ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ ɹˈæft ɹˈoʊt ɐn ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl wˌɛɹ hiː sˈɛd hiː hɐdbɪn ɪnvˈɑːlvd ˈɪn "ˈoʊnli" θɹˈiː fˈaɪts dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ æz ɐ dˈænsɚ ænd ˈæktɚ, ænd sˈɛd ðə bɑːlˈɛɹoʊ ˈɪnsɪdənt "wʌzðə mˈoʊst ɹᵻɡɹˈɛɾəbəl ʌv ðˈiːz".
In February 1934 Raft wrote an article where he said he had been involved in "only" three fights during his career as a dancer and actor, and said the Bolero incident "was the most regrettable of these".