Chapter 20 Negotiation for 100 million US dollars

"Wonderful game. Anesthesiologist Link once again ended the game with a KO, raising his amateur record to 14 fights, 14 wins, and 14 KOs. This is an amazing record. This is a record-breaking record. Tai Johnson has not passed, Holyfield has not passed, and Mayweather has not passed. On June 13th, please turn your attention to the boxing ring in Miami. A new boxing star is rising in the southeast of the United States. His name is Lin K. Baker.”

——Reported by "Boxing Ring" magazine

"It is understood that the Southeast Division competition of the 2008 Golden Gloves Championship ended yesterday. Link Baker, the super middleweight boxer of the Florida State Team, performed well in the finals and successfully KOed his opponent, former Amateur Championship runner-up Jones, in the ninth game. ·Fowles, who won the Southeast Division super middleweight gold medal on behalf of Florida, will also continue to represent Florida in the Golden Gloves Championship national event.”

——Reported by "Florida New Herald"

"Yesterday I went to see Roy Jones Jr. in West Palm Beach and I asked him if he paid attention to the Golden Gloves Amateur Championship, and Roy Jones Jr. was smoking a joint with two hot girls in bikinis next to him, and he told me no.

I said go check it out, man, there's a young guy named Link Baker, he's a really, really good Miami kid, he won a state championship for Miami in Orlando, he won a state championship for Miami in South Carolina Southeastern Conference Championship.

No, no, not only the champion, he won the game with 14 wins and 14 KOs in 14 fights, which is dozens or hundreds of times more valuable than the division championship.

Haha, win an amateur competition by KOing all your opponents?

I understand what he means. I understand very well that he wants to tell all of us, ‘This kind of competition is too easy. I will perform a difficult move for everyone. I want to reach the finals of the championship by KOing my opponent. ’

If I had met him before the competition, I would have given him a blank look. Young man, don't be too crazy. It's of no use. There are too many masters in the boxing world. Be careful of someone breaking your handsome nose with a fist.

Luckily I didn't know him before the game and I didn't give him a blank look, because he actually did it, he completed a nearly impossible challenge, God, knocking out those guys wearing high-strength sponges 14 times.

Link, is there a dragon living inside him?

I asked Roy Jones Jr., who was smoking a joint, can you?

Roy Jones Jr.'s eyes were a little dazed, as if he was recalling his unbearable past. Obviously, his poor amateur performance was not enough to compare with Link.

Before my interview was over, Roy Jones Jr. yawned, and his assistant told me that Mr. Roy Jones Jr. was ready to take a rest.

I looked at the back of Roy Jones Jr. and saw that a boxing champion was getting older, which also meant that the boxing ring in Miami was about to gather dust.

My mood is a little low.

etc!

The boxing ring is gathering dust?

No, no, no, we also have Link Baker, a brand new boxing champion. How can the Miami boxing ring be lonely? Let's cheer for Miami's future boxing champion - Link Baker! "

——"Miami Herald" Sports Editor-in-Chief Raphael Varane commented

On the moving Silver Star train, Link put down a few newspapers in his hand and touched his head. There was a lot of sweat on his forehead.

The air conditioner in the carriage was running normally, and the air was relatively cool, but his forehead was sweating. It was not because the weather was too hot, but because the news in the newspaper was so embarrassing that he felt like his toes were sticking out of a train.

He is currently only the number one super middleweight in the Southeast Division and is not the Golden Gloves Championship champion.

But the media in Florida and Miami touted him as a championship, as if he had just taken a trip to the moon in the Apollo spacecraft at the US Space Center.

This couldn't help but embarrass him.

But after the embarrassment, it was secretly satisfying.

Yes, it is very refreshing, it is the relaxation and joy after completing the goal.

If he had simply won the match and won the Southeast Division championship, would the media in Florida and Miami have been so diligent in touting him as an amateur boxer?

Link thought it was impossible.

A simple record cannot withstand praise, and the media will not dare to praise him because they are worried that he will suffer defeat in the next game.

But for a boxer who can win every match by KO, his strength lies in the fact that he can withstand the adulation.

Therefore, Link set a very high goal for himself, which not only won him an honor, but also created a very newsworthy issue for the local media.

He gained high visibility through the media, and the media also promoted him and sold newspapers. It was a win-win situation.

This also shows that it is meaningful for him to deliberately pursue the goal of winning by KOing his opponent before, and it is not a waste of energy.

At the same time, Link also understood West's previous advice.

When he first joined the boxing gym, he told West that he would only play amateur matches for half a year before switching to professional boxing.

West did not agree with it at the time and advised him to fight more time. He felt it was not necessary at the time and believed that his skills were mature and did not need to be honed through amateur boxing matches.

After seeing the news, he suddenly understood what West meant.

Playing amateur games can not only hone your skills but also accumulate game experience.

More importantly, it can bring fame and honor to the boxers, but also to the people around them, the region, and even the country. This is a stage of building popularity and character.

When he represents the region or country in competitions, the regional and American media will promote him for free, so that he can gain a higher reputation in the hearts of the people.

After he has a high reputation in the region, will the people of Miami come to support him when boxing matches are held in Florida and Miami in the future?

After he has a high reputation in the United States, when boxing matches are held in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and other places in the future, the American people will also buy tickets or pay to support him because he is a celebrity.

This is also the reason why the audience is not very interested in foreign boxing champions coming to the United States to compete. Even if he is very powerful and has several gold belts, but he is not one of them, who cares?

Because Link was in prison in his previous life, he did not enjoy this kind of treatment in the amateur competition stage, so he did not understand the role of amateur competitions.

Now he has a little understanding. He plans to participate in more amateur competitions in the next six months or more than half a year to accumulate more popularity and honors. After all, it is free media publicity, so it is useless.

After switching to the professional boxing arena, these accumulated reputations and prestige will be converted into US dollars in one game after another, so playing amateur competitions is not a waste of time.

"Link, have you finished reading? How about we chat?"

A brown-haired middle-aged man sat opposite him by the window of the train.

He wore glasses and a neat brown striped shirt even in the hot summer. His Clark Gable-style split hair was meticulous. When he smiled, he showed his neat and white teeth, showing his good personal habits and wealthy social class.

He always smiled when he spoke, looked at the other person, and gave people a gentle temperament when he raised his hands and feet.

This man is Franco Duva. The surname Duva comes from Latin America and is not common in the United States, but there should be few people in the boxing circle who don't know Lou Duva.

Lou Duva is one of the founders of the Boxing Hall of Fame, the coach or agent of 19 world boxing champions such as Holyfield and Whittaker, and the founder of the main event promotion company.

Old Duva is 86 years old this year and is in poor spirits. It is said that he has withdrawn from the main event company and handed over his boxing career to his eldest son Franco Duva.

That is the man in front.

This was not the first time the two had met. In Orlando, shortly after Link left Gyro Grill and added Emma Watson to MSN, Franco Duva followed West and knocked on his door, wanting to talk to him about signing.

When West heard that the other party was Lou Duva's eldest son and the president of the main event promotion company, he agreed to bring him to see Link without hesitation.

As soon as they met, Franco stated his intention and said he wanted to sign him for a signing fee of 1 million US dollars.

Link appreciated Franco's straightforward style, but he would not sell his contract at such a low price of 1 million US dollars, not even 10 million.

He declined Franco's proposal with the excuse of "not discussing signing for the time being", just like he turned down the olive branches extended by other promotion companies after the Southeast Division game.

After the train left South Carolina, Franco Duva followed him and sat opposite him. It turned out that the person sitting opposite him was Mario. How could a guy who wanted to be signed by a promotion company refuse to give up his seat to the president of a promotion company?

After Franco Duva sat down, he kept chatting with him, as if he wanted to use this method to get closer to the two of them and make him agree to sign the contract. His attitude was very sincere, but so what?

Once it involves his own interests and future development, even if the three big names in the boxing world, Lou Duva, Bob Arum, and Don King, sat in front of him, he could still choose not to pay attention.

He didn't want to talk, so he chose to read the newspaper, and then he was embarrassed by the news in the newspaper and stepped on the train.

"What to talk about? Mr. Duva."

Link took the South Carolina citrus on the table, cut it with a knife, peeled a slice and put it in his mouth.

"Link, congratulations on making it to the finals of the Golden Gloves Championship. Even though there are many powerful opponents in the finals, it is not difficult for you to get the top three."

Link's mouth moved when he heard the top three.

"It is not difficult to win the championship either."

Franco Duva added in time, and took out a tissue with Chanel letters printed on it and handed it to him, and continued: "Link, if you win the championship, what conditions will you put forward if those promotion companies want to sign you?

You can tell me, I not only bring sincerity, but also a checkbook, maybe I can satisfy you now."

"What kind of conditions?"

Link narrowed his eyes and thought.

"Yes, any conditions can be said."

Franco Duva smiled slightly, with a gesture of "as long as you dare to quote, I dare to take over", very generous.

"One hundred million US dollars!"

Before Link put the other half of the tangerine into his mouth, he used his lips with sexy lip lines to report a number full of gold.

"One hundred million US dollars?!!"

Happy New Year's Day! Happy New Year! Two chapters released in a row, please read on!