AMIGO bROTHERs.docx
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BACKGROUND
Thisstoryisabouttwofriends(amigosinSpanish)livingontheLowerEastSideofNewYorkCity.ManyboysfromtheLowerEastSidehavedreamedofbuildingabetterlifebywinningtheNewYorkGoldenGloves,aboxingtournamentstartedin1927byPaulGallico,anewspaperwriter.Thistournamentmarksanamateur'sentryintotheworldofbig-timeboxing.
AntonioCruzandFelixVargaswerebothseventeenyearsold.Theyweresotogetherinfriendshipthattheyfeltthemselvestobebrothers.Theyhadknowneachothersincechildhood,growingupontheLowerEastSideofManhattaninthesametenement1buildingonFifthStreetbetweenAvenueAandAvenueB.
Antoniowasfair,lean,andlanky,whileFelixwasdark,short,andhusky.Antonioshairwasalwaysfallingoverhiseyes,whileFelixworehisblackhairinanaturalAfrostyle.
Eachyoungsterhadadreamofsomedaybecominglight-10weightchampionoftheworld.Everychancetheyhad,theboysworkedout,sometimesattheBoysClubon10thStreetandAvenueAandsometimesattheprosgymon14thStreet.EarlymorningsunriseswouldfindthemrunningalongtheEastRiverDrive,wrappedinsweatshirts,shorttowelsaroundtheirnecks,andhandkerchiefsApachestylearoundtheirforeheads.❹
Whilesomeyoungsterswereintostreetnegatives,AntonioandFelixslept,ate,rapped,anddreamtpositive.Betweenthem,theyhadacollectionofFightmagazinessecondtonone,plus
ascrapbookfilledwithtornticketstoeveryboxingmatchthey20hadeverattended,andsomeclippingsoftheirown.Ifaskedaquestionaboutanygivenfighter,theywouldimmediatelyzipoutfromtheirmemorybanksdivisions,weights,recordsoffights,knockouts,technicalknockouts,anddrawsorlosses.
Eachhadfoughtmanyboutsrepresentingtheircommunityandhadwontwogold-platedmedalsplusasilverandbronzemedallion.QThedifferencewasintheirstyle.Antoniosleanformandlongreachmadehimthebetterboxer,whileFelixsshortandmuscularframemadehimthebetterslugger.Whenevertheyhadmetintheringforsparringsessions,2ithad30alwaysbeenhotandheavy.。
Now,afteraseriesofeliminationbouts,theyhadbeeninformedthattheyweretomeeteachotherinthedivisionfinalsthatwerescheduledfortheseventhofAugust,twoweeksaway—thewinnertorepresenttheBoysClubintheGoldenGlovesChampionshipTournament.O
ThetwoboyscontinuedtoruntogetheralongtheEastRiverDrive.Butevenwhenjokingwitheachother,theybothsensedawallrisingbetweenthem.
Onemorninglessthanaweekbeforetheirbout,theymetas40usualfortheirdailyworkout.Theyfooledaroundwithafewjabsattheair,slappedskin,andthentookoff,runninglightlyalongthedirtyEastRiversedge.
AntonioglancedatFelix,whokepthiseyespurposelystraightahead,pausingfromtimetotimetodosomefancylegworkwhilethrowingone-twosfollowedbyuppercutstoanimaginaryjaw.Antoniothenbeattheairwithabarrageofbodyblowsandshortdevastatingleftswithanoverheadjaw-breakingright.
Afteramileorso,Felixpuffedandsaid,“Let'sstopawhile,bro.Ithinkwebothgotsomethingtosaytoeachother?
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50Antonionodded.Itwasnotnaturaltobeactingasthoughnothingunusualwashappeningwhentwoace-boonbuddiesweregoingtobeblastingeachotherwithinafewshortdays.❹
Theyrestedtheirelbowsontherailingseparatingthemfromtheriver.Antoniowipedhisfacewithhisshorttowel.Thesunrisewasnowcreatingday.
FelixleanedheavilyontheriversrailingandstaredacrosstotheshoresofBrooklyn.Finally,hebrokethesilence.
“Man.Idontknowhowtocomeoutwithit.”
Antoniohelped."It'saboutourfight,right?
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60aYeah,right."Felixseyessquintedattherisingorangesun.
'Tvebeenthinkingaboutittoo,panin.3Infact,sincewefoundoutitwasgoingtobemeandyou,Ivebeenawakeatnight,pullingpunchesonyou,tryingnottohurtyou.”
“Samehere.Itaintnaturalnottothinkaboutthefight.
Imean,webotharecheverote4fightersandwebothwanttowin.Butonlyoneofuscanwin.Thereaintnodrawsintheeliminations."❸
FelixtappedAntoniogentlyontheshoulder."IdontmeantosoundlikeI'mbragging,bro.ButIwannawin,fairand70square.”
Antonionoddedquietly."Yeah.Webothknowthatintheringthebettermanwins.Friendornofriend,brotherorno..
Felixfinisheditforhim.Brother.Tony,letspromisesomethingrighthere.OK?
”
“Ifitsfair,hermano,5fmforit.”Antonioadmiredthecourageofatugboatpullingabargefivetimesitswelter-weightsize.
“It'sfair,Tony.Whenwegetintothering,itsgottabelikewenevermet.Wegottabeliketwoheavystrangersthatwantthesamethingandonlyonecanhaveit.Youunderstand,dontcha?
”80aSi,Iknow.nTonysmiled."Nopullingpunches.Wegoalltheway:
,
“Yeah,thatsright.Listen,To
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