A Fighting Man Page #4

you believe in, then?

I believe in, um,

the luxuries of life.

Food, shelter, clothing.

You know? You tell your mayor that

and then tell him come

and talk to me. Okay?

We need some more bread over here.

Okay, come on.

What's on your mind?

- I got a fight coming up.

- You got a what?

A fight.

A fight? I thought we

left it all behind.

It's just one fight.

You feeling some

need to get punished

because I'll take a hammer and beat

you with it, if that's what you'd like.

- No.

- Well, then why?

Do you feel you gotta prove

something to somebody?

- Huh?

- No.

No. So why?

I miss it.

Okay, well, I mean,

you know, I miss it too.

But I don't miss getting

my face busted up.

Mikey, it ain't the same for me.

What ain't the same?

Life. Life as a civilian.

So... So, um,

when you get in the ring, you

feel more civilized, is that it?

It's the fight I know.

Well, there's just... There's a lot

of fights out there, a lot of them.

I mean, if that's what you want,

we got a lot. We can find them.

I'm suited to this one.

Well, I could argue that.

Your record ain't that good, you know.

Heh. I'm sorry, but it's the truth.

Even when I lost, I knew who I was.

I was a fighter.

All right, look, let's just

cut the bullshit. I, um...

I mean, bottom line is, I really

don't want you to fight again, okay?

I'd like you in my corner.

I can't, man. I just can't do that.

Well, help me get ready.

I can't do that either.

You've always been there with me.

I always will be.

But I don't have to be there

and watch you get destroyed.

- I've never been knocked down.

- Well, that's great.

That's great. We'll keep

it like that, okay?

All right. Just...

Just one more. One more fight.

No.

Because I love you, man, I do.

I love you and I do

not see the need.

- I told you the need.

- You didn't tell me sh*t!

What'd you tell me?

"I didn't get knocked down."

What, do you wanna prolong this, or extend

this stupid, idiotic legacy you got?

That's what you told me.

I can't do this without you.

Please, man, just don't

do this to me, okay?

I need your help on this.

Jesus.

I just... I just can't. I just...

I just can't.

Take his head off, King!

Come on, ref.

Come on, let him go. Let him go.

Come on, old man!

Kill him, Sailor!

Finish him off, King!

Oh...

You gotta punch back

or we'll stop it.

You're getting schooled, Sailor!

Once more into the fray.

Sailor!

What you doing here, Eddie?

I wanna talk.

- About what?

- A fight.

Look, do you wanna fight?

I haven't had a fight in four

years. That's a long time.

Look, it doesn't matter.

You got a reputation.

Sixty-three fights,

never knocked down.

That's right.

Yeah, and a lot of people would pay

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