Matilda

Malilda is a male kangaroo that boxes. In fact, he fights for the Middleweight Championship of the World. There's drama, the Mafia, the boxing world, the girl friend that believes in honesty above all - until it gets in the way of love - , and three guys who work one of the best cons ever, a newspaper man and a crime boss each with their own agendas, who receive some real lessons from Matilda.

Gallico is a consumate story teller and this is one of his best.