Luke Thompson the boxer was overwhelmed as he was heading into Round Eight of the fight against Levi Hannell.
Luke was missing most of punches and almost got knocked out three times. He was beginning to slow, his punches becoming weaker and sloppy.
Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted his friend Chad’s pet monkey. His eyebrows scrunched up in confusion when he saw that the monkey was holding “I <3 Levi” poster around his neck.
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In a fit of rage, Luke knocked out his opponent but Levi instantly jumped back up.
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Meanwhile, Chad’s monkey was as steamy as a boiling kettle. Chad lost control of the lead and the monkey sprang into the ring.
The monkey jumped on top of Luke.
“AAGGGHHHHH!” Luke screamed so loud that the glass ceiling in the stadium shattered.
The crowd screeched but Luke could hear Chad wailing because he lost his monkey.
“Eeeeeeeee, Owwwwww, Oooooooh,” exclaimed Luke as he waddled around, trying to get the strangling monkey off his head.
But, his boxing gloves were getting in the way.
In a wheezing effort, he started punching his head.
Unfortunately, the monkey dodged and Luke knocked himself out…
