Standing Eight is a 2006 non-fiction book by Adam Pitluk about Mexican boxer Jesús Chávez.

Standing Eight: The Inspiring Story of Jesus "El Matador" Chavez is a 2006 book by Adam Pitluk, published by Da Capo Press.

[1] Standing Eight documents the protagonists's early life, born as Gabriel Sandoval in Hidalgo del Parra.

[2] Sandoval immigrates from Mexico to Chicago before learning boxing, joining a gang-life and robbery a shop.

"[1] The School Library Journal praised Pitluk for appealing to both boxing fans and a wider audience by avoiding getting too much into the details of the actual fights.