Before WWII, a young undefeated pugilist, on his way home from winning his tenth fight saves a former Miss Venezuela from being raped by a government official. He is forced to flee his country and makes a treacherous trip to Brooklyn to be with a cousin. The girl follows and they fall in love in old New York. He changes his name and success in the ring follows him. Venezuela sends agents to NY to kill him. US Immigration searches with the intent to deport him. The New York mafia wants to control him. The former Miss Venezuela's beauty and talent are propitiously woven into the story. An Admiral takes the young fighter under his wing just as war breaks out. A spell-binding storyline, colorful characters, tender romance, and treachery of old-time hoodlums, make this a real page-turner.