a decent, honorable man in an often corrupt sport. Perhaps the greatest tribute to Dundee was paid by Howard Cosell who said "If I had a son who wanted to be a fighter and I couldn't talk him out of it, the only man I would let train him is Angelo Dundee". Retirement In 2005, Dundee was hired to train Russell Crowe for Crowe's characterization of James J. Braddock in Cinderella Man. To that end, Dundee traveled to Australia to work with the Oscar-winning actor and appeared in the film as "Angelo" the corner man. In November 2008, he was hired as a special consultant for Oscar De La Hoya's fight with Manny Pacquiao. Death Dundee died peacefully in his sleep at his senior resident apartment at the age of 90 on February 1, 2012, in Tampa, Florida. A funeral was held on 10 February 2012 at the Countryside Christian Center in Clearwater, Florida, attended by a crowd of several hundred mourners, among them Muhammad Ali. Dundee's body was buried in Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park cemetery in Clearwater, Florida. Honors Dundee was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992. Publications My View From the Corner: A Life in Boxing (2009) (autobiography). I Only Talk Winning (1985) autobiography. Angelo dundee. Mike winters. Publisher Robson books Ltd. London Popular culture Depictions of Dundee have appeared in three films. He was played by Ernest Borgnine in The Greatest (1977), by Ron Silver in Ali (2001) and by Michael Imperioli in One Night in Miami (2020). He is also portrayed by James Madio in the Epix series "Godfather of Harlem" (2020-). He appeared as himself in a 1997 Pizza Hut commercial with Muhammad Ali and actor David Bortolucci who portrayed a young boxer surprised to learn that his trainer had trained Ali. References External links Angelo Dundee Video Interview Dundee Signs With Golden Boy Promotions Angelo Dundee Talks Heavyweights 1921 births 2012 deaths Sportspeople from Philadelphia American boxing trainers American people of Italian descent International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II United States Army Air Forces soldiers