What I find interesting about the wife is that she's not mad about being KOed: She's mad that he lost his good paying job and is pithed at the media for that, not her husband for doing it in the first place.
That's a part I forgot to mention.
The police always mention how much they hate going on domestic violence calls because both parties will invariably turn on the police.
This they say is due to the man and women knowing that one, or both are responsible for the fight.
Human nature, it takes two to tango. People know how to push the other one's buttons.
Many fights are instigated by either the husband or wife, then mix in alcohol and you've got the police at the door.
That harsh reality, the husband being hauled off to jail for a stupid instigated fight. Then the wife wants charges dropped.
Forget about it being sports related.
The link I supplied a few posts ago shows it global and related to human nature.