Podcasts about ferdie pacheco

Why do modern day icons, athletes, and artist have Alex Spiro on speed dial? Why do they call him when they run into adversity? Why has Alex been called Elon Musk's personal lawyer? Because all of these leaders know it's wise to have the country's top legal mind in their corner. Alex plays by a different rule book - and his win/loss record is indisputable. Not only does Alex help clients in the heat of battle - during a high-stakes trial, for example - he also helps clients grow stronger and become even more resilient leaders. Spiro is the ultimate 'fight doctor' - like Ferdie Pacheco was to Muhammad Ali - a loyal guru ready to repair deep cuts in the heat of battle - and instill confidence - into champions who are quite literally changing the world. www.imperfectleaders.com

Why do modern day icons, athletes, and artist have Alex Spiro on speed dial? Why do they call him when they run into adversity? Why has Alex been called Elon Musk's personal lawyer? Because all of these leaders know it's wise to have the country's top legal mind in their corner. Alex plays by a different rule book - and his win/loss record is indisputable. Not only does Alex help clients in the heat of battle - during a high-stakes trial, for example - he also helps clients grow stronger and become even more resilient leaders. Spiro is the ultimate 'fight doctor' - like Ferdie Pacheco was to Muhammad Ali - a loyal guru ready to repair deep cuts in the heat of battle - and instill confidence - into champions who are quite literally changing the world. www.imperfectleaders.com

In this episode of When Life Gives You Parkinson’s, we explored the Parkinson’s legacy of Muhammad Ali. He was a boxer, a philanthropist, a Civil Rights leader, a dedicated Muslim and an advocate for Parkinson’s. In retracing the onset of Ali’s Parkinson’s disease, it is evident he was aware, his doctor was aware and the public was aware that something was happening even as his boxing career was continuing on. The slowness, rigidity, and slurred speech all can be traced back to the mid-70s. Ali’s physician and corner man Dr. Ferdie Pacheco noticed the champ was slipping neurologically in 1977 and resigned after Ali, his wife and trainers ignored his concerns of brain damage which he warned could lead to Parkinson’s. Looking back at Ali in the ring and on talk show interviews from that year through his diagnosis in 1984, you can hear his voice change and his movements slow down. This is how he described what it felt like to him on The Dick Cavett Show, “You see what you wanna do. I should really hit you. Right? And then, I throw one and it lands right there. I miss you. And you see punches coming and you can get away quick enough…” In an interview with the When Life Gives You Parkinson’s podcast, Muhammad Ali’s daughter Rasheda Ali Walsh, shares that the journey for diagnosis for her Dad was not much different from most. “I was told that a lot of doctors misdiagnosed him because he was so young and a lot of people thought he was just kind of remnants from the boxing career,” she said. Ali’s first symptom was a tremor in his thumb, he started to move slower and then after that his voice softened and speech began to slur. Rasheda says accepting the diagnosis also was not easy for her Dad, “My dad felt that everything happens for a reason and I know how cliche that may sound. But he was, of course, distraught when he was diagnosed.” Rasheda says he shied away from public speaking in the 80’s when his voice started to be impacted by the disease. “You know, his mouth was something that made him a lot of money and made him dynamic. And, you know, when he started to speak a little softer, he got a little insecure about speaking,” she said. Ali eventually accepted his diagnosis and his attitude went from insecure to realizing he need to grab a hold of it full force to see what he could do with it to help change the world. There is something comforting to hear about the struggles Muhammad Ali had in acknowledging initial symptoms, getting diagnosed, accepting the diagnosis, figuring out who to tell and when tell them, and even wrestling with the concept of when to stop working. These are issues and decisions we all share with “The Greatest.” Either Ali was cut down to be seen as human or we all have been lifted up and are doing a whole lot better than we think. Thank you for listening. Add your voice to the show and leave a message for us here; https://www.speakpipe.com/WhenLifeGivesYouParkinsons Follow me, Larry Gifford  Twitter: @ParkinsonsPod Facebook: Facebook.com/ParkinsonsPod Instagram: @parkinsonspod Follow Co-host and Producer Niki Reitmeyer Twitter: @Niki_Reitmayer If you want more information on the studies around pugilistic Parkinson’s you can find the information in the Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology through an article titled “Lewy Body Pathology and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Associated With Contact Sports Thank you to… NBC’s Tonight with Jack Parr  1963 BBC’s “Parkinson” with Michael Parkinson, 1978 BBC Documentary “One Punch Too Many” David Letterman, World Wide Pants 1984 Phil Donahue, Multimedia Inc., 1990 Diane Sawyer, ABC News NBC’s Today Show, NBC News, Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie HBO Sports, “Inside Sports” and Bryant Gumble   And thank you to our special guests:    Rasheda Ali Walsh – Rasheda is the Author of “I’ll hold your hand so you don’t fall,” It’s available on her website www.RashedaAli.net. She served as Honorary Chairperson for the Florida Coalition To Cure Parkinson’s Disease. She serves as Patron for the EPDA, the Muhammad Ali Parkinson’s Center at Barrow Neurological Institute, and serves as Advisory Board Member of BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics, a leading Biotech company.   Dave Clark, sports presenter on Sky Sports News   Our presenting partner is Parkinson Canada http://www.parkinson.ca/ The toll free hotline 1-800-565-3000 Or follow them on Twitter @ParkinsonCanada   Thanks also to our content and promotional partners Parkinson’s IQ + You– A free, series of Parkinson’s events from the Michael J. Fox Foundation Spotlight YOPD – The only Parkinson’s organization dedicated to raising awareness for Young Onset Parkinson’s disease and funds for the Cure Parkinson’s Trust.    Credits Dila Velazquez – Story Producer Rob Johnston – Sound Design  

Tobin starts the program paying respects to the boxing world losing Ferdie Pacheco and Rafael Garcia. Two men that were key in the preperation and care of around two icons in Muhammad Ali and Floyd Mayweather respectively. Quick recap of the long night of action in Sydney on Saturday. Fabricio Werdum notches another win on his belt. Is that enough to get him another crack at the heavyweight belt? Who will get the next bout against Stipe Miocic. Plus did Colby Covington ruin his gimmick with snitching on Werdum? There has been a lot of talk around UFC 219 this week. The UFC acted like Conor McGregor vs Tony Ferguson was in play as the main event and took it away due to the actions of Conor in Ireland, at the Bellator fight. There was rumors of a Nate Diaz vs Tyron Woodley bout. Woodley says Diaz has yet to agree to the match up. There is a major reason why Nate should take this fight with Woodley. All roads to this match up lead to Conor McGregor and then Georges St-Pierre. Tyson Fury puts up Twitter poll of who fans want to see him fight next and it came back with Shannon  "The Cannon" Briggs. This match up needs to happen! Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua's media dance continues. Plus who wins between Kelvin Gastelum and Michael Bisping? 

Andrew finds himself in agreement with Oscar de la Hoya about Deontay Wilder.  Ferdie Pacheco has passed away but why does our host have some harsh words for The Fight Doctor?  Sergey Kovalev is making his comeback this Saturday, what could be in his future if he's victorious?  And Andrew also finds himself in disagreement with Oscar de la Hoya.  What?  You thought that the agreement would last throughout the WHOLE episode?   PLEASE leave a review and rating on iTunes for the BOXING 4 FREE podcast!

We conduct Alpha Turkey Cooking Maneuvers with Colonel Ange to get your ready for a Thanksgiving feast, remembering Muhammed Ali's doctor, Ferdie Pacheco who passed away, plus tickets for the 2018 Alpha PleasureFest on the Flight Line presented by Diamond Crown are now on sale.

To write Muhammad Ali’s biography, author Jonathan Eig had to start somewhere. Tune in to find out why his interview with ring doctor Ferdie Pacheco was like taking a punch to the kidneys—and what he learned about Ali’s early signs of traumatic brain injury. Visit ChasingAliPodcast.com for additional content and resources.

The tale of an unexpected encounter between 20th century legends - a meeting which created a new template for global celebrity. February 1964: The Beatles fly into Miami, sparking Beatlemania as they prepare to perform on The Ed Sullivan Show. Meanwhile in a low-rent Miami gym, the underdog Cassius Clay trains to fight reigning champion Sonny Liston for the world title. The pundits say Clay hasn't a hope. Quite unexpectedly, the paths of these legendary figures cross. British photographer Harry Benson arranges for The Beatles to visit Cassius Clay in the gym. Clay picks up Ringo and swings him around the ring as if he's no heavier than a toddler, as the other band-members lie at his feet. Clay pretends to knock all four Beatles down with a single punch. The resulting images remain in the memory long after this brief encounter. The Beatles triumph on TV. Cassius Clay amazes all the boxing writers by defeating Liston. They suddenly both find themselves on the cusp of a new kind of stardom - they're young, outspoken and able to capture the global imagination. John Wilson reports from Miami on the background to this unique encounter, with the memories of three people who were there at the time: photographer Harry Benson, who was travelling with the Beatles, writer Robert Lipsyte, who was covering the fight for the New York Times as a rookie reporter, and fight doctor Ferdie Pacheco, then working at the gym in Miami. All witnessed the moment when Cassius met The Beatles. John also taps the memories of Paul McCartney. Producer John Goudie.

Legendary Ali cornerman Dr. Ferdie Pacheco joins KIZ to share his thoughts on the passing of "Smokin" Joe Frazier and Camaro Kev previews the very first UFC on FOX.