Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

 Chapter 70 After the game

 “Link, the newspaper you want!”

"Thanks!"

On the beach in front of Baker's store, the sun is shining brightly, and the sea rolls up green waves from time to time, washing the white sandy beach. White water birds fly by the seaside, and land on the tall and lush coconut tree crowns with the sea breeze.

Link lay on the beach chair, opened his eyes, pushed up the sunglasses covering his face, and found a stack of newspapers in his arms, including "Miami Herald", "Los Angeles Times", "New York Post", "American Express" and "The Sun" "etc.

 Although computers and mobile phones now make it easy to browse news online, Link still prefers reading newspapers.

 Because the news sources in newspapers are more authentic and credible, editors of newspapers who publish fake news need to bear responsibility.

The news on the Internet changes every day, and even the spelling of words cannot be guaranteed to be correct, let alone the news content. Their existence is more like fooling people and defrauding traffic.

In addition, the news in the print media is checked and screened by the internal staff of the newspaper. They are all professional journalists and are more sensitive to news than ordinary people. They can use their professional knowledge and vision to learn from many true facts. From the fake news that is difficult to distinguish, we select the more real and valuable news and present it in the print media.

 Reading newspapers is also more efficient in obtaining information.

Link is an athlete, and his habit of reading newspapers is from the entertainment and sports section.

 There has been a lot of entertainment and sports news in North America recently.

Anne Hathaway publicly stated that she and her ex-boyfriend broke up last year and were not involved in each other’s work matters - "American Express" headlines today;

Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston quarreled, Brad Pitt got into trouble - "New York Post" today's headlines;

 The crew of "Fast and Furious 4" came to Miami Film City for filming - "Miami Herald" entertainment headlines.

 In the sports section, several newspapers reported on the conclusion of the American Olympic qualifying boxing competition.

According to the report, the U.S. boxing team’s performance in this Olympic qualifying tournament was average and they secured 4 of the remaining 28 places in the Americas, including second place in the women’s 51kg category, second place in the men’s 91kg category, and third place in the 81kg category. Three, and first in the 75kg category.

 Among the related news, Link’s victory in Havana was the most popular.

The "Miami Herald", "American Express" and other newspapers all published articles praising Link's performance in the qualifying round, saying that his record of 5 wins and 5 KOs in 5 fights is a miracle. No one has done it before, and it will also happen in the future. There's no way anyone can do it.

 The commentary in the sports section of "American Express" directly said that he is "a man who is creating and continues to create miracles."

Many newspapers also explained his game in detail, saying that from the first round to the last round, all the opponents he encountered were amateur elites and boxers who had achieved outstanding results in international competitions.

Including Tias Ezekiel Vargas Martin, the second player of the Mexican team, Dennis Urs, the first player of the Canadian team, Ross Nier, the second player of the Cuban team, Peters, the first player of the Haitian team, and the " Lorenzo Aragon, who was rated as the elite among amateur elites by Boxing Ring magazine, has achieved results in international competitions such as the World Championships, Pan American Games, and World Youth Championships.

Compared to them, Link was only a newcomer who had only debuted for less than two months, but he defeated them one by one.

"Miami Herald" editor-in-chief Rafael Varane said in a new commentary article that almost all of the opponents Link encountered were elite boxers who were equal to or even stronger than him, but after five rounds, Not only did Link win all of them, he also won all of his opponents by KO or TKO. This cannot but be said to be a miracle and a brilliant record.

Raphael also analyzed the reasons for Link's victory in the article, believing that in addition to his strong enough strength, there are three key factors:

 First, his boxing IQ is high.

His tactics in the boxing ring are very flexible, and he can often change tactics at any time according to the opponent's condition, so that the weak can defeat the strong.

For example, in the fourth round, facing Peters, who had extremely high defense and strong ability to fight, he concentrated all his strength to attack Peters' weak points, and finally forced his opponent to surrender;

 In the fifth game, he fully demonstrated his boxing IQ. In the first round, he and Aragorn attacked and defended each other dozens of times, but they were unable to break through the opponent's defense and score points on the opponent.

At this time, the average boxer will become impatient and continue to attack hard, wasting time and energy in vain, but Link did not. He found the right moment and used a powerful back throw to exchange Aragorn for a jab, completely beating him. Disrupt the rhythm of the game.

'It's so exciting. Link, a smart boy, took advantage of him. This move not only hit Aragorn hard in the face, but also disrupted the rhythm of the game that Savon had set for Aragorn and firmly controlled the rhythm of the game. In his own hands, this was a wonderful punch, a crucial punch. Link did a great job. ’

Raphael praised this punch in the article and believed that this punch was more critical than the final winning punch. The second key factor is that Link's mentality is very good. Raphael said that no matter what kind of competition scene he is in or what kind of opponent he faces, he can maintain an excellent game mentality. Often performs above and beyond the norm.

He also thinks that Link's mentality during the game is also very good. Whether he encounters setbacks in attack or wins a big victory over his opponent, he can maintain a calm mind, be neither impatient nor impatient, and fight steadily. Raphael said this is the behavior of a world boxing champion. mentality.

The third factor, Raphael believes is the most critical factor - extremely strong willpower. He believes that Link's willpower is more tenacious than that of Peters who continues to play despite his jaw injury.

For example, in the fourth round against Peters, he punched more than a hundred times in a row, but was unable to break through Peters' defense. His body was very exhausted, but in order to win, he still insisted on throwing punches, punching and punching. Punch until the opponent's jaw is seriously injured.

The key point is that in the fifth round, Link used the backfist many times and strained the biceps muscle of his right arm. However, at the last moment, he ignored the pain and threw out the fierce backfist. Determine the outcome.

 “What kind of boxer is Link?”

Raphael Varane said at the end of the article, "He is definitely a boxer worthy of all boxing fans' expectations and trust, and it is impossible to praise him with any kind of praise. He will definitely be a boxer in the world in the next ten years." The biggest surprise is that he will become a boxing superstar that is more dazzling than Roy Jones Jr. and Money Mayweather. I bet that Link will become the world boxing champion within three years. If he fails to do it, I just ran around naked in Palm Beach.”

Ha ha!

 Reading this, Link couldn't help laughing. Raphael definitely made a public bet because he wanted to run naked, rather than being sure that he could become the world boxing champion in three years.

This old man has always been out of tune.

 The newspaper also published a photo.

He was facing the audience, with his back to the light, and raised his left arm high. The arm was thick and powerful, with clear and profound muscle lines, like a work of art carved out of marble.

 What is more eye-catching is his back, which is high-spirited and tenacious, giving people a feeling of power.

It is said that this picture has been sent to the Pulitzer Prize Selection Association for competition. Simmons, the photographer, hopes to win a photojournalism award with this picture.

Jingle Bell!

I was reading the newspaper when Taylor called me.

 “Hey Taylor, how was the concert in Vancouver?”

 “Haha, great, Link, you really should come with me.”

Taylor said happily on the phone.

 “Am I accompanying you to the concert? Others will think that I am your bodyguard.”

Link joked. After the game, Taylor took Mr. Swift to Los Angeles for a follow-up visit. According to the agreement, Taylor would then come to Miami to stay for a few days to develop a relationship with him.

 It was just that Big Machine Records had arranged some work for her. Taylor was busy with work and had no time to come. She even called specifically to say that she wanted to postpone their agreement.

Link felt helpless. He told Taylor directly that both of them were on the rise in their careers and did not have much time to spend on each other. It was better to be busy with work first and fall in love when there was time in the future. They could be friends at this stage, which was also right. There is no burden on each other.

It’s just that Taylor didn’t agree and called to chat whenever he had time.

Link couldn't bear to hurt her, and every time he got a call from her, he would chat with her as usual.

 (End of this chapter)