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Title

Tales from the 5th St. Gym : Ali, the Dundees, and Miami's golden age of boxing / Ferdie Pacheco ; with contributions by Tom Archdeacon ... [et al.].

Publication

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2010.

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Additional Authors

• Archdeacon, Tom.
• Pacheco, Ferdie.

Description

xv, 250 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 25 cm.

Summary

The 5th Street Gym got its start in 1950, when Chris Dundee began promoting big-time boxing at Miami Beach. It quickly became the celebrated University of Boxing, a magnet for a wide range of international celebrities. This book is the first to chronicle the fascinating history of the gym, from one of those who helped shape its legend--Dr. Ferdie Pacheco, the Fight Doctor. Discover the gym's secret history as Pacheco recalls the rise, heyday, and fall of the "sweet science" at Miami Beach. Includes essays and contributions from prominent boxing writers and insiders, as well as never-before-published photographs.

Alternative Title

Tales from the 5th Street Gym

Subject

• 5th Street Gym (Miami, Fla.)
• Boxing > Miami > History

Note

• Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Preface : The Wizard of Oz -- The 5th Street Gym -- My Impression of the 5th Street Gym / Edwin Pope -- My Memories of the 5th Street Gym / Angelo Dundee -- Chris Dundee : An Appreciation -- Chris Dundee's Laws of Boxing and Promotions / Enrique Encinosa -- The Spring That Flows Eternal : Ali -- The 5th Street Gym / Howard Kleinberg -- Chris Dundee and the Ali Circus -- A Conversation with John Underwood : Notes Taken in a One-on-One Interview, April 18, 2004 -- When Ali Took On Marciano : The Fake Fight -- The R.J. Reynolds and Al Jones Saga -- Supper with Chris Dundee (and Willie Pastrano) -- The Rise and Fall of the Mendoza Group -- The Cubans My Education / Ramiro Ortiz -- Old Hands in the Gym / Tom Archdeacon -- My Memories of Chris Dundee / Bob Sheridan -- The Life and Times of Luis Sarria / Enrique Encinosa -- Sparring Partners : Willie Johnson -- The Greatest Fight in Miami History / Frank Otero -- My Memories of Dr. Ferdie Pachec -- Death in the Ring -- The end of Chris Dundee / Suzanne Dundee Bonner.

ISBN

• 9780813034362 (alk. paper)
• 0813034361 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2009037997

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library