After the young Cassius Clay had been floored by a Henry Cooper left hook and seriously hurt, Dundee tore open an already torn glove which forced a delay to replace it. Clay had a chance to recover and stayed clear of Cooper's left the rest of the night before stopping Cooper on cuts.
In the first Liston fight when the then-Cassius Clay got something in his eyes, couldn't see and wanted to quit, Dundee pushed his out into the ring to start the round. He recovered and went on to victory.
Not letting Ali quit after the 14th round in the Thrilla in Manila allowed time for Eddie Futch to decide that Joe Frazier had had enough and throw in the towel. If Ali had gotten his way, Joe Frazier would have won the fight by TKO instead of being the TKO loser.
RIP, Angelo. You were one of the best and will be missed.
I've never heard that before. Was that from Dundee? Ali was pummeling Frazier late in that fight, and Frazier's eyes were nearly shut from the swelling.