Zhang Guan himself did not expect that Povetkin would admit defeat so happily and willingly suffer his "first defeat".
Of course, this kind of charity exhibition match is not a formal match and cannot be counted as Povetkin's defeat in the true sense. Of course, it will not be counted in Povetkin's results.
Many people even felt that everything was arranged in advance before the game. There was a set script. Both sides acted according to the script and performed a few symbolic rounds. In the end, Povetkin took the initiative to admit defeat. This can be regarded as completing what the guests should do.
People didn't care about the final outcome, but the game was still very exciting to watch. Even to an insider, it was a thrilling game.
Povetkin also gave interviews to the media.
"Zhang Guan is a very good athlete, and he is also a very good boxer. His skills are very good, and his judgment and adaptability to situations are also top-notch. More importantly, he has a big weapon that can almost make him To be in an invincible position, that's the butterfly step! It's the butterfly step of Muhammad Ali! I even think that most of the heavyweight boxers currently in service are not Zhang Guan's opponents. Fortunately, Zhang Guan is not focused For boxing, otherwise he would probably have dominated the entire boxing world!"
"About the butterfly step? I know some people thought it was just media hype before, and I have seen similar comments. But after today's game, I can confirm that Zhang Guan used the butterfly step. I have not experienced Ali's At that time, I was still very confident in my judgment and I believed that there was nothing wrong with my judgment. That was really the butterfly step!"
Povetkin's interview immediately aroused heated discussion in the boxing community. Prior to this, only some boxing commentators or retired boxers claimed that Zhang Guan used the butterfly step, but whether it was true or not has not been proven. In particular, the party involved, Ali, did not express any expression, so the butterfly step incident was considered to be media hype.
But Povetkin's statement proved to the world that Zhang Guan used the butterfly step.
If other boxers said the same thing, people might not believe it and think it is still hype. But Povetkin saying the same thing is enough to convince many people. Even many professional boxers will believe that Povetkin said the same thing. What Witkin said.
The title of Olympic champion and world championship champion has made Povetkin a recognized technical boxer. Some people even think that Povetkin is comparable to Klitschko in terms of boxing skills, which also makes what Povetkin said even more important. Be professional and persuasive.
This is like people will believe what experts say, and in the field of science, average-level experts will believe in the judgments of high-level experts. If the professional judgments of Nobel Prize winners are at the level of Nobel Prize winners, they are almost equivalent to theorems in the minds of ordinary people. The presence. In professional boxing, Povetkin is a Nobel Prize winner, or even higher. He said that Zhang Guan used the butterfly step, as if Einstein was describing a high school physics law, as long as When spoken, it represents the truth.
Suddenly, Zhang Guan's "butterfly step" once again aroused media attention and discussion among boxing fans.
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Zhuge Wenbo knocked on the door and hurried in. When he saw Zhang Guan, he immediately said loudly: "Zhang Guan, is there another trouble coming to your door?"
"What's going on?" Zhang Guan asked impatiently.
"It's not because of your butterfly steps!" Zhuge Wenbo pulled up a chair and sat down.
"Butterfly step again? Haven't I already been interviewed by the media? The media's manuscript has been sent out and many portals have reprinted it. I saw it yesterday. Why are there still reporters holding on to it?" Zhang Guan asked.
These days, many media have come to interview Zhang Guan. These people are all here for the "Butterfly Step", including domestic media and foreign media. All this is of course thanks to Povetkin. He personally proved that Zhang Guan used the butterfly step, which naturally attracted the media.
Zhang Guan didn’t have much time to respond one by one, so he chose several media outlets with which he was familiar and accepted interviews. The news media are all three-minute hot. Originally, this matter had slowly calmed down, but unexpectedly Zhuge Wenbo brought new news.
"The people here this time are not the media, they are boxers. They want to fight you, saying they want to see your 'butterfly step'! The relevant letters have been sent to me." Zhuge Wenbo said. .
"Who is asking for trouble? Wait, you said 'them'? What do you mean? There's more than one person?" Zhang Guan asked.
"Of course there is more than one. Let me tell you who they are." Zhuge Wenbo took out a list from his arms and continued: "There is Sykes, an American boxer nicknamed 'Bull'. His current record is It is 25 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss; 'Tiger' Thompson, current record is 31 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss; 'Rock' Raman, current record is 45 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses; 'Fast Man' Chambers, current record is 35 wins and 1 Draw, 1 loss…”
Zhuge Wenbo listed a series of seven or eight people, many of whom were names Zhang Guan had never heard of, and judging from their records, almost all of them were well-known boxers.
The World Boxing Association has regulations on protecting boxers. Even if the boxer is unharmed after the game, he must take a mandatory period of rest, at least half a month. Some boxers who are injured during the game , the mandatory rest period can even last up to half a year, so boxers with relatively average fighting ability cannot fight two or three games a year. Under normal circumstances, it takes about five or six years for a boxer to complete thirty games. As a professional boxer, if he fights for five or six years and loses only one game, even if he is not a boxing champion, he can still be regarded as a "quasi boxing champion".
But now, such a large group of "boxing champions" or "quasi-boxing champions" are coming to Zhang Guan to see Butterfly Step and have a match with Zhang Guan. In Zhang Guan's view, this is indeed a big deal. A very troublesome thing.
Zhang Guan was not worried that he could not beat them. He was confident that he could defeat these "bulls", "tigers", "rocks" and "fast men". However, Zhang Guan did not have so much energy to accept their challenges. Moreover, Zhang Guan himself is not a militant. He would just play basketball, football, or throw a few tennis balls. This kind of sport of thinking of ways to beat people and ways to avoid being beaten is really not in line with Zhang Guan. Crown preference.
"Rejected them all?" Zhang Guan immediately shook his head and rejected the idea. In this kind of thing, simple and rude rejection is obviously a bad way to deal with things. Playing a game is not a matter of principle. Saying "no" to everything may be a way to solve the problem, but whether from the perspective of daily dealing with people or from the perspective of professional public relations handling, this is definitely not the best way. solution.
"Agree to them all, and then beat them into bitches one by one?" Zhang Guan frowned. This is a solution. Since they want to see the butterfly step, they will come one by one and get a beating. If you beat him, you will be honest. However, for Zhang Guan, this is probably a last resort.
"How about agreeing to a few of them and casually talking about their feelings?" Zhang Guan immediately felt that this was inappropriate. It is not easy to decide who to agree to and who not to agree to. This is not a wedding banquet. Everyone who sends out the invitation is a guest. If you agree to the "Bull" but not to the "Tiger", you are offending the "Tiger". If you agree to the "Rock" but not to the "Kuaishen", it is equal to offending the "Kuaishen". "Kuaishen". Moreover, even if you treat guests to a drink, they may not necessarily cover everything. Wasn’t it because the Queen Mother’s peach banquet didn’t invite Sun Wukong that it caused a big mess in the end
Zhang Guan thought about it for a long time and realized that he really had no good solution, so he asked: "How will our public relations department decide to deal with it?"
"The best plan given by the public relations department is to find a shield as much as possible." Zhuge Wenbo said.
"Shield? What do you mean?" Zhang Guan asked.
"That's just to find a reasonable excuse to shirk it." Zhuge Wenbo explained.
"That's not easy. Otherwise, I will report to the men's basketball team next week and play in the Turkish Men's Basketball World Championships!" Zhang Guan said immediately.
"What about after the Men's Basketball World Championships? What are you going to use as a shield?" Zhuge Wenbo asked with a smile.
"After the Men's Basketball World Championships, there will be the Asian Games." Zhang Guan continued.
"What about after the Asian Games?" Zhuge Wenbo sighed, and then said: "Don't forget about Chagayev. When you were driving an F1 car last year, he wanted to have a fight with you. Later, you won the Winter Games. The Olympics were used as an excuse, but you still didn’t push it away? Just after the Winter Olympics here, people came to your door again! In the end, you still had to agree. Although Chagayev was injured and could not make it, Bo Witkin is here!"
Zhuge Wenbo said this, leaned back on the chair, and continued: "Learn from the past! You have to know that people who can become professional boxers are very persistent, or stubborn, and they are not the kind that you can just delay. Just be willing to back down!”
"That's right. It's impossible for a lazy person to become a professional boxer. The same is true in life. Those who like to hit people are often stubborn and unwilling to compromise." Zhang Guan shrugged. Then he asked: "Then the publicist gave me this bad idea?"
"The public relations side wants you to find a reasonable excuse as a shield, not just a random excuse." Zhuge Wenbo continued: "The plan proposed by the public relations side is to find a top boxer as your shield. That is If you are asked to make an appointment with this top boxer, the other challengers will have to wait. As long as you and this famous boxer do not fight for a day, they will have to wait. "
"Isn't that still delaying? What's the difference between this and using the Men's Basketball World Championship as a shield as I said?" Zhang Guan asked.
"Of course there is a difference, and the difference is huge. Let me give you an example, such as the fight of the century between Tyson and Holyfield. The two sides fought twice in two years, and during that period they did not fight other games. Because no other boxer challenged the two because their level was not enough. During the time they were preparing for the fight, if someone wanted to challenge Tyson, he must at least be of Holyfield's level. Likewise, if someone If he wants to challenge Holyfield, he must be a boxer of Tyson's level. If he challenges without that level, he will become a laughing stock." Zhuge Wenbo explained.
Zhang Guan nodded to express his understanding. It was like a lion and a tiger fighting, and the only ones who could intervene were beasts like black bears, such as jackals and foxes. Even if they wanted to get a share of the pie, they didn't have the strength. Thinking of this, Zhang Guan said: "Boxers of the same level as Tyson and Holyfield? How many were there in that era? Doesn't that mean the two of them are playing!"
"Someone also intervened at the time, and that was your coach Lewis. During the two fights between Tyson and Holyfield, Lewis once challenged Tyson, but was rejected by Tyson. In fact, at that time, except for Tyson and Holyfield, Apart from Field, only Lewis can reach that level." Zhuge Wenbo continued: "So what you have to do is to find a top boxer to perform a scene with you."
"Who is more suitable?" Zhang Guan asked next.
"The most suitable candidate is definitely Klitschko!" Zhuge Wenbo continued: "If Klitschko can cooperate with you in a scene, that would be the best. Klitschko is in weight There are overlords in the world of boxing. If you make a fight, other boxers will definitely make way for Klitschko. I believe no boxer will steal Klitschko's limelight."
"Then if we do this, will it have any impact on Klitschko?" Zhang Guan asked immediately.
"No, you are not a professional boxer. Your fight with Klitschko is at best an exhibition match. A commercial performance with a singer is the same. The boxing association's mandatory rest regulations will not affect the exhibition match. So the most important thing is whether Klitschko is willing to help with this. If you think this plan is feasible, I will contact Klitschko's agent immediately." Zhuge Wenbo said.
"Okay, just do as you say. I hope Klitschko is willing to give me some face." Zhang Guan said.
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Ukraine.
"Zhang Guan wants to use me as a shield?" A contemptuous smile appeared on Klitschko's face.
"Vladimir, I think we might as well agree to Zhang Guan. We have nothing to lose. At most we just send out a press release to respond, but we can gain a friend. It's always good to have one more friend, and after all, Zhang Guan is the leader of the world. The greatest athlete in the world, give him a face, and you will definitely be rewarded in the future." The agent said.
"What can he give me in return?" Klitschko curled his lips, and then said: "I heard that he can also do Ali's butterfly step? Huh! What's the butterfly step? Boxing champion Ali? The greatest boxing champion in history. ? That’s because you were not born in the same era as me! Sooner or later, I will surpass Ali, and I will become the greatest boxing champion in history!"
When Klitschko said this, he turned to his agent and said: "If you refuse them, I don't want to fight with him! If the butterfly step is really that good, then let him meet those challengers. !”
(End of chapter)