Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 513 - 408 Boxing_3
After the fight, Hoyle reviewed the match and found that Link had boxing techniques and other skills so comprehensive that no matter how he fought, he just couldn't beat him.
Feeling disheartened, yet when he saw Link, he was unwilling to admit defeat easily and wanted to fight another round to see if he could find any weakness.
Meanwhile, Link did not rush to finish the fight against Hoyle. He would often use harassment tactics to lure Hoyle into attacking, then figure out how to defend against all his offense, thus training his own reaction time, defense skills, and parrying techniques.
After ten rounds, Hoyle still could not find an obvious weakness in Link and was drenched in sweat.
Link, showing mercy, only landed a few punches on his face and did not knock him out.
"Link, with you holding concerts every day and seducing women all over the world, now even owning a business in Hollywood, how come your boxing skills and stamina haven't declined at all?"
Hoyle, sitting on the rubber floor, gasped for breath and looked at him helplessly.
"I don't smoke or do drugs, I have a regular lifestyle, and I persist with physical and boxing training every day. Why would my strength decline?"
Link said with a towel draped over him, laughing.
"Humph! You used to mock me, calling me a playboy, saying my reckless private life led to the decline of my boxing prowess, making me one of the most regrettable champions in boxing history. And here you are, with girlfriends in over a dozen countries, way more promiscuous than me. Aren't you worried about losing your strength like I did?"
Hoyle teased him.
"No worries, my back is strong."
Link shrugged, removed his gloves, rested for a moment in the training ring, and continued practicing boxing.
Hoyle, sitting on the steps, watched Link's agile steps, his punches that seemed to come out of nowhere, and his tireless demeanor. He sighed helplessly, feeling a surge of envy and admiration.
Link was born for boxing, with top-level physical condition, boxing skills, and willpower among boxers.
What's even rarer is that he was just twenty-two years old, with potentially another decade or two in his professional career.
What would he become in the future, would he set multiple records in boxing history? Become the first man in the sport of boxing?
Hoyle thought it was very likely.
"Link, keep at it. Don't give up boxing. Let me see how far you can go."
Hoyle shouted, waving his fists.
"I will."
Link waved his fists and struck the punching bag forcefully.
Mid to late April, Link had two boxing fights, one in Warsaw, Poland, and the other in Singapore.
The first match was against the WBA-IBF European champion Rocky Fielding.
The opponent was Joe Calzaghe's sparring partner and junior, 26 years old this year, initially a middleweight boxer with a professional record of 30 fights, 2 losses, 18 KOs.
Last year, he moved up to super middleweight and beat Carl Froch in the European division to earn his shot against Link.
Rocky was quite strong, very fast, proficient with combination punches, and his movements were deceptive.
His weakness was that since he had just moved up to super middleweight, his punch power couldn't keep up.
Link, at 36 seconds into the first round, landed a punch on his forehead, making him lie on the ground for 10 seconds unable to get up, defending his WBA-IBF titles once more.
The second fight was in Singapore against Andre Ward.
Originally, this match was scheduled for Hong Kong Island, but the local promoter failed to secure the venue in time and did not handle the promotion well, leading to delays in the fight date.
After several negotiations, this fight and the next one for the WBA light heavyweight were swapped, with the defense match taking place in Singapore first, while waiting for Hong Kong Island to be ready for the light heavyweight challenge match.
In Singapore, Andre Ward fought with a desire for revenge.
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From the start of the match, he launched the offensive until the end of the first round, and in the second round, Andre Ward continued his aggressive and tenacious fight.
Link had no intention of ending the fight early either and used his exquisite boxing skills to spar with Andre Ward for three rounds. At 47 seconds into the third round, he landed a punch that knocked his opponent down and successfully defended his title once again.
His professional record accumulated to 22 wins, 22 fights, and 22 KOs.
Afterward, Andre Ward admitted that he was an unbeatable opponent when he met him and planned to move up to light heavyweight, hoping for a rematch in the light heavyweight ring in the future.
Link agreed.
Because of his fame and the well-handled pre-match promotion, these two matches attracted many boxing fans via television and the internet, also doing quite well in terms of ticket sales.
He also earned 78 million US dollars in prize money from the two matches.
