Huh. Know I ain't ever gonna try nothin' like that; if I mess up, I might get hurt real bad. An' me bein' a boxer an' all... I need m'hands t'be in good shape.

[He looks to them self-consciously, curling and flexing his fingers. The tendons in the back of his hand ripple tautly.

And that reminds him...]

How's the hand feelin' now? Any better?