All-round Athlete

Chapter 762 Opponent Substitution

"Charity match? You are so whimsical! But this is indeed a good idea. Boxing is indeed a very suitable sport for charity matches. Using this as the opening ceremony is better than setting up a random stage to cut the color. More attractive. It’s just that Chagayev is a heavyweight boxing champion after all, and there are millions of dollars in appearance fees for any fight. If it is a charity match, he won’t earn a penny, maybe He has to donate out of his own pocket, so is he still willing to come?" He Yiming asked suspiciously.

"It's better if he doesn't come, I don't want to fight him yet!" Zhang Guan continued: "Ask Chagayev's opinion first, doesn't he want to see the butterfly walk? He can't be a white wolf with nothing! Is it possible that when his upper lip touches his lower lip when he makes a phone call, I will toss with him? If you want to gain something, you have to pay!"

...

Chagayev came out of the training room and saw his agent waiting for him outside the door.

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

"What's the matter? You look very unhappy, is it because they made excuses to refuse again?" Chagayev asked.

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

"A charity exhibition, as long as the time is right, there should be no problem!" Chagayev said.

"Ruslan, why don't you understand? There are no bonuses, no revenue sharing, and no appearance fees for charity exhibition competitions. This is not as good as a general commercial activity. Not only can you not earn a penny, but you also have to pay for it." Buy the air ticket to China out of your own pocket. Another point is that if the guests all donate money, you can’t just leave it alone! So if we play a charity match, we’re afraid we’ll lose tens of thousands of dollars!” the manager said. Open your mouth and say.

Chagayev nodded, but did not speak. When the agent noticed that Chagayev didn't respond, he then persuaded him: "Ruslan, why do you have to fight with Zhang Guan? Actually, I don't think it's necessary at all. The previous David Haye It's a personal enmity with Zhang Guan, that's why you fight, but you and him have no grievances. I think the butterfly walk is just a media hype, and it's just exaggerated! Besides, a fight with Zhang Guan, for you There is no benefit in career ranking, I still strongly suggest you give up this idea."

Chagayev smiled slightly, he had already seen through the manager's mind.

Of course, the manager didn't want Chagayev to play a charity match, because the manager's income was linked to the boxer's income. If the boxer didn't make any money in a charity match, the manager wouldn't be able to share the money, so the manager One doesn't want Chagayev wasting time on charity games.

I saw Chagayev shook his head and said: "You don't understand, I am a boxer. For any boxer, Ali, the boxer, is an existence that will take his whole life to surpass. I think that in active service , Every heavyweight boxer hopes to compete with Ali, but unfortunately, I was not born in that era, I missed him! But today, since the butterfly step reappears, of course I can't do it again miss!"

"But that may not be true." The manager continued: "I mean the butterfly walk, which may not be the real butterfly walk. Although it looks very similar on the surface, it is also very likely that it is just media hype or a piece of paper. Guan's own bragging, you know, those trolls on the Internet can get a lot of money with just money, and those so-called experts like to release some amazing remarks to sensationalize the public!"

"That's why I have to try it myself." Chagayev's eyes were full of determination: "You must try it yourself!"

...

Chagayev agreed to the request of the charity match, while Zhang Guan began to prepare for the unveiling ceremony of the "Hope Fund".

In the simple opening ceremony, the guests stood on the rostrum, cut the ribbon or took off the red silk, and then read a few prepared speeches into the microphone. novelty.

But it is different if there are competitions, even if it is a performance competition, it can attract more attention. Zhang Guan's every move has attracted a lot of attention, and Chagayev is a heavyweight boxing champion, and he has a certain reputation. The boxing match between them is not worried that no one will watch it.

The time of the charity match was finally determined in early May, staggering the time of most of the competitions. At this time, whether it is the NBA in the United States or the football leagues in Europe, their respective seasons have ended. Those big-name football stars are all preparing for the upcoming World Cup. At least during this period of time, the battle between Zhang Guan and Chagayev is the focus of attention of domestic sports fans.

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At the end of April, there is still more than a week before the start of the charity game.

In the gym, Zhang Guan was sweating profusely, and boxing champion Lewis was standing beside Zhang Guan, guiding Zhang Guan to train.

"I'm going to ask for a vacation the morning after tomorrow." Lewis smiled a little embarrassedly, and continued, "I'm going to shoot an advertisement."

"Shooting commercials?" Zhang Guan was slightly surprised. If it was in the UK, it would be normal for someone to ask Lewis to shoot commercials, but this is China, and there are actually people looking for Lewis to shoot commercials. This made Zhang Guan feel that he had underestimated before. Lewis' influence.

"Speaking of this commercial, I was also in your favor. Your Chinese advertisers asked me to shoot the commercial after they heard that I was your coach." Lewis laughed happily.

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

And today, he received an advertising contract again, which made Lewis overjoyed. Although it was not a very valuable contract, it was always better to make money than to do nothing well.

At this moment, Zhuge Wenbo hurried in.

"Zhang Guan, I have some very bad news for you. Chagayev's manager just called to inform me that Chagayev may not be able to play in the charity match. He is injured!" Zhuge Wenbo said.

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

"It is said that the Achilles tendon of the left ankle was strained due to invigorating the kidney during training, and the injury is not serious. Chagayev has already flown to Germany for medical treatment. If it is conservatively estimated, the recovery time will take more than a month, so the charity match will definitely not be able to participate. It's gone." Zhuge Wenbo continued.

Lewis who was next to him immediately said: "Chagayev's ankle joint is indeed injured. In fact, he has been troubled by injuries in the past one or two years. I think if he didn't have so many injuries, maybe it would be true. Can become the second 'Tyson'. Instead of just wearing the title of 'White Tyson' now."

"Another athlete destroyed by injury!" Zhang Guanchang sighed: "What about the charity match? The date has been confirmed, the tickets are sold out, and the invitations have been sent out. I have invited many guests to watch the match, and it is definitely impossible to cancel it now, if Chagayev does not come, I will not be able to fight against the air! I have to find someone to replace Chagayev!"

As Zhang Guan said, he suddenly looked at Lewis.

"Don't look at me, I won't play. I've retired for many years. Besides, I can't beat you at all. Going up and being beaten by you? I don't want to do such ugly things." Lewis shook his head immediately.

Zhuge Wenbo coughed dryly, and then said: "As for the replacement candidate, you don't have to worry, Chagayev has already recommended another candidate to us, and in order to apologize to us, he also contacted that person personally, and that person agreed Playing in place of Chagayev."

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

"Russian boxing champion Povetkin!" Zhuge Wenbo said.

Before Zhang Guan realized who this Povetkin was, Lewis frowned first: "It turned out to be him! That troublesome guy."

"Povetkin? I've heard of this name before." Zhang Guan recalled a moment and asked, "Is he also at the boxing champion level?"

"That's right, in the WBA's boxing championship rankings, he is now in the second position." Lewis said.

"The first is Klitschko?" Zhang Guan asked.

"Yes, Klitschko's position is still unshakable, but Klitschko is aiming for the title of super boxing champion. It is estimated that after Klitschko is promoted to super boxing champion, the title of boxing champion will be over. It belongs to this Povetkin!" Lewis shook his head slightly after his disappearance worsened: "I really didn't expect it to be him, this is a very difficult guy!"

Lewis waved his hand, motioned Zhang Guan to get off the fitness equipment, and at the same time introduced: "Povetkin used to be the world champion of free fighting, the Olympic boxing champion over 91 kg, and the world championship boxing champion over 91 kg. After Klitschko is promoted to the super boxing champion, he will also become the WBA heavyweight boxing champion. This achievement has never been achieved by anyone before. From the perspective of boxing skills, Povetkin may not be weak For Klitschko, sometimes I even think that Povetkin's boxing skills are better than Klitschko's."

Zhang Guan nodded. Boxers with a background in kickboxing will definitely pay more attention to skills, not to mention that Povetkin has also participated in the Olympics and World Boxing Championships.

Olympic boxing is different from professional boxing. Olympic boxing is amateur boxing. It is said to be amateur boxing, but when it comes to the level of the Olympic Games, the participants are actually professional athletes. It is just compared with professional boxing. There are differences in competition system and rules.

The most significant difference between amateur boxing and professional boxing is the protective gear worn. The most obvious sign of a professional boxer going to the ring is that he is shirtless, does not wear a helmet, and only wears shorts. Shorts come in a variety of shapes and colors. The only protection for a boxer is the toothbrush in his mouth. He can only rely on the boxer's own defensive skills and his own fighting ability to complete the exercise. In this way, the audience can feel the fierce confrontation and the most primitive and real impulse more intuitively.

Amateur boxing pays more attention to the boxer's safety. In addition to the toothbrush, the boxer must wear protective equipment such as helmets and vests during the game, and use a more primitive boxing glove than professional boxers. This glove is more lethal than professional boxers. Boxing gloves are lowered a lot. It is precisely because these armors strengthen the protection of athletes that few boxers in amateur boxing matches are knocked down and unable to get up. Most amateur matches are based on points to determine the outcome.

The existence 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 win the final victory. In amateur boxing, the strength of the fist cannot break through the protection of the protective gear, nor can it KO the opponent with a single punch, so we can only compete honestly, hit as many effective hits as possible, and get more points to strive for victory .

Because of the difference between amateur boxing and professional boxing, those boxers who have achieved good results in the Olympics are all representatives of the technical stream after they turn professional. A relatively old example is the boxing champion Ali, who represented the US team in the 1960 Olympic Games and won the Olympic champion. When people talk about Ali in the future, what they will most admire is 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 participated in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and won a bronze medal; boxing champion Lewis once participated in the 1988 Seoul Olympics and won a gold medal; Jr. Klitschko participated in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and won a gold medal . These few people are boxers who rely on technology to make a living.

A violent boxer like Tyson has never participated in the Olympics. Tyson was selected by the coach from the boys correctional center in the juvenile detention center, and he entered the professional boxing world at the age of 19. Although Tyson's boxing skills are also top-notch in the world, his most impressive thing is the kind of super heavy punch.

Povetkin was able to win the Olympic and World Championships, and he is undoubtedly a skilled boxer, which is different from David Haye, who Zhang Guan fought before, and even Chagayev who was injured. Different, in comparison, Povetkin must be more difficult to deal with. If a boxer of this skill level has reached a certain level, it is almost impossible to be knocked out directly. Even if he is at a disadvantage in the scene, a boxer of skill level can still survive to twelve rounds through defense and constant entanglement. This can be seen in the battle between Tyson and Holyfield.

And Povetkin is indeed such a person. In the future, Povetkin once had a battle with Klitschko Jr., and that was the first time Povetkin tasted failure. In the game, Klitschko had an overwhelming advantage. People thought that Povetkin would be knocked down soon, but in the end Povetkin dragged on for 12 rounds, and in the end Povetkin lost by 15 points. The average loss is only 1.25 points per round.

After learning about Povetkin's situation, Zhang Guan's expression also became serious. In comparison, he hoped that he was facing Chagayev.

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 afraid. But for this kind of skilled boxer, Zhang Guan found it very troublesome. It was like a piece of chewing gum stuck to his jeans. Even if he put in a lot of effort, he might not be able to clean it.

"This Chagayev, it's fine for him to be injured, but he found me a tough opponent!" Zhang Guan sighed involuntarily.