Preface -- The cleanest window in Mexico -- My last fight, at age four -- Comeback at six -- Food stamps and muggers : life in the hood -- My roots -- Tacos at dawn -- Noise monitor for Budweiser -- A promise made -- A promise kept -- Shysters on my doorstep -- Fighting through pain and pettiness -- Neon warrior -- The men in my corner -- The biggest bra I ever saw -- Chavez : the myth and the man -- Straddling the border -- Life on the wild side -- Tito -- Exit Mike Hernadez -- Enter Richard Schaefer -- Losing the gold -- Golden Boy takes on the big boys -- Searching for love -- The love of my life -- Burned -- My guardian angel -- More men in my corner -- The ultimate challenge -- Baring my soul.