Before the big fight with the Socs, Ponyboy asks the other boys why they like fighting. Just out of the blue he decides that he is curious and asks each of them in turn. Soda says he likes it because it is "like a drag race or a dance or something." He likes the competition of it, wants to win.
Pony suggests that Darry likes to fight so he can show off his muscles and demonstrate his amazing strength. But for Darry, fighting is basically a way of life. He has to fight to support his brothers and fight to keep them together and out of a group home. So if fighting the Socs is another thing he has to do, he will simply do it without questioning it. Combine that with the pleasure he takes in the physical challenge of it and he takes to it easily.
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