[mikehoudini]

Butterbean and Sonya entered the ring for the second contest, he with the glove on his right hand, she with it on her left. When the bell sounded, Butterbean swaggered forward confidently, expecting to end it with a one punch KO. Sonya danced to her right, and Butterbean lunged at her with a vicious punch that only hit air! She kept dancing and moving to her right, a small smile gradually coming onto her face. The bulky lad, no speed demon, was telegraphing his punches as well as playing to the crowd, and she nimbly danced out of harm’s way. She was untouched when the bell sounded!

They sat down to table, and the crowd saw how she had received her name, for the slim Black Widow ate voraciously and efficiently, at a pace akin to or even faster than Kobe’s! Butterbean stuffed his face in a futile effort to keep up, with most of the food staying in his mouth. While he put away a good number, it was fewer than she had consumed. He was surprised at her capacity, and vowed to make short work of her in the ring!

He soon discovered that wanting ain’t getting and getting ain’t got, or something like that! He was chasing her in dead earnest now, but was still moving slowly, somewhat like a baby brontosaurus, and his digestive system wasn’t in sync with his concerted efforts. Again, Sonya kept moving to her right, though Butterbean landed one right, but punching across his body took a lot of the power out of it. Sonya staggered sideways but kept moving, and surprised and amazed the crowd when she connected with a left to Butterbean’s belly! The bell sounded, and the crowd cheered Sonya, who waved to them.

At the table, it was more of the same, as Sonya gobbled down quantities of the tasty Crystal burgers, while Butterbean used his stuff-the-face technique, which was, in a word, messy! By now he was breathing hard and consuming less, and the Black Widow was a clear winner!

Butterbean was desperate when the 3rd round of boxing began! While the food in his stomach was rebelling at any kind of movement, he saw that Sonya was slowing down as well! Quick as a cat, he pounced on Sonya. Alas, he resembled Garfield in terms of mobility, and hit nothing but air. Still, as the round neared completion, he did get a punch or two in, and had Sonya in trouble! Then she surprised the crowd, and definitely Butterbean, by moving left, not right, and she fired a decent hook into his midsection! The crowd cheered her moxy as the bell rang, and she looked to be in good stead, but Butterbean then belted her with a nice shot and she staggered back but kept her feet. The bell rang, saving her from more punishment.

The third round of eating remained, and Butterbean felt he had her on the ropes, as she was groggy. In his haste to depart the ring, he tripped and fell through the ropes onto the floor. His belly met the floor, and let’s be polite and just say that some food regurgitated! By the rules of the contest, the Black Widow was declared the winner, to a standing ovation, and Butterbean was left to eat crow, along with some chicken. He was gracious, finally, and saluted her, then demanded a rematch. Sonya only smiled!

Could anything top this night of boxing and specialty boxing? Some rematches and grudge matches were called for, and the promoters were mulling them over, even as the Thundering Threes Tourney was being set up!