In a desperate bid to overcome his money problems, lovable Humphrey B Bear is to fight a masked Northern Territory politician in the Botanical Gardens as part of the Darwin City Council cracker night celebrations.
The boxing pollie has not been named- but Little Darwin has been told he will have an unusual ring name like the Larrakeyah Lip or the Mouth from the South . He has been in heavy training for the fight and recently narrowly won a punch up with a tipsy bridesmaid at a wedding in a torrid 10 rounder.A sporting vicar who officiated as the referee in the nuptials brawl received a black eye , was kicked in the gizonkas and has since taken a vow of celibacy .
In an exclusive interview with Little Darwin , Humphrey B Bear , out doing roadwork this morning in Mitchell Street , said he is looking forward to the rumble in the jungle. "I love yuz all in Darwin , " he said , skipping , jabbing , sweating , grunting, chewing on a slippery salmon. Yogi Bear has a long association with Darwin and used to appear at promotions for Tim the Toy Man -Timmy Forday- at Parap.
Channel 9 has secured the exclusive rights of what promises to be one of the great sporting events of the century. It will be beamed via a North Korean satellite which is gathering barnacles in the Sea of Japan - emitting strange sounds like a live recording of Legislative Assembly debates in Aussie Mandarin .
