
Im a former Boxer & had the pleasure of using the Main st Gym a few years after it open, Mr Dundee (Angelo) was young & was just starting in the fight Game (early 50s) as I. Im so happy that I read this Book & it is the most Interested & honest...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 14, 2008 Type: User Review |
A Knockout? Well, maybe a TKO
As as-told-to books go, this one was better than most simply because Angelo Dundee has led such an interesting life as a boxing trainer for some of the greatest boxers in the latter half of the 20th century. The writer, Burt Sugar, however,...
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 04, 2008 Type: User Review |
Angelo Dundee Shares His Boxing Memories
Angelo Dundee is famous for being the trainer for Muhammad Ali and for Sugar Ray Leonard. But he also worked with Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Luis Rodriguez, and later with George Foreman.
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