Fifth St Gyms History

The 5th Street Gym has been called "the world's most famous gym." It opened in 1950 at the corner of 5th Street and Washington Avenue in Miami Beach, Florida. The gym was owned and operated by Chris Dundee.
Dundee started managing boxers in 1928 and began promoting fights in 1932. In 1950, with the completion of the Miami Beach Convention Center, Dundee moved his base of operations from New York City to Miami Beach and promoted boxing and wrestling at the Convention Center for 27 years.
His brother, Angelo Dundee, trained numerous world champions at the 5th Street Gym, including Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Carmen Basilio, Luis Manuel Rodriguez, Willie Pastrano, Sugar Ramos, Jimmy Ellis and Ralph Dupas. The gym was nicknamed "Oz," Chris Dundee the "Wizard of Oz" and Angelo Dundee the "Prince of Oz."
In its heyday, the 5th Street Gym was the place to be. In addition to many of the world’s top fighters who trained there, celebrities were always plentiful among its visitors. Malcolm X, The Beatles, Sean Connery, Frank Sinatra and Jackie Gleason are just a few of the many iconic figures to have made their presence felt.
The gym was torn down in 1993. Five years later, Chris Dundee died at age 91.
The Gym was later re-opened By Angelo Dundee and his Protege Matt Baiamonte along with former business partners Tom Tstatas and Dino Spencer. Both Tom and Dino no longer have anything to do with the original 5th street gym or the Dundee family"