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In this uncensored account, we learn everything about the intense life, both glorious and tragic, of Mexico’s greatest boxer and one of the greatest world champions of all time. As a child, Julio Cesar Chavez lived with his family in an old train car, in extreme poverty. Since his early professional fights, he immediately surprised boxing experts; his victories against tough and experienced rivals - sometimes without even earning a single dollar for them- gave him the opportunity to reach the coveted world title.
No one had ever previously written so candidly about his achievements as a boxer; his world championship matches; the legendary fights against Edwin El Chapo Rosario, Roger Mayweather, Oscar de la Hoya and many more; his incursion into the world of drugs and alcohol; a whirlwind life always on the edge that led to the most tragic defeats of his life.
This insightful bookreveals who his great loves were; what was his relationship with powerful individuals such as presidents, businessmen, famous narcos, and celebrities. This champion’s story is a recount of his victories inside the ring and of his forbidden romances; an unforgettable series of life lessons and confessions of hours succumbed to excesses of all kinds, without forgetting the generosity he had towards his family and the people from his town who, undoubtedly, made him immortal.
In this uncensored account, we learn everything about the intense life, both glorious and tragic, of Mexico’s greatest boxer and one of the greatest world champions of all time. As a child, Julio Cesar Chavez lived with his family in an old train car, in extreme poverty. Since his early professional fights, he immediately surprised boxing experts; his victories against tough and experienced rivals - sometimes without even earning a single dollar for them- gave him the opportunity to reach the coveted world title.
No one had ever previously written so candidly about his achievements as a boxer; his world championship matches; the legendary fights against Edwin El Chapo Rosario, Roger Mayweather, Oscar de la Hoya and many more; his incursion into the world of drugs and alcohol; a whirlwind life always on the edge that led to the most tragic defeats of his life.
This insightful bookreveals who his great loves were; what was his relationship with powerful individuals such as presidents, businessmen, famous narcos, and celebrities. This champion’s story is a recount of his victories inside the ring and of his forbidden romances; an unforgettable series of life lessons and confessions of hours succumbed to excesses of all kinds, without forgetting the generosity he had towards his family and the people from his town who, undoubtedly, made him immortal.