Chapter 14 State Championship 2

After the heavyweight competition ended, the first round of the light heavyweight (90 kg and above) and light heavyweight (79.45 kg and above) continued. It was not until after 2 pm that the super middleweight competition, Super Middleweight (76.27 kg and above) began.

Link weighed 77.4 kg before the game, belonging to the super middleweight category.

In the first round, his opponent was a black boxer from Everglades City in the west. His skin color was much darker than Mario's, his skin was shiny, and his body was lean. He was an agile player.

At the beginning of the first round, the opponent took the initiative to attack Link. Link deliberately entered the opponent's attack range and put his head in front of the opponent as a flaw to attract the opponent's attack.

The opponent was fooled and hit him in the head with a fierce straight punch.

"You were fooled."

Mario shouted.

With super fast reaction ability, Link turned his head to avoid the opponent's fist. In the opponent's surprised expression, his fist came to the black man's left face unexpectedly and smashed!

Bang!

A fierce swinging punch directly knocked the opponent to the ground.

"Wow!"

"Oh, My God!"

There was a cry of surprise from the scene.

Because Link was handsome and strong and sexy, when he came on stage, the female audience cast their eyes on him. Seeing him knock down his opponent with one punch, the audience exclaimed loudly, and the cheers were louder than all the matches.

"It's this trick again, it's this trick again, it's too insidious."

Mario covered his face and recalled the scene of being stunned for the first time. Although half a month has passed, he still feels a little dizzy when he thinks about it now.

"This trick is too fierce. I dare say no one can crack it. It would be great if I could learn it."

Reggie said excitedly.

West shook his head, touched his chin and said, "It's very difficult. This trick has extremely high requirements for speed, strength, and reaction ability. Most people can't learn it."

"I don't believe it. I will learn it from Link when I go back. Next time I play a game, I will also use this trick to pit my opponent."

Mario said firmly.

In the boxing ring, due to the protection of the sponge headgear, the opponent was not knocked unconscious after being knocked down, and quickly got up to compete.

After suffering a loss, the black boxer became smarter. He kept dodging in the next two rounds and didn't fight with him at all. As long as he came forward, the black boxer would retreat or hug him, not giving him the opportunity to use heavy punches.

Link was also a little helpless. Compared with the boxers in the bar and the three opponents in the regional competition, the contestants in the state championship were obviously stronger, and they did a good job in speed and defense.

He would dodge more than seven of his ten punches.

As the opponent's strength increased, the difficulty of the game also increased accordingly.

If you want to win the game quickly, you must show more sophisticated skills.

"Link, take your time, don't deliberately pursue KO opponents, as long as you can win."

At the end of the second round, in the rest area, West pulled him and reminded him.

"I understand!"

Link nodded and spit out the water in his mouth. Staying appropriately hungry during the game can perform better, just like a hungry cheetah.

At the beginning of the third round, Link slowed down his attack rhythm, using stillness to control movement and using the unchanging to cope with changes.

Seeing that he was no longer chasing, his opponent thought that his physical strength was declining, so he changed his tactics and slowed down the rhythm of the game.

At 50 seconds into the third round, when his opponent retreated to the edge of the corner, Link suddenly attacked, hitting his opponent's arm with a long-distance throw, breaking his opponent's double-arm defense, and then hitting his opponent's cheek with a backhand right swing punch →, and then hitting his opponent's forehead with a straight punch.

Bang!

This time he hit more accurately, hitting the opponent's face with his fist. The opponent took two steps back and hit the ropes first, and then fell to the ground.

Although the opponent was protected by a sponge headgear, this punch was heavier and hit very hard. The opponent struggled twice but failed to get up.

The referee ruled that Link won.

In amateur competitions, the sponge headgear worn by both sides of the competition can greatly reduce the weight of the boxer's punches. With boxing gloves, the weight of a 100-pound punch can be reduced to about 10 pounds.

With a double reduction, he knocked his opponent so hard that he couldn't get up with one punch. The punch was so heavy that it was the first time this happened in this tournament.

After Link KOed his opponent, the audience cheered loudly and applauded for his two wonderful KOs.

Link waved his fist and returned to the stage.

"Link, you are so amazing. You can knock down your opponent even if he is wearing a mask." Reggie flattered him in time, and Mario next to him snorted, "Now you know how dangerous it is to be his sparring partner? Every time I train with him, I risk my life. It's not easy."

"But your boxing skills have also improved a lot." Reggie smiled.

"Of course, this is all earned by my life."

Mario patted his chest and said.

Link didn't look very happy. He was dragged into the third round by his opponent in the first round of the state championship. In the national championship, the opponent's strength will be improved, and it will probably be more difficult to deal with.

He originally planned to enter the finals of the Golden Glove Championship with a record of KOing all opponents and win the attention of the media with his strong strength.

It seems very difficult now.

Link clenched his fists and secretly blamed himself. He should have worked harder in his training. If he had a heavier punch, faster speed, and quicker reaction ability, the game would be easy and he wouldn't have such worries.

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After the super middleweight competition, the middleweight (over 72 kg) competition continued. Reggie wore boxing gloves to compete. His opponent was not weak. The two sides fought for ten rounds, and Reggie won by points. , the score is 96:88.

This score is assessed by the on-field judges.

There are six referees at the championship site, three scoring linesmen, two referees, and one ring referee. The competition is scored by computer.

Each amateur game has 10 rounds, each round is 2 minutes, which is two fewer rounds and 1 minute shorter than the professional game.

Each round is worth 10 points for each side.

When two boxers show the same ability and strength without showing any obvious advantage, each will score 10 points, 10-10.

When two boxers suffer the same heavy blow in this round and the other side has the advantage, the side with the advantage gets 1 point, 10-9.

When a fighter wins the round by clear advantage, the dominant side gets two points, 10-8.

Knocked down the opponent once in the game, showing an overwhelming advantage, 10-7

The winner knocks down his opponent twice in this round, or has an overwhelming advantage and knocks down his opponent once, 10-6.

If both sides of the match complete 10 rounds, after the match ends, the three scoring judges will add up the scores of the ten rounds, and the side with more total points wins, which is called "win by points" in boxing.

Winning by points will also result in three different situations due to the different scoring situations of the three judges:

The three judges unanimously decided, and the winner was recorded as UD;

One referee judges boxer A as the winner, the other two judges boxer B as the winner, and the result of the B side's match is recorded as SD;

One referee will judge both sides to be a draw on points, and the other two judges will judge one side to be a point winner, and the winning side will be recorded as MD.

Reggie had an obvious advantage in the game, and the last three judges unanimously decided to win cumulatively, marking it as UD.

After the middleweight bout, the second round of the heavyweight bout continued.

In this round, Mario's opponent was a strong white man with very good skills. The two sides fought for 10 rounds on the stage. Mario knocked down his opponent once, and his opponent also scored a few points on his head.

The score between the two sides was 91:94. One referee judged Mario to be the winner, and two judges ruled that the white boxer was the winner. Mario lost the game with a small gap.

"Discrimination! It's definitely discrimination. If I were a white man, they would definitely decide that I won."

Mario said angrily after stepping off the stage.

"Shut up, you!"

West pulls him out of the ring.

Among the five referees in this game, there was one white, two black, and two Latino. Even if there was discrimination, there was nothing that could be done about it. But in fact, the referee's decision was not a big problem, it was Mario's playing style that was problematic.

He adopted defensive tactics in the first round and found that his opponent was of average strength. In the second round, he took the lead in attacking. But this time he encountered a technically good opponent who defended well. Mario was second and third. In four rounds, he only knocked down his opponent once, which completely failed to kill the game like in the first round.

After the fifth round, Mario was unable to attack and was forced to choose defense. He played very weakly and the white boxer had a certain advantage on the scene.

If not for a knockdown by Mario, the score gap between the two sides would have been even greater.

Therefore, in the end, the referee judged the white boxer as the winner, and there was a certain basis. If Mario insisted on requesting arbitration, the Amateur Boxing Association committee members would not support him.

"snort!"

West had a dark face after he came off the field and didn't want to take another look at him. During the game just now, he asked Mario to change his tactics many times. Mario didn't listen to the advice, underestimated the enemy and advanced arrogantly. He thought he was training with Link. , his strength has improved and he can easily defeat his opponents, but obviously his strength is not as high as he imagined.

Mario saw West's dark face and calmed down. He scratched his forehead and said, "West, it's my fault. I didn't expect him to be so skilled. I thought he might enter the finals."

"Whether he can enter the finals has nothing to do with you. You have been eliminated." West snorted coldly.

"I know it was wrong, but what's the use, the game is over."

Mario thought that he would not be able to participate in the next game. He looked at his fist and growled. He sat on the chair with a depressed look on his face. Looking at Link who was listening to music and Reggie who was playing mobile games, he said unhappily: "I lose." Why don't you comfort me?"

"Huh? You lost? So soon? I don't know." Reggie raised his head and asked in surprise.

"Fake Squidward! I'm playing a game and you're playing games down there?" Mario covered his chest and suffered double damage.

"Sorry, I will definitely watch the next game." Reggie said politely.

"Fake! I've been eliminated and I'm going home. There will be no next game, do you understand?" Mario yelled, grabbing his shoulders.

"Losing is nothing to show off. Why are you shouting so loudly?"

Link picked his ears, leaned on his seat and stretched, "Besides, you brought this on yourself. If you don't listen to West's strategies for you, who's to blame? You should go to the lounge and find a notebook to write down." A 10,000-word review instead of ranting here.”

"Hmph! You're amazing if you didn't lose. You will always lose. Then I will use these words to laugh at you." Mario said angrily with a stinky face.

"Man, you're not going to get that chance."

Link shook his index finger, got up and went backstage to prepare.

Thanks to my old friend waist controller for the reward. The new book has just been published, please give me more criticism and suggestions, and I will try my best to modify it within my ability. . Thank you!