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My View from the Corner: A Life in Boxing | 
 enlarge | Authors: Angelo Dundee, Bert Sugar
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Category: Book
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 117115
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 336
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 007147739X
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.83092
EAN: 9780071477390
ASIN: 007147739X
Publication Date: October 1, 2007
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Condition: snaps like a new book, smells like a new book, and esp. looks like a new unread book. If...well, you get what we are saying. Gift Quality.
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"Dundee is one of the greatest innovators in the annals of the sweet science�guiding world champions as diverse in gladiatorial gifts and mind-sets as Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Luis Rodriguez, Sugar Ray Leonard, George Foreman (in his comeback) and, of course, Muhammad Ali�Bert Randolph Sugar has superbly captured Dundee�s unique diction...by the end the reader will know precisely what it is like to listen to the Bill Walsh of boxing hold court on the exotic art of the cornerman.�--The New York Times . Angelo Dundee has lived a half-century of boxing history. During that period he trained a record-breaking fifteen world champions and countless top contenders--wiping away their sweat and blood and instilling whatever it took to win. . . My View from the Corner is his story in his own words. It is also the story of the legendary ring warriors he has forged into champions, including all-time greats Muhammad Ali, "Sugar" Ray Leonard, and George Foreman, as well as champs such as Willie Pastrano and Carmen Basilio. . . But you won't just read about prize fighters. Dundee can't tell his tale without including an amazing cast of characters who could only exist in the larger-than-life world of professional boxing. You'll find engrossing stories involving everyone from sportscaster Howard Cosell to artist LeRoy Nieman to mobster Frank Costello. Muhammad Ali also contributes a foreword of his own--delivering his personal insights on Dundee--the man, the friend, and the boxing trainer. . . The veteran trainer gives you a ringside seat and the inside scoop into what really happened during such classic sports moments as: . . The Ali-Liston rematch, which even today many believe was "fixed"
. The Rumble in the Jungle (Ali vs. Foreman) where Dundee was accused of loosening the ring ropes in order to let Ali perform his now famous "rope-a-dope"
. The second Leonard-Duran fight known for Duran uttering the infamous "no mas"--Dundee reveals Duran never actually spoke those words
. Foreman vs. Moorer where George Foreman made history by becoming the oldest man to win the Heavyweight Championship
. Leonard vs. Hagler, which ended with one of the most controversial decisions in boxing history . . For the first time, Dundee also candidly discusses his feelings about Ali's conversion to Islam, the mob and its influence on boxing, training Russell Crowe for Cinderella Man (which Dundee also appeared in), the psychology of training fighters, and much more. . . My View from the Corner is filled with the depth and insight that can only come from a man who truly loves what he does . . . and is unquestionably the best in the world at it. .
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My View from the Corner January 6, 2009
JamesJBoylan (Toms River,NJ)
An excellent bio from Angelo Dundee...a slice of the times,insight and history of prominent past boxers (Ali, Basilio, Frazier, Liston,et al),that can never be found anywhere else. Just outstanding! J.Boylan
just a really great boxing book December 19, 2008
William D. Tompkins (New York, New York USA)
This is just a rally great boxing book. Angelo was smart to have Bert Sugar help him write this as Sugar's narrative flows very nicely when the fight descriptions take place. Photos are fresh. ones that havent been seen before.
 Poor Ghost Writing June 9, 2008
CJA (Minneapolis, MN)
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 three great boxers of the latter third of the 20th century.
Dundee seems to have parted on bad terms with Sugar Ray Leonard, and Leonard does not emerge as particularly likeable. Ali and Foreman do.
The most interesting insight is Ali's love of training and hard work. His last few years as a boxer tend to ruin his image in this regard. But it is Ali's extraordinary hard work and mental toughness that made him the greatest. Also interesting is Foreman's regret over not getting up from the knockdown in the Ali fight and the motivation that gave for his comeback.
Despite Bert Sugar's best efforts to the contrary, the book is worthwhile for boxing fans and those old enough to remember the true fight of the century on March 8, 1971.
Great for baby boomers April 17, 2008
Ron Taylor (Apollo Beach, FL)
From Ali to Sugar Ray, this is the inside scoop from Angelo Dundee.
Great memories from the 60's, 70's & 80's. Don't miss this one!
The man, the book, the writing . . . "THE GREATEST" April 11, 2008
LES KRANTZ (Midwest)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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 the book with Dundee's cooperation, proved to be the book's strength. In the same vein as boxing's greatests writers, Plimpton and Mailer, this book is in the same league. It's a literary masterpiece, which surprised me. If you like reading and love boxing, this will be one of the best books you've ever read.
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