American Son: My Story Book

Preface     xiii
A Promise Made     1
A Promise Kept     7
The Cleanest Window in Mexico     23
My Last Fight, at Age Four     27
Comback at Six     31
Food Stamps and Muggers: Life in the Hood     37
My Roots     53
Tacos at Dawn     59
Noise Monitor for Budweiser     73
Shysters on My Doorstep     77
Neon Warrior     85
Starving for Recognition     99
The Men in my Corner     107
The Biggest Bra I Ever Saw     119
Chavez: The Myth and the Man     125
Straddling the Border     135
Anguish to Rage     143
Searching for Love     153
Tito     161
Shooting for the Moon     167
Enter Richard Schaefer     177
Losing the Gold     193
Burned     203
Golden Boy Takes on the Big Boys     211
The Love of My Life     223
My Guardian Angel     237
Cashing in My Chips: A Gambler Reforms     245
More Men in My Corner     249
Baring My Soul     259
Acknowledgments     267