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Angelo Dundee, Legendary Trainer of Muhammad Ali, Passes Away at Age 90
Angelo Dundee, who became one of the the greatest and most legendary trainers in boxing history thanks to his tight connection to the likes of Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, and many others, passed away on Wednesday. He was 90 years old. Along with his standing as one of the great trainers in...
Muhammad Ali at 70: Then and Now Interviews With David Frost (Video)
Here's a video that works in pieces of an interview from 1974 with Muhammad Ali and David Frost, and also gets Ali's thoughts much later in life on that same interview, which was pretty controversial to be sure. The things Muhammad Ali was saying and doing in 1974 -- it's so hard for me to really...
Muhammad Ali at 70: Dean Martin Celebrity Roast of Ali (Video)
If you're like me, you love Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts. So in honor of Muhammad Ali's 70th birthday, here's the Ali roast. And it has Gabe Kaplan!!! (To be fair to Mr. Kotter, he has a pretty good Floyd Patterson glass chin joke.) A pretty decent roast, and unlike modern roasts, you know, not...
Muhammad Ali at 70: NBC Sports Rumble in the Jungle Feature (Video)
Back in 1990, NBC had lost Major League Baseball and had some major holes to fill in their sports programming. One of the things they decided to do was look back at some of history's greatest fights, with feature programs covering classic bouts and showing the fights, with present day discussion to...
Muhammad Ali at 70: The Emotional End of His Boxing Career (Video)
This is a clip from one of the countless TV specials that have been dedicated to Muhammad Ali over the last 30 years. One of the brutal realities of boxing as a spectator sport, and for fans of the sport, is that eventually, you will watch your favorite fighters lose it. It's never pretty. This...
Muhammad Ali at 70: A Video Tribute to One of the All-Time Great Icons in Sports History
Today, Muhammad Ali, "The Greatest" himself, turned 70 years old. Without going into a lengthy and I'm certain familiar history of his professional accomplishments, and of his greatness in the ring, I do want to say one thing: When you talk about Muhammad Ali, you are talking about more than a...
Muhammad Ali Recovering After Health Scare, Hospital Stay
Reports are coming in today that former heavyweight champion of the world Muhammad Ali had a recent hospital stint after falling unconscious on November 19 at his home near Phoenix, and that the 69-year-old Ali is now back home and recovering. It's not known what Ali was treated for at the...
Joe Frazier: Public Viewings Set For Friday and Saturday, Ali Expected to Attend Funeral
The body of the late, great Smokin' Joe Frazier will be at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia for two public viewings this weekend. Fans and admirers who want to pay their final respects to the former heavyweight champion of the world can do so on Friday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. EST, and on...
Manny Pacquiao, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and More of Boxing's Best Singers
Manny Pacquiao garnered quite a lot of attention when he released a studio single version of "Sometimes When We Touch" earlier this year, stemming from original songwriter and performer Dan Hill seeing the Filipino superstar sing the song live on Jimmy Kimmel's show in 2009. It was laughed at by...
George Foreman: Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali Were Like Brothers
In a radio interview with 105.3 in Dallas, George Foreman remembered his friend Joe Frazier, and was asked about the relationship between Frazier and his greatest rival, Muhammad Ali. Foreman on his own friendship with Frazier: "I had good years with Joe Frazier and I was able to tell him things ...
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