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 - Dundee DeliversThe best thing about pro boxing - besides two grown men beating the bejeebers out of each other - is the wonderful cast of colorful characters involved. Angelo Dundee's "My View from the Corner" does not disappoint in delivering numerous anecdotes that illustrate just how interesting these folks are. He tells stories that go back to the turn of the century, each describing the unique pro boxing fraternity. Also, he details the strategies deployed to win bouts: Some require hard work, others trickery. The book is well written and edited, which combined with Dundee's insight, makes it a pleasure to read. Rating: - 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 through are told with humor and affection. If you like Muhammad Ali, Foreman, Leonard or just boxing in general; buy this book. You'll love it! To Angelo and Bert, thankyou for telling the tales...Suerte always to you both! Keep Punching.... Rating: - greatIm 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 picture of the Boxing World. He tells it like it is. Hi brother Was a great man & help me out with one of my 1st Bout (4 Rounds) Being a not to well known @ the time. Beleave me, this Bio is the best. Thank you Regards Norman Gautreau Inducted to the canadian Boxing Hall Of Fame 1987 Rating:  - A Knockout? Well, maybe a TKOAs 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, injects far too many modern cultural references that I just don't believe a man like Angelo would say, making the effort look contrived and phony. That aside, however, this is a fascinating read for those who even have a passing interest in boxing. The book divides his life and career into three phases: pre-Ali, Ali, and post-Ali. While there is plenty of boxing in the storyline, it doesn't provide blow-by-blow accounts of every fight. Instead, the lead-up to the fight is discussed followed by a few key observations about the fight itself making the book flow at a quite snappy pace. In fact, you have to read closely in places as 2 or 3 years can elapse between paragraphs which you might otherwise pass right over. The bulk of the narrative centers upon Angelo's long relationship with Muhammmed Ali, spanning the years when a young Cassius Clay meets Angelo through the last of his several retirements. By far, these pages are the most interesting of the book. They really help turn Ali into a likeable person who seems like he would be very entertaining to be around. The first and third sections aren't so interesting. The first because he talks about his work with fighters of whom I have never heard. The last part, which really focuses upon Sugar Ray Leonard, was OK but he just didn't really depict Leonard as much beyond being a greater fighter. All-in-all, this is a very readable book about an interesting person who was associated with interesting people. Except for the cultural references I mentioned before, this is a very good read. Rating: - Angelo Dundee Shares His Boxing MemoriesAngelo 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. The book is alternately humorous and inspiring, as Dundee spins yarn after yarn from his years as an illustrious trainer. The bulk of the book is about his years with Ali, and he clears the air as to what really happened between the fourth and fifth rounds of the fist Henry Copper fight, as well as what was up with the loose ropes in Zaire in the 1974 Ali-Foreman fight. Ali fans will have heard all this before, and Dundee doesn't give you an unbiased opinion of the Ali years. He still thinks that the second Leon Spinks fight was a vintage Ali performance (when in fact, Ali looked terrible and Spinks was worse). Dundee rarely has a bad thing to say about anyone, but he did have problems with Leonard's manager Mike Trainer, who was always trying to withhold money from Dundee. And it sounds like Dundee didn't get paid as much for his years with Ali as a person might have expected. Bert Randolph Sugar helped Angelo to write this book, and it shows every time the text tells us that someone "beat the bejabbers" out of another guy (a favorite and overused expression by Sugar). But the book is nostalgic and fun and a recommended read! Long live Angelo Dunde!
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