Yes, we’ve sold the Reebok Precision Trainer XT Heart Rate Monitor w/Chest Strap before. But so what? If Stallone had only made one movie, we never would have seen Paulie’s robot! He loved that thing.

“You okay, kid? The press is outside.”

“I don’t wanna talk to no press. I don’t wanna talk to nobody never again.”

“You had heart in there, kid. You showed real good in that ring.”

“I ain’t had nothin’, Mick. I let you down. I let everybody down. And worst of all, I didn’t win the belt.”

“Hey. Hey! Look at me when I’m talkin’ at ya! You know what makes a man a failure? Not gettin’ back up after somebody knocks him down!”

“But that’s what happened, Mick. That’s how I lost the fight. I got knocked down and didn’t get back up. That’s how it ended. Weren’t you watchin’?”

“Well… no, actually. I got a lotta money on the playoffs so I was over at the- look, that ain’t important. I came in here to give you this.”

“A watch? Thanks and all, I guess. It’s nice, but… Mick? Is… is that a belt?”

“That’s it, kid. This is the Reebok Precision Trainer XT Heart Rate Monitor w/Chest Strap Belt. Try it on, kid. You earned it.”

“But… Mick, I thought… I mean, I heard the bell and…”

“The Connecticut Homeowners Weekend Healthy Heart Boxing League gives ya a special prize just for signing up. It lets you count calorie burn, fat burn, fitness index, you get user profiles, time and date, all that stuff. I didn’t wanna tell ya right away because, well… I wanted to save it. Go on, kid, put it on!”

“Okay! Ha ha! It fits good, Mick!”

“Yeah, it fits real good, kid. Kid? What am I sayin’? You’re the Champ now! You got the belt!”

“Yeah. Yeah! I got the Reebok Precision Trainer XT Heart Rate Monitor w/Chest Strap Belt! I got an easy way to know my heartbeat as long as I am within the maximum transmission range of about 25 inches! Pow, pow! Right, left, right!”

“The batteries are already in there too, even in the watch part. And it works with all Polar compatible exercise equipment.”

“A unified title? Aw, Mick! This is like a dream come true! I’m somebody! Finally, I’m somebody!”

“That’s right, Champ! Hey, watch them hands! Left, right, left, that’s my boy! Ha ha! Now how about we let them press people in, huh? Let’s give ‘em the good news.”

“Yeah, let ‘em see The Champ in action! Hey, Mick, who’s out there anyway? The Times? The Chronicle?”

“Two kids from the P.S. 11 school paper and a guy from the Methodist Church Bulletin.”

“Wow, this Reebok Precision Trainer XT Heart Rate Monitor w/Chest Strap Belt really opens doors, huh?”

“You said it, Champ. You said it.”

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