“A girl like that… she’s lucky I didn’t climb back out of the ring and snatch her straight from the crowd. I liked the way she was with Lucas intimidated but also able to face him and talk back. And I say that because I don't really have anything else to say about her, she was pretty realistic. I would consider her as a fairly normal character where nothing really stands out in her actions, her reactions, her personality, etc. She was the type of heroine who is shy at first but when she gets comfortable, she becomes a little firecracker. After going to one of his matches, she writes an honest article about him possibly being past his prime, causing him to seek her out to ask her some questions.īeck was alright. I think the author had cool ideas for this premise a love story between a boxer and a sports writer who is a fan of said boxer.
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