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George Foreman can knock down an oak tree ... but oak trees don't move.

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Angelo Dundee
Age: 90 †
Born: 1921
Born: August 30
Died: 2012
Died: February 1
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Philadelphia
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What's his name? I tried to forget him because if he would have fought like he worked with my guy he would have knocked the guy out.
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You're talkin' legit here.
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In all my years in boxing I'd never known such heat
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Both guys ran out of gas, only my guy had an extra tank.
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Now, training fighters is like trying to catch fish. It's not the strength but the technique.
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It's been like that forever. We got spoiled by Joe Louis, by Rocky Marciano. Muhammad ruined us for everybody. He was great outside [the ring] he was great inside. We got so accustomed to it we thought we deserved it.
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I never knew about a lot of the outside things
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It doesn't cost anything more to be nice.
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There are positive and negative thoughts. And, hey, it doesn't cost you a cent more to think positively .
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Joe Louis, to me, was the finest human being God put on this earth in every way.
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My kid could move like a lightweight
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The match would have to be made at 165 pounds. Sean can't make 160 any more, even though he's drinking lite beer these days
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Muhammad aware of what to look for and he handled it on his own. He did his own thing. I never programmed him.
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You take what the guy gives you. If there's nothin' there, you handle it. No problem.
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Any fighter didn't like Muhammad Ali should have his head examined.
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Criticism is okay, encouragement is better!
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I loved the movie for the simple reason that I saw the scenes and I saw Muhammad working with these guys.
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He would have beat everybody because we'd have found a way to beat him.
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You're blowing it, son! You're blowing it!
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I just put the reflexes in the proper direction.
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