Joe Ponce couldn't contain his emotions Sunday afternoon. The boxing trainer approached the dais on the north patio of the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center and made an impromptu speech. ...more

November 16, 2009

particularly those with ties to Florida - comes to fruition this weekend when the inaugural class of the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame is inducted Sunday afternoon. ...more

November 13, 2009

Somewhere between his salad and dessert, Bucs coach Raheem Morris found himself surrounded by a line of autograph-seekers, about 15 deep, on Friday night. ...more

February 14, 2009

The Rays' ascendance in 2008 has opened plenty of doors for the franchise and its most prominent members. Joe Maddon figures he might as well do his best to take full advantage of it. ...more

December 14, 2008

There's a picture that Angelo Dundee holds sacred in his retirement home in this suburb along Tampa Bay. ...more

November 27, 2008

You always hear that boxing is dying. Forget about it. It has Angelo Dundee in its corner. ...more

May 11, 2008

Angelo Dundee compares training boxers to catching fish. "It's not the strength but the technique," the longtime boxing trainer writes in his book, "My View From The Corner: A Life In Boxing" (McGraw-Hill, $24.95). Judging from the success of the fighters who cast their lot with him - Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, George Foreman - Dundee's technique was very strong. ...more

November 25, 2007