Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 18 Southeast Division Finals

At the end of the Orlando competition, Link received the gold medal in the Florida Division of the Golden Gloves Championship, five sports suits sponsored by the Amateur Boxing Association, and a cash prize of US$5,000.

Only one day later, he and West took the Silver Star train and came north to Charleston, South Carolina to compete in the Southeastern Division.

 The Southeast Division includes 14 states including Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.

 The top three boxers in each state in each category are eligible to participate. A total of 42 boxers participated in the super middleweight competition.

 After four rounds of competition, Link once again advanced to the finals, and he entered the finals with a total KO of his opponents, causing a huge sensation in the arena and amateur boxing circles.

Almost all amateur boxers know that there is a boxer from Miami who is good at KOing his opponents. He will knock people to the ground in every match and will not give up until he knocks out his opponents. He also won the second title of "Physics" anesthetist'.

 The first title given to him by boxing fans was the ‘Prince of Miami Boxing’.

Because his previous performance was too high-profile, his ultimate moves and game tactics were studied by his opponents. Before the game, the opponents stayed up late trying to figure out how to decipher his killer moves and tactics.

 This also made the next game extremely difficult for him.

In the semi-finals, his opponent was an extremely skilled Italian boxer with good skills and fast speed. He evaded Link's "back throw punch" from the beginning, which caused a burst of exclamation at the scene. Everyone was excited. I know that Link's back throw punch is very powerful.

From the beginning of the game to now, no one has ever escaped, but this time he was avoided by his opponent. Everyone felt that Link might try here and fail for the first time since his debut.

 It’s a pity that they were disappointed.

Although the killer move was avoided, Link was not discouraged. He still had some punches. In the following six rounds, he threw a total of 286 punches, with more than 40 punches in each round, which was the most he had done in all previous games. , the one with the most punches and the highest frequency.

He punched 286 times, hitting his opponent's head 48 times and knocking him down 7 times. In the last time, he used a swift straight punch to completely knock his opponent to the ground and he could not get up for ten seconds.

 He won the game with difficulty.

 “Link, how are you?”

West saw sweat pouring all over his body and the muscles in his arms and legs were trembling. He knew that this was a symptom of excessive exertion. He quickly asked Reggie and Mario to help him lie down to rest, and asked the accompanying masseur to give him some rest. Massage the muscles.

 “I’m fine, I’m just exhausted.”

Link took a sip of water and wrapped a towel around his body to prevent the loss of water in his body.

 West frowned and looked at him, sighing: "Link, if you don't change your plan, the goal of winning by KOing all your opponents will be too unrealistic."

“That’s right, Link, there are many promoters from promotion companies here today. They are looking for talents. I think winning the game is the most important thing.” Reggie held a towel beside him to fan him.

Link waved his hand and said with a smile: "No need to persuade me, this is the goal I have set for myself. Since the goal has been set, it cannot be changed easily before failure."

“Your opponent will be very fierce in the next match. With your current condition, how can you KO him?” Mario curled his lips and said.

 “Fight with all your strength!”

Link clenched his fists, his eyes were firm, and his raised eyebrows were as sharp as his fists.

The Southeast Division finals were held at 4 p.m. at the North Charleston Garden Stadium. A total of 12,000 people came to watch the scene. Media from the Southeast states, FOX News Network, HBO TV Sports Channel and other media sent reporters to the scene. interview.

“Link, next you are going to face last year’s U.S. Amateur Championship runner-up Jones Fullers. He is very strong. Will you still insist on ending this game by KOing your opponent?”

 The "Miami Herald" reporter asked.

“Yes, this is my goal. No matter how difficult it is, no matter how strong the opponent is, I will work hard to achieve it.”

Link responded in a gentle yet forceful voice.

“Link, what if you fail? Will you give up the game?”

 The "Tennessee News" reporter asked.

"Failure? Sorry, I never thought I would fail, not here, not in Miami, so Mr. Reporter, please don't mention the word failure when interviewing me."

Link shook his fist and smiled.

“Link, congratulations on successfully advancing to the finals of the Southeast Division and successfully qualifying for the national championship. What is your next goal?”

 HBO sports reporter asked as he handed over the microphone.

“Champion, of course, champion! I have no choice but to be champion.”

Link said, raising his fist.

 The interview time is over. The reporters left, and there were only two SpongeBob SquarePants left in the ring - Link in the red sponge suit and Jones Fullers in the blue sponge suit.

  Jones Fullers, African American, 22 years old, from Tennessee, 192 cm tall, 195 cm long, 78.2 kg in weight, was the light heavyweight runner-up at last year's U.S. National Amateur Championship.

In order to win the championship, Jones Fullers lost two kilograms before the competition and signed up to compete in the super middleweight competition.

His characteristics are that he has a small head, a strong body, fast speed, is good at fast breaks, and is also very good at defense. He is a boxer with comprehensive skills on both offense and defense.

 He once broke the noses of three opponents in a light heavyweight amateur competition.

 At present, he has 32 amateur matches, 28 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw. He has rich experience in the competition.

 After the game started, Jones Fullers adopted a conservative playing style and did not take the initiative to attack. He was more than one meter away from him;

Link tried to chase Jones, but Jones quickly avoided him at an extremely fast speed.

 After thinking about it, Link decided to change his tactics, give up the plan of aggressive attack, and save his physical strength first.

 In the first and second rounds, both sides only threw a total of 12 punches, and they only bumped fists perfunctorily at the urging of the referee.

 “What are they doing? Why don’t they fight?”

 Mario asked doubtfully.

The audience at the scene was also confused. Before they came to watch the game, the news said that there was an amateur boxer from Miami who was very ferocious. He went crazy in the arena and beat everyone he saw. He knocked out all his opponents and left the stage. He was known as the "anesthesiologist".

Now it’s the finals, why is the ‘anesthesiologist’ not numb?

 “Link, what are your plans?”

During the second break, West asked Link this question.

Link shook his head, looked at his opponent who was also resting on the opposite side and said, "Don't worry, just wait."

 “Wait? Wait for what?”

Mario glanced at Jones opposite, lowered his voice and asked, "Did you put an anesthetic in his water?"

Link was stunned for a moment, can he still do this?

 After playing, he was sweating a lot, panting, and his steps were a little wandering.

“Did Link consume too much in the last game? No more energy left?” Reggie asked.

 “He will be tired too?”

 Mario twitched his nose in disbelief.

During this period, he competes every day, but as long as he has time, Link will run outside or work out in the hotel gym. He has more physical strength than the beef cattle in his family's pasture. Mario does not believe that Link will be so tired that he won't walk unless he There were three women in his bed last night.

 “Hey, hit it quickly!”

 “Stop wasting your time.”

 “Refund the check! Refund the check!”

The audience shouted loudly to express their dissatisfaction with the game.

The on-site referee also urged the two to play quickly. Points will be deducted for passive play.

Link ignored this, just raised his fists, stared at his opponent closely, and occasionally threw a few perfunctory punches.

 Although the reaction of the live audience is important, the audience's emotions cannot be manipulated and the tactics can be changed easily.

His opponent Jones Fullers was also relatively calm. He frowned and looked at Link suspiciously.

 According to the analysis of coaches, Link is an eager boxer who likes to attack his opponent fiercely in the first three rounds, and often ends the game by KOing his opponent in the first three rounds.

 So before the game, his coach repeatedly told him to be on guard first, protect his head, and never give Link a chance to KO.

Jones has watched the video of Link’s game and clearly remembers his heavy punches, and is prepared to deal with his heavy punches.

 But since the start of the game, Link only gave up the attack after a little trial, and played very passively, as if he was deliberately delaying the game.

Jones was a little confused. What did he want to do? Suddenly I noticed that Link was sweating a lot and his steps were wandering. Could it be because he exhausted too much in the previous game? Your body hasn't recovered yet?

 He decided to take the initiative to attack and test Link's condition.

  The next chapter will be in two minutes

 (End of this chapter)