"Charity race? You're so whimsical! But it's a good idea. www.biquge.info Boxing is indeed a sport that is very suitable for charity competitions, and it is more attractive to use this as an opening ceremony than to set up a random stage to cut the ribbon. It's just that Chagaev is a heavyweight boxing champion, and he has millions of dollars in appearance fees for any fight, and if it is a charity match, he will not earn a penny, and maybe he will have to donate out of his own pocket, so is he still willing to come? He Yiming asked suspiciously.

"It's good if he doesn't come, I don't want to fight him yet!" Zhang Guan continued: "Let's ask Chagaev's opinion first, doesn't he want to see butterfly steps?" You can't empty the white wolf! Could it be that as soon as his upper lip touched his lower lip when he made a phone call, I would have to toss with him? If you want to harvest, you always have to pay! ”

……

Chagaev came out of the training room and saw that the agent was already waiting for him outside the door.

"Ruslan (Chagaev), Zhang Guan's agent has already called me back." A very unhappy expression appeared on the agent's face.

"What's wrong? Do you seem unhappy because they're making excuses to say no again? Chagaev asked.

"No, they put forward additional conditions." The agent continued: "Zhang Guan has set up a charity fund, so he is going to have a charity exhibition match at the opening ceremony of the fund, and this is the condition they proposed. ”

"Charity exhibition match, as long as the time is right, there should be no problem!" Chagaev spoke.

"Ruslan, why don't you understand? Charity exhibition matches, which have no prize money, no revenue sharing, and no appearance fees, are not as good as ordinary commercial activities, not only do you not earn a penny, but you have to pay for a ticket to China out of your own pocket. Another point is that if the guests all pay for the donation, you can't go without a dime! So if we play a charity game, we're afraid we'll lose tens of thousands of dollars! The agent spoke.

Chagaev nodded and did not speak. The agent noticed that Chagaev did not react, so he continued to persuade: "Ruslan, why do you have to go to Zhang Guan to fight?" Actually, I don't think it's necessary at all. There was a personal feud between David Haye and Zhang Guan before, so there was a fight, but you and him were innocent. What butterfly steps, I think it's just media hype, it's just an exaggeration! Besides, a fight with Zhang Guan won't do you any good for your career rankings, and I strongly recommend that you abandon this idea. ”

Chagaev smiled slightly, he had already read through the agent's mind.

Of course, the agent doesn't want Chagaev to play charity matches, because the agent's income is linked to the boxer's income, and if he fights charity matches, the boxer can't make money, and the agent naturally can't share the money, so the agent doesn't want Chagaev to waste time in charity matches.

I saw Chagaev shake his head and said: "You don't understand, I am a boxer, and the boxing champion Ali is an existence that will take a lifetime to surpass for any boxer." I think every heavyweight boxer in the current squad wants to compete with Ali, but alas, I wasn't born in that era, I missed him! But today, now that the butterfly step has reappeared, of course I can't miss it again! ”

"But that's not necessarily true." The agent continued: "I mean the butterfly step, which is not necessarily the real butterfly step. Although it looks very similar on the surface, there is a great possibility that it is just media hype or Zhang Guan's own boasting, you know, now those trolls on the Internet only need to spend money to find a lot, and those so-called experts like to release some amazing remarks to grandstand! ”

"That's why I'm going to try it myself." Chagaev's eyes were full of determination: "Be sure to try it for yourself!" ”

……

Chagaev agreed to the request for the charity race, while Zhang Guan began to prepare for the unveiling of the "Hope Fund".

At the simple unveiling ceremony, the guests stood on the rostrum, cut a ribbon or removed a red silk, and then read a few pre-prepared speeches into the microphone, which was very boring, and the reporters' scripts were all the same, without any new ideas.

But it's different when there is a competition, even if it's a performance competition, it can attract more attention. Zhang Guan's every move has attracted much attention, and Chagaev is a heavyweight boxing champion, and he also has a certain popularity, and the boxing match between them is not worried that no one will watch it.

The charity event was finally scheduled for early May, staggering the timing of most of the tournaments. At this time, both the NBA in the United States and the football leagues in Europe have ended their respective seasons. The big-name football stars are preparing for the upcoming World Cup, and at least for this time period, the battle between Zhang Guan and Chagaev is the focus of attention of domestic sports fans.

……

At the end of April, there is still more than a week left before the charity tournament begins.

In the gym, Zhang Guan was sweating profusely, and boxing champion Lewis was standing next to Zhang Guan, guiding Zhang Guan in training.

"I'm going to take a leave of absence the morning after tomorrow." Lewis smiled a little embarrassedly and continued, "I'm going to shoot a commercial." ”

"Shoot commercials?" Zhang Guan was slightly surprised, if it was in the UK, it would be normal for someone to ask Lewis to shoot an advertisement, but this is China, and someone is looking for Lewis to shoot an advertisement, which makes Zhang Guan feel that he had underestimated Lewis's influence before.

"Speaking of this advertisement, I am also stained with your light. Your Chinese advertisers came to me to shoot commercials after they heard that I was your coach. Lewis laughed happily.

After retirement, the commercial value of athletes will inevitably be greatly reduced, so many athletes are reluctant to retire even though they are already injured, because the economic aspect will be much less after retirement. Although Lewis is a legendary boxing champion, after all, he has been retired for many years, and the commercial value he has accumulated before has been exhausted, in fact, he has not received an advertising contract for a long time.

And today I received an advertising contract again, which made Lewis overjoyed, although it is not a very valuable big contract, but it is always better to make money than to be idle and have nothing to do.

At this moment, Zhuge Wenbo hurriedly ran in.

"Zhang Guan, I have very bad news for you, Chagaev's agent just called me to inform me that Chagaev may not be able to come to the charity match. He's hurt! Zhuge Wenbo said.

"Hurt? Really? Such a coincidence? Zhang Guan asked.

"It is said that the Achilles tendon strain of the left ankle joint caused by the kidney supplement during training, and the injury is not light, Chagaev has flown to Germany for medical treatment, and it is conservatively estimated that the recovery time will be more than a month, so the charity competition will definitely not be able to participate." Zhuge Wenbo continued.

Lewis, who was next to him, immediately said: "Chagaev does have an old ankle injury, in fact, he has been plagued by injuries for the last year or two, I think if he didn't have so many injuries, maybe he could really become a second 'Tyson'." Instead of just wearing the title of 'White Tyson' now. ”

"Another athlete destroyed by injury!" Zhang Guan let out a long sigh: "What about the charity competition?" The dates have been set, the tickets have been sold out, the invitations have been sent out, and a lot of guests have been invited to watch the game, and now it is definitely impossible to cancel, if Chagaev doesn't come, I can't fight the air! I have to find someone to replace Chagaev! ”

Zhang Guan said, suddenly looking at Lewis.

"Don't look at me, I'm not playing, I've been retired for years. Besides, I can't beat you at all, go up and be beaten by you? I don't do such ugly things. Lewis shook his head immediately.

Zhuge Wenbo coughed dryly, and then said: "In terms of replacement candidates, you don't have to worry, Chagaev has already recommended another candidate to us, and in order to apologize to us, he also personally contacted that person, and that person also agreed to replace Chagaev in the competition." ”

"Who is it?" Zhang Guan and Lewis asked at the same time.

"Russian boxing champion Povetkin!" Zhuge Wenbo opened his mouth and said.

Zhang Guan hadn't reacted to who this Povetkin was, but Lewis was the first to frown: "It's him!" That troublesome guy. ”

"Povetkin? I've heard the name. Zhang Guan recalled for a moment and asked, "He's also at the boxing champion level, right?" ”

"That's right, he's in second place in the WBA rankings right now." Lewis spoke.

"The first is Klitschko Jr.?" Zhang Guan asked.

"Yes, Klitschko's position is still unshakable, but Klitschko Jr. aims for the title of super boxing champion, and it is estimated that after Klitschko Jr. is promoted to the super boxing champion, the title of boxing champion will belong to this Povetkin!" Lewis shook his head slightly: "I really didn't expect it to be him, this is a very difficult guy to deal with!" ”

Lewis waved his hand and motioned for Zhang Guan to get off the gym equipment, and at the same time introduced: "Povetkin was once a world champion in free fighting, an Olympic boxing champion over 91 kg, and a world champion in boxing over 91 kg, and when Klitschko Jr. is promoted to super boxing champion, he will become a WBA heavyweight champion." This is an achievement that no one has ever achieved before. And in terms of boxing skills, Povetkin may not be weaker than Klitschko Jr., and sometimes I even think that Povetkin's boxing skills are better than Klitschko's Jr. ”

Zhang Guan nodded, a boxer born in free fighting will definitely pay more attention to skills, not to mention that Povetkin has also participated in the Olympics and the World Boxing Championships.

The boxing competition in the Olympics is different from professional boxing, boxing in the Olympics is amateur boxing, it is said to be amateur boxing, but at the level of the Olympic Games, in fact, the participants are all professional athletes, but compared with professional boxing, there are differences in the competition system and rules.

One of the most significant differences between amateur boxing and professional boxing is the different protective gear worn. The most obvious sign of a professional fighter fighting is shirtless, without a helmet and only shorts. There are also various forms and colors of shorts. The only protection for the fighter is the tooth tray in his mouth, which he can only rely on the fighter's own defensive skills and his ability to resist strikes during the sport. In this way, the audience can more intuitively feel the fierce confrontation and feel the most primitive and real impulse.

Amateur boxing pays more attention to the safety of boxers, in addition to dental trays, boxers wear protective gear such as helmets and vests during competitions, and use a more primitive boxing gloves than professional boxers, which are much less lethal than professional boxing gloves. It is precisely because of these armor that the protection of the athlete is strengthened, so that in amateur boxing matches, there are very few cases where the fighter is knocked to the ground and cannot get up, and most amateur matches are decided by points.

The presence of protective gear makes amateur boxing more skill-oriented. In professional boxing, even if you are hit many times, as long as you knock out your opponent with one punch, you can get the ultimate victory. In amateur boxing, the strength of the fist cannot break through the protection of the protective gear, nor can it knock out the opponent with one punch, so you can only compete honestly in the technique, hit as many effective hits as possible, and get more points to win.

Because of the difference between amateur boxing and professional boxing, those boxers who have achieved good results in the Olympics are representatives of the technical stream after turning professional. An older example is boxing champion Ali, who represented Team USA at the 1960 Olympics and won the Olympic title, and in the future, people will talk about Ali most for his superb boxing skills, not his heavy punches.

In addition, there are many skilled boxing champions who have also participated in the Olympics. Boxing champion Holyfield competed in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and won a bronze medal; Boxing champion Lewis participated in the 1988 Seoul Olympics and won a gold medal; Klitschko Jr. competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and won a gold medal. These guys are all boxers who rely on technology to eat.

A violent fighter like Tyson, who was selected by a coach from a boys' correctional facility in a juvenile detention center and entered the professional world at the age of 19, has never competed in the Olympics. While Tyson's boxing skills are also among the best in the world, his most impressive thing is his super-heavy punches.

Povetkin is undoubtedly a technical boxer who can win the Olympic title and the World Championships, which is different from David Haye, who Zhang Guan fought before, and even the injured Chagaev, who is definitely more difficult to deal with. This kind of technical flow of boxers, if the level reaches a certain level, it is almost impossible to be directly knocked out, even if the field is at a disadvantage, the technical flow of boxers can be through defense and constant entanglement, to last until twelve rounds, which can be seen in the battle between Tyson and Holyfield.

And Povetkin is indeed such a person. In the future, Povetkin had a recent battle with Klitschko Jr., and that was the first time Povetkin tasted defeat. Klitschko Jr. dominated the match, and it was assumed that Povetkin would be knocked out quickly, but in the end, Povetkin dragged on for 12 rounds, and in the end Povetkin lost by 15 points, an average of 1.25 points per round.

After learning about Povetkin's situation, Zhang Guan's expression also became solemn, and he preferred that he was facing Chagaev in comparison.

Zhang Guan is not afraid of those boxers with strong physical fitness, because Zhang Guan's physical fitness is also strong enough, Zhang Guan even feels that if he is facing Tyson at his peak, he will not be cowardly. But for boxers with this kind of technical flow, Zhang Guan feels very troublesome, which is like a piece of chewing gum stuck to jeans, even if it takes a lot of effort, it may not be able to deal with it cleanly.

"This Chagaev, it's okay if I'm injured, but I have found a difficult opponent!" Zhang Guan sighed involuntarily in his heart. (To be continued.) )