This takes place after Wanda Labors With Desire.
After Wanda gave birth to her and Julie's Daughter Alexis, Julie started to take his fight training seriously. Julie's father was impressed with the dedication that his son showed as the fight approached. Better late than never he would tell Julie he arrived to open his gym in the morning to find Julie doing knuckle push-ups alone the dark. As Julie started to improve his wind for the fast-approaching fight Ceasar wondered what might have been if his son had come around a little faster. He didn't think Julie was going to be ready for the step-up in competition. At least his son was going to go out swinging instead of rolling over and never putting in the work.
Julie's dad had made his wife help with the baby as much as possible so Julie had time to train. Wanda was one of the beer rested new moms in the world. Momma Duran was spending nights on the couch and would spring into action at the slightest peep from her granddaughter. Short of feedings Wanda had it as easy as new mom could. She was waking up to go running with Julie in the morning before he hit the gym and her body was bouncing back at an amazing pace. The fact that she had delivered so premature had made it pretty easy for her to shed the baby weight. She still had the marks of motherhood on her stomach and her bellybutton would probably never be the same again but in clothes, it would be hard to believe Wanda was a new mom. Her milk saturated breasts were getting more attention than usual.
The day of the fight Julie was on early before the main eventers had even arrived at the stadium. He and his opponent Duane Gannon had to dress and get ready in the same locker room. It was pretty obvious from his demeanor that Gannon wasn't taking Julie serious. Julie listened as his opponent who was managed by the same guy as one of the main eventers discussed his future plans. After Julie, he was planning on moving to the manager's condo in South Padre for the quick fights to Mexico City. Gannon was planning on going on a Mexican killing tour. Knocking off a series of Mexican fighters in brutal fashion before challenging the aging legend Mundo Ruelas for his belt. Gannon was going to play up his country charm and Texas drawl to sell tickets to a white audience looking or a boxing hero. Gannon had held his own sparring with the undersized heavyweight contender from his gym who would go on to fight Tyson the next year.
When Wanda brought Alexis into the locker room to wish her daddy luck Gannon's eyes lit up. Gannon's family was in cotton and he had grown up listening to his uncles tell stories of the sexual liberties they had taken with the black field hands. Gannon had always fantasized about living out his uncles' stories but the reality was most of the modern pickers were Mexican now. Julie was visibly tense as he watched Gannon eye his wife. Gannon and his entourage of rowdy country boys gathered listening to loud Dixie Chicks music on the other end of the lockerroom. Julie could tell by the way they kept glancing at Wanda and giggling that they were making rude comments among themselves. Was quietly fuming when his new daughter started crying.
"She's hungry." Wanda said as Julie's blood ran cold.
Gannon's cornerman came over to wrap Julie's hands and Julie's father went to Gannon to do the same. State rules were the opposing team did your hand wraps to make sure no shenanigans took place. Gannon's cornerman had a hard time focusing on his work as Wanda unbuttoned her blouse to feed her daughter. The crew across the lockerroom was suddenly silent as Wanda's breast came out of her shirt. Julie wasn't happy as he watched the guys watch his wife. He wanted to tell Wanda to cover up but knew better She was short-tempered about her feeding. She was in full-on mother mode and would have cut Julie down to size in an instant if he had said a word.
Once Ceasar had finished with Gannons hands he returned to his son. They spoke in Spanish.
"Yeah, I know you see them looking at your girl. They are talking trash too. That white boy has no fear of you at all. He's been training his ass off for months to kick your ass." Ceasar told his son as he stewed next to his nursing wife.
"There's nothing you can do about it. I tried to tell you to train harder. You were too busy making babies and planning weddings. Now you're too weak to stop these white boys from looking your woman up and down." Ceasar said.
Julie sat and grew angry at his father's harsh words. Julie wished he could go back and train harder as he watched helplessly quietly resenting his own daughter and hating Gannon for making him feel this way.
The promoter walked in and announced it was time for the fighters to make their way to the ring. Julie noted the promoter look his wife and feeding baby over before he left the locker room.
Julie came out to the ring first. He stood quietly in his corner as Gannon made his way down the aisle. The look he gave Julie as he stepped between the ropes screamed to Julie that he had seen his girls tits. Gannon smirked as he stood in the center of the ring waiting for Jule to step up for final instructions from the ref. Gannon was in Julie's head and he knew it.
"Nice family you got. You might just get yourself another kid nine months from now." the fighter taunted.
Julie shot him a look of death that Gannon completely ignored.
Wanda blew him a kiss from her seat a few rows back and waved Alexis' hand to her daddy just before the bell rang.
Gannon circled to the right and fired off a triple jab to Julie's guard and tried to hook to the body but Julie blocked it. Gannon wrapped Julie up. He was taller than Julie and he tried to lean on him. Julie tried to punch with his arms wrapped up but his blows had little effect while covered up.
The ref pulled them apart and Gannon hit him on the break. Instead of warning Gannon, the ref reminded Julie to protect yourself at all times. The annoyed Julie took a left-right that slipped his guard. Julie took a rare step back surprised at the power of the right.
Gannon saw the reaction and went for the body. Julie blocked the right but ate the left hook in order to land his own right to Gannon's head. Gannon shook off the effects and let loose with a flurry of punches both high and low. Julie didn't back up this time when the right got through. Gannon wrapped him up and leaned into Julie's ear.
"My boys and me would really love to suck your girl dry." Gannon whispered in his ear.
Julie tried to wrench his arms free as the words sunk in. Gannon just let him expend his energy.
"Then she could return the favor and suck us dry." Gannon said to him before releasing him and shoving Julie back and landing a double hook to the head.
Julie slammed his fist together in frustration, dropped his guard, and waded into two punches to get inside the taller fighter. Two left hooks had Gannon backing up with a new respect for Julie but he noticed the swelling in Julie's left eye.
Julie threw a wild right that whiffed completely sending him off balance with his guard down. Gannon pounced and opened up on the almost defenseless Julie. Gannon was confident that he was in Julie's head and it was a matter of time before he wore him down and caught him with a photogenic knockout. Gannon was already thinking about a victory over a former contenders son and how good that would look in his record.
Gannon got a few more shots past Julie's guard before the round ended. Julie was visibly shook a little when he walked back to his corner. The second his butt hit the stool Julie's father was all over him.
"What the fuck is wrong with you?" Ceasar screamed as he slapped Julie in the face.
Julie's eyes flicked to his father for a second before returning to his opponent across the ring. Gannon smiled as he exchanged words with his corner. Julie was able to read Gannon and his cornerman's lips enough recognize them mouth "tits" and what Julie thought was a racial slur directed at his wife.
"You can't let that guero get in your head. Right now you're doing what he wants, fighting his fight." Ceasar chastised.
Julie tore his gaze off his opponent and listened. Ceasar switched to Spanish so he could yell instructions without Gannon's corner understanding.
"I know he's talking trash in your ear. I saw him looking at your woman. If your putita could keep her top on you wouldn't have that problem. He's got you swinging mad and wild when he gets in your ear. Keep doing that." Ceasar told a surprised Julie.
"Just make sure you tuck your chin into your shoulder so he can't knock you out. Eat those punches and back up like he hurt you." Ceasar told him.