Chapter 593 Grit your teeth and hold on

This match was organized by the WBA boxing organization, with a large scale and influence.

There was a half-hour warm-up performance before the match, and singers such as Lady Gaga, One Direction, Drake, and several top singing and dancing performance teams in Las Vegas were invited to perform.

After the performance, Link and Klitschko took the stage, and the match officially began.

"Boxing!"

The referee waved his arm.

Link and Klitschko touched their gloves and took a step back. When Link was ready to punch, Klitschko took the lead.

Klitschko is 39 years old this year. Although he is not in his prime age, he is in his prime and his physical strength has not declined much. He punches very fast and his fists are very heavy. With a 206-centimeter arm span, if the opponent is not prepared, he can easily be knocked down by one punch.

Fortunately, Link carefully studied the opponent's boxing style and methods before the match.

Klitschko has first-class skills. Like his brother, he is an athlete trained in the Soviet era. His fighting style also inherits the style of the former Soviet boxing team. He has both strength and tactics, and his fighting style is fierce.

He also has good physical fitness, and he is not lacking in speed, strength, and reaction ability.

Except that he is not as good as the top black boxers in terms of resistance to blows, he has almost no shortcomings in other aspects.

Facing such a nearly perfect opponent, Link did not intend to defeat his opponent with sneak attacks or cunning tactics. He wanted to defeat his opponent with upright boxing tactics and declare to everyone that he is qualified to dominate the heavyweight field.

Facing Klitschko's fist, Link dodged sideways and then punched Klitschko's left abdomen.

It's just that Klitschko is tall, has long arms, has a larger attack range than Link, and stands farther away.

When Link punches, Klitschko only needs to take a half step back to avoid it.

So it is difficult to hit the opponent.

After dodging his fist, Klitschko pressed forward, punched with both fists, and attacked Link's head with a dense rhythm.

Link fought and retreated, and at the same time, he found the right opportunity to attack Klitschko and interrupted his opponent's rhythm.

In the first round, both sides attacked and defended each other. Klitschko threw 154 punches, 12 of which hit Link's shoulders, chest and other parts, and 0 hit his head. Link threw 102 punches, 17 hit his opponent's chest and abdomen, and 0 hit his opponent's head.

Judging from the situation in the first round alone, the outcome is unclear.

After a one-minute break, the game continued. This time, Klitschko continued to maintain the rhythm of the first round, using his arm length and speed advantages to oppress Link, step by step, trying to break Link's defense and expand his advantage.

After exchanging a few punches with the opponent, Link made some fine-tuning in tactics, still focusing on defense, but more actively in offense, actively entering the opponent's attack range, and risking being hit to find a way to hit the opponent's head.

The first round of the fight between the two was very intense. Now Link accelerated the rhythm of the attack and took the initiative to fight with the opponent. The game became more intense. The two sides punched back and forth on the ring and soon sweated profusely.

The audience under the ring was also very satisfied and shouted continuously.

"Link, hit hard! You are only one step away from the champion of the four major organizations."

Mario waved his fist and shouted under the stage.

"Hehe, don't you hate Link? Why are you cheering for him?"

Golden Reggie laughed.

"Don't talk nonsense! When did I hate Link?"

Mario said with a wrinkled face.

Golden Reggie smiled and looked at Coach West who was a little nervous next to him.

"Don't worry, Link will definitely win."

"I understand, but I just find it a little incredible. I still remember meeting Link in a boxing bar in Miami in 2009. At that time, he was not a formal boxer. It only took seven years for Link to go from super middleweight to light heavyweight, and then to heavyweight champion. His growth rate is beyond imagination."

Coach West sighed as he watched Link, who was strong and fierce in the boxing ring.

"What's that? In the past seven years, Link has not only become the overlord of three levels, but also a superstar and a billionaire. There is no one in the world who is stronger than him."

Mario said.

"Not bad, you have learned to flatter, which shows that you have become smarter."

Golden Reggie laughed.

"Shut up!"

Mario glared at him and continued to watch the game on the boxing ring.

At 87 seconds into the game, Klitschko took advantage of his arm length and first knocked Link's arm away with a swing punch in a combination punch, and then hit Link's forehead with a jab. If Link hadn't dodged in time, he would have been hit hard.

But when Link was hit, his left uppercut also hit Klitschko's chin from bottom to top.

Klitschko was hit and fell back two steps quickly.

Link took a step forward and approached Klitschko, and threw a swift jab, hitting down and up, up and down, hitting Klitschko's chest and abdomen eight times in a row, and hitting Klitschko's side face once.

After being hit, Klitschko took the initiative to distance himself from him to prevent being hit by him again.

Link took advantage of the victory and approached his opponent to continue to launch a fast attack, but this time Klitschko was prepared and defended with all his strength. Link threw more than 70 punches, but only hit the opponent's body more than 10 times, and failed to hit the opponent's head.

After the second round, Link and Klitschko retreated to the corner to rest. While Link was drinking water, he noticed that Klitschko was standing by the ring, discussing tactics with Klitschko.

"Link, this is the final heavyweight showdown, try to be steady, your physical strength is better than your opponent, and the advantage will be greater in the second half."

Coach Brooks said.

Link nodded and said "I understand". Although he is used to making his own tactics during the game, he also attaches great importance to the opinions of the coaching team. The spectator is clear, and the same is true in boxing.

Ding Ding Ding!

The third round of the game begins.

Originally, Link was also prepared to follow the advice of Coach Brooks and play more steadily, but the opponent became the defensive side after he came on the stage, blocking his fists in front of him, moving flexibly, and keeping a distance of more than one meter from him, and seemed to be prepared to adopt a steady and steady tactic.

Link tried several times and decided not to fight with the opponent. He let go of his hands and attacked, and his fists hit the opponent's double arm defense continuously.

Klitschko's punches were no less heavy than his, but Link believed that no one could match him in endurance and physical strength.

He used his full physical strength and endurance advantages to continuously throw heavy punches.

Bang, bang, bang!

In the 89th second of this round, he broke through Klitschko's defense with a straight punch and hit the opponent's left rib hard, making the opponent groan and subconsciously lower his arm to block to prevent his left rib from being hit again.

At this time, Link followed with a left hook, and his fist hit Klitschko's side face steadily with a sound of breaking wind.

Klitschko staggered after being hit, took a step back and hit the ropes.

Link saw that his opponent did not fall to the ground, so he chased him and took the opportunity to expand the victory, preferably to knock down his opponent in one fell swoop.

But Klitschko was very experienced in competitions. When he had no time to defend, he used a hugging tactic to restrict Link's fists.

"Break!"

The referee came to intervene.

Klitschko let go of his arms and took a step back. Link also shook off the sweat on his arms and stared at his opponent.

"Wladimir, hold on!"

Klitschko shouted in Russian from the audience.

Klitschko looked at Link with a bit of cruelty on his face.

In terms of emotional management, Klitschko was obviously not as good as Klitschko.

Regardless of the opponent's expression, Link immediately approached his opponent and launched a strong attack after seeing the referee signal the game to continue. He punched the opponent's arms one after another, not sparing any strength and not afraid of excessive consumption.

At this moment, he only wanted to win.

Bang!

After punching 53 times in a row, Link took advantage of the opponent's inability to defend and used a right swing again to sweep the opponent's side face.

Klitschko's head was shaken by the beating, sweat shook out of his short hair, and his body center of gravity shifted.

Seeing that Klitschko was about to use the ropes to stabilize his steps, Link took advantage of his speed and chased after him and punched Klitschko.

Bang!

Klitschko failed to hold on this time and fell heavily on the ring.

"God, that's great."

"Link, well done."

"Link, the god of boxing."

Tens of thousands of spectators at the scene were cheering for Link.

Although Klitschko fell to the ground this time, it was not serious and he stood up quickly.

Ding Ding Ding!

The third round ended. In this round, he punched 231 times in a row, hit the opponent's chin three times, and caused the opponent to fall to the ground once.

Klitschko punched 132 times in this round, hitting Link's head twice, causing Link to suffer minor injuries.

Link also sweated a lot because of the high frequency of attack and the large consumption of physical strength.

In the fourth round, Klitschko continued to defend and defend, ready to fight to the end.

Link also bit his braces and insisted, continuing to use his speed and physical strength to attack his opponent, not intending to save energy.

At 134 seconds into the game, Link broke through the opponent's defense again and hit Klitschko's chin with a hook.

Crack! Although Klitschko's teeth were protected by braces, they also made a clear sound of collision.

Klitschko staggered a few steps and tried to stabilize his body, but unfortunately the impact of this punch was too great, making Klitschko dizzy and falling on the stage again.

"Link, good job!"

"Link, just fight like this!"

When Klitschko fell to the ground, the boxing fans in the audience stood up and shouted for encouragement.

Everyone seemed to see that Link was about to win, and they all stood up and looked at the ring, wanting to witness this moment with their own eyes, while shouting for encouragement to increase their sense of participation.

On the boxing ring, after Klitschko fell to the ground, he stood up in less than 4 seconds, but his chin became red and swollen, and his nose bled.

After the referee announced that the game would continue, Klitschko changed his defensive posture and punched Link fiercely with both fists.

Link raised his arms to defend, moved flexibly, and dodged more than 40 punches from his opponent in a row, while finding the right opportunity to counterattack.

At the 165th second, he took advantage of the opponent's exhaustion and hit the opponent's chin with a punch, but unfortunately the punch was a little weak and only made the opponent stagger.

At the end of the fourth round, Link threw 176 punches in this round, hitting the opponent's head twice and falling to the ground once. Klitschko threw more than 140 punches and hit Link's side face once.

After the start of the fifth round, Link saw Klitschko switch to defense again, and he no longer hesitated and continued to hit Klitschko's defense with both fists.

Compared with the previous four rounds, Klitschko's physical strength has decreased a lot, his flexibility has decreased, and his defense and reaction abilities are not as good as the previous four rounds.

However, Link's fists are still fierce, and his offensive rhythm is still fast. In the 34th second, he broke through Klitschko's defense again and hit the opponent's side face with one punch.

Klitschko fell to the ground, and his chin was bleeding.

The referee came to count down, and Klitschko got up after lying on the ground for five seconds.

Link bit his braces and continued to attack hard regardless of the soreness from his arm muscles. In order to protect his chin and strengthen his head defense, Klitschko's abdomen became a weak point.

Link continued to use the tactics of hitting down and hitting up, and knocked down Klitschko again in the 87th second.

"8, 7, 6, 5"

When the referee counted, the audience stared at Klitschko lying on the ground and counted down with him, like a New Year's countdown, the sound was deafening.

At the 3rd second, Klitschko staggered and got up, and the audience sighed with regret.

The match continued.

Xiao Ke stared at Link circling the ring, trying to delay the match.

Link did not intend to give the opponent time to rest, holding his breath and continuing to launch a fast attack, knocking down Klitschko again in 122 seconds.

"8, 7, 6, 5"

The referee squatted on the ground and counted, and the audience shouted.

"4, 3, 2, 1! Link won!"

Klitschko failed to stand up within the specified time, and Link's boxing fans at the scene shouted excitedly, and the atmosphere in the audience was very warm.

Link wiped the sweat off his face, raised his fists and stood on the ring, looking at the cheering faces in the audience outside the lights, and many familiar faces, including Coach West, Golden Reggie, Frank Duva, Nora Duva, De La Hoya, Morales, Coach Brooks, Assistant Simon, etc.

All of them are people I met on the road of boxing, and they are also people who have helped my boxing career.

He took a deep breath and raised his fists high.

Click!

Dozens of photographers surrounded Link under the ring and kept pressing the shutter.

This time, there would not be just one photo of his back in the newspaper, but countless photos.

No matter how the newspaper reported, it could not avoid the fact that Link had become the unique king of boxing, the most powerful person in boxing.