Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 64 Tactics

Before taking the stage, Link had asked himself many times in his mind whether he could defeat Lorenzo Aragon if he met him before the Golden Glove. The answer was no.

At that time, even though I had rich competition experience, I was far inferior to Aragon in terms of physical condition and boxing skills.

 According to his current growth rate, the gap between his physical condition and Aragorn's is about two years.

Link also asked himself whether he could defeat Aragorn if he met him in the finals of the Golden Gloves Competition. The answer was also no.

Aragon is much better than Andre Berto. He has won the world championship boxing championship and the Olympic silver medal in the 69kg category. He is an extremely good boxer in all aspects. He is better than himself, who has only resumed training for two months. too much.

　　If you meet him on the Golden Glove, you will definitely be defeated.

 But now Link is confident in defeating Aragorn. This confidence is not Ah Q’s spirit or a metaphysical thing, but a real feeling.

This feeling was accumulated bit by bit in this qualifying competition.

 In the first round of qualifying, he relied on his powerful punches and superb skills to defeat and KO the Mexican warrior Matias Ezekiel Vargas Martin.

 In the second round of qualifying, he relied on his airtight attacking rhythm and strong resilience to defeat and KO the extremely tenacious Canadian boxer Dennis Urs.

 In the third round of qualifying, with my keen judgment and rich game experience, I discovered the injury of my opponent Rossnier in time, found his flaw, and forced the opponent to give up the game early.

In the fourth round, facing Peters, who had extremely high resistance and strong defense, he used his fierce fists to break the opponent's jaw and cut a hole in the opponent's iron wall, forcing the opponent to surrender.

 In these four rounds, I used my own advantages and specialties to successfully defeat my opponents even though I had little chance of winning. These victories have greatly improved my mentality and self-confidence.

 This process is growth.

 Compared to constant exercise, the growth of strength and speed, the growth of mentality and belief are also very important for boxers.

 Because of the continuous victory, the mentality keeps building up, which also gives Link the courage to face his opponent Lorenzo Aragon in the boxing ring, and the belief to defeat the opponent.

Link looked at Aragorn opposite him and chuckled: "Aragorn, are you nervous?"

 Aragorn opened his black and white eyes, "You should be the one who is nervous. Don't forget that this is Cuba, my home ground."

"No, no, I think you must be more nervous than me at this time. After all, you are going to face a man who has KO'd all his opponents, including Peters who almost tied with me, so you should be very nervous."

 “Hmph! Ridiculous!”

 Aragorn moved his nose disdainfully.

Link smiled and said: "Except for this, look at the surrounding auditorium. More than 10,000 Cuban people came to support you with their national flags. How they hope you can defeat the Yankee in Havana and keep the American championship title in Cuba. , if you do it, you will become a hero in the hearts of the Cuban people. If you fail to do it, you know the consequences better than me.

So this time you must not fail, you must win, and you cannot let down those who support you, but your opponent is a very powerful guy, and you are not 100% confident in defeating him. You are afraid of failure, afraid Are you nervous about disappointing everyone? "

Link said slowly.

Aragorn opened his eyes and stared at him, his fists clenched unconsciously, and the muscles in his body tightened unconsciously.

"Look! I guessed it right, didn't I? You get nervous, your mentality starts to change, and your mind starts to think wildly. If I guess it right, you will lose this game. The skill of a master often depends not on boxing, but on mentality. Your mind is already in chaos, how can you defeat me?"

"Shut up!"

Aragorn gritted his teeth and said.

 “Aragorn, do not listen to him, do not be misled by his words.”

Savon shouted from outside the ring.

Link smiled softly, "Sorry Aragorn, if it were abroad, you might beat me, but in Cuba, you carry too many people's hopes and burdens, and you will definitely lose this game."

"You are wrong. I will definitely beat you. I must get at least 30 points from you."

Aragorn gritted his braces and said firmly.

"Good luck!"

Link nodded.

Seeing Aragorn on the opposite side, Link couldn't help but think of the former Oriental flying man who could create amazing results abroad, but he couldn't even start normally at home, not only because of his leg injury, but also because of his injuries at the start. There are too many expectations and burdens, too much pressure, how can I fly.

But this does not mean that Aragon is really destined to lose this game and that he is sure to win. This is just a psychological tactic: unlimitedly suppressing the opponent's confidence and dismantling the opponent's fighting spirit.

Whether in the boxing ring or on the battlefield, the effect of this tactic is sometimes more brilliant than the victory achieved on the frontal battlefield.

Naturally, Link would not think that he would win just because of Aragorn's anger and nervousness. If he dared to think so, he would definitely lose. After all, Aragorn was a person who had experienced many competitions. At this time, he How nervous are you? Are you really nervous or are you pretending to lure the enemy?      Before there is a game, one cannot make a hasty judgment based on the opponent's expression.

 What you can do is, no matter what state the opponent is in, you must go all out, fight the lion against the rabbit, and win the game cleanly.

　　‘Come on Link! ’

Link clenched his fists.

 The ring referee came over, checked the two people's competition equipment, and announced the rules of the competition.

 “Aragorn will win!”

 “Champion of Aragon!”

The audience shouted loudly and the cheers were deafening.

 “Come on Link!”

　　Compared with the sound of cheering for Aragorn, this voice seemed more monotonous and loose.

“Guys, how about a little harder and a little louder?”

From the stands on the second floor, Fat James shouted while waving a flag.

　　“I can’t do it anymore, my throat is starting to smoke after shouting for so long, please take a rest.”

 Daniel sat down, holding a bottle of mineral water, and poured it into his stomach.

“James, Link just needs to know that we are here to support him. There is no need to shout so loudly. Besides, there are more than 10,000 Cubans here. With more than 100 of us, we can’t shout more than them.”

Michael slumped in a chair, fanning himself with a sun hat.

The other people were similar. After shouting dozens of times at the Cuban audience, their mouths were dry, their voices were hoarse, and they didn’t have much energy to shout anymore.

"Okay, that's all we can do, the rest is up to Link."

James frowned and looked at the ring and said.

“Don’t worry, Link will definitely win.”

 Franco Duva also looked at the boxing ring and smiled.

  —

 “Catherine, do you think Link can win?”

In the auditorium on the first floor, Selena Gomez took a few photos of Link on the stage and looked back at her aunt, Ms. Katherine Baker, who was talking to Anna.

“Yes, he has an amateur record of 21 wins in 21 fights and has never failed.”

 Catherine looked towards the boxing ring and said.

"That's not necessarily the case. Look here. They are all Cuban spectators. More than 10,000 people are cheering for Aragorn. When Link hears their shouts, the pressure will be very high. He will definitely lose. Oh, poor Link, I hope he won't cry after losing."

Selena Gomez looked at the tall and muscular boy on the camera screen, and secretly exclaimed in disbelief. She hadn't seen him for just a few years, how could this guy become so handsome? He has already developed some abdominal muscles. Is this guy really his out-of-touch gangster cousin?

“Link will never cry.”

Hearing someone talking next to her, Selina turned her head and looked to the left. The person speaking was a young girl in the next seat.

Wearing a printed T-shirt, ripped jeans, a white baseball cap, and her blond hair tied into a refreshing ponytail, her skin is fair and tender, her cheeks are a healthy pink, she wears a fur bracelet on her wrist, and a kind of The temperament of a literary young woman.

What made Selena frown even more was that the girl had a pair of long, slender legs and was about 180cm tall, so much taller than her. If she wanted to hit her forehead, she could reach out and hit her. Selena I have never had much favorable impressions of girls who are taller than me.

"how do you know?"

“Link is a powerful boy. Not only can he not cry, he can also defeat Aragorn and become the American champion and world champion!”

Taylor said, clenching his fists.

Selena blinked her big eyes and understood a little bit. This girl must be her cousin's crazy fan.

After not seeing each other for a few years, even Link has a fan. It feels amazing.

 (End of this chapter)