In its forty-year existence, the 5th Street Gym housed the training
grounds for three of the greatest fighters the sport has ever known
- Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, and Sugar Ray Leonard - and became
the locus for a grand total of fourteen world champions. The site
was also a magnet for a wide range of international celebrities
including Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Jackie Gleason, Frank Sinatra,
the Beatles, and Sylvester Stallone, who were all absorbed into the
gym's legend. The 5th Street Gym's beginnings trace back to 1950,
when Chris Dundee, along with his brother Angelo, began promoting
big-time boxing at Miami Beach. ""Tales from The 5th Street Gym""
includes a wealth of never-before-seen photographs and is the first
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.
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