Ferdie Pacheco

A ban on boxing would result in backstreet fighting with even fewer provisions for medical attention.GLENN P. CUNNINGHAM, UNION, N.J.

ABC gets the nod for best camerawork. Its mixture of tight and wide shots allows viewers to see which fighter is cutting off the ring. The lack of commercials on HBO should give us time to hear the corner men between...

In the duke-out over ratings, boxing has proved that it packs a big punch

•Dr. Ferdie Pacheco, the well-known ring physician, on the sale of video cassettes showing both Ali-Spinks fights for $89.95: "Hell, for that money, Spinks will come to your house."