![]() True friendship breaks all barriers and triumphs over enmity and competition. The champs had already exited the ring arm in arm. When the announcer turned to proclaim the winner, he was alone. Whatever decision would be made, they knew they would always be champions for one another. They took a quick look around before sprinting toward one other.Īs the two buddies embraced, the terror was quickly replaced by waves of cheering. Finally, the referee and the two trainers were able to separate them. ![]() Felix and Antonio’s blows rained down like hailstones on one other. The referee was taken aback by their brutality. The sound of their strikes was deafening in contrast to the appalling silence of a throng that had gone utterly silent. The scores were even until the third round and this last round would decide the winner. because they both want the glove but only one can win it and they have to fight each other. Round one and two both, Felix and Antonio fought vigorously. Both Antonio and Felix graciously bowed before raising their arms in acknowledgement. The crowd erupted in applause as the two entered the ring. Tompkins Square was a bustle of activity the morning of the fight. The fight was supposed to happen in Tompkins Square Park. The two came to the mutual agreement that they would fight fair and square and the best man in the ring would win, with no hard feelings. The amigo brothers then hugged each other tightly. Both hesitant to fight each other were worried they would hurt the other. One morning they finally confronted the matter. Even while they were kidding around, they could feel a distance forming between them. Antonio and Felix ate, slept, rapped, and were optimistic.įollowing a series of elimination bouts, they were informed that they would fight as opponents in the division finals on August 7th, with the winner representing the Boys’ Club in the Golden Gloves Championship Tournament. Along the East River Drive, the two boys continued to run together. Each had an ambition of one day being the world’s light-weight champion. They had known each other since boyhood, having grown up in the same building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Seventeen years old Antonio Cruz lovingly called Tony and Felix Vargas were so close in friendship that they thought they were brothers. Only one man can win the match, who will it be? Tony and Felix They leave the ring arm in arm without waiting for the result.The brotherhood of two best friends is threatened when they have to fight a boxing match against each other. At the end of the bout both boys run to each other and hug. However both boys fight with passion through three rounds. Antonio being the taller, has more reach on his opponent. On the day of the bout a great crowd turns up to watch the match. The bout attracts much attention among the neighbourhood. However they decide to forget their friendship for a while and fight each other with passion. Before the match, both friends feel uneasy about fighting each other. So Felix decides to live with his aunt until they face each other in the match. Still the boys continue to train together until, one day, they feel that they will not be able to train for the bout properly if they see each other. One day they learn that they will have to face off each other and only the winner can represent their club in the championship. Both boys dream of becoming light weight boxing □ champions. ![]() Antonio is white while Felix is an Afro-American. They are seventeen year old boys growing up in Manhattan in the United States. Why, Answer:, Both Felix and Antonio have come to know that they have to fight an elimination bout and only the, winner would go to take part in the Golden. The protagonists of the story are two boys named Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargas. Amigo Brothers is a story of friendship by Robert Piri. ![]()
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