Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 174 Punch Weight Test

　　Bang! Bang! Bang!

 At the boxing training ground, Link stood in front of the boxing weight testing machine and punched the target ten times, his face gradually darkening.

　　Although the new song topped the Billboard rap chart, he was not in a good mood.

Just now, he used a boxing weight testing machine to test the boxing weight and the average boxing weight of ten punches.

 The maximum weight of the right fist is 1610 pounds, and the maximum weight of the left fist is 1440 pounds.

Before the match with Tyson last year, he trained in seclusion for more than two months, increasing the weight of his right fist to 1,600 pounds and the maximum weight of his left fist to 1,420 pounds.

 However, in the past six months or so, the maximum punching weight of my fists has only increased by more than 10 pounds.

 The average punch weight of both fists has only increased by about ten pounds.

 The speed at which punch weight increases is greatly reduced, which shows that I am slacking off.

In the past six months, he has been busy recording music, releasing records, shooting commercials, and filming movies, and has spent much less time on training.

 Judging from the growth rate of boxing weight from June to December last year, if I can spend more time on training in the first half of the year, the weight of my right fist can be increased to more than 1,660 pounds.

pity!

"What's wrong?"

 A dark, sinister face suddenly came over from the side of the test machine and glanced at the screen.

“1580 pounds?!”

"How can this be?!"

 Mario shouted loudly, "Last year when I was tested in the boxing gym, your maximum punching weight was only 1,480 pounds. In just the past year, your punching weight increased by 100 pounds? How is this possible?"

“I didn’t receive any systematic boxing training last year and didn’t know how to exert force. Now I know, so I’m stronger.”

Link said calmly.

“But if you gain 100 pounds in one year and 1,000 pounds in ten years, don’t you want to become Superman in another ten years?!”

 Mario stared with his little eyes and said with envy and jealousy.

Link shook his head, "My punching weight has only increased by ten pounds this year."

 Speaking of this, he suddenly thought of a question. Perhaps the slowdown in his boxing weight increase was not only due to the reduction in training time, but also to his own physical fitness?

 Limited by one's own limitations, the speed of improvement becomes slower and slower as one goes to the back, and the longer it takes?

Link thought for a while and decided to train seriously for a period of time after the game before making a judgment.

“Your boxing weight has increased by ten pounds in half a year? Are you still not satisfied?”

Mario looked at him with a crazy look on his face, his teeth itching with envy.

He trains hard every day, and his maximum punch weight is only 1,020 pounds. If he relaxes a little, he will slip below 1,000 pounds.

Like Link, if you practice boxing and do other things at the same time, your boxing weight will not drop, but it will also increase by 10 pounds. This is what many boxers dream of, but he still looks very dissatisfied. This is too hateful. .

 “I am born with great strength, you don’t have to envy me.”

Link shook his head, put on his gloves, and walked to the training area to lift the barbell.

 Mario waved his fist at his back, walked to the punch weight test, pulled out the boxing target, and took a deep breath.

boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!

Five punches in succession, the maximum punch weighing 990 pounds!

"ah!!"

 Mario clenched his fists and yelled angrily.

  —     979899100! Phew!”

  In the equipment training area, Link put down the 200-pound barbell and let out a long breath.

Within two hours, he completed ten sets of strength training in a row, including clean and jerk, bench press, weight-bearing squats, etc. The muscles all over his body swelled, hot sweat rolled on his skin, and his body seemed to be filled with huge power.

 He likes this feeling of being full of energy.

During training, Franco and Simon came over and told him that the compensation agreement for the Boxing Championship Challenge had been signed. In addition to the basic appearance fee of 2 million, he would also receive an additional 15% of ticket revenue and 10% of TV broadcasts. Revenue sharing.

 The income from professional boxing matches mainly consists of three parts.

 The first is the basic appearance fee, which is mainly paid by the event organizer. Depending on the influence and popularity of the boxer, the appearance fee may be higher or lower.

 The second part is the revenue sharing of cable TV broadcast PPV.

 According to convention, the signal producers of this game, namely HBO and SHOWTIME, the two TV stations that broadcast live boxing matches, can get 10%-60% of the PPV share for each game.

 Satellite live broadcast agencies and signal distribution agencies can get 30%.

 Boxers and companies participating in the competition can share 10%-60%. The more famous the boxer is, the higher the PPV share they will get.

 The third part is peripheral income, including income sharing from tickets, casinos, hotels, airports, car rental companies, advertising sponsorships, etc. Depending on the influence of the boxer, the share received is also different, up to 50%.

Link is currently very famous in the United States, but his appeal in the boxing market is still inferior to that of top boxers such as Mayweather and De La Hoya. Therefore, in the boxing championship challenge, he received the lowest share ratio.

 To get a higher share ratio, he needs to win a few more games and get more gold belts.

“Link, the merger of the four major organizations’ super middleweight boxing titles is also under discussion and will probably take place within the year. You must also be prepared.”

 Franco warned.

“How are the four major organizations preparing to compete?”

Link asked.

Franco shook his head and smiled: "You don't agree with Super Six, Super 1+5, and the other boxing champions don't agree. The four major organizations have stated that they will no longer interfere in the competitions of several organizations' boxing champions. The next competition will be decided by several organizations." The brokerage company negotiates.

We are communicating with WBC boxing champion Carl French to start the WBC/WBA boxing title merger fight. Andre Ward’s agency is also communicating with IBF boxing champion Arthur Abraham. If the communication between the parties goes smoothly, the four major organizations The gold belt merger battle is expected to be held within the year. "

Link nodded. This arrangement was just as he thought. It could shorten the schedule and collect the gold belts of the four major organizations as soon as possible.

 After seeing off Franco and Simon, he went to the open space to practice skipping.

Jumping rope can not only relax the muscles and make the legs and feet more flexible, but also improve the coordination ability of the hands and feet. In a boxing match, the coordination of the hands and feet is very important. When the footsteps can keep up with the speed of boxing, the speed of punching will be faster and the intensity will be stronger. The offensive line will also be farther.

If the steps are not flexible enough and the follow-up speed is lower than the striking speed, the weight of the punch will be greatly weakened, and even the center of gravity will be unstable, making it easy for the opponent to knock down.

  After a week of retreat training, the WBA super middleweight championship challenge begins.

The match took place at the Madison Square Garden Arena, with Link facing Andre Leal.

 Andre Rey, 28 years old, 185 cm tall, 190 cm long, black, with a strong build, was the bronze medalist in the middleweight event at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

 After the Olympics, he switched to professional boxing. He is a former WBF super middleweight boxing champion and current WBA intercontinental boxing champion. He currently has a record of 28 fights, 27 wins, 1 loss, and 21 KO wins against his opponents.

 A heavy-handed boxer.

Link has studied the opponent's game video. He has A+ for punching weight, A+ for physical fitness, A- for technique, and A- for speed. He is good at uppercuts. He has knocked down his opponent with uppercuts in 16 games and knocked down his opponents in three games. Injures the opponent's chin, causing the opponent's jaw to bleed.

Style is similar to Morales.

 (End of this chapter)