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Angelo Dundee

August 30, 1921 - February 1, 2012
Palm Harbor, Florida

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“While George and I have so much respect for Angelo as a trainer, we have even more respect for him as a man and as a father. If our son's eyes can...Read More » ”
1 of 26 | Posted by: George & Jean Matz - FL

“I MET ANGELO FOR DINNER WHILE HELEN WAS STILL WITH US. ANGELO INSISTED ON MEETING THE FATHER OF ROBBIE SAVARESE AND HE WANTED TO LET ME KNOW WHAT A...Read More » ”
2 of 26 | Posted by: JIM SAVARESE - PALM HARBOR, FL

“Met and had dinner with Angelo with friends and I felt like I had known him a life time. I will always cherish the time I had swapping stories with...Read More » ”
3 of 26 | Posted by: Jim Mewha - st. Petersburg, FL

“My deepest condolences for your loss...I had the tremendous honor of meeting Mr. Dundee at a boxing memorabilia show in Secaucus, New Jersey and he...Read More » ”
4 of 26 | Posted by: Armando Norat - Hackensack, NJ

“Dear Jim and family, We were so sorry to hear about your Dad, he was a truly amazing man. We felt so fortunate to know him and your Mom, Helen, who...Read More » ”
5 of 26 | Posted by: Paula and Glen Altomare - FL

“rip angelo happy i got to know you and learn how good of a person you were really kind and welcomed me in your home to watch friday night fights a...Read More » ”
6 of 26 | Posted by: james savarese - palm harbor, FL

“God took home one of the Great One's, he will be sadly missed. ”
7 of 26 | Posted by: Jim & Lori Charon - Dunedin, FL

“We were saddened to hear of Angelo's passing. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family. He will be truly missed but never forgotten. He and...Read More » ”
8 of 26 | Posted by: Hoang Cranford and family - GA

“Helen has waited long enough, we love you ”
9 of 26 | Posted by: Mike and Teresa Cranford - Macon, GA

“May the joy in your life be that Angelo is now with his Creator and will see you all again when you meet him face to face. God bless you all and...Read More » ”
10 of 26 | Posted by: Steve and kathy Daniel - Dunedin, FL

“Angelo and I go back close to 30 years, in all that time he never had anything bad to say about anyone. Always upbeat, always so positive about...Read More » ”
11 of 26 | Posted by: Daniel Chiodo - Weston, FL

“We always enjoyed swappin' jokes. To hear him laugh on the other end of the phone always lifted my spirits... as much as it did his. I will miss him...Read More » ”
12 of 26 | Posted by: Whitey Bridges - Elizabethton, TN

“Quite possibly the nicest man I've ever met. We bonded right away from when I first met him on the set of Cinderella Man. I will never forget the...Read More » ”
13 of 26 | Posted by: Fulvio Cecere - Hawthorne, NJ

“Always a Gentleman and Friend. Reggie Barrett ”
14 of 26 | Posted by: Reggie Barrett - Amagansett, NY

“I met Angelo about 6 years ago at a Charity event. The mans smile was as big as his heart, and he took time out for everyone that stopped him. He...Read More » ”
15 of 26 | Posted by: Alex Menendez - Orlando, FL

“Dear Jimmy, Terri, and family, I am so sorry for your loss and would like to express my heartfelt condolences. My grandfather, Al Weill, was...Read More » ”
16 of 26 | Posted by: Nancy Wolf - BINGHAMTON, NY

“Jim, So sorry for you and your family's lost. I always enjoyed coming to your optical store and hearing stories about your Dad. Again, very...Read More » ”
17 of 26 | Posted by: Ben Jones - Clearwater, FL

“I just recently has the pleasure of meeting Angelo a couple of times with my younger cousin and we were impressed by his warmth and kindness. He...Read More » ”
18 of 26 | Posted by: Richard C. Minardi - Tampa

“God rest his Soul. My heart goes out to all his Family and Friends. I had the pleasure of knowing, working and traveling with Angelo for years, and...Read More » ”
19 of 26 | Posted by: Peter Cafik - tampa, FL

“Jim, Terri, and Family My prayers are with you at this time. Angelo was a great man and always one of my favorite people in the family. ”
20 of 26 | Posted by: Elaine Cranford - Macon, GA

“To Jimmy, Terri, Family & Mark Words can't describe how heartbroken I am in the loss of Angelo. I'm sure you know that I thought the world of him....Read More » ”
21 of 26 | Posted by: Jeff Julian - Reading, PA

“God gave us a wonderful trainer who influenced many lifes other than just his fighters. Now God has taken Angelo to help train all of the people of...Read More » ”
22 of 26 | Posted by: phil bushong - topeka, IA

“To Jimmy and Terri and family, Shocked and so sad by Angelo's passing. Our thoughts, prayers, tears, and sorrows are with you. He will be greatly...Read More » ”
23 of 26 | Posted by: Sherry and Bill Weeks - GA

“To Jimmy and Terri and family, Shocked and so sad by Angelo's passing. Our thoughts, prayers, tears, and sorrows are with you. He will be greatly...Read More » ”
24 of 26 | Posted by: Sherry and Bill Weeks - GA

“To Jim and family, we are very sorry for your loss, Your dad will be missed by everyone he ever met. ”
25 of 26 | Posted by: Glen & Paula Altomare - FL

“On behalf of our entire staff, we are honored to serve your family. ”
26 of 26 | Posted by: Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home

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DDundee, Angelo 90 of Palm Harbor, Florida, died Wednesday (Feb. 1, 2012) of a heart attack. The brilliant trainer and motivator who worked the corner for Muhammad Ali in his greatest fights and willed Sugar Ray Leonard to victory in his biggest bout. Angelo was best known for being in Ali's corner for most of his career, but those in the sport also knew him as an ambassador for boxing and a figure of integrity in a sport that often lacked it.

Mr. Dundee was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1994 after a career that spanned six decades and 15 world champions, including Ali, Leonard, George Foreman and Jose Napoles. With Ali, he had one of the most successful fighter-trainer relationships in history. He helped Ali become the first to win the heavyweight title three times. Their partnership began with a 1959 meeting in Louisville, Ali's hometown. After Ali returned from the 1960 Olympics with a gold medal, Mr. Dundee ran into him in Louisville again and invited him to train with him in Miami Beach. Ali declined. But that December, Mr. Dundee got a call from one of Ali's handlers, seeking to hire him. After Ali won his first pro fight, Dundee accepted.

Born Angelo Mirena on Aug. 30, 1921, in Philadelphia, Mr. Dundee got into boxing because of his brothers Chris, a promoter, and Joe, a fighter. All changed their surname to Dundee so their parents wouldn't know they worked in boxing. Angelo and Chris made South Florida a boxing destination when Chris opened Miami Beach's 5th Street Gym in the 1950s.

More than 10 years ago, Mr. Dundee and his wife, Helen, moved to Palm Harbor to be closer to his family. He is survived by his son Jim and their daughter, Terri Dundee Coughlin. Helen died in 2010.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, Feb. 10 at 1 p.m. at the Countryside Christian Center, 1850 N. McMullen Booth Rd., Clearwater, Fl with family receiving friends from 11 a.m. until service time.

In lieu of flowers, family requests memorial donations be made to the Morton Plant Mease Foundation at Mortonplantmeasefoundation.com or to Clearwater for Youth Foundation at clearwaterforyouth.org.

Family private burial service will be held later at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Florida

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While George and I have so much respect for Angelo as a trainer, we have even more respect for him as a man and as a father. If our son's eyes can light up at the mere mention of his father's name or fill the room with such palpable admiration as Jimmy heart and eyes do, we will pass from this earth feeling very blessed indeed. Job well done, Angelo = on all fronts.

Posted by: George & Jean Matz - Madeira Beach, FL - Friend of Jimmy's Apr 29, 2012

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Posted by: JIM SAVARESE - PALM HARBOR, FL - FRIEND AND FAN Feb 10, 2012

Met and had dinner with Angelo with friends and I felt like I had known him a life time. I will always cherish the time I had swapping stories with Angelo.

Posted by: Jim Mewha - st. Petersburg, FL - Friend Feb 10, 2012

My deepest condolences for your loss...I had the tremendous honor of meeting Mr. Dundee at a boxing memorabilia show in Secaucus, New Jersey and he entertained everybody in attendance with wonderful Ali stories..As far as I'm concerned, he is the model of what a classy individual and a role model should be and the world was a better place for the time he spent here..

Posted by: Armando Norat

- Hackensack, NJ Feb 10, 2012

Dear Jim and family,
We were so sorry to hear about your Dad, he was a truly amazing man. We felt so fortunate to know him and your Mom, Helen, who was also a wonderful woman. The last time we visited Angelo he was in great spirits as usual,although he missed Helen terribly. May they rest in peace together. We will always remember Angelo with a smile as his happiness was contagious.

Posted by: Paula and Glen Altomare - New Port Richey, FL - Friend Feb 10, 2012

rip angelo happy i got to know you and learn how good of a person you were really kind and welcomed me in your home to watch friday night fights a memory that i will not forget you will be missed

Posted by: james savarese - palm harbor, FL - brothers friend Feb 10, 2012

God took home one of the Great One's, he will be sadly missed.

Posted by: Jim & Lori Charon - Dunedin, FL Feb 10, 2012

We were saddened to hear of Angelo's passing. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family. He will be truly missed but never forgotten. He and Helen completed each other and were one of the strongest couples ever. May they once again be reunited.

Posted by: Hoang Cranford and family - Bonaire, GA Feb 09, 2012

Helen has waited long enough, we love you

Posted by: Mike and Teresa Cranford - Macon, GA Feb 09, 2012

May the joy in your life be that Angelo is now with his Creator and will see you all again when you meet him face to face.

God bless you all and the power of God's love and compassion surround you all

Posted by: Steve and kathy Daniel - Dunedin, FL Feb 08, 2012

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I MET ANGELO FOR DINNER WHILE HELEN WAS STILL WITH US. ANGELO INSISTED ON MEETING THE FATHER OF ROBBIE SAVARESE AND HE WANTED TO LET ME KNOW WHAT A FINE SON MY WIFE AND I HAVE RAISED. HIS WIFE HELEN LOVED ROBBIE AS DID ANGELO. THE NEXT TIME I MET HIM FOR LUNCH HE CALLED ME ROB AND I EXPLAINED TO HIM NO IT'S JIM/JIMMY/JAMES BORN 1954 SAME AS YOUR SON SO YOU CAN'T FORGET IN THE FUTURE AND HE SAID THAT WON'T WORK "YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE MY SON". ANGELO WAS ALL FROM THE HEART AND THE TIMES I SPENT WITH HIM OVER LUNCH OR DINNER WILL BE CHERISHED MOMENTS FOREVER. THANK YOU ANGELO AND HELEN FOR THE FREINDSHIP BOND YOU HAD WITH MY SON ROBBIE. MY CONDOLENCES TO THE ENTIRE DUNDEE FAMILY - JIM SAVARESE

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Posted by JIM SAVARESE from PALM HARBOR, FL - FREIND AND FAN on February 10, 2012

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My name is Richard Mixa. I am Angelo’s friend and next door neighbor before he entered the assisted living home after his wife Helen’s passing in December 2010.

Angelo loved people. Angelo was the Will Rogers of boxing. “He never met a man he didn’t like.”

I’d like to briefly touch on Angelo’s many families.

Of course, there was his Boxing Family which consisted of his fighters: Mohammed, Sugar Ray, George, Willie and many others. We cannot forget the fans, the promoters, and his fighter’s opponents. All made up his Boxing Family.

There was also his Hollywood/Motion Picture Family made up of Ron Howard, Russell Crowe, Jim Ritz and all the stagehands and extras he met through his second career in movies.

There was Angelo’s Miami Family consisting of his Fifth Street Gym friends, the Dan Marino family, and his Weston and South Florida neighbors.

Angelo also had many, let’s call them Acquaintance Family. The boxing fan that wanted to introduce himself as Angelo and I shopped at Home Depot or the diners at the table next to us that wanted to speak with Angelo as he and I took our wives for dinner at a local restaurant and the many people on the street that always received a “How ya doin’?” as he walked his dog Sandy through the neighborhood. Angelo always had a moment for a friend or to make a new friend.

Then most importantly, there was Angelo’s Most Important Family made up of The Boss, Helen, his beloved wife, daughter Terry the animal loving, horse-riding and dedicated daughter, and his proud son and best friend, Jimmy. Angelo loved them all.

I clearly remember my last visit with Angelo at Stratford Manor a few short weeks ago, as we sat and talked he looked at the beautiful painting of his beloved Helen prominently displayed on his apartment wall, he told me, “Richard, I talk with Helen every day”. He told Helen he wasn’t quite ready to join her. I have no doubt today Angelo and Helen’s souls are together, holding hands, sharing new moments and memories and again making up their most important family of two.

My name is Richard Mixa. I am Angelo’s friend and next door neighbor before he entered the assisted living home after his wife Helen’s passing in December 2010.

Angelo loved people. Angelo was the Will Rogers of boxing. “He never met a man he didn’t like.”

I’d like to briefly touch on Angelo’s many families.

There was also his Hollywood/Motion Picture Family made up of Ron Howard, Russell Crowe, Jim Ritz and all the stagehands and extras he met through his second career in movies.

There was Angelo’s Miami Family consisting of his Fifth Street Gym friends, the Dan Marino family, and his Weston and South Florida neighbors.

Angelo also had many,... READ MORE →

Posted by Richard Mixa from Oldsmar, FL - Next door neighbor -The Pinnacle on February 10, 2012

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The one and only time I met Angelo Dundee was at a friends house. My friend had invited my wife and myself to watch the pay-preview fights and had mentioned that Angelo Dundee might stop by.
I thought to myself "sure, ya right". Once we arrived, a car pulled up behind us and it was Angelo, he got out of the vehicle and began to walk towards us with his hand extended. He said to me "Hi, I'm Angelo Dundee" I so foolishly responded "I know who you are!". My friend did introduce us. I asked if I could have my picture taken with him and he said he would be insulted if I did not ask. The point is, that Angelo was a class act and we lost one of the good ones!

Posted by Jim Charon from Dunedin, FL - Just a Fan on February 09, 2012

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Jimmy and Terri,
I've tried to think of only the bright side to this. Right now I see Angelo, Helen, Frances, Danny,Aunt Mildred and Uncle George sitting around a table playing "Blitz". I'm so glad I made that decision to stop by and see him after Christmas.
That's how I'll always remember him.

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Angelo always made me laugh, once I visited him and asked him to sign a photo for my father-in-law he pulled out several and graciously signed them one was an old black and white of him and Ali standing next to each other,he signed it to my father-in -law then wrote " Im the one on the right" made me laugh out loud. What a great person to be around .My family and I will miss him very much

Posted by glen altomare from new portrichey, FL - friend on February 02, 2012

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