Klitschko is the strongest among the current heavyweight boxers. There is no doubt about this, because there is really no second person who can challenge Klitschko's status. For this reason, Klitschko is often compared with Muhammad Ali.
No one wants to live in the shadow of others, especially Klitschko. He doesn't like others to compare himself to Ali, and he doesn't want others to call him "the second Ali."
In fact, after Ali, there have been many outstanding boxing champions in history, such as Lewis, Tyson, Holyfield, Foreman, etc. They also lived in the shadow of Ali, but in that era, it was "them ", each of them has achieved the top achievements, but they have not truly dominated the heavyweight boxing world. Tyson lost to Holyfield twice, Holyfield and Lewis won one and drew one. They have been engaged in fierce competition, and they also bear the shadow of Ali together.
But now, there is no "them", only "him". In the era of Klitschko, the heavyweight boxing world is like a backwater. Because of the dominance shown by Klitschko, there is no second one. A fighter who can compete with him, but he also has to bear Ali's shadow alone.
Therefore, Klitschko rejected Zhang Guan's request. Rather than rejecting Zhang Guan, it was more like resisting Ali, because Zhang Guan possessed Ali's butterfly step.
Klitschko is very happy now, and he even feels gloating about his misfortune. He didn't realize that Ali was invincible, nor did he think that the butterfly step would be so powerful. He was very happy to see Zhang Guan make a fool of himself and see Zhang Guan defeated by a certain boxer, because in Klitschko's eyes, that , that was not only Zhang Guan’s failure, but also Butterfly Step’s failure, and Ali’s failure!
This can be regarded as Klitschko's obsession, or it can be seen as his selfishness. He does not want to live in anyone's shadow. He hopes to prove to the world that this is no longer Ali's era. And he will not be the "second Ali", he will be the unique "Little Klitschko" in the world.
However, Klitschko's determination made Zhang Guan feel passive.
"Klitschko actually refused. I really didn't expect him to be so disrespectful. It seems I didn't offend him before!" Zhang Guan recalled it carefully, but he didn't think of the past offense against Klitschko.
"Perhaps you have offended Klitschko, but you didn't pay attention to it. After all, all it takes is for them to issue a statement to respond to the media. If they are not willing to do such a small favor, maybe You offended Klitschko a lot!" Zhuge Wenbo continued: "Since Klitschko doesn't agree, what should we do next?"
"Can someone else be found to replace Klitschko?" Zhang Guan asked.
"You can find people, but I'm afraid they don't have the influence of Klitschko, so they won't have the same effect as Klitschko." Zhuge Wenbo said: "Klitschko has already ruled The heavyweight boxing world has been around for too many years. If someone else is used as a shield, it will definitely not be as effective as Klitschko. At least 'Tiger' Thompson and 'Fast Man' Chambers cannot stop them. The victory of these two people They have played more than 30 games, and so far they have only lost to Klitschko. Except for Klitschko, they may not give face to others."
Zhang Guan sighed irritably, and He Yiming, who had been silent next to him, started laughing.
"You've been a little hesitant lately!" He Yiming said suddenly.
Zhang Guan didn't quite understand what He Yiming meant, but He Yiming continued: "You were not like this before. I remember you in the past, you were always full of confidence even when you met a stronger opponent. Defeat them. At that time, you could participate in three international grand prix competitions a week. I thought you were a competition maniac. As long as there was a competition, you would get excited. Why do you shrink back when you encounter challenges from others now? Already?"
"I'm not backing down, I just find it troublesome. Besides, I'm not a professional boxer." Zhang Guan said.
"But in my heart, the moment you appear in the boxing ring, you will be a professional boxer, and you will become the strongest professional boxer." He Yiming spread his hands and continued: "I think, you There’s no need to think so much about finding a shield! Aren’t they here to challenge you? No matter what the ‘tiger’, ‘rock’, or ‘fast man’ is, fight them all back!”
"I have thought about it, but I am worried that this challenge will be endless!" Zhang Guan said.
"Our daily lives are endless challenges. Perhaps our challenges will not end until the day we leave this world. So the key is not the challenge, but the right to speak in the challenge." He Yiming continued Said: "Those top boxing champions only have to fight once a year because no one challenges them? Of course not, that's because they are strong enough, strong enough to have the right to speak, strong enough to directly reject those challenges Just like the current Klitschko, he can refuse the challenge of any first-class boxer, and others will not have any opinion on Klitschko. Instead, they will take it for granted, because if he is only a first-class boxer, He is not qualified to challenge Klitschko at all."
He Yiming said, his expression became solemn: "Instead of thinking about how to avoid these challenges and how to appease these challengers, it is better to challenge them head-on, knock them all down, and let them know that you are truly strong. Or, let them know how powerful you are. When you show that you are powerful enough, when everyone realizes how powerful you are, at that time, you can happily say 'no' and then don't care about what others think at all. You don’t even have to say ‘no’, but directly scare them, and use your strength to scare potential challengers so that they don’t dare challenge you!”
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Tony Thompson, an American heavyweight boxer, nicknamed "Tiger", has a record of 31 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss since he entered the professional boxing ring in 2000. The only defeat was to a junior two years ago. Klitschko.
Walking out of the gym, Tony Thomas saw the text message from his agent.
"Zhang Guan has accepted your challenge. Please see your email for details." Tony Thompson immediately came to the computer, opened his own mailbox, and found the new email just sent by his agent.
"The time is set for the morning of July 15th. The World Cup should have just ended at that time! Just in time, I will go to China after watching the World Cup." Tony Thompson looked at the calendar and silently planned.
At this time, the phone rang again. Tony Thompson looked at the caller ID and saw that the caller was Eddie Chambers.
Eddie Chambers is also an American heavyweight boxer, nicknamed "Fast Man". He lost to Povetkin a few years ago, but his 35 wins also illustrate his strength.
Thompson and Chambers are both world-class heavyweight boxers, and both are Americans. They have trained together many times and are relatively familiar with each other.
Tony Thompson picked up the phone, and Chambers's voice immediately sounded on the other end of the phone.
"Tony, I just received the news that Zhang Guan agreed to my challenge, so in a few days, I have to go to China, and finally I can see what Povetkin said about the butterfly step!" Chambers said.
"Did Zhang Guan accept your challenge?" Thompson said, "He also accepted my challenge. I have to go to China in a few days. By the way, did Zhang Guan tell you the time and place of the competition?"
"Of course, you want me to take a look. The location is the Olympic Village Boxing Stadium in China, and the time is July 15th!" Chambers said.
"July 15th? You must have read it wrong! The game time agreed between Zhang Guan and me is also July 15th!" Thompson said immediately.
"I'll take another look!" Chambers said after confirming, "I got it right, the time given to me is July 15th!"
"How is this possible? How can it be July 15th? There must be a mistake somewhere. By the way, is it a time difference problem? There is a full twelve-hour time difference between the United States and China. Your July 15th "Japan, is it American time or Chinese time?" Thompson asked.
"It's China's time, the letter specifically stated it." Chambers said immediately.
"Mine is also Chinese time! It is also specially marked. Could it be that Zhang Guan made a mistake?" Thompson confirmed his game time again, and then said: "At three o'clock in the afternoon on July 15th, Beijing time, I That’s what it says on the email, yes.”
"Three o'clock in the afternoon? Mine is eight o'clock in the evening!" Chambers screamed strangely: "Does Zhang Guan want to fight you in the morning? You can fight me in the afternoon! Two fights in one day? Is he crazy!"
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Ibragimov hummed a tune and looked very happy.
"You are in a good mood today!" His wife brought the fried steak to Ibragimov.
"Of course, Zhang Guan accepted my challenge at that time. After a while, I will go to China! Povetkin said that Zhang Guan used the butterfly step. I have to see it for myself!" Ibrahimovic Moff spoke.
"Zhang Guan? Is he that Chinese? I heard he was skating a few days ago. Why is he boxing now?" The wife shook her head inexplicably and asked, "Then when are you going to China?"
"Our match is scheduled for July 16. I think I should arrive in China three days early." Ibragimov said.
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The 28-year-old Alexander Dimichenko can only be regarded as a young man in the heavyweight boxing world. Dimichenko, who was born in Ukraine, has excellent physical talent and was once regarded as the successor of Klitschko. , and his record of more than 25 wins also earned him the nickname "Little Giant".
At this time, this "little giant" was facing his sparring partner, waving his fist excitedly.
"Alexander, you made a lot of unnecessary movements in your steps today!" the sparring partner said.
"Yeah, I'm trying to speed up the pace!" Dimichenko continued: "You know, on July 17, I have to go to China and fight Zhang Guan! Then I will I can try it for myself and find out whether the butterfly step is an exaggeration or is it really as powerful as the media says!"
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Among the many challengers, such as "Tiger" Thompson and "Quick Man" Chambers, challengers who communicate with each other are still in the minority. The vast majority of challengers do not know the time of other people's challenge matches. They feel like they are the only one. After all, three or four matches a year is considered too much for professional boxers. Their mindset never imagined that Zhang Guan would face one or two opponents every day.
But the stadium has to sell tickets, and they will sell tickets many days in advance, so soon after, the recent game schedule appeared on the ticket sales website, and the boxing stadium was flooded with the name "Zhang Guan".
At 3 pm on July 14, Zhang Guan will face Hashim Rahman; at 8 pm on July 14, Zhang Guan will face Jonathan Banks; at 3 pm on July 15, Zhang Guan will face Tony Thompson; At 8:00 pm on July 15th, Zhang Guan will face Eddie Chambers; at 3:00 pm on July 16th, Zhang Guan will face Sutan Ibragimov; at 8:00pm on July 16th, Zhang Guan will face off against Tomas Adamek; at 3 pm on July 17, Zhang Guan will face Steven Cunningham; at 8 pm on July 17, Zhang Guan will face Alexander Dimichenko; at 3 pm on July 18 Point, Zhang Guan will face Abdulsalamov; at 8pm on July 18th, Zhang Guan will face Derek Chisola; at 3pm on July 19th, Zhang Guan will face Gary Sykes, on July 19th At 8 o'clock in the evening on the same day, Zhang Guan faced Samuel Pitt...
Within six days, Zhang Guan will face twelve heavyweight boxers, and all of them are world-class or even world-leading boxers.
As soon as the news came out, everyone thought it was fake news, and there was even more criticism on the Internet.
"This must be a hype from the ticket sales website. These twelve people account for almost half of the top heavyweight boxers. How is it possible that they all come to China to fight?"
"It's so fake, it's really so fake! You can't even make it up. Professional boxers may not have a fight in three to five months. How can they fight 12 times in six days? This is definitely fake! "
"Are they divided into afternoon and evening? Do you think this is snooker? If you can't finish playing in the morning, you can play in the afternoon, and if you can't finish playing in the afternoon, you can play in the evening! This person doesn't even know how to box, and he dares to make up such fake news!"
"I'm really crazy about wanting to be famous. I think Zhang Guan is famous, so I use others to promote it. It's really shameless!"
The ticket sales website felt that they were more unjust than Dou E. They quickly issued a statement saying that all this was true. However, the more true this was, the more they were scolded, especially on the Internet, and even adapted it into several movies. A fresh joke.
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Facing reporters, Zhuge Wenbo had a professional smile on his face.
"We have recently noticed that a certain ticket sales website is using Zhang Guan's reputation to promote hype. We also feel that this kind of rumor-mongering is really too much. I wonder what the championship team's response will be? Are there any plans to sue this website? "The reporter asked.
"Are you talking about playing twelve games in six days?" Zhuge Wenbo asked, and the reporters around him nodded.
Zhuge Wenbo made a very helpless expression: "That is not a hype or a rumor, it is true. The schedule is completely true. Zhang Guan will face twelve opponents in six days. Of course, the ten opponents are not excluded. One of the two boxers suddenly encountered something and couldn't come."
"That's actually true?" There was an uproar at the scene.
An old reporter even said to himself: "Fighting twelve top heavyweight boxers in six days, is Zhang Guan crazy?"
(End of chapter)