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  • Tales from the 5th Street Gym

  • Ali, the Dundees, and Miami's Golden Age of Boxing
  • By: Ferdie Pacheco
  • Narrated by: David Marantz
  • Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (9 ratings)

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Tales from the 5th Street Gym

By: Ferdie Pacheco
Narrated by: David Marantz
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Tales from the 5th Street Gym is the first book to chronicle the fascinating history of the 5th Street Gym from one of its insiders - Dr. Ferdie Pacheco - with crucial contributions from Tom Archdeacon, Angelo Dundee, Suzanne Dundee Bonner, Enrique Encinosa, Howard Kleinberg, Ramiro Ortiz, Edwin Pope, Bob Sheridan, and Budd Schulberg. Discover the secret history of one of boxing's most hallowed grounds, as Pacheco recalls the rise, heyday, and fall of the "sweet science" at Miami Beach.

Ferdie Pacheco, the "Fight Doctor", is a physician, boxing analyst, screenwriter, author, and artist. After serving 15 years as Muhammad Ali's physician and corner man, he began a career as a boxing analyst for NBC, Showtime, and Univision. He received an Emmy Award for his work on a series of specials on Ali's greatest fights. His most recent book is Blood in My Coffee: The Life of the Fight Doctor.
©2010 Ferdie Pacheco (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
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A Great Boxing History

Memories of people connected to the Miami Fifth Street Gym of Ali fame. It's tribute to the legend that ran it, Chris Dundee. Many contributors tell their memories of a lost world. 24 short chapters. Each chapter has one author. There is only one narrator so it is easy to confuse whose story he is telling. Once you get used to that it's fine. If you like the boxing history you will like it. You probably won't be shocked by the shenanigans and chicanery practised by the promoters, coaches and managers but you will find a new respect for those that actually did the fighting and more often than not were exploited and suffered for it.

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