It must suck being Rawk Hawk, because I just USED him to level Mario about 5 times. For all of you at home, thats about 60 battles, if not more, all spent attacking the same enemy over and over. The irony of it all is that he's ALWAYS the #1 seated contender for the Glitz Pit belt, and EVERY time he says "I'm not gonna lose to you suns of ..." or whatever he says. Mario now has more disposable income than I do, because of the 20 Gold prize money after each of these battles. Now you may ask yourself, "Self, why would this guy fight the same guy over and over again just to go up a few levels on an RPG?"
And you would have to answer yourself "Self, thats because he is old school and I am not, and in the old school of RPG, the textbooks would read "Thou shalt spend ENTIRE DAYS fighting blue slimes to get enough money to buy a bronze sword. Not Excalibur, Not the Holy Grail, a BRONZE SWORD.""
60 battles is reasonable. And instead of slimes, this guy's name is RAWK HAWK. Games have come such a long way....
Wait in your dressing room, Mario, a bodyguard will be along shortly to escort you to the Glitz Pit.