The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki Page #4

how your modesty sounds?

I'm doing all this for you.

Dozens of people

are here working for you.

Maybe that's not exactly

what I want.

What is it that you want?

- I want to be left in peace.

Peace?

When 30,000 people are watching

you getting beat up? - No, I...

I want peace before the match.

Now people are shoving

microphones in my face, asking, -

"How are you feeling?"

The film crew and this damn circus.

You have to understand -

that this damn circus pays

for everything.

This isn't an amateur match -

where your mom's selling tickets

and your dad's selling pretzels.

Welcome to professional sports.

The scale is totally different.

Of course I want

to fight the match. I just...

...wish I didn't have to deal

with all the people and the fuss.

We can't have the match at the

Workers' Hall in your small town.

Raffle tickets. 20 marks each!

Pretzels, 30 marks a piece!

Davey Moore alone cost 12 million.

I understand, but I'd just

like to focus alone in peace.

If you want peace,

I'll arrange it for you.

Well.

Are you going to be okay?

Yeah, I'll be fine.

Huh?

Davey Moore.

56.5 kilos.

Then Olli Maki.

- Olli.

Can you hold this?

Take your shorts off.

Take them off.

Olli Maki.

56.98 kilos.

Thank you.

Olli.

Good job. Great.

You did it. Olli, you did it.

Oh, we're taking pictures.

Let's go.

Olli, come take pictures with us.

Yes, we'll take these.

- Okay.

What do you want engraved on them?

- What do people usually have?

The date and the names.

Why don't you write:

Raija and Olli,

August 17th, 1962.

Is that okay?

- Yeah.

Okay. You can pick these up

on Monday. - Yes.

Just a moment.

- Thank you.

Remember that you've worked

a hell of a lot for this.

You've practiced

in the best possible way.

You'll go out there and enjoy.

Show them what you know.

Don't be afraid of anything,

not even losing.

You know you're safe.

If it starts going bad,

we'll always be there for you.

Is there anything else

I can do for you?

No. I'm ready.

Dear friends of boxing.

Ladies and gentlemen,

for the first time in Finland, -

a world championship match.

Ladies and gentlemen.

Placing second in the 7957

European Amateur Championships, -

winner of the 1959

European lightweight title.

Ladies and gentlemen, -

"The Baker of Kokkola, "

Olli Maki.

Keep your hands up. That's good.

Good.

Keep your feet moving.

You're doing great!

All right, go.

Move your feet.

That's the way.

Good. Good.

Get up. Get up.

Get Up!

Hands up.

Go, go, go!

Get up. UP!

Put your hands up.

Hands...

What happened?

What happened?

- It's over.

I couldn't see anything.

Ladies and gentlemen.

The winner and still champion...

Davey Moore.

All right. Where are the flowers?

I couldn't see him coming.

I think I had my chin too high.

Olli, how are you feeling?

I don't have much to say;

it happened so quickly.

How would you describe the match?

I think it was the easiest match

of my professional career -

in the sense

that it was over so quickly.

I've had full matches before,

15 rounds.

This was over after two rounds.

- Make some room, will you?

Put the camera down.

Elis, could you stand in the middle

and pose for the camera with Olli?

We're going to take the final shot.

Elis.

Let's go take the shot.

- Oh. Sure.

Should we leave?

- What?

Do you want to leave?

Let's stay another moment.

Or should we just leave now?

Olli. Come here.

Raija and I are leaving.

- No. Come here.

Bye!

You think we'll be like them?

You mean old?

- Yes, and happy.

Of course we will.

Okay.

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