The Battle of the Century by Ring Lardner

I don't know nothing that you don't know, but if you want to hear it again, all right. I'll have to start back pretty near two years ago, the first time I seen Jim after he stopped Big Wheeler and win the title. He'd signed up with a circus and I happened to be in Omaha when it hit there. I run into them on the street, Jim and his manager, Larry Moon. I had them come to my hotel where we could talk things over.

"Well, Jim," I said, "how does it feel to be champ?"