O. Henry's "Between Rounds" starts with a domestic fight and ends in one too. A tenement house is center stage to knockout. O. Henry has a sense of humor with reality in the most part. O. Henry's short stories are well known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings.

William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 - June 5, 1910), better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer known primarily for his short stories, though he also wrote poetry and non-fiction.