children birth_place image_size birth_date spouse article_title education name occupation
4 tampa , florida , united states 200px 8 december 1927 luisita ferdie pacheco
 university of florida university of miami dr. ferdie pacheco artist , author , physician , sports commentator
ferdie pacheco

dr. ferdie pacheco -lrb- born december 8 , 1927 -rrb- is the former personal physician and cornerman for world heavyweight boxing champion muhammad ali , as well as numerous other boxing champions .
beginning in the late 1970s , pacheco was a tv boxing analyst for several television networks , most notably showtime .
pacheco is also a prolific author and painter and currently resides in miami , florida with his wife luisita .
his nickname is the `` fight doctor . ''
