TALES OF 5TH ST GYM
@BigDaddyBunce
Voice of boxing
IF YOU are ever in Miami and you want to spar at Big Dino’s 5th St gym, it will cost you nothing for the pleasure. It might, however, be a painful experience.
In 1964, the Beatles arrived at the original 5th St gym. It was not their first choice on that day on South Beach; the first choice was Sonny Liston’s gym. That never worked, Sonny evicted them. Pity, John Lennon was a massive Liston fan.
Liston was getting ready to defend his world heavyweight title against Muhammad Ali at the Convention Centre. It
