Empire of Shadows

Chapter 490 Loss [666+21]

“That big guy won again.”

In the office, Stone, with a cigarette in his mouth, watched Ethan leaving, a hint of displeasure on his calm face.

The Kadar family was the intermediary for this arena competition, and they specially arranged for the fighter "Steel Jaw" to compete against Ethan, with the aim of making Ethan lose a game.

The profits of casinos come from gambling. The Kadar family not only operates casinos but also all industries related to gambling, including organizing boxing matches.

Organizing boxing matches, opening odds based on wins and losses, and receiving a large number of bets is also the most frequent thing casinos do.

Ethan entered the Kadar family's view from the third match. They were not too surprised that the Lance family had raised a boxer.

In fact, many gangs have their own boxers. These boxers not only participate in formal boxing matches but sometimes also participate in underground boxing matches.

To resolve some disputes, or purely for gambling.

The Kadar family also has boxers and operates arena odds.

At first, they didn't pay attention to Ethan, at least not too much attention to this young boxer, but when the Lance family kept placing heavy bets on him, Stone, who was in charge of the gray industry of the Kadar family, noticed this big guy.

Every victory represents the Lance family and Ethan's group of enthusiastic supporters, snatching a large amount of profit from the company!

Stone doesn't like this kind of character, even if Ethan's style is very good and he can always win, but he can't make money for Stone and the family.

If it were an ordinary person, he might use some off-court tricks, such as forcing the other party to throw a fake punch, but Ethan has a gang background and is also a member of the Lance family, so these tricks are useless.

“How much did we lose this time?” he asked.

A staff member in charge of reconciliation looked at the ledger in his hand and said, pushing his round-framed glasses, “About three hundred thousand.”

“So much?” He licked his lips, his temper rising a little.

The staff member nodded, flipping through the ledger in his hand, "The Lance family bet 500,000 on Ethan, and it was at the beginning."

“We reduced the odds in the later stage, but it was too late.”

“Steel Jaw” is not weak. He has been famous for some time. Whether it is from fame or past records, at least the data is much better than Ethan's.

What does Ethan have?

A newly debuted heavyweight boxer, who has played four games, three of which are unknown people, and one is just an old heavyweight boxer who has passed his peak and is on a downward slope.

Strictly speaking, "Steel Jaw" is the first heavyweight boxer with a little fame that Ethan has encountered who is still in his prime.

Ethan's paper data is not as good as his opponent!

So when arranging the odds, Ethan's odds were not too low.

At that time, the Lance family's 500,000 buy-in directly lowered Ethan's odds, but the one signed on the betting ticket was still the original one.

“Fuck!” Stone cursed.

“Can we arrange a stronger opponent for him?” Stone's gaze returned from Ethan's disappearing back to the others in the office.

His eyes were unkind and a little ruthless, which made these subordinates feel a slight tingling in their scalps.

“Also, that Steel Jaw made us lose so much money, find a chance to teach him a lesson.”

“This kind of person should not continue boxing!”

“Break his legs, I don’t want to see him on the ring again!”

In a word, the fate of a boxer was decided, but he didn't think he was excessive, because he lost a lot of money.

A young man sitting on the other side of the sofa was Stone's confidant. He leaned on the sofa in a very relaxed posture, showing that he had a full sense of security here and was very casual.

“Ethan keeps winning. There will be more and more people betting heavily on him in the next game. We must find a boxer who can defeat him, not one who can pose a threat. That’s not safe.”

Stone looked at his confidant. He had provided a lot of help to himself in many things, and he also agreed with the other party's point of view.

“Yes, what are your thoughts?”

“Or do you have any candidates?”

This is not a black boxing match, but a serious boxing match. If you want to snipe Ethan in this kind of boxing match, you can't use the rules of underground boxing matches.

The fame of both sides must be at the same level. For example, if Ethan wants to challenge the boxing champion now, no matter what conditions or prices he offers, the boxing champion will not respond.

He must constantly improve his data and obtain the qualification to challenge before he can challenge the boxing champion, and the boxing champion may not respond.

If you want to snipe Ethan, you find someone who is too famous and too strong, Ethan and his team can completely refuse!

And boxing fans won't think there's anything wrong. Knowing that they will lose and still participate is not courage, it's purely stupid!

His confidant showed some smiles, “I’ll solve this problem.”

Stone nodded and didn't say anything else. He believed in his confidant.

“This game will definitely not satisfy them. They should start the next game soon. Arrange it as soon as possible.”

Stone guessed right. On the minibus, Ethan's coach talked about this issue.

“Steel Jaw doesn’t help you improve at all. This kind of idiot can become famous just because he is hard on his talent.”

“What you need is to face some more technical boxers who can cause you trouble, not a fool who doesn’t defend much!”

The coach's evaluation of Steel Jaw was very bad. At the heavyweight level, the outcome is often determined by two or three punches.

Even if the boxing champion comes today, he would not dare to ask Ethan to give him two punches first, so this Steel Jaw is not enough.

The high probability that he can make a name for himself is that the opponents he chooses are those who are not famous and have no talent.

Relying on hard talent has made some fame, and then he can earn some money.

If he really encounters someone with better talent, whether it is resistance to blows or stronger fists, he is not enough.

Looking at Ethan, the expression on the coach's face finally softened, “Your friends are waiting for you, remember what I told you!”

“Alcohol will damage your athletic ability, sex will make you a weakling, you have a bright future in boxing……”

“I know.” Ethan interrupted him.

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He knew that the coach was doing it for his own good, but he didn't like some of the coach's ideas, such as he should cut off contact with the Lance family and concentrate on boxing matches.

His roots are there, he will not cut off contact with Lance and them.

If he had to choose one, he could give up his identity as a boxer, but he would not cut off his friendship with his brothers.

Feeling Ethan's impatience, the coach didn't say anything else and asked the driver to stop the minibus on the side of the road. Ethan couldn't wait to get out of the car.

Looking at the smile on Ethan's face, the coach's expression was very calm.

He believes that as Ethan's fame grows and he begins to become a celebrity and a socialite, he will take the initiative to seek to say goodbye to his past self!

“Hey, champion!”

Hiram jumped out of the car and patted Ethan's arm, his face full of smiles, “The way you knocked down that bastard was so handsome!”

“He’s as stupid as a punching bag, actually fighting you!”

Ethan scratched his head and said with a smile, “He wanted to test how heavy my fist was.”

“Now he knows!” Hiram laughed loudly, and the others also laughed.

In fact, Steel Jaw was still a little careless. He didn't think that a rookie would use all his strength to attack in the first round, which is not in line with the principle of physical distribution.

Most rookies will follow the requirements of the coaching staff, that is, try to get more information in the first round, and don't use only four or five points of strength, and distribute the physical strength in the second and third rounds.

So he concluded that Ethan's fist would not be too heavy, so even if he took a punch, the impact would not be great, and at the same time, he could give Ethan a hint of “You can’t knock me down.”

But he didn't expect that Ethan was not a rookie in the traditional sense at all. Successive victories made him full of confidence. What the hell is the principle of physical distribution?

If you can’t knock me down, I’ll knock you down!

So when Steel Jaw's fist with only five points of strength hit Ethan's chin, Ethan's iron fist with ten points of strength hit his steel jaw.

Perhaps he was the rookie!

Soon Ethan got into the car where Lance was, and they went to the villa, and they would have a good time today.

“How do you feel?” Lance asked.

Ethan seemed very relaxed, “These people are too weak, they are not challenging for me, I hope to challenge stronger ones!”

Lance nodded, “I will help you build momentum, but I heard that this has to be a process. Your current ranking in Likalai Prefecture is not too high, but if you win two more games, you will be qualified to launch a challenge to the top.”

If he can achieve seven wins in seven games and seven knockdowns, then Ethan will be qualified to challenge those players who are ranked higher, and it will be regarded as officially entering the real boxing world.

Ethan smiled honestly, “The coach said that I will only experience the boxing match this year, and I should consider gaining weight to fight heavyweight next year.”

“At this stage, we may not necessarily sprint for the cruiserweight challenge or something.”

Now he is still a cruiserweight, one level lower than heavyweight, but the difference is not big.

His technique still seems a bit rough, which is a good opportunity to hone it.

Erwin looked back at him, "If there's an opportunity, why not give it a try?"

"If you move up to heavyweight as a cruiserweight champion or something, you'll start at a higher level!"

Ethan wasn't sure either; after all, he had been a boxer for less than a year.

Lance changed the subject. It depended on the coach's arrangements and how Ethan felt about the progress of the match.

If he seemed overwhelmed now, he might focus on cruiserweight for a short time, or even drop down a weight class.

But if he seemed relaxed, then moving up was inevitable.

"Alright, let's not talk about this for now. There are a lot of girls who want to meet you!"