The Hammer & the Butterfly Page #5

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you think we could use

a little extra help in the corner?

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

Ozzie!

Coach.

No, you get your rest

and stay focused.

Basically, this should be

just a walkover for you.

Give you a chance to work

on some of the things

- I taught you, okay?

- Okay.

Come on, the party patrol's leaving!

Poor schmuck.

It's a long way to drive

just to get your ass kicked.

Who's your favorite boxer?

Me.

Shocking.

You know, Coach Bell says two fighters

from each weight division

can advance, so...

we may both move on to the nationals.

Look, man, maybe after I knock you out,

we can spend some time really connecting.

But in the meantime,

this ain't no Big Brother program.

That's good.

Take that energy,

take that hostility,

and harness it.

Use it.

You've got the eye of the a**hole,

my brother.

Cheeseburger. Cheeseburger.

Onion ring. Chicken nugget.

Keep digging, Ozzie.

I'm sure there's some cactus

in there somewhere.

I see where you got your killer abs.

Hey, look, Jerry, don't even

start talkin' how the black athlete

don't have to work as hard to stay fit.

No. That's right.

Everyone's exactly the same.

Eskimos and Kenyans

have the same metabolism.

And the Kenyans,

they just win the marathons every year

because they're better at jogging.

What is it?

If I said blacks were better

natural athletes, you'd be pissed.

If I said whites were better

natural athletes, you'd be pissed.

If I said we were the same,

you'd be pissed.

So screw it,

you're gonna be pissed.

You know what, Jerry?

I'm sensing a little jealousy.

Are you mad because

I'm a black Lamborghini,

and you're just putting

along in a Ford Festiva?

How's that salad?

Tastes like a rabbit

crapped in my mouth.

Jesus Christ, that guy's an amateur?

That's Darius Reece.

Coach Bell said he'd make sure

he's not in my bracket,

so I don't have to worry

about him till the nationals.

Oh, perfect.

Anybody you want us to notify?

Next of kin?

Are you an organ donor?

The Lord works through me.

He is all knowing and forgiving.

I know He loves me,

and He loves you, too

because we are all His children.

God loves us all.

He is love.

Amen.

Coach.

Robert.

So where's Jerry?

I'm going to tape him up.

That's one cold draw

he got with Reece.

He served his purpose.

You just worry about

what you have to do.

Coach, don't let him get hurt too bad.

Now, you can't fight inside with this guy.

He's too strong.

And you can't dance on the outside.

He's too fast.

What's that leave?

Construction.

Hey, I'm just kidding.

But you gotta keep moving.

This guy was not

the number-one ranked amateur

five years ago for nothing.

What's he been doing

for the last five years?

He's been doing five years.

I gotta pee.

I just taped your gloves.

And you've got a protective cup on.

I'm not gonna help you.

It's gotta go down and to the left.

Hold still. Don't fight me.

Hurry. Hurry.

It's too hard, man.

It's too hard.

Quit complaining.

I not sign up for this.

Come on.

Be hard to hit

and jab, jab, jab.

Yeah, be hard to hit, Jerry.

And jab, jab jab.

Work the body early.

Work the body, Jerry.

# Love is a burning thing #

# And it makes a fiery ring #

# Bound by wild desire #

Ozzie!

Sorry.

# I fell into a burning ring of fire #

# I went down, down, down #

# And the flames went higher #

# And it burns, burns, burns #

You can't stand right in front of this guy.

He's killing you.

He'll be punched out

by the tenth round, Coach.

It's only a four-round fight.

Oh, thank Christ, 'cause I'm gassed.

# I fell into a burning ring of fire #

# I went down, down, down #

# And the flames went higher #

# And it burns, burns, burns #

# The ring of fire #

# The ring of fire #

# The ring of fire #

# The ring of fire #

I gotta get going.

What do you mean?

I gotta go tape Robert.

I got another round here, Coach.

Hey, we had a good run.

Good run?

This is my first fight.

Where's Ozzie?

I sent him to get something

out of the van.

Listen, when you're finished here,

come on over and root for Robert.

You're just a grunt

working with illiterates,

amounting to nothing.

Another year has come and gone,

and you've done nothing.

You're one of those 95-percenters

who never quite gives it

everything he's got.

Okay, Jerry.

Wow! Wow!

Whoo! Whoo! Whoo! Oh!

Hey, you there? Pick up.

I won all my fights.

The only dicey moment I had

was in the first fight,

when the ringside doctor

almost stopped it

because he said I had

dangerously high levels of chi.

I wish you could've seen it.

Are you sprinting...

Are you sprinting to the phone?

Can you hear me?

This is Jerry, by the way.

Hey, yo, hand me your keys, man.

I'll drive.

Ah, I don't mind. I got it.

No, I needed my rest

on the way out here, dawg.

I can drive back.

Hand me the keys.

It's no problem.

I got it.

It's like that, Jerr?

Come on, man.

I got this, baby.

Hey, get around this guy.

I didn't tell you how to drive.

That's 'cause I know how to drive.

Go, go, go.

Make this light.

Hold up, man.

I know what I'm doing.

Hey, can you drop me off?

I'm going to rent a donkey.

Jerry. Wake up, man.

What?

Jerry, wake up.

You gotta pull over.

No, man, I can't.

Switch seats with me.

Switch seats.

Are you high? Pull over.

Jerry, I got warrants, okay?

So what? Pull over.

I'm not taking a ticket for you.

Dude, the police gonna pull us over,

they gonna impound the car.

Officer, um, I don't know.

I must've just had highway hypnosis.

Usually she'll start to shimmy around 65

and give me a little heads up, you know.

- Tells me...

- You were going 37.

License and registration.

License and registration, please.

You haven't been drinking, have you?

No.

Let me tell you why you're getting

a citation this evening.

Driving too slow

can be just as dangerous

as driving too fast.

Slow pokes like yourself

place other drivers in tight spots.

You may think you were

being extra cautious,

but actually, you're putting

everyone else in jeopardy.

Imagine a large boulder

sitting in the middle

of a travel lane on a dark highway,

and you might just get an idea

of how dangerous this

kind of driving can be.

There you are.

Let's not let this happen again.

And listen, this is the highway.

This is for the big boys.

If you can't handle it,

with all due respect,

stick to the side streets.

You have a good night.

We're going 35 now,

and we're not moving!

Hold on, let me do some rough math!

We'll be back in L.A. in nine months!

Or should we just

stay here in neutral

and hope that the Earth

just comes around.

L.A. will just come around underneath us.

My walk to the van was faster than 37.

What are we, like

Do you understand glaciers

are kicking our ass?

So Robert hits this guy

in the ribs so hard,

I actually hear cracking

come from the guy's midsection.

And then Victor breaks

a guy's nose wide open,

so it's like a...

It's a blood bath.

Sounds like a lot of fun.

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