August 9th was the day of the match between Zhang Guan and David Haye.
Being on the weekend, this game also attracted many spectators to watch the game live.
Sebastian looked at the already full auditorium around him and felt a little comforted. With so many spectators coming, at least a lot of tickets would be sold. Although the ticket revenue is compared to the cost of 40 to 50 million pounds, It’s a drop in the bucket, but it’s better than nothing.
The game hasn't started yet, but the audience has already started talking.
"How many rounds do you think 'Emperor Haye' can knock down Zhang Guan?"
"I think within three rounds! After all, David Haye is our strongest heavyweight boxer in the UK. I even think that even compared to Klitschko, David Haye is not far behind."
"Didn't David Haye say it before the game? Give him two minutes and he can knock down Zhang Guan."
"Do you believe what the boxer said before the match? I watched the previous match between Zhang Guan and Tyson Fury. Zhang Guan scored with very flexible steps and he was very good at dodging, so I think Zhang Guan must I think I can survive the first two rounds.”
"Listening to what you said, you must have bought David Haye to KO Zhang Guan in three rounds, right?" The person next to him asked immediately.
"Haha, you guessed it right. I did buy three rounds. What about you?" the man asked.
"I only bought the outcome." The man next to him nodded and said.
"The odds are very low in that case. After all, the entire UK knows that David Haye will definitely win this game."
"Just think of it as a welfare lottery, it's better than nothing." The man said with a smile.
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Zhang Guan stood in the boxing ring again. The difference from the last time was that this time the organizer moved to a larger venue, with more spectators around and more lights shining on the ring.
But the same thing as the last game was that the audience was still hostile to him, even more serious than the previous game.
"Emperor Haye, kill him! Kill that Chinese guy!"
Listening to this voice, Zhang Guan felt a sense of déjà vu. He looked across and saw a black man about the same height as him waiting for him fiercely.
This black man is David Haye, nicknamed "Emperor Haye".
David Haye wears dreadlocks on his head. For a black man, this hairstyle is not inappropriate, but there are obviously only a handful of boxers with long hair like this.
The color of his boxing gloves is red and blue, which are the colors of the British flag, and the front of his shorts also has a large British flag printed on it. Obviously he wants to express to the audience through this outfit that this In this game, he is fighting for his country.
At this time, David Haye kept waving his arms to the surrounding audience, which also attracted bursts of crazy cheers from the scene. Obviously, this "Emperor Haye" is extremely popular in the UK.
David Haye didn't talk a lot of useless nonsense before the game like Tyson Fury did. Obviously, as a boxing champion, he is much more mature than the young Tyson Fury, and he didn't bother to use this. This is a way to tease his opponent, but this makes Zhang Guan even more vigilant.
The referee looked at his watch, then asked all irrelevant people to leave the ring, called the two boxers to the middle of the ring, separated them with both hands, and asked the two boxers if they were ready, and after receiving the affirmation After replying, he signaled that the game could begin.
"Boom!" The bell rang to start the game, and the next moment, the audience's enthusiastic shouts rang out around the ring.
"Haye, come on!"
"Rush over, hit him, hit him!"
"Beat him, go up and beat him!"
The surrounding audience kept shouting, which instantly pushed the atmosphere to a climax.
However, no one of the two boxers in the ring immediately launched an attack. Both Zhang Guan and David Haye chose to roam at the beginning of the game. When the opponent moves forward a little, he moves back a little; when the opponent moves back a little, he moves forward a little; when the opponent moves to the left, he also turns around... Both of them are adjusting their pace, occasionally shaking their arms, but they don't punch. Not even a probing jab.
"David Haye seemed very cautious. He chose a more conservative style of play at the beginning. He did not launch an attack from the beginning. It seems that he has forgotten what he said not long ago that he would knock down Zhang Guan in two minutes! ” the narrator said.
It would be understandable if Zhang Guan played more conservatively at the beginning of the game. After all, everyone feels that Zhang Guan is the weaker side and should focus on defensive counterattacks instead of forcefully launching attacks. But the current situation on the court is that not only Zhang Guan chose to be conservative, but also David Haye, who was in a strong position, also chose to be conservative.
After all, David Haye is an extremely rich boxing champion. As the saying goes, a lion fights a rabbit. Even when facing a layman like Zhang Guan, David Haye did not rush for success, but chose to play it safe.
As a boxer who rose from heavyweight, David Haye's footwork is considered very flexible among heavyweights. It can even be said that among the well-known heavyweight boxing champions, David Haye's footwork is the most flexible. The most flexible. But compared with Zhang Guan, who was born as a sprinter, David Haye seems very clumsy.
"Sure enough, just like in the video, Zhang Guan's footsteps are more flexible than mine. I can't have the upper hand at all through footwork alone." David Haye thought of this and made some more small moves on his hands.
These little moves are mainly fake. Sometimes David Haye will actually punch, but halfway through the punch, David Haye will take it back. Obviously this is to test Zhang Guan.
Zhang Guan was not idle either. While David Haye was testing himself, Zhang Guan was also testing David Haye. It can be said that in the first round, the two men were always moving around, throwing one or two jabs at most, and they were still cautiously guarding against each other while throwing punches.
On the sidelines, Lewis nodded silently.
"David Haye fought very steadily at the beginning. He is indeed an experienced boxer. I originally thought he would choose to attack quickly at the beginning of the game, but I didn't expect that he would choose such a steady test. He is better than I have definitely matured a lot in the first two years.”
Lewis looked at his watch. At this time, there was less than twenty seconds left before the end of the first quarter.
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In the first round, both sides kept testing, which obviously made the audience find it unacceptable. Many people originally hoped that David Haye could knock down Zhang Guan quickly, but they did not expect that in the first round, David -Haye didn't have a decent offense at all.
Some people have already begun to boo, and this boo is for David Haye. Some spectators with poor quality even started to yell and curse.
David Haye kept staring at Zhang Guan, looking very calm.
"There are still more than ten seconds left in the first round. For some boxers who lack competition experience, they will relax their vigilance at the last moment of a round! I will wait until the last ten seconds before launching an attack. "David Haye thought of this, but retreated a little bit and made a defensive move.
Seeing David Haye actually making defensive moves, the audience booed again.
However, this was actually David Haye's tactic, retreating first and making defensive moves, which made Zhang Guan mistakenly think that he would drag the first round to the end instead of launching an attack in the last ten seconds. This allows Zhang Guan to relax his vigilance, and David Haye's surprise attack can actually work wonders.
Zhang Guan was also observing David Haye calmly.
"The first round of the game is about to end. David Haye chose to retreat. Is he going to end the first round like this? I originally thought that he would choose to attack fiercely in the first round as he said before the game. Woolen cloth."
Zhang Guan was just thinking, but David Haye in front suddenly started to move. He came to Zhang Guan with a sprint, and then punched fiercely.
"Oh oh oh oh!" A burst of exclamations came from all around. People did not expect that David Haye would suddenly launch an attack at the last moment of the first round. Obviously, most people at the scene did not react to this.
Seeing Zhang Guan not making any move, David Haye felt happy.
"Zhang Guan fell into the trap and hit the mark!"
However, at this moment, Zhang Guan's body suddenly exited at an oblique angle.
"Zhang Guan got out of the way! It was so fast!" David Haye could feel the empty touch on his boxing gloves, and he knew that he did not hit Zhang Guan.
However, before David Haye had time to be frustrated, Zhang Guan took a left-circling step to the right side of David Haye's body, and hit David Haye directly with a left hook.
"No!" David Haye immediately leaned back to dodge, but Zhang Guan also discovered David Haye's intention to dodge. He lowered his fist and hit David Haye hard with the punch. on the ribs.
At the same time, David Haye retreated sharply, but the punch still hit him. However, it was precisely because of this sharp retreat that he gained a space to defend, which allowed Zhang Guan's next The two punches were perfectly dodged by David Haye.
Now that David Haye was on guard, Zhang Guan did not continue to attack. He also chose to retreat and wait for the time of the first round to run out.
"What a strong body control and explosive power! My fist is already fast enough. I thought I could hit him with this blow, but I didn't expect that he could still avoid it. The muscle reaction speed of a sprinter cannot be underestimated. Look, It is impossible to hit Zhang Guan directly with an attack of the same level just now, I need to be faster and closer to Zhang Guan."
David Haye was secretly thinking that the bell for the end of the first round also rang at this time.
The referee decisively ran between the two men and signaled the game to stop, and both men consciously returned to their respective corners.
David Haye rubbed the place where he was hit by Zhang Guan. He knew that although he was hit this time, although it did not cause any substantial damage to him, he lost in terms of points. Fortunately, in the professional boxing competition The most important thing is the total points. If you lose one or two points in a round, there are still opportunities to get it back later.
"David, you just played too conservatively. Throughout the first round, you basically didn't launch any offense and kept testing Zhang Guan. You have to remember that you are the dominant side, so what you have to do is Take advantage of your situation, you have to attack, you have to keep attacking, instead of stalemate!" The coach's voice rang in David Haye's ears.
"Offensive? I don't know anything about Zhang Guan, so I kept testing him. I was getting familiar with his fighting style. However, I was still hit. I still underestimated him. Although the strength of his fists was average, but His speed and reaction are really fast. Didn't you see? The punch I just made was so sudden that he dodged it." David Haye complained.
"So you have to chase him! The reaction speed of sprinters is much faster than that of boxers. Don't forget that Zhang Guan is the fastest man in the world. If he wants to retreat, the entire boxing world will be shocked. No one can catch up with him! That’s why you have to keep attacking, compress his retreat space, and use your experience to push Zhang Guan into a blind corner. When he has no way to retreat, he must forcefully catch you. Fist it," the coach continued.
On the other side, Lewis is also coaching Zhang Guan.
"David Haye's footsteps are indeed very flexible. I wanted to continue the attack just now, but he quickly dodged it." Zhang Guan said.
"If your fist is as powerful as Tyson's, I think you can cause damage to him in a short time." Lewis continued: "David Haye's footsteps are indeed very flexible, but you are more flexible than him. , that is to say, his strengths turn into weaknesses in front of you, so in the next round, I suggest you use your strengths as much as possible and use your footsteps to put pressure on David Haye. You can use more Jab, don't worry about missing, quickly step forward to give him a punch, and then step back immediately. When he gets close to you, try to counterattack with some swinging punches. Also be careful not to go straight forward or back, your steps Being more flexible and adding some angles to your footwork will have better results!”
The one-minute break was very short. As soon as Lewis finished speaking, the referee announced the start of the second round.
"Footsteps, use your steps!" Lewis shouted from the side. This voice not only fell into the ears of Zhang Guan, but also fell into the ears of David Haye.
"Footsteps? What do you mean? Never mind, let's push him into a corner first." David Haye looked at Zhang Guan on the opposite side, but found that Zhang Guan was moving faster than just now.
"Huh?" This scene made David Haye hesitate. He began to think about how to force Zhang Guan into the corner, and it was at this moment that Zhang Guan took the lead in launching the offensive.
Sliding forward and combining jabs is a very common attack method. However, when Zhang Guan uses it, it means the word "speed". Even David Haye can detect Zhang Guan. He wanted to launch an attack, but Zhang Guan's pace still made it difficult for David Haye to adapt.
"Coming!" David Haye was about to lean back to dodge, but found that Zhang Guan's forward sliding step this time was not simply using standard boxing footwork, but with a certain tilt angle. , and this tilt angle also caused the tilt of Zhang Guan's attack angle.
"There's an angle, you can't hide like this!" David Haye realized this, but he was still half a beat too slow, and Zhang Guan's fist had already hit his shoulder. This part is not a very lethal part, but it will still be counted as a valid hit, which means that David Haye lost points again.
At the same time, David Haye took a step back and quickly avoided Zhang Guan's attack range, but he had no time to think about the points he had lost. Zhang Guan looked like he was chasing after him, and again Get close to him.
"Zhang Guan actually caught up with him! Haven't you heard that you should never chase after a poor enemy? This is an opportunity!" David Haye suddenly threw a straight punch with his left hand.
The left-hand straight punch is the type of punch that David Haye is best at, and it is also the essence of his punching skills. His left straight punch is not only fast and powerful, but more importantly, his left straight punch is always so sudden.
"Die!" David Haye roared in his heart.
However, in front of him, Zhang Guan suddenly disappeared from his attack range like a phantom.
"Missed, he dodged again, and the figure disappeared in a flash. What kind of footwork is this?"
(End of chapter)