Ferdie Pacheco, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ferdie Pacheco

American physician and boxing commentator

Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1927

Place of Birth: Tampa, Florida, United States

Date of Death: 16-Nov-2017

Profession: physician, sports commentator, cornerman

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Dr.
Fernando "Ferdie" Pacheco (December 8, 1927 – November 16, 2017) was the personal physician and cornerman for world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali as well as numerous other boxing champions.
Known in popular culture as "The Fight Doctor,” Pacheco left Ali's team in the mid-1970s after Ali refused his advice to retire.
For the next two decades, Pacheco was a noted boxing analyst for several television networks, including NBC and Showtime.
He also became an author and self-taught painter, with most of his works focused on his career in boxing and his youth in the Ybor City neighborhood of Tampa, Florida.