Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

 Chapter 506 The Second Grand Slam

 “Come on Link!”

"Link, punch him again and kill him!"

In early September, the Green Point Arena in Cape Town, South Africa, was also the place where the World Cup was held in 2010. The WBO light heavyweight title fight was held here. The two participating parties were WBA-WBC-IBF light heavyweight world boxing champion Link. and Adonis Stevenson, a black boxer from Canada.

Stevenson, 35 years old, was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and later immigrated to Canada. He entered professional boxing in 2006 and has participated in 18 professional matches.

The current record is 17 wins and 1 loss. In the qualifying elimination match for the WBO light heavyweight title in May, Stevenson technically knocked out Don George in twelve rounds and qualified to compete for the WBO world title.

Stevenson, nicknamed "Superman", is 180cm tall and has a wingspan of 183cm. He is a heavy-handed boxer who has won 13 KOs in 18 games.

But he was unlucky enough to meet Link, the real Superman.

After the game started, Stevenson was constantly being beaten by Link. No matter how fast his fist was, Link could nimbly dodge it when it came. No matter how heavy his fist was, Link can catch it steadily.

Stevenson was very frustrated. When facing Link, it felt like he was not facing a person, but a mountain, an iron wall. No matter how hard he tried, no matter what tactics or killing moves he used, he could not hurt him. To Link.

Stevenson also finally understood why Link became the number one in the boxing world, and why the top boxers became so weak when facing him, like a child beating an adult.

Because Link is so powerful, his boxing skills are very comprehensive and flawless, and his fists are extremely lethal.

Every time he hits the head, his brain will be dizzy for several seconds, and his punching speed is very fast, hitting up and down, left and right. His fighting style is very flexible, which often makes people unable to guard against him.

When competing with Link, he often felt that he would be knocked out by Link with the next punch, but Link did not do that.

Amid the cheers of more than 40,000 spectators at the scene, Link fought brilliantly, showing off his superb boxing skills.

Stevenson was also forced to use all his skills to deal with Link with all his strength. Although he knew he would lose, he did not want to lose the game so easily. He wanted to defeat Link and defeat the best man in the boxing world. , stepping on Link's halo to ascend to the top.

If he can really do it, he will also become a walking money printing machine, earn tens of millions from a boxing match, earn hundreds of millions a year, live in a mansion worth tens of millions of dollars, marry a wealthy and famous lady, and have the most beautiful girls in the world. Just soak.

Maybe I can be like Link and move to the music and film circles and become a world-class superstar. That would be such a cool feeling.

Thinking of this, Stevenson couldn't help but his eyes turned red. He looked at Link opposite him, as if he was looking at the last obstacle on his way to success. As long as he defeated him, everything would be possible.

"kill!"

He bared his teeth, roared in Creole, and hit Link hard in the face.

As long as this punch can hit, he is 60% sure that he can knock out Link. As long as he can knock out Link once, he will take the initiative in the rest of the game.

Stevenson suddenly realized that he was only one punch away from the peak of his life, so when he waved his fist, he silently prayed to all the gods he knew, including Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and the Witch Lord, to bless him. One punch can knock Link down.

Bang!

But before his fist could hit the bridge of Link's nose, Link's left fist came out from nowhere and hit him **** the side of his face with a swinging fist from left to right. Stevenson's straight The fist deformed instantly and passed through Link's shoulder.

After he was hit in the face, he jerked to the right, and the back of his neck made a clicking sound. The sweat on his hair and face flew out, and even his saliva and tears came out.

Stevenson felt like the world was spinning and he lost the ability to control his body. He staggered two steps and fell to the ring with a thud.

"Wow, great job!"

"Link knocked down his opponent!"

When Stevenson fell, tens of thousands of spectators raised their fists, stood up from their seats, and cheered excitedly.

For example, in the World Cup final two years ago, Spain's star Iniesta kicked the winning goal in the 116th minute. Tens of thousands of people stood up and cheered loudly for Iniesta.

"Stop!"

The ring referee came over to fend off Link, squatted on the ground and asked Stevenson how he felt. And start counting down 8, 7, 6, 5

After hearing the referee's count, Stevenson shook his head, put his fists on the table, and slowly stood up. Just when he straightened his legs, a strong dizziness made him unable to maintain his balance, and he fell to the ground again. .

"Wow!"

The audience once again let out a burst of exclamation.

The referee starts counting down from 5 again.

Stevenson was lying on the ring, feeling a little dizzy. Even if he stood up, he would not be Link's opponent. He might be knocked down by Link again within a few seconds of standing up.

Thinking of this, Stevenson couldn't help but close his eyes and listen to the referee count to five.

"Link wins!"

"Link is a Grand Slam boxing champion."

"Link is amazing."

Tens of thousands of spectators roared loudly, and reporters and hosts from several media outlets stood under the ring, holding microphones to announce the news of Link's victory. The atmosphere became very lively.

"Hey man, how are you feeling?"

Stevenson opened his eyes and saw Link's handsome face that made everyone jealous, a tall nose, and deep and bright blue eyes. Although there was sweat dripping on his hair and face, there were no injuries on various parts. No, still like a big star.

This guy is not only powerful, but also handsome enough to make people jealous.

Stevenson felt very unhappy. He sat up and bared his teeth and said, "The punch you just made looked like it was made by a woman. It was so soft and it didn't do anything to me at all."

"Okay, you're fine."

Link shrugged his shoulders, shook hands with Paco Valcarcel, the chairman of the WBO World Boxing Organization, who came on stage, shook hands with officials from the South African Culture and Sports Department, and then took over the WBO light heavyweight world boxing title belt from both of them.

"Link, Superman Link!"

"Link, I love you."

Seeing Link lift the WBO gold belt, the audience cheered loudly, and many of Link's fans, fans, and boxing fans held up his posters and danced in the audience to celebrate.

After winning the WBO gold belt, Link won the gold belts of the four major light heavyweight organizations, which also symbolized that he once again became the hegemon in the light heavyweight field after the super middleweight.

He is also the third Grand Slam boxing champion in the history of the four major organizations after Bernard Hopkins and Jermaine Taylor.

He is also the first boxer to win Grand Slams in two fields twice.

Although Roy Jones Jr., Mayweather, De La Hoya, Pacquiao, Joe Calzaghe and others have won world boxing titles in different weight classes, they have not been able to hold four gold medals at the same time. Belt, now Link has done it, or twice.

"This guy is a pervert."

At the Muscle Beach Club in California, Hopkins looked at Link on the TV and said. He defeated De La Hoya in 2004 and became the first Grand Slam in boxing history. Now Link has directly become two.

"It's really abnormal. He can earn 60 to 70 million US dollars in this game. This guy is a **** money printer."

De La Hoya gritted his teeth in envy.

"Link is getting better and better. Now he has collected the gold belts of the four major organizations in the light heavyweight class. The next step will be to move to the light heavyweight class. Maybe he can achieve the third Grand Slam the year after next. Link is so cool. If I It would be great to be as powerful as Link.”

Morales shouted as he held the ring.

"Welterweight is much more difficult than light heavyweight. I don't think he can win a Grand Slam again."

Hoya said.

"It's hard to say. Last year Link moved to light heavyweight. You also said that he might suffer defeat. What was the result? He won a grand slam."

Morales spread his hands and said.

De La Hoya frowned, "Bernard, do you think Link has any hope of winning the third Grand Slam?"

Hopkins said: "The sub-heavyweight category is a small category and there are not many masters. For Link, it is not difficult. There are too many masters in the heavyweight field, so he probably can't do it." "Asshole, this guy is already two He has won a Grand Slam boxing championship at three levels, and if he wins a third one, then all of our boxers will be stepped on by him and become his foil.

At that time, his bonus for each game was probably more than 100 million, or even 200 million. Damn it, I wish I had signed him back then. "

De La Hoya not only envies Link's boxing prowess, but also his ability to make money.

—

"Haha, Link, congratulations on winning the WBO light heavyweight world gold belt and becoming the light heavyweight grand slam champion. How are you feeling now?"

At the competition site, HBO TV host Steve Mandanda was interviewing Link with a microphone.

“Very nice, like Cape Town weather!”

Link shrugged while wearing four golden belts.

"Link, you became a Grand Slam boxing champion for the second time in three years. This is a feat that has never been achieved by anyone in the history of boxing. It is amazing.

We all know that not long after you became the super middleweight Grand Slam champion last year, you announced that you would give up all your gold belts and compete for the light heavyweight belt. Now boxing fans are curious, will you give up all your light heavyweight gold belts? Belt, continue to attack the cruiserweight, if so, when? Can you give us a little hint here? "

Steve Mandanda asked.

"Yes, I have this plan, but my next fight will not be in the cruiserweight class. I plan to skip this area and fight in the heavyweight class first, and win all the gold belts in the heavyweight class."

Link said to the HBO television camera.

"Fight heavyweight first? Wow, is this true? Did I hear it correctly? Audience friends, I heard a very shocking news. Link said that he will fight heavyweight first and strive to become a heavyweight grand slam Boxing champion, this news is amazing. I have to confirm again. Link, is this true? When are you going to fight in the heavyweight division?

Steve Mandanda asked excitedly.

"It's true. It will probably be at the end of next year, if everything goes well."

Link said.

"Dear viewers, have you heard this? Link said that he will upgrade to heavyweight at the end of next year and win all the gold belts in the heavyweight class. Do you think Link can do it? Link, are you confident that you can do it? ?"

Mandanda asked excitedly.

"Of course, you know, I've never lacked confidence."

Link clenched his fists and smiled.

"Haha, I know, I'm just curious. Originally, everyone thought you would fight in the cruiserweight class first and then the heavyweight class. Now you choose to skip the cruiserweight class. What's the reason? It's because the cruiserweight class is too heavyweight. The reason for the lack?”

"No, there are also many very strong guys in the cruiserweight class. The reason for moving to the heavyweight class first is because many boxers in the heavyweight class are old and ready to retire, such as Holyfield, James Toney, Hasim Rahman, and Valuev. Wait, I’m worried that when I fight heavyweight again in a few years, they will have retired and I won’t be able to fight with them, which will make me feel regretful.”

Link said as he spread his hands.

"It's unbelievable. It turns out this is the reason. Link, I remember you challenged them in 2008, so are you fulfilling your promise?"

Mandanda asked.

"No, the reason why I want to fight them is because they are all masters. I like to compete with masters. This will make me stronger."

Link said confidently.

—

"Is this guy crazy? He just wants to challenge the heavyweight class after he has just secured his position as the light heavyweight champion. Isn't he afraid of being beaten?"

In front of the TV, Hoya shouted in surprise.

"This is a real boxer, punching the strong. Link is really amazing."

Hopkins marveled.

"He just said he wanted to hit Valuev. Valuev is 213 centimeters tall and he is only 186 centimeters. Isn't this asking for a fight?"

Hoya said.

"I think Link will definitely win."

Morales said.

"It's not about whoever you think can win. Valuev's arm length is 213, and Link's is only 194. It's too far apart. He can't even hit Valuev with his fists, okay?"

Hoya said.

—

"James, Evander, Link said he wants to fight you, do you dare to accept the move?"

In a boxing club in Las Vegas, Tyson was watching TV and looked back at his companions, James Toney of "Lights Out" and Evander Holyfield of "The Real Deal."

"Of course, I'm not afraid of Link. If he dares to fight me, I will definitely beat him to pieces."

James Tony bulged the muscles in his arms and said fiercely.

Holyfield touched his chin and looked at Link who was surrounded by dozens of reporters on the TV and said: "Although he is very powerful, his weight is too light, and his boxing weight does not have much advantage in the heavyweight field. If he dares to fight next year If you challenge me, it will be him who fails.”

"I think so too."

James Toney said.

"Haha, seeing how confident you are, I can't wait to see the match between you and Link. I think the scene will be very exciting."

Tyson slapped his thigh and smiled with big gold teeth.

"of course."

James Tony watched the TV for a few times, got up and walked out.

Tyson asked him what he was going to do, and James Tony said he was going to the boxing ring to practice and strive to become the first person in the boxing world to defeat Link.

Holyfield thought for a moment, then stood up and said he was going to practice.

Tyson couldn't help laughing when he saw how diligent they suddenly became.

At this time, not only James Toney and Lao Huo, but all the heavyweight boxers in the world were refreshed after receiving the news, and silently stood up and walked to the boxing training ground, while all the heavyweight boxing champions breathed a sigh of relief. .

—

At the boxing match, after being interviewed by reporters, Link took photos with fans and signed autographs. He also met Ms. Charlize Theron in the front row of the audience.

The other person was wearing a peaked cap, an ordinary T-shirt and jeans, like an ordinary spectator.

Link almost didn't recognize her.

Seeing Ms. Theron greeting her, he curiously asked her why she was here. When he asked this question, he suddenly remembered that the other party was a "South African Diamond" and a South African.

Ms. Theron smiled brightly and said that she was on vacation here and happened to see his competition promotion, so she came over to see him and asked him when he would have time. She wanted to treat him to a taste of South Africa's fine wine and food.

Link agreed and said he would contact him later.

(End of chapter)