"Now we invite the famous boxing commentator Mr. Mattson!" The talk show host waved his hand and pointed the camera at the entrance of the stage. Mattson wearing a white suit appeared there, smiling at the audience. The audience waved and quickly walked to the stage and sat on the sofa opposite the host.
The host made a few teasing jokes to liven up the atmosphere, and then got down to the topic: "Mr. Mason, you are known as the 'betting light' of professional boxing. In terms of predicting the outcome of the game, you are the best There must be a unique secret, right? You can tell me secretly, but I will never tell them!"
The host pointed at the audience, and this American humor immediately caused a burst of laughter in the audience.
Mason spread his hands and replied: "Actually, there is no secret. You need to observe, observe the characteristics of each boxer, find their strengths and weaknesses, and then analyze..."
"It sounds simple, but we all know it's difficult. I often confuse the two boxers, let alone remember their characteristics." The host interjected.
“It’s a bit difficult for ordinary people, so I’ll teach you the simplest method, which is to follow my blog, my Twitter, and my Facebook. That way you can get a conclusion directly. !" Mason said with a smile on his face.
At this moment, a sudden change occurred, and a black thing suddenly flew into the camera screen and flew directly towards Mason.
"Poof!" The black thing hit Mason directly in the face.
The black thing fell on the ground, and people saw clearly that it was a black leather shoe. Looking at Mason's cheek, there was a black mark that was obviously a shoe print.
"You are such a liar, why do you have the face to sit here and talk! That's bullshit 'Betting Light'. I bet on Taylor's first two games based on your judgment and lost ten thousand dollars!" Among the audience, one The bearded man shouted, and he still kept throwing the shoes. It was obvious that he was the one who threw the black leather shoes.
The audience suddenly started to become commotion, and people looked at the bearded man who threw the shoe. Some people even whistled and cheered for him. Maybe those people who cheered for him also lost money because of this.
The recording of the talk show had to be stopped, and security appeared to take away the man who threw the shoe, while Mason left the scene in despair. He was going to clean the shoe prints on his face.
"You blame me for losing the money? You hit me with your shoe! You didn't show any respect to me when you won the money!" Mason thought angrily.
Next to him, a staff member asked with concern: "Mr. Mason, we have controlled the guy who threw the shoe. He refused to apologize, so we have called the police!"
"Call the police? Oh my God, why did you call the police!" Mason was immediately confused.
"That person disrupted the recording of our program. Naturally, we have to call the police and give him some punishment. He will be killed as a warning. Otherwise, someone will come to disrupt the recording of our program in the future! We will also report this matter to the society. Public, let everyone know the consequences of ruining our recording of the show!" the staff member Zheng Lingran said.
"No, don't inform the public about this matter. It's best not to even call the police." Mason's expression suddenly turned into a frost-beaten eggplant.
"Why? Mr. Mason, you are a victim. Don't you want the person who treated you roughly to receive the punishment he deserves?" the staff member asked.
"I don't want this kind of thing to make a big deal. Then everyone will know that I was hit in the face by an audience's shoe during the recording of the show." Maison said immediately.
"I think you don't want others to know that your predictions were inaccurate and caused others to lose money, so you were slapped in the face! You can't be regarded as a 'betting light' for boxing. This is related to your job... "The staff secretly thought.
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"In a heavyweight boxing match last night, Kevin Taylor ushered in his third opponent after his comeback, 'Crocodile' Martinez. As a result, Kevin Taylor still only needed one round to KO. opponent."
"Kevin Taylor successfully tamed 'Tyrannosaurus' Harris in just 2 minutes and 21 seconds. Harris is a heavyweight boxer promoted by the International Boxing Federation IBF in recent years and is also one of the young heavyweight boxers. The best, many people regard him as the future boxing champion, but now it seems that Harris’ road to boxing champion is still very far away!”
"Just now, Kevin Taylor easily defeated 'Gladiator' Hood. Hood had previously been the winner of the cruiserweight WBA and WBO gold belts. After upgrading to heavyweight, he also won a Five consecutive victories, but when facing Taylor, Hood still could not survive the first round. It seems that Hood still needs more time to adapt to the upgrade from cruiserweight to heavyweight."
"Kevin Taylor finally met a champion-level opponent in his sixth game after his comeback, the former IBF heavyweight champion Lomon Solov, nicknamed 'The Behemoth'. Lomon Solov With a height of 2.13 meters, a wingspan of 2.16 meters, and a weight of 320 pounds, Taylor was like a dwarf in front of him, but even so, Lomonsolov only lasted until the second round. However, Lomonsolov is also the only opponent who has not been knocked down by Taylor in the first round since Taylor’s comeback.”
"Kevin Taylor's winning streak continues. In yesterday's match, he defeated 'Thug' Wallace and maintained his winning streak since his comeback. Wallace once won the WBO gold belt in March. , successfully crowned the WBO boxing champion. Although he lost this gold belt after only holding it for two months, it is undeniable that Wallace is the most valuable opponent Taylor has encountered since his comeback."
"Although 'Bull' Thompson has not won the title of boxing champion, it is undeniable that he has been the world's top heavyweight boxer for so many years. However, just yesterday, when he faced Kevin - When Taylor was fighting, he was beaten like a child. This game, which lasted only 1 minute and 43 seconds, was absolutely unsuspicious. Facing Taylor's ferocious attack, Thompson could only keep retreating, then retreating, and then was knocked down. …”
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Before he knew it, Taylor had won nine consecutive victories, and most of his opponents were eliminated in the first round.
Now no one will believe that Taylor's victory is a coincidence. Even a fool can see that Taylor has returned to his previous state. Just like ten years ago, no matter who the opponent is, he can defeat the opponent in one round. .
In fact, according to Dai Li's judgment, Taylor should be stronger than he was ten years ago. He now has a 27-year-old body and 32-year-old experience, which is much better than a 22-year-old body plus 22-year-old experience.
Taylor was originally an S+ level boxer. If everything goes well, he is destined to become the ruler of the heavyweight boxing world. Now Taylor is just doing what he should do.
In Dai Li's training hall, Taylor handed a check to Dai Li.
"Coach Li, I promised you before that after I pay off the money I owe to the bank, 20% of my income will go to you!"
Dai Li did not shirk and took the check directly. Now Taylor has paid off the bank debt of more than 20 million, and he has also escaped from bankruptcy protection. The moment Taylor paid off the debt, For every penny Taylor earned, 20% belonged to Dai Li.
"Boxers really make money. The competition bonuses alone can allow you to pay off your bank debt in such a short period of time. Boxing is indeed the sport with the most bonuses." Dai Li sighed involuntarily.
Generally speaking, boxing is indeed the sport with the highest prize money. The prize money for a well-known boxer can last a lifetime. Even boxers in low-level boxing leagues or newcomers to boxing will get a relatively good income.
Other sports do not have such good treatment. Those who make big money are often high-level and famous athletes, while weak athletes with no reputation and low level still have a hard time in terms of income.
For example, in golf, the income of well-known players is definitely at the top of the pyramid among athletes around the world. However, their income mainly relies on advertising endorsements and sponsorships. The unknown golfers at the bottom cannot receive it. Advertising endorsements, no competition bonuses, life may not be as nourishing as a caddy on the golf course.
Among professional sports, tennis is a relatively widespread sport in the world. However, the prize money for the singles champion at Wimbledon, the most influential tennis tournament in the world, is only over 2 million pounds; Snooker’s Wembley In the Masters, the prize money for the winner is less than 200,000 pounds. In comparison, a boxing match can easily award millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of dollars in prize money, which is really an astronomical figure.
In the early days of boxing, there were almost no rules. In the game, opponents were really beaten to death. It was very common for boxers to be beaten to death in the ring at that time. There were even bookmakers who opened "life and death banks" specifically for betting. Will the participating boxers be beaten to death? Sometimes when you encounter a psychopathic opponent, even if he surrenders, he might come back and kill him with a punch.
Boxers of that era really risked their lives in the competition. Many people would be disabled for life even if they did not die after a competition. In such a cruel competition, if the prize money is not high enough, who will participate? It is precisely because of this historical reason that the prize money in boxing is much higher than that in other sports.
The same situation applies to motor sports. In the early days of motor sports, the accident rate was very high. Cars may have exploded when they collided with each other. Racing drivers of that era also drove with their lives, so the prize money in motor sports has always been very generous. The saying that there must be a brave man under a heavy reward has been fully confirmed in these two sports.
Dai Li put the check into his pocket, and then asked: "Who is your next opponent? When will the game start?"
Taylor shook his head: "I don't know who my next opponent will be. It seems that no one wants to fight me now. They all find excuses to avoid the fight when they hear my name, so it's not easy for the boxing association to make arrangements."
Although boxers are very violent, they are not fools. When Taylor first came back, everyone thought that Taylor must be old and in poor condition, so they all wanted to use Taylor as a stepping stone. Anyone with a little bit of strength was eager to get it. Have a fight with Taylor.
Now even ordinary viewers know that Taylor has returned to the state of his youth, and has returned to the Taylor who can easily KO any opponent in one round. Who is willing to fight Taylor, who has finally fought a game, but still has to be beaten? No boxer would be so worried about being ravaged by his opponent.
Professional boxing matches are arranged by the boxing alliance. For those low-level or new boxers, they have little choice. Whoever the boxing alliance arranges for you to fight, you have to go. Not only is there no room for negotiation. , the boxers even have to thank the boxing union a lot, thanking them for giving you the opportunity to compete, allowing them to appear in front of the camera and be known by people.
For big-name and well-known boxers, they have a certain degree of autonomy in who they fight in the next match and when. If two boxers are both big-name boxers, it is normal for them to fight each other more than ten times without being able to fight. Today I don’t think the game time is suitable so I won’t play. Tomorrow I don’t think the competition venue is suitable so I won’t play. My wife’s birthday is the day after tomorrow so I won’t play. The day after tomorrow my son has a parent-teacher conference so I won’t play. I have to go to the dentist next week so I won’t play. Next month I need to take my dog for grooming, so I won’t fight...
The bigger the boxer, the more privileges he has. The world's top professional boxers are considered model workers if they fight twice a year. The number of boxing matches a top professional boxer can have in four years may be less than the number of matches an amateur boxer can have in one Olympic Games.
The gold belt holder in the boxing league is naturally the one with the most privileges. According to boxing rules, boxers with the top fifteen points can challenge for the gold belt, and there is only one gold belt. It is impossible for the boxing champion to face challenges from fifteen people at the same time. Therefore, the boxing champion has the right to choose his opponent. He can initiate a challenge from Choose one of your opponents. In order to keep their gold belts, some boxing champions look for weaker challengers.
In order to challenge for the gold belt, many challengers will discuss with the other fourteen challengers in advance so that the other fourteen people will not challenge the gold belt and give themselves the opportunity to challenge the boxing champion. This negotiation process alone is very time-consuming, plus the process of making a fight, so the so-called boxing championship matches can only be seen a few times a year.
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"If others don't dare to fight you, do you have to wait like this?" Li Dai asked.
"I plan to challenge for the gold belt!" Taylor said decisively: "Among the four major boxing alliances, the current rankings have entered the top fifteen. I have the qualifications to challenge for the gold belt, so I have already submitted to the four major boxing alliances. The belt holder challenged."
"What's the result? Did the boxing champions agree?" Li Dai asked immediately.
"That cunning Highfield, he found an excuse to avoid the battle!" Taylor clenched his fists angrily.
If there is an opponent Taylor most wants to face, it must be Highfield. In that game that year, Taylor bit Hayfield's ear, which made Taylor the laughing stock of the world. Taylor also lost the WBA gold belt. Now that Taylor has returned to his heyday, he very much hopes to find Hayfield. Take revenge and take back your golden belt.
It's just that Highfield doesn't want to compete with Taylor. In fact, Highfield has only fought two games in the past two years. He has used some rules to avoid fighting to avoid some strong opponents while continuing to retain the boxing championship belt.
In fact, Highfield has always been like this. He is not only powerful, but also very calculating. In his competition, he fights if he can win, and draws if he can't. Therefore, Hayfield is probably the person with the most draws among the heavyweight boxing champions.
Taylor continued: "Although Highfield avoided the fight, Hopkins agreed to fight me!"
"Hopkins? Is it 'Professor Steel' Hopkins?" Dai Li asked immediately.
"Yes, that's him, the holder of WBO and IBF gold belts, 'Iron Professor' Hopkins!" Taylor nodded seriously.
"My dear, we're going to fight the BOSS!" Dai Li's expression became serious.