The name, singular in mention yet worldwide in recognition, says it all: Ali. Nobody in sports history has been so unifying yet so polarizing. His life has transcended boxing and has caused the kind of societal debate usually reserved for politicians. To this day, he remains revered and despised, even though he last fought in 1981.
Angelo Dundee, the brilliant motivator who worked the corner for Muhammad Ali in his greatest fights and willed Sugar Ray Leonard to victory in his biggest bout, died Wednesday in Tampa, Fla. He was 90.
The much-anticipated rematch between former welterweight world champions Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto scheduled for Feb. 11 at the MGM Grand Garden is expected to be postponed after Berto injured himself while training Monday.
