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Standing Eight

The Inspiring Story of Jesus "El Matador" Chavez, Who Became Lightweight Champion of the World

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By Adam Pitluk

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Here is the inspirational story of Gabriel Sandoval, who grew up in the small dirt-poor town of Delicias, Mexico. Crossing the U.S. border with his family as a young boy of seven, he settled in Chicago, where he learned to speak English and to box-winning three Gold Glove championships-and where he also joined a gang, committing a robbery in his teens that landed him in one of the most violent prisons in America, Statesville. After his three-year stint in prison was up, he was met by an INS agent and put on the first plane to Mexico City with fifty dollars in his pocket. He eventually re-entered the U.S. illegally. Settling in Austin, Texas, he resumed his boxing career and changed his name to Jesus “El Matador” — after the Chicago gym in which he learned to box-Chavez, and went on to become the Lightweight champion of the world. But the story doesn’t end with this crowning achievement. He applied for a driver’s license, and his real name, Gabriel Sandoval, came up on the computer and he was found to be in the U.S. illegally. For the second time, he was deported to Mexico before gaining his U.S. citizenship after a long, protracted fight with the U.S. government. Standing Eight is the triumphant tale of a strong-willed fighter who refused to stay down for the count and overcame tremendous obstacles to become champion of the world.

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On Sale
Apr 10, 2007
Page Count
272 pages
Publisher
Da Capo Press
ISBN-13
9780306815355

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Adam Pitluk

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Adam Pitluk is a contributor to Time magazine and is the author of Standing Eight. He spent most of the 1990s living along various rivers in Missouri and now lives in Dallas, Texas.

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