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In this introspective exploration of former boxer Joey Torrey's life, his past, his murder conviction, and his more than 30-year incarceration in a California state prison are each fine-tooth combed. Nearly five years after his original memoir, this new edition is re-written as a biography and delves deeper into circumstances surrounding Torrey's alleged murder of his boxing coach, the lengthy prison sentence handed down, his undercover collaboration with the FBI on "Operation Matchbook" in support of John McCain's proposed Professional Boxing Amendments Act, and the inner workings of the prison system in general. From his days as a Compton gang leader and an Olympic boxing hopeful to being tried as an adult rather than a 17-year-old minor, this compelling narrative reflects on his life as a parable as well as examining the strategies used in his conviction, such as establishing the motive as robbery despite a lack of evidence linking the opening of safe to the murderer. And after more than three decades as a model prisoner—and saving the life of a prison guard—Torrey has prolifically written hundreds of letters to Joe Biel, who finds himself in the unlikely situation of being able to share this unique story.
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- Cover
- Titlepage
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: From the Mean Streets of Panorama City
- Chapter 2: Punching People for Money
- Chapter 3: Thug Life
- Chapter 4: The Big Fight
- Chapter 5: Coke Habits Are Expensive
- Chapter 6: Man Problems, Man Solutions
- Chapter 7: Gladiator School
- Chapter 8: Identity Crisis
- Chapter 9: Role Playing Game
- Chapter 10: A Fighter as Bureaucrat
- Chapter 11: Friends in High Places
- Chapter 12: An Appealing Offer
- Chapter 13: Rife with Technicality
- Chapter 14: When in Doubt, Go Directly to Vegas
- Chapter 15: Don’t Shoot the Messenger
- Chapter 16: My Enemy’s Enemies
- Chapter 17: You’re Going to Jail, Inc
- Chapter 18: Bitterness Becomes No One
- Chapter 19: Aftermath
- Epilogue
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