Angelo Merena (born 1923), better known in the boxing world as Angelo Dundee, is a boxing cornerman who has worked with 15 world boxing champions, among them, Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Jose Napoles, George Foreman, Jimmy Ellis, Carmen Basilio and Luis Rodriguez. 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Boxing, also called prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing), the sweet science (a common nickname among fans) or the gentlemans sport (used mainly in England), is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight classification fight each other with their fists in a series of... For other persons named Muhammad Ali, see Muhammad Ali (disambiguation). ... Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American former professional boxer. ... José Napoles (born April 13, 1940) is a Cuban-Mexican who was a world boxing champion. ... George Foreman, born January 10, 1949, is an American two-time World boxing Champion in the heavyweight division. ... James Albert Jimmy Ellis (1940-present) was an American prizefighter who held the World Boxing Association Heavyweight title from 1968 to 1970. ... Carmine Basilio (born April 2, 1927) in Canastota, New York, better known in the boxing world as Carmen Basilio, is a former boxer of Italian-American origin. ... Luis Manuel Rodriguez (born June 17, 1937 in Camaguey, Cuba – died July 8, 1996) was welterweight boxing champion of the world. ...

Dundee learned many of the strategies used to act as a cornerman for boxers as a pupil of Lou Stillman. A native of Philadelphia, he went to New York and later to Miami, where his brother Chris Dundee opened the Fifth Street Gym. Louis Ingber (1887-1969), better known as Lou Stillman, was a legendary boxing trainer who had a gym in New York City, but whose fame transcended beyond New York and into boxing circles virtually everywhere else. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Miami redirects here. ...

Basilio was the first world champion Dundee acted as a cornerman for, when Basilio defeated Tony De Marco for the world welterweight crown.

Dundee travelled around the world with Ali, and he was the cornerman in all of Ali's fights, which also included Ali's bouts with Archie Moore, Floyd Patterson, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Ken Norton, and later, Leon Spinks. Dundee was accused by Foreman of loosening the ring ropes before his 1974 The Rumble in the Jungle fight with Ali, to help Ali win the fight. Archie Moore whose birth name was Archibald Wright (December 13, 1913 or 1916 – December 9, 1998) was a light heavyweight world boxing champion who set many records in boxing. ... Floyd Patterson (January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American heavyweight boxing champion. ... For the Major League Baseball player and manager, see Joe Frazier (baseball) Joseph William Smokin Joe Frazier (born January 12, 1944) is a former world heavyweight boxing champion, active mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. ... George Foreman, born January 10, 1949, is an American two-time World boxing Champion in the heavyweight division. ... This article is about the hall of fame boxer. ... Leon Spinks is a former boxer who tasted lifes highs and lows more than most other boxers. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Rumble in the Jungle The Rumble in The Jungle was a historic boxing event that took place on October 30, 1974, in the May 20 Stadium in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). ...

After Ali's retirement, Dundee saw a future, emerging star in Sugar Ray Leonard, whom he has called "a smaller version of Ali". Dundee once again acted as cornerman for Leonard in many of his biggest fights, including those with Wilfred Benitez, Roberto Duran and Thomas Hearns. In Leonard's first bout with Hearns, Dundee, thinking that his protege was behind on the scorecards, quipped the now famous words "You're blowing it, son! You're blowing it!" before the start of round 13. Leonard went on to score a fourteenth round win when the referee stopped the fight, causing longtime boxing blow by blow commentator Don Dunphy to exclaim, "They're stopping the fight. I don't believe it. Hearns is ahead on points." Wilfred Benitez (born September 12, 1958 in New York, New York), also known as Wilfredo Benítez, is a Puerto Rican-American boxer. ... Roberto Duran (b. ... Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958, in Memphis, Tennessee), is an American 7-time world champion professional boxer. ... The two fights between Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns in 1981 and 1989 were among the most eagerly anticipated confrontations in the history of boxing. ...

Angelo later teamed up with George Foreman, including his 1991 Heavyweight title fight against Evander Holyfield and his 1994 Heavyweight title win against then undefeated Michael Moorer. Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962 in Atmore, Alabama) is a professional boxer from the United States. ... Michael Lee Moorer (born November 12, 1967) is a former boxer who has been a world champion in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. ...

Dundee was enshrined in the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1994. The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

Most recently, Angelo Dundee was hired to train Russell Crowe for Crowe's characterization of James J. Braddock in "The Cinderella Man". To that end, Dundee traveled to Australia to work with the Oscar winning actor. Russell Ira Crowe (born April 7, 1964) is an Oscar-winning New Zealand/Australian[][1] film actor. ... James Walter Braddock (June 7, 1905 – November 29, 1974) was a champion boxer. ... Cinderella Man is a 2005 American drama film inspired by the real life story of former Heavyweight boxing champion, James J. Braddock. ...