Conquer America, Start with a Boxing Champion

"Hey, is this the news department of the Miami Herald? I have a news clue, a very important news clue."

In the telephone booth outside the American Airlines Arena, someone called the Miami Herald with a rough and weird voice, telling them that he had an important news clue related to the Southeast Division champion Link Baker.

"I have reliable information that he and the agent of the next opponent, Anderzej, are doing a private deal, and they are going to have a fake fight."

"Sir, are you telling the truth? Is there any witness or evidence?"

"The game is the evidence!"

Click! The phone was hung up, and the man walked out of the telephone booth, looking at the sky of Miami, his blue eyes flashed, and he sneered: "Link, get ready to be a celebrity!"

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Sniff! Sniff! Sniff~A-sneeze!

"What are you smelling?"

Link looked at Mario, who was shaking his big nose and sniffing in the lounge.

"Link, Mario said you were taking drugs in the lounge." Reggie shrugged and smiled.

"Are you crazy? How could I do such a thing?"

Link shook his head and went to the physical examination room for examination. Under the supervision of the staff of the Amateur Boxing Association, he put on hand bandages and gloves.

When wearing gloves and hand bandages, the staff will supervise on the spot. After confirming that everything is correct, they will put a seal on the gloves.

Before starting the game, the referee will carefully check whether the seal is damaged. If it is damaged, the referee will ask the boxer to change the gloves again or stop the game.

The reason for doing this is very simple, to prevent someone from stuffing things in the gloves.

For example, put three screws on the back of the hand joints, wear an iron ring, and then wrap it with a bandage, and the fist will double its lethality during the game.

This kind of trick has appeared several times in regular games, and there have been bloody incidents. Later, it was strictly prohibited by all boxing organizations, and then the glove seal appeared.

And in the underground boxing ring, this kind of trick still often appears, and the referee doesn't care. Link has been plotted against many times in this way, and the taste is very sour.

The urine test was quick. It only checked whether the urine contained stimulants, drugs, and painkillers. Nothing else needed to be checked.

Link had never taken drugs, so the urine test was fine. Under Mario's suspicious gaze, he showed off his strong back, developed chest muscles, and firm chocolate abdominal muscles. He raised his fists wrapped in red gloves and strode out of the quiet passage.

Boom!

The sound of the scene was suddenly released, and huge sound waves hit the eardrums, one after another.

"Link!"

"Link!"

"Link!"

Tens of thousands of Miami spectators and Link's fans shouted his name loudly.

Link waved his fists three times in a row towards the sky, and ran and jumped onto the boxing ring. His opponent Andrzej Fonfala was already standing on the boxing ring, wearing white gloves, with a fighting spirit in his eyes.

Andrzej Fonfala, 25 years old, Polish-American, white skin, and thin body.

He is 189cm tall, with arms of 198cm, 6cm longer than Link. He has been practicing boxing since he was a child, with superb skills and fast speed.

In amateur boxing, he currently has a record of 52 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw in 54 fights.

Before Link appeared, he ranked second among super middleweight amateur boxers, only after Andre Berto.

This is a very powerful and not very powerful person.

His powerful skills and arm length advantage make it easy for him to get points in the game.

His not very powerful physical condition, but the not very powerful here does not mean that he is physically weak, but that his physical condition is a shortcoming compared to his skills.

He once fought with Morales with dreadlocks, in which he used superb skills to resist Morales's strong attack and won by points.

This type of boxer often performs well in amateur competitions. If he takes off the sponge protective gear to fight professional battles, he probably won't have any outstanding performance.

This is also one of the reasons why many boxers can win gold medals in the Olympic Games, but become unknown after becoming professional boxers.

For this type of boxers, what they fear most is Link and Andre Berto, who have both skills, strength, speed, physical strength and excellent resistance to blows.

Andre Berto was already a headache, and now there is an even more terrifying Link Baker.

If Andrej Fonfala wants to maintain his position in the amateur boxing circle, his agent has to use his brain to think of other ways, such as fighting a few more rounds.

Fighting a few more rounds is not only better in news reports, but there is also a more important reason, which is that it will have a smaller impact on the boxer's self-confidence.

There are many people in the boxing circle who can often maintain a winning streak of more than ten, twenty, thirty, or even forty games when they first enter the boxing circle, until they are defeated once, KO once, their self-confidence will be greatly damaged, leading to a collapse.

There are many such things, and Tyson is a typical example.

Before being defeated by Douglas, he had a record of 37 consecutive wins. After being defeated, he never recovered. When he retired in 2005, his match data was 44 wins and 6 losses in 50 fights.

And his opponent, boxing legend Mitchell Spinks, dominated the WBA, WBC and IBF heavyweight championships for more than five years before meeting Tyson.

But after being defeated by Tyson in one round in Las Vegas in June 1988, he immediately announced his retirement from boxing, with a professional record of 31 wins and 1 loss in 32 fights.

There is also Larry Holmes, Mitchell Spinks' old rival. He was Ali's sparring partner. Before he met Mitchell Spinks, he had defeated many powerful boxing champions, including Muhammad Ali.

His winning streak was as high as 48 games. After being defeated by Mitchell Spinks, he suffered defeats. In 1988, he met Tyson and was KOed by Tyson after only four rounds.

So in the boxing circle, boxers like Ali, George Foreman, and Holyfield who can cheer up and regain the gold belt after being defeated are the real powerful characters.

Their strength lies not only in their strength, but also in their strong psychological quality and indomitable will.

They are also talking about fighting again and again after repeated defeats.

At this time, the white boxer Andrzej Fonfala in front of Link obviously does not look like a determined person from the outside. His agent spent money to help him clear the way, which can be regarded as a good intention.

Link held the gloves, beat his chest muscles, and greeted his opponent.

Anderzej also pounded his chest in response.

The referee checked the seal, announced the rules of the game, and cut his hand hard.

"Boxing!"

The game started, bang! At the beginning, Anderzej Fonfala's right fist was like a mantis arm, whizzing to Link's face with a sound of breaking wind.

Link was surprised. This speed was really amazing, far exceeding the opponents he had fought before, and the strength was also very good, not much worse than Mario, and ordinary boxers couldn't stop it at all.

But Link was not an ordinary person, his reaction speed was faster. Seeing Anderzej's fist coming, he quickly turned his head, swung his fist, and hit Anderzej's head, one punch after another.

"Wow! It's a back throw!"

"Can Anderzej dodge it?"

The audience exclaimed loudly, and Anderzej's agent was even more worried. If this punch was real, Anderzej might be knocked out instantly.