"At the end of the six rounds they were both so tired they could hardly stand up so the referee declared a draw. It was the biggest scream ever seen in Hammersmith. People couldn't stop laughing."
The fighters subsequently agreed to decide the contest in the same ring next Tuesday, and each was backed to the extent of £25. They are both in the twenties, and well set up young men of smart appearance.
The lady, who was young and pretty, sat through five rounds. She sat in a front seat above the ring. "After the fifth round," said a friend, '"'she got up, said she had seen quite enough, and left. She expressed her willingness to accept the victor." And that is how the great fight for a wife stands at present.
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