Resurrecting The Champ Page #5

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coming to Career Day. Okay, buddy?

I love you. See you, buddy.

- Bye, Daddy.

- Bye.

- Good evening,

all you boys and some girls.

This is Erik "The Wow Man"Kernan.

And, wow, was there a fight tonight!

In the hot, stale air of Las Vegas,

it was a three-round affair...

that carried the weight of war and sin

on its head and shoulders.

There was a winner. That's for sure.

Jesus Christ!

You're Champ, right?

Your last name is Satterfield?

Yeah. Battlin' Bob Satterfield,

number three in the world.

Right. Okay.

- You told me that last night.

- Last night.

Yeah, you- Those, um, kids

came in here, and they were-

Oh, yeah, yeah! Yeah.

You done helped Champ

when he was down and halfway out.

Yeah. I'm Erik Kernan

of The Denver Times.

I was wondering

if I could buy you a cup of coffee.

I don't drink coffee.

I used to. But not no more.

Uh, how about a cold beer?

Yeah, I indulge in a beer

every now and then.

I think people would love your story.

I mean, you were-

You were almost champion of the world.

Ah, that was a long time ago.

You fought LaMotta.

You fought Patterson.

You heard a whole stadium of people

stand up and call out your name.

- You remember that?

- Sure. Sure, I remember.

People would know you.

You could walk down the street,

everybody would know your name.

So, what you gonna write about?

I'm gonna write

what you tell me, your story.

Nah. Everybody already

know my name. I'm Champ.

Well, just in case.

Kernan. Kernan, like that guy who used to

be on the radio a long time ago.

- Yeah, he was my father.

- You don't say.

I do, yeah.

Your father

ruined Christmas for me one year.

He was on the radio talkin'all about

how I was a disappointment.

Christmas Eve, 1953.

I went from up and coming

to a has-been.

Nothin' in between.

Pissed me off, your daddy did.

Well, let me make it up to you.

I'll come back around,

next day or two.

Maybe we can have another beer.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah. All right. Yeah.

Hey! You know,

I ain't gonna forget this.

You done helped the Champ

when he was down and damn near out.

I'm trying to find something

we can all listen to.

Well, I can put together a list, I guess.

There are a couple bands that are new,

that are good. But they're not too loud.

- Yeah. Not all that acid stuff.

- No, I wouldn't do that to you, I promise.

- Yeah, what?

- Boss. Hey. Miller's out with the flu.

Yeah, I know, it's going around.

You oughta get a flu shot.

- I did.

- They're giving 'em out on the second floor.

Yeah, I did. I just was wondering

if I could cover for him.

Trailblazers are in town,

and he was supposed to cover the game.

- I'll just put together a list.

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