Cinderella Man meets Raging Bull -- one man's inspiring fight for dignity, meaning, and respect Takes the reader through the life of a champion boxer, from the ghetto in Jamaica where he was born, to the boxing clubs in Montreal where he trained, to his new home in Toronto, and to boxing fights in rings all over the world The cinematic writing style begins each chapter with describing a boxing match, a prelude to describing more of Francis's life Describes how fighting against racism lead him to the life of a boxer In the title, "Tiga" refers to Barrington Francis's childhood nickname Author is a close friend of Barrington Francis and he is a retired communications executive.