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  • Tales from the 5th Street Gym

  • Ali, the Dundees, and Miami's Golden Age of Boxing
  • Written by: Ferdie Pacheco
  • Narrated by: David Marantz
  • Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins

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Tales from the 5th Street Gym

Written by: Ferdie Pacheco
Narrated by: David Marantz
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Publisher's Summary

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.

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