Muhammad Ali

WLRN's Ali Documentary a Snoozer

So long Hank Kaplan!

Rolling

Bicentennial Hootenanny with Barack

The Lure of the Ring

Former champ Frank Otero needs to sell real estate to make a living. But he needs boxing to live.

Swelter 46

Former champ Frank Otero needs to sell real estate to make a living. But he needs boxing to live.

My City Was Gone

Former champ Frank Otero needs to sell real estate to make a living. But he needs boxing to live.

Art That Floats Like a Butterfly

Former champ Frank Otero needs to sell real estate to make a living. But he needs boxing to live.

Ali Film Debuts in Miami

Born in Kentucky, Muhammad Ali was Made in Miami

Forever the Greatest

He’s internationally known, but Ali was made in Miami

Reading Miranda

Edison Miranda looks to scramble Porras

Kids Beating Kids

Edison Miranda looks to scramble Porras

Grady and the Champ

For better and worse, Muhammad Ali left his mark on a generation of Miami boxers

A Real Knockout

Fight Night Round 3 comes out a winner, despite taking punches

Mighty Fighters

Young pugilists prepare

Bout Face

Big boys brawl

Where the B-Boys Are

Local kids keep it extra clean at the B-Boy Masters Pro-Am

BEST LOCAL PHANTASMAGORIA

Local kids keep it extra clean at the B-Boy Masters Pro-Am

The Great Contender

True fame and hard truth don't mix in the TV-sportscasting biz

BEST MAGIC CITY ICON

Dr. Ferdie Pacheco, "The Fight Doctor"

Clay Feet

Ali lands a few solid blows, but sadly it's no knockout

Sly Foxx

He steals Ali, but will Hollywood give Jamie Foxx a shot at the title?

Shake

America unplugged

Teddy Thompson/Rickie Lee Jones

Teddy Thompson
(Virgin)
It's Like This
(Artemis)

Ring Cycle

Miami boasts a boxing legend who has kept on swinging through good times and bad. He's the king of the clubs. He's Tuto Zabala.

The Fight of Their Lives

Pugilists and stars hope to unionize the sweet science

Lord of the Ring

Boxing isn't just a hobby to Hank Kaplan. It's an obsession. Which is why he's the sport's foremost expert.

Stings Like a Bee

Boxing isn't just a hobby to Hank Kaplan. It's an obsession. Which is why he's the sport's foremost expert.

Rotations

Boxing isn't just a hobby to Hank Kaplan. It's an obsession. Which is why he's the sport's foremost expert.

Video Killed the Soccer Star

Boxing isn't just a hobby to Hank Kaplan. It's an obsession. Which is why he's the sport's foremost expert.

Alex Daoud Promises His Movie Will Not Be the Ishtar of Miami Beach Politics

Marco Kornfeld​Alex Daoud is one of those only-in-South-Florida characters -- a big and boisterous former Miami Beach mayor who sparred with Muhammad Ali, spent 18 months in prison for bribery, and then wrote an unsparing book about it. Now film producer Philippe Martinez has bought the rights to ... More >>

Swingers Welcome

Marco Kornfeld​Alex Daoud is one of those only-in-South-Florida characters -- a big and boisterous former Miami Beach mayor who sparred with Muhammad Ali, spent 18 months in prison for bribery, and then wrote an unsparing book about it. Now film producer Philippe Martinez has bought the rights to ... More >>

Ain’t Quite a Title Fight

Marco Kornfeld​Alex Daoud is one of those only-in-South-Florida characters -- a big and boisterous former Miami Beach mayor who sparred with Muhammad Ali, spent 18 months in prison for bribery, and then wrote an unsparing book about it. Now film producer Philippe Martinez has bought the rights to ... More >>

Fight Doctor Ferdie Pacheco Pays Homage to 5th Street Gym

Courtesy Ferdie PachecoFerdie Pacheco talks to Muhammad Ali between sparring sessions at the 5th Street Gym in Miami Beach.​If you grew up in Miami Beach prior to 1993, the floor above the neighborhood drug store on Fifth Street at Washington Avenue was a magical place.For more than a quarter-cent ... More >>

Doctor of Sweet Science

Courtesy Ferdie PachecoFerdie Pacheco talks to Muhammad Ali between sparring sessions at the 5th Street Gym in Miami Beach.​If you grew up in Miami Beach prior to 1993, the floor above the neighborhood drug store on Fifth Street at Washington Avenue was a magical place.For more than a quarter-cent ... More >>

Idol Chatter

Say you wanted to kill someone you admire -- not that we're advocatin'.

Miami Free Times: Boxing Icon Ferdie Pacheco, Photographer Paul Strand, and Former First Lady Laura Bush

Ali gets greased up at Miami's 5th St. Gym.​Monday: Pick up the phone and make an appointment to see new work by resident artists of the David Castillo Gallery, including Susan Lee-Chun, Frances Trombly, and Glexis Novoa.Tuesday: There's no charge to hear tales of the 5th Street Gym and prize figh ... More >>

After Braving World's Biggest Clusterf%&k, Riptide Wins Audience With Muhammad Ali

You might be surprised at what he had to say about LeBron. Anybody who believes reporters are free-thinkers has not seen us when we get in a herd. We get our cattle-brain on in locker rooms, press conferences--and at last night's much-hyped re-opening of South Beach's famed 5th St. Gym, with i ... More >>

The Weekly Wrap-Up: Rainy Days

Paula Niño​Here's something for you to do on a rainy weekend: catch up on what you missed this week on Short Order.LeBron James is not much of a meat eater.Short Order gets a taste of Doggi Style, a Venezuelan fast food cart.Chocolate lovers: indulge in our list of Miami's best chocolate shops.Mu ... More >>

Liberty City's Roosevelt Ivory is a Throwback to the 5th Street Gym's Bad Old Days

The usually dapper Ivory slums it in a mug shot.​A week or so ago, Riptide braved the overhyped media maelstrom that was the grand opening of the new 5th Street Gym. A sanitized version of the South Beach boxing den where Muhammad Ali trained, it's now helmed by a Chicago-based ownership group. Al ... More >>

5th Street Gym reopens

The usually dapper Ivory slums it in a mug shot.​A week or so ago, Riptide braved the overhyped media maelstrom that was the grand opening of the new 5th Street Gym. A sanitized version of the South Beach boxing den where Muhammad Ali trained, it's now helmed by a Chicago-based ownership group. Al ... More >>

Khalilah Camacho-Ali Was Once Married To The Greatest Boxer

Bill WisserKhalilah Camacho-Ali is more than just the wife of the greatest boxer ever.​When Muhammad Ali defied the Vietnam War draft and was stripped of his license to box, he met a young African American girl whose life revolved around the Nation of Islam and the sect's controversial leader Elij ... More >>

Khalilah Camacho-Ali was in the Champ's corner through some of boxing's greatest moments

Bill WisserKhalilah Camacho-Ali is more than just the wife of the greatest boxer ever.​When Muhammad Ali defied the Vietnam War draft and was stripped of his license to box, he met a young African American girl whose life revolved around the Nation of Islam and the sect's controversial leader Elij ... More >>

Saguesera Smackdown

Bill WisserKhalilah Camacho-Ali is more than just the wife of the greatest boxer ever.​When Muhammad Ali defied the Vietnam War draft and was stripped of his license to box, he met a young African American girl whose life revolved around the Nation of Islam and the sect's controversial leader Elij ... More >>

Uncle Scotchy Talks Split Personalities, Dirty Blues, and Boozing Better Than Your Daddy

​The man might be the worst possible role model. He tells filthy jokes. He sings twisted songs. He empties entire bottles. But whatever his personal defects, Uncle Scotchy is a good fucking time. Well, until things go bad. He will get you, your mama, and your dog drunk. He'll smile, wink, and wr ... More >>

Student athletes suffer the stings of concussions while lawmakers fail to help

​The man might be the worst possible role model. He tells filthy jokes. He sings twisted songs. He empties entire bottles. But whatever his personal defects, Uncle Scotchy is a good fucking time. Well, until things go bad. He will get you, your mama, and your dog drunk. He'll smile, wink, and wr ... More >>

Black quarterbacks have no role models in the NFL

​The man might be the worst possible role model. He tells filthy jokes. He sings twisted songs. He empties entire bottles. But whatever his personal defects, Uncle Scotchy is a good fucking time. Well, until things go bad. He will get you, your mama, and your dog drunk. He'll smile, wink, and wr ... More >>

Angelo Dundee, Miami Boxing's Legendary Trainer, Dead at 90

via You TubeAli and Dundee back in the day.​It's easy to forget now, but Miami Beach was once the nexus of the world boxing scene thanks mostly to Angelo Dundee, the Hall of Fame trainer who opened the legendary 5th Street Gym with his brother Chris. Dundee trained dozens of elite fighters at the ... More >>

Khalilah Camacho-Ali, The Champ's Ex-Wife, Remembers Angelo Dundee

Bill WisserKhalilah Camacho-Ali​Khalilah Camacho-Ali remembers the first time she walked into 5th Street Gym in Miami Beach was during the summer of 1967. Back then she was known as Belinda, the 17-year-old second bride of the man who would go on to become the greatest boxer of all time: Muhammad ... More >>