Chapter 101 On and Off Stage

After only one day of rest after coming back, the finals began. On the day of the game, Link appeared at the Hard Rock Stadium wearing a gold cape and game shorts with his name and WBA tattooed on the waistband.

But the protagonist of today's game is not him, but many celebrities in the audience.

The most famous among them is the billionaire and political upstart Mr. Thompson. Today he is wearing a smart suit and a red tie. He is sitting in the front row of the boxing ring. Next to him is Miami Mayor Francis Suarez. Avery Brundage, chairman of the Miami Sports Commission, and dozens of celebrities from the political and business circles.

There are also WBA Association President Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, Americas Association Vice President Lynn Walker, Florida media publishing executives Anderson Gyllenhaal, Rafael Varane, etc. wait.

However, three boxing stars have attracted more media attention than a few others: legendary boxing champion Mike Tyson, former light heavyweight champion Roy Jones Jr., and former middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins. .

Before the game started, the media interviewed three people about their views on the game.

"I support Link, he has a lot of punches and I believe he can beat Mikkel and become the super middleweight champion."

Tyson said to the HBO camera.

"Then do you think Link can defeat Mikkel in 100 seconds?"

The HBO reporter asked.

"I don't know, but I think there is a chance. Link's punches are very heavy and he is almost invincible in the super middleweight class. As long as he can hit Mikol once, he has a great chance of KOing his opponent, but Mikol is also a A very cunning opponent. If Link wants to defeat him within 100 seconds, he still needs to use his brains.”

Tyson pointed his finger on his forehead and smiled with two big gold teeth.

HBO reporters also interviewed Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins. Roy Jones Jr. shrugged and said: "I don't think Link can do it. I've seen his fights and his bombing boxing. The method is indeed fierce, but I believe Mikol can continue.”

Bernard Hopkins said in an interview with reporters: "Link is a very powerful guy. He was able to defeat Jermaine Taylor in 100 seconds. It's incredible. Mikkel Keys Le? I don't know if he can survive 100 seconds.

Yes, I'm not sure. I used to think that Link couldn't defeat Pascal and Jermaine in 100 seconds, but he did it. He is a very amazing guy. I don't know what else he can do to make people stunned. thing. "

The reporter asked again: "Mr. Hopkins, you have questioned Link's strength before, will you still question him now?"

Hopkins' face turned darker and he rolled his eyes at the reporter, "I didn't know who Link was at the time. A friend asked me to evaluate him like that. Yes, I haven't seen his game and I have no conflict with him. , I thought he was just a talker who wanted to be famous. By the way, I didn’t look down on him.”

"If you had the chance to fight Link, could you survive 100 seconds in his hands?"

"Of course! I am a light heavyweight. His punch weight is very strong in the super middleweight class, but he is not the strongest in the light heavyweight field. When I perform well, I can also hit 1,500 pounds. "

Hopkins said, clenching his fists.

"Okay, thank you for the interview."

The reporter from HBO TV station also interviewed the two parties involved. Link and Mikol didn't say much and just stood on the ring.

Before he and Mikkel appeared on the scene, two WBA heavyweight qualifying matches were held as back-up matches to heighten the atmosphere.

When the two came on stage, the atmosphere became even more heated.

"Come on Link!"

"Link Fighter!"

After Link took the stage, there was a huge roar in the audience.

Hard Rock Stadium is the largest stadium in Florida and can accommodate 40,623 people for boxing events. According to the Miami Herald, there were 34,000 spectators at the scene today, most of whom were Link's boxing fans.

When these people shouted 'Come on Link' in unison, the volume was astonishing.

"Oh, Link is so popular."

Mr. Thompson in the front row was also startled by the loud noise.

"Haha, Link is the pride of our Miami. He not only helped us win an Olympic gold medal in Miami, but also has the opportunity to win the world boxing championship belt. I think more Miami people will like Link in the future."

laughed Miami Mayor Francis Suarez.

"Link is indeed a great young man and I am optimistic about him."

Mr. Tomp laughed.

"Come on Link! Come on Link!"

In the auditorium on the second floor, Fat James and the others were still waving red flags and leading a group of people to shout loudly on their seats.

"Simon, do you think Link can defeat Mikkel in 100 seconds?"

Under the ring, Dino Dua kept rubbing his palms and asked.

"You bet on Link to win by KO in 100 seconds again? This time it will probably be difficult. Link said before that he would try to end the game within one round instead of 100 seconds. Dino, your bet is going to be in vain."

Simon said.

"Is that so?"

Dino touched his chin and smiled. This time he actually didn't bet on Link winning within 100 seconds, but on 100 seconds away. If Link failed to win by KO within 100 seconds, he would make a fortune. Pen.

"Dino, are you gambling again?"

Franco looked at his younger brother dissatisfied and said.

"Just for fun, I only bet a little pocket money, really just a little."

Dino rubbed his index finger and said with a smile.

Franco shook his head and turned to look at Coach Brooks and Coach West who were chatting in the coaching bench. The two had known each other before but had no friendship. Now because of Link, the two have become sympathetic to each other again.

"Reggie, do you think Link can become a world boxing champion?"

Mario asked, bumping into Reggie beside him.

"Of course, Link never fails."

Reggie looked at Link on the stage with admiration and said.

"I don't think so. In the past, Link was able to become a Golden Gloves champion and Olympic champion entirely because of me as his sparring partner. Now he has been away from me for too long. With someone like Morales as his sparring partner, I bet that, He's definitely not improving lately."

Mario glanced at Morales next to him and said.

Morales grinned, folding his thick arms and not bothering to talk to Mario.

Because they had the same name and were both Link's sparring partners, the two had many conflicts during their time at the West Boxing Gym.

If you ignore him, Mario will talk endlessly.

On the ring, a hot model walked around holding the WBA world boxing championship belt, and then placed the belt on the referee's seat.

After Calzaghe announced that he would give up all the super middleweight gold belts, the WBA world boxing championship became vacant. Whoever wins the game later will take the gold belt and become the WBA world boxing champion.

However, Link's attention at this time was not on the gold belt, but on his opponent.

Mikkel Kessler, 29 years old, is a Danish professional boxer. He is 185 cm tall, has a wingspan of 18 cm, and weighs 76 kg. He is white and has a powerful tattoo on the right side of his upper body.

Currently, he has a professional record of 41 fights, 1 loss and 32 KOs. He was once the super middleweight champion of the two major organizations of WBA and WBC and held two gold belts for 3 years and 7 months.

In November last year, he had a unification fight with IBF-WBO super boxing champion Joe Calzaghe. After 12 rounds of fierce fighting, he lost to his opponent and lost two gold belts.

The opponent is very powerful, and it is not easy to defeat him and get the gold belt.

But Link will not worry because the opponent is strong. Becoming a world boxing champion has been his dream for two lifetimes. He has trained hard for half a year and fought dozens of difficult games. The purpose is to stand here, defeat his opponent and lift the gold medal. belt.

Now that he has finally reached this point, he is only one step away from his dream, and he will not back down no matter what.