Monkey on My Back Page #3

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-Who cares? l never asked.

He left me before Noreen was born.

l'm all she's got.

-l'm not like you. l can't afford to gamble.

-But who's asking you to?

Don't you see?

Everything you do is a gamble.

lt's the way you're made.

lf we get married, it won't be you,

it won't be me, it'll be us.

And l can't afford to gamble.

Honey, everything's a gamble.

It's like l told you.

l'm on top 'cause l play for the big stakes.

ln my life, you're the biggest.

So don't try to say no.

lt won't do you no good.

Barney, l love you.

Please give me more time.

You said you loved me.

That's all l heard. Nothing else.

Now you keep this, honey.

-Before long, you're gonna wear it.

-l hope so.

Let's drink to that.

How much l hope so.

That's gonna be my last one for a while.

l start training tomorrow.

-Another fight?

-Yeah.

You gotta get time off

and come to New York.

This'll be a good one.

-Nice guy. Henry Armstrong.

-l'll be there.

Good luck to that, too, Barney.

That's no way to wish me luck. Come here.

for 14 rounds

this has been a tremendous battle,

armstrong seems as powerful now

as he did at the opening gong,

and this'll go down in the books

as a sensational upset,,,

unless Ross can come up

with that one big punch,,,

to put the challenger away,

Come on, Barney!

He can't go on much longer.

Why don't they stop it?

Kill him, Barney!

Better not take his mouthpiece out.

His head will cave in.

This is one of the greatest displays

of raw courage ever seen in the ring,

But it's almost impossible to believe,,,

that Barney Ross remained on his feet

after taking such inhuman punishment,

lt's one round to go,

and the big question here tonight is,,

will Barney Ross still be in there

on his feet at the finish?

The cuts are bad, Sam.

How about it, Barney? Let me do it now.

Sam. You throw in that towel...

we're through.

Thirteen years we've been together.

Would l ask you to do anything wrong?

l'm trying to save you from taking the count.

l'm not gonna be knocked out by a towel.

Get the right up, Barney. The right.

armstrong has Ross

up against the ropes now,

His famous, million-dollar legs

have always carried him out ofdanger,,,

but obey his will no longer,

You're pretty lucky, Barney.

No bones broken.

But you're gonna have to watch that left eye.

l wanna see you in my office tomorrow.

Goodnight.

Different from other nights, huh?

No mob around, whooping it up.

You need those guys

like you need a hole in the head.

They turn their backs on their own mothers.

Don't knock them, Art.

They know when a guy is through.

My legs are gone.

And they're what kept me on top.

Why even think about it?

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