Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 244 Collect the gold belts of the four major organizations

 “Come on Link!”

The audience at the scene and in front of the TV were also shouting for cheers.

 The game has begun.

On the ring, Andre Ward launched an early attack and punched Link on the upper left side. This was a tentative attack.

Link dodged sideways, and at the same time raised a punch, hitting Andre Ward's jaw. Andre quickly took a step back to avoid his attack.

Link followed closely and punched twice again, but Andre Ward raised his arm to intercept it. At the same time, Andre punched Link's left rib. Link took a hit on his left rib and punched him while retreating. The blow struck Andre on the shoulder.

 The two of them received a punch each and retreated at the same time to keep the distance between them.

"how so?"

In the audience, Lou Duva looked at Ms. Nora Duva in surprise. In order to watch Link unify the super middleweight class, he flew over from New York regardless of his weak body. However, he saw Link's opening fight. Sloppy, completely out of shape.

Nora put away her phone and said, "Franco said Link seemed drunk and didn't wake up."

"Drunk?"

Louduva was stunned for a moment, and then got angry, "Nonsense! How can you be drunk in such an important game? Since you are drunk, why not stop the game and compete another day? How can you play a game like this?"

“Franco persuaded Link before the game and said he would fight another day, but Link said it didn’t matter and it wouldn’t affect the game.”

Nora shrugged her shoulders and said.

 “Nonsense! Nonsense!”

Old Duva paused his cane angrily, "I have told you to be strict with Link and don't let him run wild. In the history of boxing, are there not many talented boxers who have lost their career due to drinking and sex? Link will definitely do it if he continues like this. Destroyed.”

“My grumpy old father, why don’t you watch the game before losing your temper?”

Dino turned back to look at Old Duva and said with a smile, "The last time Link played against Carl French, he was not in good shape in the first round. You criticized him for not doing his job properly. Later everyone knew that this was a tactic. , is this state also a tactic? Don’t forget that Link is an actor.”

 Old Duva had a sullen face and glared at him angrily, "If you talk to me in this tone again, I'll break your legs."

 “Dino, watch the game and don’t talk nonsense.”

 Nora winked at him.

“Well, I just want to remind my father that the game has just begun and the outcome is still uncertain, so he doesn’t need to be too irritable.”

Dino shrugged his shoulders and smiled.

"snort!"

Old Duva glared at him and looked back at the boxing ring. He saw that Link and Andre Ward were still making tentative attacks and did not launch a strong attack. Link's fighting style was obviously not as sharp as before.

He couldn't help but lose his temper again, and suddenly thought of what the traitor Dino said. Could this be Link's tactic?

As far as he knew, Link was not a person with a chaotic private life, a lack of temperance, and bad hobbies. He did not smoke, drink, or take drugs, nor did he mess around with women. He rarely went to bars. He was very serious about boxing. Even religious.

How could you get drunk the day before when you knew there was an important game today?

 This is obviously very unreasonable.

 Excluding these unreasonable points, there is only one truth. Is this really Link's tactic?

 Just what kind of tactic is this?

Old Duva frowned and looked at the boxing ring seriously, hoping to see through Link's fighting style from this chaotic scene.

In addition to Lao Dua, many boxing celebrities came to the boxing scene today.

 Bob Arum, De La Hoya, Tyson, James Toney, Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr., John Ruiz, Mayweather, George Foreman and many more.

 After the game started, everyone frowned and looked at the boxing ring solemnly.

 “Hey, why don’t you talk?”

Hoya looked at several colleagues next to him and asked.

"say what?"

Hopkins came back to his senses and wiped the sweat from his forehead. He had just studied for a long time and came up with a hot sweat. He didn't see Link's tactics clearly. He was feeling depressed and looked at his defeated Hoya unhappily. .

“Link is not in good condition today, do you think he will lose?”

Hoya asked.

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Hopkins shook his head and said: "Are you kidding me? A perverted guy like Link would be out of shape for the game? Absolutely impossible. This is just his tactics. If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense."

 “Bernard is right!”

Tyson bared his gold-encrusted front teeth and said, "Link is very, very cunning. The last time he played against Carl French, the start was even worse than this. Everyone thought he was distracted by other things. It led to a decline in strength, but what was the result? They were all **** tactics!

I bet that he must be pretending to be in his current state, luring Andre Ward to attack, and then waiting for an opportunity to strike, KOing Andre Ward with a throwback punch. This guy is so strong, but he still likes to use Tactics, what a **** bastard! "

 Tyson cursed and said that if he had been 50% as cunning as Link back then, he would not be reduced to boxing with a rich woman to pay off his debts now.

 “Tyson is right!”

James Tony nodded, stroking his belly and said, "Link likes to fight counterattacks the most. He lets his opponent attack at will first, and then waits for the opponent to get used to this style of play, and then suddenly launches a counterattack to catch the opponent off guard. Micol, France and Tyson were defeated in this way.

Look at Andre, he also sees that this is Link's trick, so he is very careful during the game, trying to play according to his original rhythm to prevent falling into Link's trap. "

 “Yes, Andre played very steadily!”

  John Ruiz nodded and said.

De La Hoya looked at Link on the ring.

From the perspective of ordinary viewers, Link was playing very actively at this time, with a measured attack and defense. He did not hesitate to take action when it was time to take action, and he also moved flexibly when it was time to move, without stopping the movements of his hands and feet.

But in the eyes of insiders, his offense and defense are not active enough. Simply put, if he is full of firepower, he can achieve ten points, but now he only has three points, and his whole figure seems to be out of shape.

If it were someone else, Hoya could determine that the other person was out of state, but this was the cunning Link, and everything was not that simple.

 Bang, bang, bang!

 On the boxing ring, Link and Andre both pumped their fists hard, hitting each other, and at the same time, they kept dodging to prevent being hit by the other side.

In the first round, Link punched 112 times and hit Andre Ward 22 times. Andre Ward punched 98 times and hit Link 19 times.

 There was no winner between the two sides in the first round.

The audience at the scene saw the two fighting fiercely in the boxing ring, with fists and fists hitting the flesh. It was very enjoyable to watch, and shouts came and went.

 But this kind of competition left the industry insiders at the scene confused.

 Since Linke switched to professional boxing in September last year, he has had fourteen professional matches. Except for Tyson's match, all other matches ended within the first round.

Today I played against Andre Ward, but I played a full round with his opponent.

 What is Link doing?

 Is this really his tactic?

 “Link, how are you?”

At the right corner of the ring, Coach Brooks squatted in front of Link and asked.

Two assistants next to him were fanning Link, sprinkling water on him, and applying Vaseline on his forehead.

They have been working on Link’s logistics team for nearly a year. This is the first time they have done this kind of work in the middle of a game. They finally found a sense of presence. They couldn’t help but feel a little touched and they worked very hard.

Link drank the water and spit it out, shook the water stains on his face and said with a smile: "It's okay, I feel better and better."

 “Are you sure you’re okay?”

Coach Brooks was a little unsure.

 “Yes, it’s really okay.”

Link said with a shrug.

　　The last time I drank, I had a strenuous exercise with Amy Adams. The alcohol was excreted with body fluids and had little impact on the body.

This time he went to bed directly after drinking. The residual alcohol was still in his body, which affected his performance somewhat.

In the first round just now, he played very hard, exercised a lot, sweated a lot, his mind gradually cleared up, and his condition was getting better and better.

"Well, this is the first time you have finished a round. This is really a surprise. My coach finally came in handy. Let me tell you about the opponent. Andre played very steadily in the first round. His rhythm There is no chaos at all, and the physical exertion is not high. If you are not sure that you can KO him within 12 rounds, you must be more stable than him, fight slowly and don't worry, and win by points in the end. "

Coach Brooks said.

Link nodded, raised his arm and stretched his shoulders.

 “Come on Link!”

Many fans in the audience held up posters and shouted.

Link stood up and shook his fist at them.

 “Link, we’re here, come on!”

 Miley Cyrus and Kesha Chan shouted at him while sitting very close to the ring.

 “Boss, come on!”

Emma Stone also shouted from the audience.

Link smiled lightly and waved his fist at them.

At the corner opposite the ring, Andre Ward's coach glanced at Link and said to Andre: "Link is a very powerful guy. He knows that you have good physical strength and a stable fighting style, so He doesn't pursue defeating you in the first round, but competes with you for consumption and physical strength. I'm not sure whether he will explode this round, but you must be careful. No matter how careful you are when dealing with a difficult guy like Link It’s not an exaggeration.”

Andre Ward nodded silently.

Link is the most powerful opponent he has ever faced in his career, and it is also a great opportunity.

If you can defeat him, you can unify the super middleweight class and become the overlord of this weight class.

At the same time, he can also step on Link's many auras, become a top player in the boxing world, receive more appearance fees and competition bonuses, and become a billionaire.

Thinking of this, Andre couldn't help but his heart beat faster and his blood boiled. He looked at Link opposite, his eyes full of high-spirited fighting spirit.

 This time, no defeat is allowed!

come on!

 Dang!

 The second round of the game began, and Link and Andre came to the middle of the ring.

Link nodded towards Andre, he was indeed a very strong opponent.

 Physical strength, strength, speed, combination punches, and use of tactics are all at the top level. In addition, his brain is smarter than that of ordinary black boxers. He is not easily angered and will not be disrupted by others.

 When a black athlete has a smart brain, the strength they display will be doubled.

The best way to deal with this kind of boxer is to fight steadily, find the opponent's inferior horse in a mobile battle, and then take the opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to the opponent.

Link did a game rehearsal before the game.

Since the opponent was once a light heavyweight boxer and had won an Olympic championship at this level, his punching weight is not weaker than mine, and his ability to fight is not weaker than mine.

The opponent has played more than 100 games in the amateur stage and won more than 20 professional games. He is also richer in skills and experience than himself.

  Comparatively, what makes you stronger than your opponent is your speed, reaction ability, and strong physical strength.

 Understanding this, Link's plan is to attack the opponent with high-frequency jabs in the second round, first breaking the opponent's defense, and then looking for opportunities to KO the opponent and win the game.

 “Boxing!”

 The second round of the game has begun.

Andre Ward punched once, then took a step back, raised his fists, and assumed a defensive posture, continuing his steady and steady style.

Just like last year in the back-up match before the match between Holyfield and Valuev, he first attracted the opponent to attack, waited for the opponent to consume a lot of energy, and then launched a strong counterattack, and finally won the match in one fell swoop.

This is Andre Ward's usual tactic, and it is also a very practical tactic that has been proven many times. With this tactic, he has won all the way until now.

Today, when dealing with Link, a powerful enemy, he planned to continue to persevere. No matter what tricks Link was playing, he would keep the rhythm unchanged.

 Bang, bang, bang!

 Last year, Link watched the match between Andre Ward and Esteban Camu at Madison Square Garden in Ivaca’s box and also studied the opponent’s game video.

 Seeing that the opponent continues to use this steady tactic.

Link no longer hesitated and took the initiative to attack his opponent, using left jab + right jab + left swing fist + right jab. His fists were like javelins, attacking the opponent's defense with both arms one after another.

Punch after punch, the attack is continuous.

Andre Ward was on tight defense, constantly changing his pace, trying to distance himself from him to prevent him from breaking through the defense.

It’s just that Link was slightly faster. When he saw the opponent retreating, he followed him with flexible steps, trying not to let the opponent escape from his attack range or give the opponent a chance to react.

 Bang, bang, bang!

Link's fists hit Andre one after another, right jab + left jab + right straight punch + left jab, bang!

Link attacked with more than fifty punches in a row. A straight right punch knocked Andre's body crooked, and then Link made an unexpected left jab, hitting Andre **** the left rib.

Andre was beaten until he groaned, and his body habitually bent downwards.

Since Link was taller than him and his arms were seven centimeters longer, he saw his opponent's defense deformed, followed by a tricky right hook, from bottom to top, piercing through the opponent's defense at an extremely fast speed, hitting on the opponent's forehead.

　　Bang!

Andre was punched in the left eyebrow bone, his body suddenly leaned back, and he also took a few steps back.

 “Wow! Hit!”

Seeing Link's successful attack, there was a burst of exclamation from the audience. Link's fans suddenly became restless and shouted loudly: "Come on, Link!"

 “Link will win!”

 “Link, hurry up and finish the game, we want to draw a lottery.”

Amid the cheers of the crowd, Link took advantage of the victory and quickly approached the opponent. He used two heavy punches to force the opponent to the rope. He used rope tactics and punched the opponent seven or eight times in one go.

 “Link will win!”

 “Link is awesome!”

Seeing Link's fists hitting the opponent one after another, leaving the opponent unable to fight back, the audience became even more excited, and the cheers grew louder and louder.

"Look, I told you earlier that this is Link's tactic, how about it?"

 Tyson crossed his arms and smiled proudly at Hoya.

“Link is so cunning, so strong, and he still uses tactics in the game. How can he let others fight like this?”

Hopkins said with emotion.

“Don’t worry, after moving up to light heavyweight, his advantage will not be so obvious.”

Little Roy Jones said calmly.

James Tony nodded, "Link relies on punching weight and speed when fighting. The higher the weight of the competition, the smaller his advantage. It can be seen from his game with Tyson that he is invincible in the super middleweight class. Not necessarily in other weight classes. By the way, did Link say he wanted to move up to the light heavyweight class?”

“Didn’t you hear? Link said that his goal is to win the gold belts of the four major organizations in five levels. Not only the light heavyweight, he will also advance to the heavyweight in the future to fight with you.”

Hopkins chuckled.

 “What a very ambitious guy.”

John Ruiz looked at Link in the boxing ring and admired.

De La Hoya also frowned and looked at Link on the stage. Was it really his tactics in the first round?

I have to say, this guy's acting skills are really good, even he, a veteran who has been in the boxing world for many years, can't find any flaws.

 “Come on Link!”

On the ring, Link forced his opponent to the ropes and landed seven or eight punches in a row.

Andre couldn't resist, so he used a hug tactic, holding Link with both hands to prevent him from attacking.

 In a boxing match, you can only hit the front, not the back of the head or other parts.

 So once you are hugged, apart from hitting the opponent's ribs with small movements, other offensive methods are likely to cause fouls.

 Also because the hugging tactic is practical, it can be seen in every professional game.

 But it is also because the hugging tactic is rather clumsy, and it will interrupt the rhythm of the game after being used, resulting in a decrease in the enjoyment of the game.

This has also become one of the most annoying tactics for the audience. Every time they see someone using a hug tactic during a game, they can't help but cheer.

 “Break!”

The referee saw Andre's hugging tactic and quickly intervened to separate the two. At the same time, the hugging tactic was also a foul tactic and a technical foul.

 According to the scoring rules, Link gets one more point this round.

Link glanced at the other person, waved his fist, and smiled softly.

Andre Ward stared back at him.

 “Boxing!”

The game continued. Link wiped away his sweat and raised his fist to attack Andre Ward, who continued to defend tightly.

At 93 seconds of the second round, Link repeated his old tricks, using head-to-body and head-to-body tactics. He hit the opponent's abdomen with a jab, causing Andre's defense to deform, followed by a straight punch that hit the opponent's forehead.

Andre was staggered, his body suddenly took a few steps back, and he hit the corner post to stabilize his body, almost causing a knockdown.

 “Link punches hard!”

 “Link kill him!”

 Fans stood up and cheered loudly.

Link took a few steps forward and continued to hit the opponent's body and head with high-frequency jabs. He saw that the opponent was preparing to use the hug tactic again.

Link quickly stepped back and launched a well-planned left uppercut from bottom to top, hitting the opponent's jaw with a bang.

Andre was hit by the sudden punch and his body rushed upward. His mind suddenly became dizzy. He staggered and tried to grab the rope to stabilize his body.

But the powerful punch still made him dizzy, and he stumbled and fell on the ring.

　　Boom!

Seeing Andre being knocked down, the audience immediately became excited and shouted, 'Link must win', 'Link wins', and 'Link is Superman'.

More than 60,000 people at the scene shouted together, and the atmosphere in Staples Arena suddenly boiled, like a noisy Sarajevo.

 “This guy’s fans are too noisy.”

 Little Roy Jones looked back towards the audience.

Many young fans were shaking posters of Link on their seats, making noise as if this was a Link concert.

“It’s really noisy. It’s difficult to get the home field advantage when playing against him.”

James Tony scanned around the three floors of the auditorium. There were Link fans everywhere, at least tens of thousands of them shouting.

 Playing games in this kind of venue, it is difficult for others to get the home field advantage.

"Tsk, that's for sure. This guy is not only a boxing champion, but also a big singer. His album has sold tens of millions of copies worldwide. Tsk, that's amazing. Based on a few boxing matches and album sharing, Link is probably worth as much as Two hundred million, two hundred million a year, this **** is the real money printing machine.”

Tyson said with envy.

Others couldn't help but look envious and jealous when they heard that Link made 200 million a year. He became a billionaire in just over a year after his debut. This guy is so hateful.

"Haha, this is good. The more fans Link has, the higher the game ticket share will be, and the more PPV revenue will be. I bet that the next game between me and him, the PPV revenue share will not be less than 100 million US dollars. The income share in other aspects will also be doubled, haha, our bonus will definitely set a new record.”

Hoya waved his fist and shouted excitedly.

 “Farke! If I had known I should have played against him later.”

Tyson said angrily.

 Roy Jones Jr., Hopkins, and James Toney are relatively happy.

They have not yet competed with Link, so they have the opportunity to take advantage of Link's popularity and get more game prizes and PPV shares.

If you perform better and defeat Link in the game, the income from one game can be equal to the total income from the past four or five years.

Thinking of this, everyone's eyes suddenly turned hot when they looked at Link.

 “Link! Come on!”

On the ring, after Andre fell to the ground, the referee squatted down and counted 4. Andre stood up from the ground and gave Link a cold look.

The referee asked Andre if he could continue to play, and Andre said "yes" firmly.

 “boxing!”

 At the 105th second of the second round, the game continued.

Link continues to attack the opponent, hoping to take advantage of the victory and defeat the opponent within this round.

 But Andre suddenly changed his tactics at this time, no longer defending, and launched a counterattack at him with both fists.

Link did not give in and began to fight with the opponent.

 Bang, bang, bang!

Their fists are both heavy and fast, and their combination punches are also very subtle.

 After the two men gave up their defense and went all out to attack, the competition in the ring suddenly became intense.

I saw two people punching each other one at a time, aiming at each other's vital points without giving in.

The audience was also shocked by this sudden fight and cheered loudly. Not only did they cheer for Link, there were also many black boxing fans cheering loudly for Andre Ward, asking him to beat Link down.

　　Bang!

At 152 seconds, Link received a punch on the lower jaw, but in the next second, he made a fierce right swing that swept from right to left and hit Andre Ward firmly on the side of the face.

Andre's head was hit to the left, his facial muscles deformed, and the sweat on his hair was thrown out.

　　Bang!

Andre fell sideways on the ring, his face scraping the floor and sliding for two centimeters before he stopped.

 “Hiss!”

The camera lens clearly recorded the scene of Link's fist hitting Andre's face, deforming it, and throwing sweat away. Especially viewers with high-definition signals could see it very clearly, and many people couldn't help but gasp.

Although boxing gloves can reduce more than 60% of the weight, it will definitely feel sore to be hit in the head by a fist weighing 300 to 400 pounds.

  “10, 9, 8, 7”

The ring referee squatted next to him and counted. Andre Ward slowly opened his eyes, put his hands on the ground, and stood up little by little, dripping with sweat falling from his body.

 “Andre! Come on!”

 “Andre, hold on!”

Many black boxing fans shouted in the audience.

 “Andre, get up! Beat up that **** Link.”

In a music club in New York, 50 Cent, Drake and others were also nervously watching TV.

  “5, 4, 3”

 The countdown counted to 3 seconds, and Andre stood up slowly holding on to the rope.

"yeah!"

 Many spectators shouted excitedly.

The referee asked Andre Ward to loosen the rope and take two steps forward. As soon as Andre took one step, he fell to the ground again.

Hurry!

 The audience sighed in disappointment.

The referee held out **** in front of Andre's eyes and asked what the number was. Andre replied "three".

 The referee believed that Andre's condition was not suitable for the game. After discussing with Andre's coach, Andre gave up the game. Several referees unanimously decided that Link won the game.

"yeah!"

 Hearing that Link had won, the audience immediately became excited. Although there were many Andre fans at the scene, most of them came for Link.

Seeing him using a tyrannical tactic to defeat his opponents and win the WBA-WBC-WBO-IBF-WBF-IBO gold belt, the fans jumped up excitedly, like it was a carnival, and some people took the lead in singing Link's "unstoppable" directly turns a boxing match into a concert scene.

 “Yay! Link wins!”

 In the villa, the little girl who was crying just now jumped up excitedly, her small round face full of joy.

 “Haha, it’s great that Link won.”

Selena shouted dancing.

 “Hmph, be careful next time and stop messing around.”

Ms. Mandy said while holding back a smile.

"knew!"

Selina rolled her eyes, then suddenly her big eyes rolled, she looked at everyone and said, "Do you think there is a possibility that Link couldn't beat Andre Ward because I gave him a drink? Liquor, he suddenly broke out and defeated his opponent?"

"What are you thinking? If it weren't for you, Link would have won the game in the first round, and you still want to take all the credit for Link's victory in the game to you?"

Ms. Mandy rolled her eyes.

 Catherine, Taylor, and Lady Andrea also laughed.

Selena sniffed, put her pockets in her pockets and said, "This possibility cannot be completely ruled out. We should wait for Link to come back and ask him. Maybe it is true."

“If it’s fake, aren’t you worried that Link will come back and beat you up?”

Taylor winked and smiled.

Selena was dumbfounded after hearing this. She saw Link on TV with all the gold belts on his body, looking very troublesome. She quickly ran upstairs.

"what are you doing?"

 “I feel homesick. I want to go back and stay for a few days.”

 (End of this chapter)