Chapter 23: KO to the end

"Link, you were fooled. You shouldn't have told them in front of those reporters that you would continue to win the championship by KO. This is too difficult."

In the lounge, West frowned with gray eyebrows. The age spots on his cheekbones were slightly deformed because of his frown and the corners of his eyes, like dead leaves floating on the coffee. His dry eye bags were also caused by the fact that his eyes were full of There are a few more wrinkles due to worry.

"West, don't worry, I have a plan."

Link took off his T-shirt and put it in the cabinet.

"Link, don't you understand? Those reporters are trying to trick you. They want to get big news about you, so they will keep provoking you with sensitive questions and forcing you to answer.

You were fooled because you were too young and energetic and lacked experience in dealing with the media.

If you encounter this kind of situation in the future, just change the topic and ignore it, and those reporters can't do anything to you. "

West continued, "You can ignore the fact that you told reporters that you will continue to use KO to win the championship. As long as you can win and win the championship, those reporters can't use this matter to Accusing you."

"No, West, before I said that sentence, I thought carefully and was not forced to make a decision by reporters. Therefore, I will continue to maintain my previous game style and KO my opponents until I win the championship. champion."

Link sat on the bench with his shoulders back against the wardrobe. The golden sunlight shone in from the window and fell on his angular profile, illuminating a confident smile at the corner of his mouth.

"Ah!"

Mario curled his lips and was about to say something sarcastic, but when Link's sharp eyes glanced at him, he immediately closed his mouth, clenched his fist and hit Reggie's shoulder next to him.

Seeing West's disbelief, Link smiled and said, "It's true. Tyson once said that the reason why today's boxers are not as good as they were back then is not only because their fists are not strong enough, but also because they are too well-behaved.

They are all like good kids taught in church schools. They follow the rules, don't know how to cause trouble, don't know how to hype, and don't know how to use various methods to market and promote themselves. Their popularity among the public is too low and their influence is too small.

For example, John Ruiz, a world boxing champion, is not even as famous as a third-rate Hollywood actor. How can a boxer like him expect the audience to spend money to watch their matches? "

West stroked his gray stubble with a thoughtful look on his face.

"My purpose in doing this is to continue to create newsworthy topics for the media."

Link looked at West and said calmly, "Although it is an amateur competition now and there is no competition bonus, we must market ourselves as much as possible anytime and anywhere and treat ourselves as a professional boxer.

I just announced in public that I will continue to win the championship by KOing my opponents, so from now on, the media will be eager to focus on me and pay attention to my every move.

If I did that, they would continue to praise me and give me a lot of space.

If I don't do it, they will use a lot of news reports to laugh at me and make fun of me, but so what, I will always be the most popular boxer in this Golden Gloves Championship. No one can compare to me. "

Link clenched his fists, with a victor's smile on his face, which was more dazzling than the sunshine in Miami outside the window.

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Golden Reggie opened his mouth and looked at Link with admiration on his face.

He finished in the quarterfinals of the state tournament at this year's Golden Gloves tournament.

He originally thought that the gap between him and Link was only in strength. After hearing Link's words, he realized that he was much worse than Link, not only in strength, but also in concepts, consciousness, ways of thinking, courage, tactics, etc. .

When Link was still playing in amateur competitions, he began to prepare for the transition to professional boxing and to prepare to become a world boxing champion. However, he only knew how to play stupidly and had no idea why he was fighting.

For a guy like Link, he should be the world boxing champion.

Reggie quickly took out his cell phone, opened his notepad, and wrote down what Link said.

"I have a question."

Mario suppressed the unbeatable expression on his face and said seriously: "Link, you said it very simply, but what if you fail to KO your opponent, or you lose the game?

Hehe, when the time comes, the media will laugh at you and call you a clown, a person who only knows how to brag. Is this what you want to see? "

Link smiled carelessly, "If you have studied history, you should know that of all the great figures in history, including Washington, Lincoln, Franklin, etc., when they were alive, no one could be praised by everyone, even if Nor can they do it after their death.

Since my goal is to become a great boxer, what does a little criticism mean? Would a giant elephant stop moving because he was worried about being bitten by ants? "

Mario rolled his eyes. This guy is a great historical figure when he opens his mouth and a great boxer when he shuts up. This kind of person should not stay in the boxing ring. He should engage in politics and use his scary remarks to fool the people. Maybe one day make it to the White House.

West didn't quite understand what Link said, but he felt that Link was a smart man and wouldn't joke about his career, so he didn't say much. As long as Link was well prepared and relaxed, Get ready for the upcoming competition.

Link nodded and entered the lounge to do warm-up training.

Mario saw his back disappear at the door, his expression immediately collapsed, and he said with a pout: "Reggie, do you think Link has a mental problem? Since he won the first place in the division competition, he has been like crazy, and his words are also crazy. What has caused a huge change in the boxing world, unified five levels, four major organizations' gold belts, and become a great boxer? Is this what a normal person can say?"

Reggie said with a serious expression: "I don't think so. Back then, Copernicus told the Red Master madly that the sun was the center of the universe. The people in the church thought he was crazy and burned him to death; Magellan came back from his round-the-world trip and told everyone that the earth was actually round, and many people also said he was crazy. Now Link says he wants to be a great boxer. Do you think he is crazy? Is there a possibility that he is not crazy, but our knowledge and pattern are not enough?"

Mario opened his mouth and looked at Reggie in shock, "Are you crazy too? You actually put Link on the same level as Copernicus and Magellan?"

"Why not?" Reggie blinked and asked in confusion.

Mario looked at him, got up and walked away silently. These guys were all sick, and it was safer to stay away from them.

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After Link publicly told the media reporters that he would continue to kill the game by KO, the news was quickly posted by reporters on the news website and became a hot news on the sports channels of websites such as Yahoo.

The boxers participating in the competition also got the news quickly.

Since the Golden Gloves Championship entered the divisional competition, Miami boxer Link Baker has emerged as a dark horse, breaking a lot of news in the media, and becoming one of the most popular athletes in the amateur boxing circle.

It is said that he must KO his opponent to win every game, and KO his opponent 14 times in 14 amateur games. Even as an opponent, everyone has to admit that Link Baker is a very powerful guy.

Now that he is heard that he will continue his previous game style and KO to the end, some people suddenly became nervous and began to think of countermeasures, thinking about how to crack Link's killer moves and heavy punches. There are also many people who don't care and think that Link is bragging.

"Haha, Link Baker is so arrogant."

In the lounge, a burly black boxer with a messy braid laughed, "Last time he fought Jones Foles, he almost lost. He is not much stronger than Jones. With this, he still dares to say that he will continue to knock out all of us? Dream on!"

"That's not the case. Link's fist is still very powerful. He has knocked out his opponents 14 times in 14 fights. No one has ever done it in amateur competitions before. Link is very strong. Don't underestimate him."

Someone retorted.

"No, he is very powerful, but he is not stronger than us. His opponent Jones Foles ranks seventh in the super middleweight class. I, Andzej Fonfala, and Andre Berto have all defeated him. I don't think Link can beat Andzej and Andre Berto, let alone KO them. It's impossible."

Everyone heard it and it seemed to make sense.

Previously, Link had fought very reluctantly in the regional competition and almost failed. Now it is the national finals, and the boxers are as strong as Jones, or even stronger.

It was very difficult for Link to defeat one Jones, and he wanted to defeat several?

It was indeed a bit arrogant.

In addition, they also heard that Link was originally going to change his tactics and give up the way of KOing his opponent in the finals. It was the media reporters who liked to stir up trouble that set a trap for him. He was forced to change his words and announced that he would continue his previous style.

This shows that he did not have much confidence in the finals and decided on the tactics in a hurry.

In this way, although Link is troublesome, there is no need to worry too much.

The game is about to start. Everyone returned to the lounge to prepare. Link also put on boxing gloves and strode onto the ring.