Ferdie Pacheco, the ‘Fight Doctor’ and Muhammad Ali’s physician, dead at 89
The Ybor City native also won two Emmy Awards as a TV boxing analyst. He worked for networks including NBC and Showtime.In his later years, he became a prolific writers whose works include his memoirs, Ybor City Chronicles and Blood in My Coffee.
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