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The sport of boxing lost some of its most colorful characters -- including iconic figures such as Emanuel Steward, Carmen Basilio, Angelo Dundee, Teofilo Stevenson, Bert Sugar, Hector Camacho and Johnny Tapia -- in 2012.

"It just felt very, very personal to me," said broadcaster Al Bernstein, who sings "What a Wonderful World" in honor of boxing dignitaries such as the late Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel "Manny" Steward during a musical tribute on The Boxing Channel. 

The death of boxing historian Bert Sugar leaves a hole in the heart of the sport, say his colleagues and admirers.

Sugar Ray Leonard said Angelo Dundee never doubted he would defeat Marvin Hagler, even after Leonard was nearly knocked out by a sparring partner five days prior to the fight.

Angelo Dundee, the beloved former trainer of Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard among other hall-of-fame enshrined fighters, has died at the age of 90.

Angelo Dundee on Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao: "Mayweather wins. I just don't know why Mayweather's not fighting him. He walks around saying that he's the best fighter in the world? Well, fight the sucker."