History Fanfic / EightCount

** Kate's walkout song for her first fight against Harley is "Danger" by Jucee Froot, which appeared on the ''Film/BirdsOfPrey'' soundtrack.

* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:Harley goes into both fights against Kate Kane with a severe skill disparity. Kate has been a pro for at least five years, while Harley has had only a few months of professional-level training at most come the time of their championship bout, has been fighting for only about two years in total, and hasn't actually won any of her pro fights fairly. It should come as no surprise that, though Harley has plenty of heart and even gives Kate a drubbing in their second match, Kate knocks her out both times]].

* YourCheatingHeart: Kate and Pam are having an affair, with Kate's wife Renee knowing of it. Unusually for these sorts of scenarios, both Kate and Renee are still in love, possibly due to the affair only being physical.

!!This FanFic contains examples of the following tropes:

* AdaptationalWimp: Barbara Gordon is Pam's secretary here, without any combat skills.

* GoodVsGood:

* MythologyGag: In the main [[Franchise/TheDCU DCU]] canon, Kate Kane was also a champion boxer, though as a West Point cadet instead of as a professional.

* AdaptationalMundanity:
** Pam doesn't have any plant-based powers here, nor green skin.
** [[ComicBook/WonderWoman Diana Prince]], [[ComicBook/{{Cheetah}} Dr. Barbara Ann Minerva]], and Dinah Lance are all regular humans.

* CombatByChampion: Played with. The championship fight has shades of this, with Harley acting as Pam's champion and Kate as the league's; a victory from Harley would stick it to both Kate and the league as a whole.

* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted. Fights are bloody and bruising, whether they be Harley's underground matches or the league's official ones.

* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:Harley goes into both fights against Kate Kane with a severe skill disparity. Kate has been a pro for at least five years, while Harley has had only a few months of professional-level training at most come the time of their championship bout, has been fighting for only about two years in total, and hasn't actually won any of her pro fights fairly. It should come as no surprise that, though she has plenty of heart and even gives Kate a drubbing in their second match, Harley loses to Kate both times]].

** The seasonal nature of the league means that all the fights in the story take place within a few months at most. However, some boxers have multiple matches within that time frame; Harley herself has five, and that's after suffering at least one concussion during a fight. Such a thing would never happen in real life.

* BetrayalByOffspring: Damian Wayne spars with Harley during her training for her fight against Talia. Talia is ''not'' happy when she finds out.

* {{Heel}}: The league has boxing versions of these. Talia al Ghul is one when the story starts, and Selina intends to make Harley a new one.

** [[ComicBook/{{Batwoman}} Kate Kane]] is the league's reigning super-lightweight champion, and has won more titles than any other female boxer in the league. She's also a major audience draw.

* WorkedShoot: The league's fixed fights are these. Though the outcome might be predetermined, such matches are still between pro boxers who actually know how to fight and who can and will legitimately beat up or otherwise injure their opponents.

* YourCheatingHeart: Kate and Pam are having an affair, with Kate's wife Renee knowing of it. Unusually, both Kate and Renee are still in love, possibly due to the affair only being physical.

* WorkedShoots: The league's fixed fights are these. Though the outcome might be predetermined, such matches are still between pro boxers who actually know how to fight and who can and will legitimately beat up or otherwise injure their opponents.

* WinWinEnding: [[spoiler:Kate successfully defends her title and returns to Renee, while Pam and Harley get to be together without the league hanging over their heads]]. In the epilogue, [[spoiler: Kate has retired after her championship against Harley and is on at least amiable terms with both her and Pam, who she's in a business partnership with. Pam and Harley have married, and Harley has become the defending two-time champ]].

* WinWinEnding: [[spoiler:Kate successfully defends her title and returns to Renee, while Pam and Harley get to be together without the league hanging over their heads]]. In the epilogue, [[spoiler: Kate has retired after her championship against Harley and is on at least amiable terms with both her and Pam, who she's in a business partnership with, and Harley has become the defending two-time champion]].

* MadeOfIron: In the championship, [[spoiler:Kate Kane fights for over three rounds with a broken jaw and for more than two with a broken nose]]. And ''still wins''.

* WinWinEnding: [[spoiler:Kate successfully defends her title, while Pam and Harley get to be together without the league hanging over their heads]].