God of NBA point guards

Chapter 305 Boxing Odds
On the 10th, Zhou Quan left Changsha, came to Xiangcheng, and flew to Los Angeles with Cheng Derong, and her mother took care of her.

Roger Philip came to pick him up, and a bunch of media reporters were waiting for him at the airport. When they saw him coming out, they rushed forward.

"Iron Fist, Gary Payton and Sean Kemp announced they are leaving the Pistons, what do you think?"

"Tekken, at the end of the month you will fight a professional boxing match. The opponent is David Tua, who is ranked seventh in the WBC heavyweight world. He is a bronze medalist in the 92 Olympic Games. Do you have the confidence to beat him with the potential to become the world champion?"

"Iron Fist, is this lady next to you your new girlfriend? I'm sure she must be a star. Then who is your next target?"

"Iron Fist..."

"Iron Fist..."

After he lost the finals last time, he did not accept media interviews and then left the United States, so the media raised various questions as soon as they met.

Cheng Derong and Cheng's mother saw a large group of American reporters surrounding Zhou Quan, so they had a deeper understanding of his popularity and influence in the United States.

Zhou Quan's boxing match was at the end of July. During this time, he needed to stay in Los Angeles. After leaving the airport, he went to the hotel to settle down.

The four of them had dinner in the hotel restaurant. Philip handed over some information about David Tua to Zhou Quan, including several CDs of David Tua's boxing matches, and said:

"Zhou, his strength is very strong. He turned professional after finishing the Olympics in 92. He is currently No. 13 in WBC, No. [-] in IBF, and No. [-] in WBA No. [-].

The strength is very strong, stronger than your last opponent, the Polish bad boy, especially the ability to resist attacks is very strong, even surpassing Iron Man Michael Tyson, you have to pay attention.

The reason why WBC chose him is that they are also testing your strength. If you can beat him, WBC should arrange for you to challenge the world boxing champion in the future. "

Zhou Quan nodded, feeling a little excited.

It is his dream to challenge the world boxing champion, but there is no chance to challenge the world boxing champion if he has the strength. If the boxer has no popularity, no influence, no box office appeal, boxing matches will not be attractive to boxing fans, not just the four major boxing Organizations, even those world boxing champions, will not fight you.

He has little training time, and his hole cards are dodge and precision strikes, but because he is relatively light in weight, his punching strength is not strong enough, and his hard hitting ability is not strong enough. This time, he will be assigned a guy with strong resistance to blows, then just like Philip said, WBC should be testing his strength.

He took a look at David Tua's information. He is 175 cm tall naked, 13 cm shorter than him, with a wingspan of 175 cm, 27 cm shorter than him, and weighs 100 kg, 8 kg heavier than him. Nicknamed Terminator, Xiaotai Mori.

"Little Tyson?"

He looked back at his weight and height, and it was really similar to Tyson, and he should even be a little shorter than Tyson.

And Tyson's fighting ability is also very strong. Among the heavyweight boxers, Tyson can definitely be ranked in the top five in history. David Tua's fighting ability is even stronger than Tyson. That is really a very difficult fight. Entangling the opponent.

"Be careful of his heavy blows. Zhou, your heavy blows are not as good as his, and your resistance is not as good as his. If you hit him with ten punches, he can withstand them, but if you are hit hard by him once, you may be KO." Philip said seriously.

Zhou Quan nodded and continued to read the information.

Keen judgment, quick reaction, swift speed, ferocious punches, only one weakness is the speed of movement.

There are several photos of David Tua in the file. He picked it up and looked at it. Good guy, he can't see where the neck is. This ability to resist blows is super strong without trying it.

Philip said again: "This TV broadcast is carried out by ESPN. They take half of the PPV income, and the remaining half is distributed by you 70%, David Tua 30%. $45 higher, very high."

"Is my ratio so high?" Zhou Quan was a little surprised.

Philip smiled and said: "David Tua also wants more, but he has only played professionally for three years. Although his ranking is good, he is not well-known and has no box office appeal. The box office of this boxing match depends on you. If you are in charge of selling tickets, of course you are entitled to [-]% of it.”

Speaking of this, he asked: "Zhou, you don't think that any boxer has PPV rights?"

"Isn't it?"

Zhou Quan was a little surprised, he didn't know much about this.

Philip smiled and said: "Only top boxers have PPV treatment. The so-called top boxers are not only about strength, but also have a wide range of popularity and influence. The most intuitive manifestation is box office appeal. So many top boxers do not have PPV Power, even including many world boxing champions.

Zhou, you got the PPV rights for the match against the Polish bad boy last year because of your box office appeal, not because of your strength.

If David Tua's opponent is not you this time, he has no PPV power at all, he can only get the appearance fee, and the PPV income has nothing to do with him. "

Zhou Quan nodded and said, "I see, you never told me about it before."

Philip added: "This David Tua also participated in many sports during his college years. He played rugby, cricket, and others, but he was not as talented as you. After officially starting his boxing career, he gave up other sports. sports."

"Zhou Quan, do you want to fight this man?"

After Philip left, Cheng Derong asked.

Zhou Quan nodded and said with a smile: "This is a New Zealander, half a year younger than me, and now the world's highest ranking is seventh, very strong."

"What should I do if I lose?"

Cheng Derong picked up Tua's photo and looked at it. He felt that he was stronger than Zhou Quan, like a wild beast, which scared her.

"Losing? It's normal to lose. I don't have much time to practice boxing, just one hour a day. However, I am still very confident in myself. He can carry, but I can fight and hide. " Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"Xiao Zhou, be careful not to get hurt." Mother Cheng reminded.

"Thank you, Auntie, for your concern." Zhou Quan nodded and smiled.

Then he said: "Xiao Rong, take a good rest tonight, there is a party tomorrow night, a gathering of some Hollywood friends, I will take you there to have fun."

"Who is there?" Cheng Derong asked curiously.

"Julia Roberts, Rambo, Arnold, Tom Cruise..."

Zhou Quan said a few names casually, and Cheng Derong couldn't close his mouth. Cheng's mother also asked in surprise: "Zhou Quan, they are all Hollywood superstars, are you friends with them?"

Zhou Quan said with a smile: "The relationship is not bad. I am engaged in sports. I am not in the same circle with them. There is no conflict of interest. We are pure friends."

He said it very easily, but Cheng Derong and her mother are very clear, even if they are not in the same circle, if they are not in the same class, they may not even talk to you. People in the entertainment circle are the most realistic Yes, the social circle has very strict boundaries and distinct levels.

It was difficult for the two of them to truly feel Zhou Quan's popularity and influence in Xiangcheng, but once they arrived in the United States, they felt it. The young man from mainland China who always had a smile on his face had the same social status as a Hollywood superstar in the United States. status.

Looking at the entire Xiangcheng entertainment industry, Bruce Lee may be the only person who can have superstar status in the United States. Jackie Chan has not made his mark in Hollywood now.

But even Bruce Lee didn't make it out in the United States at first, but returned to Xiangcheng to get ahead, and then returned to Hollywood.

The next day, Zhou Quan devoted himself to boxing training.

The main training content, one is strength training, so that the body can quickly rejuvenate; the second is dodging and step training; the third is hitting training; the fourth is actual combat.

Philip arranged a few sparring partners for him, all of them were capable and serious professional heavyweight boxers, but they only came as sparring partners because they had no resources and needed to make money.

It's not just during this time that he does boxing training. Even during the regular season, he spends an hour every day doing dodging, step training, and hitting training, but there is no actual combat training.

If he loses this boxing match, his strides in this crossover may temporarily stagnate. It is impossible to get the opportunity to challenge the world boxing champion in a short period of time. This short period of time is at least three years.

But if he wins, he will officially enter the ranks of boxers who challenge the world champion, and the next match is likely to be a qualifying match for the challenge of the world champion.

That night, Zhou Quan took Cheng Derong to a party in Beverly Hills.

The party was hosted by Tom Cruise, and at his villa, he loved throwing parties so much that he would host them two or three times a month as long as he had the time.

Cheng Derong was an eye-opener. It was the first time he saw so many first-line Hollywood movie stars, at least thirty of them.

Seeing Zhou Quan talking and laughing happily with so many Hollywood stars, she saw Zhou Quan's social circle in the United States for the first time, which was far beyond her imagination.

When she was in Xiangcheng, at most she thought that Zhou Quan was an outstanding athlete with great commercial value and could make money, but she didn't think Zhou Quan had a high social status.

But now she knew she was wrong, she never imagined that a sports star would have such a high social status in the United States.

And this is still a Chinese. No Chinese can easily succeed in the United States, let alone such a success.

Her father once told her that many successful business leaders, even if they are worth tens of billions, would not be recognized by Americans in the United States, and it would be difficult for them to integrate into the upper class of the United States, and their social status is very low, so she felt more and more incredible about Zhou Quan.

"July 7th, my boxing match, when the time comes, you will have time to save face." Zhou Quan invited at the party.

"Iron Fist, if you win David Tua, I'll throw you a celebration party." Rambo Stallone raised his glass.

Tom Cruise said with a smile: "Tekken, if one day you become the world boxing champion, I will definitely invest in a movie called King of Crossovers, haha, then you have to authorize me."

Stallone immediately said: "Then you must arrange a role for me. Iron Fist, how about giving me a role as a training partner?"

"It's a deal." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

Hearing what Tom Cruise and Rambo said, Cheng Derong's eyes widened.

……

Zhou Quan spent the next time in training.

During the day, Cheng Derong accompanied him to train, and at night he often took her to some parties, lest she get bored, and the days passed quickly.

On July 7, the NBA freeze period ended.

The league announced the salary cap for next season, which is $1750 million. Because of the increase in operating income, it is more than $200 million more than last season.

From this day on, the alliance can conduct official transactions.

On the 16th, a group of supersonic management team rushed to Los Angeles and held a special media conference to renew the contract with Zhou Quan.

Zhou Quan's rookie contract is 3+1, giving up the last year of the contract.

The new contract was negotiated last year. The 94/95 season was 520 million US dollars, and the total amount was as high as 6820 million US dollars, which lasted for five years.

His salary needs to be included in the salary cap, but it is only 150% of the previous year. His salary in the previous year was 195 million US dollars, which means that he needs to be included in 292.5 million US dollars.

On the 17th, the Pistons and the Heat reached a deal, Gary Payton went to the Heat, Alan Houston went to the Pistons, and the Heat took the unprotected first-round pick in 95.

On the 18th, the Pistons reached a deal again. General manager Troy Weaver took a fancy to the forward selected by the Timberwolves this year.

Grant Hill is a very famous college sports star. His name is much louder than that of Zhou Quan. He defeated the Dream Team in a training match in 92. He has a superior family background and is related to the president’s family. people.

……

Time entered the second half of July, and the major gambling cities opened their odds for the boxing match between Zhou Quan and David Tua.

All in all, Zhou Quan's odds were higher than David Tua's, and much higher. The highest odds were [-] to [-], while David Tua's highest odds were only [-] to [-].

Las Vegas is the most professional connoisseur, which means they are not optimistic about Zhou Quan. Their attitude immediately affected the media. The media has a slightly negative view of Zhou Quanyi, thinking that he will be KO'd by David Tua.

So after these markets came out, although Zhou Quan's odds were much higher than David Tua's, gamblers were only willing to bet on David Tua's body.

Zhou Quan has watched David Tua's boxing matches repeatedly, and now his actual combat training has simulated the opponent's style, so his confidence in the boxing match is growing.

"One to one point two five, so high?"

After seeing the odds of a gambling city, he couldn't believe it. How much did he dislike him?He decisively bet $50, and if he wins, he can earn $[-] as pocket money.

Because there are too few people betting on Zhou Quan, these gambling cities can only continue to adjust the odds of the two. His odds have further increased, while David Tua's odds have been further reduced.

In this way, the number of gamblers who bet on Zhou Quan increased a lot.

Zhou Quan's highest odds increased to 50, and he resolutely raised $[-].

……

(End of this chapter)