Chapter 97： The era of seconds

Chapter 97 The Era of Counting Seconds

“Katherine, you know, Link is too much. A movie lasted 93 minutes, and he slept for 65 minutes, snoring in the middle. It **** me off.”

Outside the cinema, Selina held up her skirt, walked into the nanny car angrily, and complained to Catherine.

“Sorry, the cinema is too suitable for sleeping.”

Link chuckled.

 Last night he practiced too long in the gym and didn't take a nap at noon. However, Selina just called him to sit in front of him for a while, so he couldn't help but fall asleep again.

snort!

Selena rolled her eyes at him. Although she knew that training every day was tiring and understood him, she still had to complain in person.

Catherine smiled and said: "The target group of this movie is teenagers, not big boys like Link. It's normal for him to fall asleep. Link, how about having a potluck dinner together? I've decided on a place. Italian restaurant in front of 17th Street.”

Link looked at his watch and saw that it was almost time for dinner, so he agreed. He didn't drive and sat directly in Selena's nanny car.

“Link, how about the girls I just introduced to you? Are there any you want to meet?”

Selena took out a can of coffee from the refrigerator and gave it to him. Link replaced it with a bottle of purified water and said with a smile, "It's all good. Give me their contact information."

“Ah, you want both?”

Selena’s eyes widened in surprise.

"is it not OK?"

"Of course not. How could you do this? You are too bad."

Selena puffed out her fleshy face and raised her foot to give him a weak kick.

Catherine looked through the rearview mirror and saw the two of them talking and laughing, and couldn't help but smile.

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After the interlude, Link returned his attention to the game.

The fourth battle on the second day.

Amid much attention, Link came to Madison Garden Arena again. Due to the low attention paid to past qualifying matches, the WBA Americas Association did not do any publicity and promotion, and very few people came to watch the match.

After Link stirred up a storm of global public opinion, the WBA Americas super middleweight qualifying tournament suddenly became popular, and matches involving Link received unprecedented attention.

Before Game 4, according to news from Madison Garden Arena, 6,227 tickets had been sold, far exceeding expectations.

Link’s opponent in the fourth fight was boxer Paul Samuels from Oregon.

After the game started, the opponent adopted evasive tactics and tried to survive the 10 seconds in this way.

Yes, when you compete with others, you only need to beat the opponent to be considered a victory. When you compete with Link, you only need to survive for 10 seconds to be considered a victory.

Unfortunately, his speed was still too slow, and the 6X6.1 square boxing ring could not keep him apart. When Link saw his opponent flinching, he took two steps to catch up, forcing his opponent near the corner post, punching through the defense with one punch, and then punching KO.

Takes 9.2 seconds!

Perhaps he saw the benefits of escaping.

The opponent in the fifth fight, New Mexico boxer Martins Kukulis, also wanted to use this move to beat Link's 10 seconds.

Unfortunately, his movements were not flexible, and he only lasted 7.5 seconds under Link's violent attack.

In the sixth fight, Link faced Raul Marquez, a professional boxer who had just been promoted from middleweight. He had a professional record of 13 wins in 15 fights. Last year, he fought for 12 rounds with the middleweight world boxing champion Jermaine Taylor. The strength is good.

Everyone expected him to fight Link for a few more rounds to suppress Link's arrogance, but he only lasted 5.8 seconds.

After the game started, Raul Marquez took the lead in attacking Link, wanting to strike first. Unfortunately, his speed was too slow, and the outcome was the same as that of Romanik in the second game. Link took advantage of him and struck him. Punch KO.

After the sixth fight, the famous commentator Doug Fisher published a comment in the New York Times, saying that the super middleweight competition has entered the "second era" and that the former 12-round system has completely failed in Link's case. .

In the past six games, the duration was 6.1 seconds, 4.8 seconds, 5.3, 9.2 seconds, 7.5 seconds, and 5.8 seconds. So far, no opponent has lasted more than 10 seconds in his hands, and he is about to tie the 'Cannon' Shanon Briggs' record for the most KOs in the shortest time in a professional match.

"In the past ten years since the Tyson era, the boxing world lacking heavy hitters has been as boring as a pool of stagnant water. Although Roy Jones Jr., Mayweather, De La Hoya and others have made some waves, they have only stepped on their predecessors. He has made great progress and made no pioneering contribution to the development and popularization of boxing.

Faced with this situation, many people are pessimistic about the current situation, and even accept the reality that boxing has become a niche sport again. The recent waves Link has made in the boxing world can't help but make people shine. With his domineering attitude, Bringing the boxing game into the second era and making the game more exciting. I look forward to Link's next performance. I hope he can continue to win and bring more surprises to boxing fans. "

ˆThe media found the concept of the ‘second era’ very interesting and took the opportunity to hype the matter.

The American media said that Link is very powerful and will dominate the super middleweight competition. They said that Joe Calzaghe, Mikol and others are not his opponents. The super middleweight gold belts of the four major organizations will return to the United States. .

European media said that after Link entered the professional boxing world, he had 6 wins and 6 KOs in 6 fights. He was particularly strong and ambitious. They also said that his playing style was cold and bloodthirsty, like a ruthless 'butcher' and a 'big man'. Demon King', 'Swift Gun Link'.

However, the European media still have full confidence in Mikkel, Carl Froch, and Joe Calzaghe, believing that they will definitely defeat Link and keep the super middleweight gold belt in Europe.

Link didn't know how he could be "blackened" and turned into a character like a butcher or a big devil, but he didn't care.

No matter how loud the public opinion is and how much negative news there is, his energy and attention are focused on training and preparing for the next game.

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Bang, bang, bang!

In the boxing training ground, Link was wearing a sweaty T-shirt, waving his fists, and kept hitting the boxing shield in Morales' hand. He used the maximum strength and the fastest speed for each punch. He wanted to see himself. From the first punch to the 1,000th punch, my body began to sweat a lot and my muscles kept shaking.

Every time he punched, there would be soreness and pain in his arm muscles and other muscles. He didn't know if he still had the strength to punch the next one, but he could only grit his teeth and persevere, trying to punch as many times as possible to defeat the past. Become stronger yourself and don't give your opponents a chance to laugh. "Link, take a rest. There is still a game tomorrow, don't be too tired."

Coach Brooks shouted helplessly.

When I was coaching boxers in the past, he often yelled, 'Damn it, don't be lazy, hurry up and practice.' But when it came to Link, he needed to yell, 'Stop practicing, take a break,' and 'That's enough, no need to practice anymore.' .

He feels that his role as a coach is to hold him back.

“It doesn’t matter, I can still persist!”

Link continued to hit the fist shield with his fist. After 1,500 consecutive hits, the muscles in his arms felt like burning pain. He knew that he had reached his limit. If he continued to practice, he would strain the muscles and affect his performance tomorrow. .

“Link, good news!”

While taking a break, Simon ran into the training ground excitedly, holding a document in his hand.

"News just came from the WBA North American Association. Your opponent in the seventh and eighth games announced that he would give up the game on the pretext of a recurrence of an old injury. You don't have to participate in the next games and will directly advance to the American finals. Is this good news? ?”

Simon smiled.

“Really? I don’t think so.”

Link shook his head. He originally wanted to hone his skills in the game and gain professional experience, but both opponents gave up. This frustrated his plan. He could only continue training to gain back the lost experience.

While Link was immersed in training, the qualifying matches of the WBA continental divisions were also coming to an end.

In the North American division, there are four boxers who have reached the WBA division finals, namely Canadian boxer Jean Pascal, American boxers Rubin Williams, Jeff Lacey, and Link Baker.

 Among them, Jean Pascal defeated his opponent in 32 seconds, 95 seconds, and 63 seconds respectively in the last three qualifying races. His performance was very eye-catching.

American media believes that Jean Pascal will be Link’s first obstacle to achieving his goal of KOing everyone in 100 seconds.

September 21, at the Madison Square Garden Arena in New York, the North American Division ushered in the first round finals, Link VS Rubin Williams, Jean Pascal VS Jeff Lacey.

In this match, Link still took advantage of his heavy punches. In the fight with the opponent, he punched 54 times in 21 seconds, successfully KOing the opponent and winning his 7th professional victory.

 Jean Pascal's performance in the first round was not much worse than Link's. He KOed his powerful opponent Jeff Lacey in 82 seconds and won his 21st professional victory.

Only one day later, the North American division ushered in the second final, Link Baker VS Canadian boxing champion Jean Pascal. The winner will be qualified to challenge WBA North American super middleweight champion Jermaine Taylor.

The day before the match, the WBA North America Association posted the battle report between the two on the homepage of its website.

Jean Pascal, a Haitian-Canadian, dark-skinned, 26 years old, 179 cm tall, 183 cm arm length, amateur record of 103 wins and 18 losses, boxing gold medal at the 2001 Francophone Games, and boxing bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games.

He entered professional boxing in 2005. He currently has a professional record of 21 fights, 21 wins and 18 KOs. He is ranked 8th in the WBA super middleweight world and is considered to be the most promising winner among the four major organizations’ gold belts. One of the boxers to a gold belt.

 Link Baker, a Miami native, is 20 years old this year, with a height of 186cm and an arm length of 193cm. He is the 2008 Golden Gloves Championship champion and the 2008 Olympic super middleweight champion. He has an amateur record of 27 fights, 27 wins and 26 KOs.

He has a professional record of 6 fights, 6 wins and 6 KOs. Currently, he is not ranked within the WBA organization. However, in the first seven games, no one can last more than 30 seconds in his hands. He is also considered to be the super middleweight of the four major organizations. One of the 'candidates' for the world boxing championship.

In addition, on the eve of the game, major gaming companies and casinos in North America have launched new gaming projects:

The odds of betting on Link to win are 1:1.2

Jane Pascal won 1:2.5

 Link won by KOing Pascal within 100 seconds, 1:3.7;

Jean Pascal won by KOing Link in 100 seconds, 1:10.2;

etc.

Judging from the odds of various events, bookmakers believe that Link can defeat Pascal, but they still have doubts about his ability to KO Pascal within 100 seconds.

The match between the two was still held at the Madison Square Garden Arena. On the day of the match, the arena announced that a total of 13,072 tickets had been sold, which was also the largest audience for a WBA North American match.

“Link, are you nervous?”

In the lounge, Dino Duva kept rubbing his palms and walking up and down the aisle.

“You look more nervous than me.”

Link sat on the sofa, raised his fists, and asked Coach Brooks and Morales to help wrap the palm bandages.

"Yes, I'm very nervous. I bet 100,000 US dollars on you. If you lose, this month's pocket money will be gone. Link, you must win. You must defeat Pascal within 100 seconds. If If you win, I’ll ask you to pick up girls. Well, if you don’t like picking up girls, how about I give you a sports car?”

Dino came over and asked.

"Dino, stop talking nonsense! Gambling is your business and has nothing to do with Link. Don't interfere with Link here. Link, just relax and play, don't be affected by him."

Coach Brooks pushed Dino away and said.

Link glanced at Dino and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely win."

“Then come on!”

(End of this chapter)