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 SUMMARY OF THE CHAPTER '' AMIGO BROTHERS ''

                                   

Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargastheir necks. While somewere both seventeen years old.youngsters were into street,They were so together innegatives, Antonio and Felix slept,friendship that they feltate, rapped, and dreamt positive.themselves to be brothers. TheyBetween them, they had ahad known each other sincecollection of Fight magazines, pluschildhood, growing up on the Lowera scrapbook filled with torn ticketsEast Side of Manhattan in theto every boxing match they had eversame building.attended, and some clippings oftheir own. Antonio was fair, lean, and lanky,while Felix was dark, short, andNow, after a series of eliminationhusky. Antonio's hair was alwaysbouts, they had been informed thatfalling over his eyes, while Felixthey were to meet each other inwore his black hair in a naturalthe division finals that wereAfro style.scheduled for the seventh ofAugust, two weeks away--theEach youngster had a dream--ofwinner to represent the Boys' Clubsomeday becoming a light-weightin the Golden Gloves Championshipchampion of the world.Tournament.Every chance they had, the boysThe two boys continued to runworked out; sometimes, at thetogether along the East River Drive.Boys' Club and sometimes, at theBut even when joking with eachgym. Early morning sunrises wouldother, they both sensed a wallfind them running along the Eastrising between them.River Drive, wrapped in sweatshirts and short towels around.