"I just want him to lose!" an old man with a gray beard roared angrily.
His name is Fraser, he is the chairman of the World Boxing Association WBA, and he looks like a very stubborn old man.
"Is there any deep hatred between Mr. Chairman and Kevin Taylor? Why is Mr. Chairman so angry when Kevin Taylor is mentioned?" a young man asked in a low voice.
The middle-aged man next to him made a "shh" gesture and said softly: "Just wait and see, Mr. Chairman will tell you. As this person gets older, he will also become nagging."
Sure enough, before anyone else asked, Frazier told all the reasons.
"When Taylor first debuted, I was so optimistic about him. I invested so many resources in him to train him, promote him, build momentum for him, and make him the most famous super boxing champion in the world. , and how did he repay me? He was like a beast in heat, completely unable to control his lower body, and actually raped an American lady! He was in prison during his heyday, and all the thoughts I spent on him It’s all wasted!”
"Later he was released from prison. I thought he would change his mind and start a new life. I forgave him and gave him a lot of resources to promote him, build momentum for him, and arrange the most favorable games and opponents for him. I once again I trained him to become the number one boxing champion of the WBA, but what did he do in return for me? He bit Highfield's ear in such an important match!"
"For that match, our WBA invested the most resources in its history to promote it. I almost used all the media relations. We sold the broadcast rights of the match to dozens of countries and launched a massive global live broadcast. We succeeded. It attracted the attention of the whole world, but that damn Kevin Taylor turned this game into a farce! If you can't beat him, bite your ear? Bastard! Because of this incident, I am still the object of ridicule by others! "
"If possible, I will send a boxing champion level person to give Kevin Taylor some color and let this damn guy leave my sight forever!" Frazier said this and took several deep breaths. , to calm down, and then ordered: "You go and inform Nicholas that if he beats Taylor, our WBA will give him more resources and will strongly support him to become the next boxing champion. Tell him that this is I said!"
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"Is this really what Chairman Fraser said? The WBA is willing to invest more resources in me?" Nicholas asked with a look of surprise.
The agent nodded: "Chairman Frazier promised it himself, so in the next game, you must beat Taylor. As long as you win, from now on in the WBA, we will have the wind and the rain. You have the opportunity to become The WBA’s top boxer.”
No sports organization can have unlimited resources, so there will be no so-called fairness in resource allocation. There will always be a few athletes who are highly praised by sports organizations, and they will be set up as a banner by sports organizations and win. More resources and benefits.
For example, in the NBA in basketball, among every generation of players, there will always be one player who is dubbed the "godson of the president." This player must be the "big brother" that the NBA league highly praises, and the NBA league will also look after him. Spend more resources on yourself and give him more preferential treatment.
The same is true for football, whether it is La Liga, the Premier League, or Serie A, each football league will have one or two stars who are well-known around the world. This familiarity also includes non-fans, that is to say, even if they are not fans, Their names are also known, which is the result of sports organizations tilting their promotional resources.
The same goes for other sports. You can package one or two sports stars, invest a lot of advertising resources on them, and give them certain preferential treatment during games. Then you can use this sports star to drive the entire sports league, and even The development of the entire sport. This is like a "king-making" movement, artificially creating a king and putting it in the public eye so that everyone can respect him.
Taylor used to enjoy this kind of treatment back then, and he received the most resources, so his name was resounding all over the world, and everyone knew it.
This kind of thing is actually an opportunity, and it is a rare opportunity. There are so many excellent boxers in the world, but only a few can really get this opportunity. After all, resources are limited. There are even many gold belt winners who will not be highly praised by boxing organizations. So for Nicholas, this promise from WBA Chairman Frazier is undoubtedly a big piece of pie falling from the sky.
"Don't worry, I will win, I will definitely win! Taylor is old, he is just a paper tiger now." Nicholas' eyes flashed.
"Don't take it lightly. Don't forget that he just defeated Sanders, and it only took one round." The agent reminded kindly.
"That's just a coincidence! You should have read the post-match comments written by Mason, right? Good luck will not always favor one person." Nicholas clenched his fists with strong fighting spirit: "Besides, I once lost I gave it to him once, this time, I will never lose again!"
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In high-level professional boxing, there are not many opportunities for boxers to meet old enemies in the boxing ring. Many boxers will never fight the same opponent twice in their lives, so there are few so-called "revenge battles" in boxing matches. It is true that once a revenge battle occurs, it will inevitably become the focus of media hype.
This is the case for this game. Three years ago, Nicholas challenged Taylor for the WBA gold belt, but was knocked down by Taylor. Now Nicholas can be considered a comeback. However, after two years of suspension, Taylor's points were cleared and everything had to start from scratch. Therefore, the identities between the two also changed, and Taylor became the challenger.
Standing on the boxing ring, looking at Nicholas, who was a head taller than him, Taylor's face was calm.
Around the stadium, unfriendly voices still dominate the mainstream. The victory against Sanders in the last game obviously did not change the public's view of Taylor. The vast majority of people still do not think highly of Taylor and hope that he will be knocked down by Nicholas. Eventually lost the game.
Finally, with a "dong" sound, the bell rang for the start of the game.
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In the gaming company's operating room, as the game started, the trader pressed the closing button, and the computer ran rapidly. All the betting information for this game automatically generated a report and displayed it on the computer screen.
"There is another big bet. I want Taylor to knock out Nicholas in the first two rounds. Will he be the same guy as last time, but this time, Lady Luck may not favor him. Coincidences cannot happen twice in a row. "The trader said in a sour grapes tone.
"That's not necessarily true." Another trader next to him stretched his head over, looked at the computer screen, and said, "Maybe Kevin Taylor will win this time!"
"How is that possible? Didn't Mason's post-match comments say that Taylor's victory was a complete coincidence? That comment was very reasonable. And the reason why our company offered such odds was based on his opinion. ." The first trader argued.
"I don't think so. The match between Taylor and Sanders ended in one round. Strictly speaking, the match only lasted for more than a minute before Taylor knocked Sanders to the ground. The match ended too quickly. It’s fast. The effective data that can be provided in such a short period of time is very limited, so in my opinion, Maison’s post-match comments are more of his inferences and guesses, lacking theoretical basis.” Secondly. A trader said.
"So you are optimistic about Taylor?" the first trader asked with a smile.
The second trader shook his head: "No, I don't mean that. What I mean is that Mason's point of view is not necessarily correct. I study statistics, and I believe in data, not so-called guesses." .”
"But if you look at the betting data, players are obviously more optimistic about Nicholas." The first trader pointed at the computer screen.
"They may have been misled. They listened to the experts' conclusions instead of making judgments based on their own understanding." The second trader said rationally.
"Well, I can't convince you, and I don't want to argue with you. Facts speak louder than words. Just wait and see. I think it won't be long before the news of Nicholas' victory will come."
While the trader was talking, the phone suddenly rang. He immediately made a silent gesture and then answered the phone.
"Hey, it's me, what did you say, export the revenue results? Isn't this what you should do after the game? What? The game is over?"
The first trader looked at his watch subconsciously, and then said: "I didn't quite hear it clearly. Are you talking about the game between Nicholas and Taylor? Is that the game? It's over? How is this possible! I'm here The set has just been closed, it's only been a minute, right? How come the game is over? Could it be that there was an accident and the game was terminated?"
There was a burst of hurried explanations on the other side of the phone, but the trader's expression became more and more solid. When he put down the phone receiver, he looked like a statue in the park.
"What happened?" the second trader asked.
"They said the fight was over. Tyler won, he knocked Nicholas out in the first round!"
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At the competition site, Nicholas launched the first round of attack without any testing.
Nicholas's nickname is "Hurricane". Being able to call him this nickname means that his offense is very strong and very destructive. When his combination punches are used, even those boxing champions who have won the gold belt will be beaten. They will choose to retreat. They will not confront Nicholas head-on, but will defend honestly.
However, there is no word "defense" in Taylor's dictionary. For Taylor, the way to attack is to move forward, and the way to defend is to move forward. Using offense instead of defense is his main method of defense.
Taylor's size and wingspan are not an advantage in heavyweight boxing, and his attack range is not as good as that of his opponents, which means that once he enters a defensive battle, he will be at an infinite disadvantage. It's like two people fighting, one holding a spear and the other holding a dagger. The person holding the spear is constantly poking the opponent with the spear. If the person using the dagger keeps giving in and defending, he will never win. , if the person using the dagger wants to win, he must get close to the opponent and let the opponent enter the attack range of the dagger.
Taylor certainly knows his shortcomings. His arms are not long enough, so when he hits anyone, he will only move forward. When he faced Nicholas' attack today, he would not choose to give in and defend, but would use dodges and Sliding forward with a fake movement.
"Bang!" Nicholas quickly withdrew his fist, but he could feel that his punch hit something real.
"Hit!" Nicholas was delighted, but his fist did not stop and struck Taylor's head again.
Taylor once again avoided the vital parts and was not hit in the head by Nicholas, but he was hit hard by Nicholas on the body. After all, this was a heavyweight boxing match. If it were an ordinary person, Even if he was hit in a place with plenty of flesh to carry the blow, he would still be beaten to the ground.
"Effective hit!" the commentator couldn't help shouting, and the audience at the scene also became excited. At this moment, they seemed to see Nicholas' hope of winning.
The scoring system of professional boxing is different from that of amateur boxing. Amateur boxing has a scoring system, for example, one point is awarded for a valid hit; while professional boxing uses a deduction system, such as one point is deducted for being hit. In fact, after twelve rounds of a game, there are often two scores of about 110. Obviously, the points deductions for both sides are not many. This also illustrates from the side that in a professional-level high-level game, if you want to get an effective attack, In , it is not easy to let your opponent deduct points.
In the boxing ring, although he received two punches, Taylor was not disturbed in any way. It is said that if you want to learn to hit people, you must first learn to take beatings. Professional boxers are relatively good at resisting beatings. Taylor's ability to withstand beatings is definitely the best among heavyweights, and he will not be affected even after being hit twice. And his two blows were not in vain. He was already close to Nicholas. At this time, Nicholas had already entered Taylor's attack range.
Taylor swung his fist without hesitation and unleashed a combination of punches.
Nicholas suddenly felt as if he had returned to three years ago, when he faced Taylor as a challenger, and Taylor used the same moves, rushing towards his attack, and then a combination of virtual and real punches.
In the flash of lightning, Taylor's body shook rapidly, punch after punch. Nicholas dodged left and right while constantly resisting with his arms.
Suddenly, there's an opening to Nicholas' left and Taylor's right uppercut has landed.
"Oops!" Nicholas yelled, and he hurriedly dodged in the other direction.
The next moment, Nicholas suddenly felt as if his cheek had hit something.
"It's over, I was fooled, it was a false move!" When Nicholas realized this, he felt his whole head buzzing, and his eyes went dark.
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In the eyes of the audience, Nicholas made a very stupid move. He actually hit Taylor's fist with his head, and the result was predictable. Taylor's punch could kill a cow. If he hit Nimras firmly in the face, Nicholas would definitely faint.
But those old viewers who have watched boxing for more than ten years are extremely familiar with this scene. Ten years ago, Taylor relied on this method to dominate the heavyweight boxing world.
This is Taylor's attack, which is virtual and real. His body shakes are mixed with various fake movements, making it difficult to judge. When he actually punches, it looks like there is no flashiness, but in fact the opponent has already She fell into his trap and was dizzy by his fake moves.
Nicholas fell to the ground like a dead pig, and the referee once again grabbed Taylor's arm, held it high, and declared him the winner.
"Tyler won again, just like last time, in the first round!"
"And this time the victory will be faster. When they played Sanders in the last game, they were testing each other. This time the two directly attacked each other at the beginning of the game, and then Nicholas fell. ! This game is too fast!"
Someone couldn't help but look at the timer on the sidelines. On the electronic timer on the sidelines, the time of the first round was only 37 seconds!
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"I won again. It feels so easy to win." Li Dai couldn't help but touch his chest pocket. The betting voucher was still there. Now this small betting ticket is worth millions.
"In the next game, the bookmaker will learn from the experience and won't offer such high odds." Dai Li looked at the timer in the distance and couldn't help but laugh: "It only took 37 In seconds, the difficulty copy is cleared!"