All-round Athlete

Chapter 765 Zhang Guan is crazy!

Klitschko Jr. is the strongest existing heavyweight active boxer. There is no doubt about this, because there is indeed no second person who can challenge Klitschko Jr.'s status. Also for this reason, Klitschko is often compared with Muhammad Ali.

No one wants to live in the shadow of others, especially Klitschko Jr. He doesn't like others to compare himself to Ali, and he doesn't want others to call himself "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 "they" ’, each of them achieved the very top, but none of them really dominated heavyweight boxing. Tyson lost twice to Holyfield, Holyfield and Lewis won one and drew one. They have been engaged in fierce competition, and at the same time they also carry the shadow of Ali.

But now, there is no "they", only "he". In Klitschko's era, heavyweight boxing is like a pool of stagnant water, because of the dominance shown by Klitschko, there is no second A boxer who can compete with him, but at the same time he has to bear Ali's shadow alone.

So Klitschko rejected Zhang Guan's request, not so much as rejecting Zhang Guan, but as resisting Ali, because Zhang Guan has Ali's butterfly walk.

Now Klitschko is very happy, he even has a feeling of gloating. He didn't think that Ali was invincible, and he didn't think how powerful the butterfly step would be. He was very happy to see Zhang Guan making a fool of himself, seeing Zhang Guan being defeated by a boxer, because in Klitschko's opinion, , It was not only Zhang Guan's failure, but also the failure of Butterfly Walk, and Ali's failure!

This can be regarded as Klitschko's obsession, and it can also be regarded as his selfishness. He doesn't 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 decisiveness made Zhang Guan feel very passive.

"Little Klitschko actually refused. I didn't expect it. I didn't seem to offend him before, so I didn't give face!" Zhang Guan recalled it carefully, and he didn't think of the crime he once committed against Klitschko.

"Maybe you offended Klitschko, but you didn't notice it yourself. After all, as long as they issue a statement to respond to the media for this kind of thing, if they refuse to do such a small favor, maybe You offended Klitschko quite a bit!" Zhuge Wenbo went on to say, "Since Klitschko refuses to agree, what should we do next?"

"Can someone else replace Klitschko?" Zhang Guan asked.

"People can be found, but I'm afraid they don't have the influence of Klitschko, so they can't have the effect of Klitschko." Zhuge Wenbo said: "Klitschko has already ruled Heavyweight boxing 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 'Quickman' Chambers cannot be stopped. They have played more than 30 games, and they have only lost to Klitschko Jr. so far, they may not give face to others except Klitschko Jr."

Zhang Guan sighed a little irritably, but He Yiming, who had been silent beside him, laughed at this moment.

"You've been a little hesitant recently!" 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, no matter how strong your opponent was, you would always be full of confidence At that time, you could participate in three international grand prix races a week. I thought you were a race maniac. As long as there were competitions, you would be excited. Why do you shrink back when you are challenged by other people? gone?"

"I'm not shrinking back, I just find it very troublesome, and I'm not a professional boxer." Zhang Guan said.

"But in my heart, the moment you appear in the boxing ring, you are a professional boxer, and you will become the strongest professional boxer." He Yiming spread his hands, and then said: "I think, you You don’t need to think about it so much, what kind of shield are you looking for! Aren’t they here to challenge you, no matter what ‘tiger’, ‘rock’, or ‘quick man’, beat them all back!”

"I have thought about it, but I am worried that this kind of challenge will be endless!" Zhang Guan said.

"Our daily life is an endless challenge, maybe until the day we leave this world, our challenge will not end. So the key is not the challenge, but the right to speak in the challenge." He Yiming continued Said: "Those top boxing champions only need to fight once a year, is it because no one challenges them? Of course not, it is because they are strong enough, strong enough to control the right to speak, strong enough to directly reject those challenges Just like the current Klitschko Jr., he can refuse any challenge from a first-class boxer, and others will not have any opinion of Klitschko Jr., but will take it for granted, because if it is only a first-class boxer, He is not qualified to challenge Klitschko at all."

As He Yiming spoke, his expression became solemn: "It's better to face the challenge head-on, beat them all down, and let them know that you are the real strong Or, let them know how strong you are, when you show enough strength, when everyone recognizes your strength, at that time, you can say 'no' heartily, and then don't care what other people think. Even you don't even need to say 'no', but directly beat them to fear, use your strength to scare those potential challengers, so that they dare not challenge you!"

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Tony Thompson, American heavyweight boxer, nicknamed "Tiger", has a record of 31 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss since he entered the professional boxing circle in 2000, and his only loss was to Jr. Klitschko.

Walking out of the gym, Tony Thomas saw a text message from his agent.

"Zhang Guan has accepted your challenge. For details, see your email." Tony Thompson immediately went to the computer, opened his 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 right, I will go to China after watching the World Cup." Tony Thompson looked at the calendar and planned silently.

At this time, the phone rang again, and Tony Thompson looked at the caller ID, and the caller was Eddie Chambers.

Eddie Chambers, also an American heavyweight boxer, nicknamed "Fast Man", lost to Povetkin a few years ago, but his 35 victories also showed his strength.

Both Thompson and Chambers are 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 immediately Chambers' voice rang on the other end of the line.

"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 the butterfly walk that Povetkin said!" Chambers said.

"Did Zhang Guan also 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, let me take a look. The location is in the Olympic Village Boxing Gym in China, and the time is July 15!" Chambers said.

"July 15th? You must have read it wrong! Zhang Guan and I also agreed on July 15th!" Thompson said immediately.

"I'll take another look!" Chambers said after confirming, "I'm not mistaken, the time given to me is July 15th!"

"How is this possible? How could it be July 15th? There must be something wrong. By the way, is it a matter of time difference? There is a full twelve-hour time difference between the United States and China. Your July 15th Is it American time or Chinese time?" Thompson asked.

"It's China's time, and the letter has specifically indicated it." Chambers said immediately.

"Mine is also China's time! It is also specially marked. Could it be that Zhang Guan made a mistake?" Thompson reconfirmed his game time, and then said: "At three o'clock in the afternoon on July 15th, Beijing time, we will That's what it says in the email, yes."

"Three o'clock in the afternoon? Mine is eight o'clock in the evening!" Chambers yelled strangely: "Didn't Zhang Guan want to fight you in the morning, and fight me in the afternoon! Two games a day? Is he crazy!"

...

Ibragimov hummed a ditty, looking very happy.

"You are in a good mood today!" His wife brought the fried steak to Ibragimov.

"At that time, of course, Zhang Guan had accepted my challenge. After a while, I will go to China! Povetkin said that Zhang Guan used the butterfly step, I have to see it for myself!" Ibrahim said. Moff said.

"Zhang Guan? Is that Chinese? I heard that he was skating a few days ago. Why is he going to box now?" The wife shook her head inexplicably and asked, "Then when are you going to China?"

"Our game is scheduled for July 16, I think I should arrive in China three days earlier." 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 Jr. , and his record of more than 25 wins also earned him the nickname "Little Giant".

At this time, this "little giant" was facing the sparring partner, waving his fist excitedly.

"Alexander, you have a lot of extra moves on your feet today!" the partner trainer said.

"Yeah, I'm trying to increase the frequency of my pace!" Dimichenko continued: "You know, on July 17, I have to go to China to play a game with Zhang Guan! If you can try it yourself, is the butterfly step exaggerated, or is it really as powerful as the media said!"

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Among the many challengers, such as "Tiger" Thompson and "Quick Man" Chambers, there are still a small number of challengers who communicate with each other. Most of the challengers do not know the time of other people's challenges. They feel like they are the only one. After all, for professional boxers, playing three or four times a year is considered too much. Their mindset made it impossible for them to imagine that Zhang Guan would face one or two opponents every day.

But the gymnasium sells tickets, and they will sell tickets many days in advance, so soon after, the recent match schedule appeared on the ticketing website, and the boxing stadium was swiped by the name "Zhang Guan".

At 3:00 pm on July 14th, Zhang Guan will face Hasim Raman; at 8:00 pm on July 14th, Zhang Guan will face Jonathan Banks; at 3:00 pm on July 15th, 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 8:00 pm on July 16th, Zhang Guan will face Thomas Adamek; at 3 p.m. on July 17, Zhang Guan faced Steven Cunningham; at 8 p.m. on July 17, Zhang Guan faced Alexander Dimichenko; at 3 p.m. on July 18 At 8:00 p.m. on July 18, Zhang Guan will face Drake Chesola; at 3:00 p.m. on July 19, Zhang Guan will face Gary Sykes on July 19 At 8 o'clock in the evening on the same day, Zhang Guan faced Samuel Peet...

Within six days, Zhang Guan will face twelve heavyweight boxers, and all of them are world-class or even top boxers in the world.

As soon as the news came out, everyone thought it was fake news, and there was a lot of scolding on the Internet.

"This must be the hype of the ticketing website. These twelve people have almost included half of the top heavyweight boxers. How could they all come to China to fight?"

"It's too fake, it's really too fake! You can't even make it up. Professional boxers may not be able to fight once in three to five months. How can they fight twelve times in six days? This must be fake! "

"Is there afternoon and evening? Do you think this is snooker? You can't finish the morning and the afternoon, and you can't finish the afternoon and the evening! This person doesn't even know boxing, so he dares to make up such fake news!"

"This is really wanting to be popular and crazy. I think Zhang Guan is famous, so I use others to hype it. It's really shameless!"

The ticketing website felt that they were more wronged than Dou E. They quickly issued a statement, saying that all this is true, but the more so, the more miserable they were scolded, especially on the Internet, and even adapted several A fresh joke.

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Facing the reporter, Zhuge Wenbo had a professional smile on his face.

"We recently noticed that a certain ticketing website used Zhang Guan's reputation to hype it up. We also feel that this kind of rumor spreading is really too much. I don't know how the champion team will respond? Are you planning to sue this website? "The reporter asked.

"You're talking about playing twelve games in six days, right?" Zhuge Wenbo asked, and the surrounding reporters nodded.

Zhuge Wenbo made a helpless expression: "That's not hype or rumors, it's true, the schedule is completely true, Zhang Guan will face twelve opponents in six days. Of course, the ten opponents are not ruled out. One of the two boxers was suddenly unable to come."

"Is that actually true?" There was an uproar at the scene.

An old reporter even said to himself: "Is Zhang Guan crazy to face twelve top heavyweight boxers in six days!"