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Besides being former world champions, Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard share another common bond — Dundee. The late-East Passyunk Crossing product, who once called the 800 block of Morris Street home, had a knack for transforming pugilists into champions, training 15 of them to be exact. Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992, this South Philadelphia High alumnus, who passed away in 2012 at the age of 90, devoted more than six decades to the fight game.
With South Philadelphia having a long list of made-it-big pugilists who went on to become world champions, one may question how the former Angelo Mirena knocked the others off the list. Well, when you’re talking about the man responsible for molding “The Greatest of All Time” into a world champion, further elaboration is no longer needed.
Contact Editor Bill Gelman at bgelman@southphillyreview.com or ext. 121.
The South Philadelphia Walk of Fame 2013 inductees
/ Marian Anderson / Paul Arizin / Frankie Avalon / Joey Bishop / John Chaney /
/ James Darren / Angelo Dundee / Fabian / Larry Fine / Eddie Fisher /
/ Kenny Gamble / Frank Gasparro / Joey Giardello / Stephen Girard / Sherman Hemsley /
/ Irvin Kershner / Jack Klugman / Eddie Lang / Mario Lanza / Rob McElhenney /
/ Joe Medeiros / Earl "The Pearl" Monroe / Nathan Morris / Michelle Nader / Gene Perret /
/ Frank Rizzo / Bobby Rydell / Lisa Scottoline / Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter / Anna Verna /
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