Soon, the third round begins.
Although David Tua rested for more than a minute, this did not allow him to change the situation. He was still Zhou Quan's moving target, forcing him to keep hugging him.
In two minutes, Zhou Quan hit his opponent three times again. David Tua's left cheekbone was opened, a large piece of skin hung on it, and blood flowed to his neck.
"Bang!"
At 135 seconds of the third round, Zhou Quan's fourth heavy blow of the round, a fierce left uppercut, hit David Tua's chin, knocking him down for the second time.
"oh!"
After being pushed away by the referee, an extremely excited Zhou Quan rushed to the guardrail, punching and roaring wildly at countless boxing fans.
"Oh oh oh……"
Countless boxing fans roared and shouted at Zhou Quan. The atmosphere in the Great Western Forum Arena was already on fire, and the huge and crazy shouts could not stop at all.
But David Tua still stood up, but this time after standing up, he shook his head continuously, and the strong dizziness made him a little unsteady.
"Iron Fist, it's time to deal with him, don't give him a chance to stand up." Coach Hans yelled sternly under the ring.
"KO! KO! KO..."
Huge and uniform shouts kept ringing.
"Box!"
The referee gave the order and the third round continued.
"There are still 15 seconds left," McGee said loudly.
"Bang bang bang..."
Zhou Quan didn't give David Tua a chance to breathe, and immediately overwhelmed his opponent with a torrential attack.
Continuous punches and uppercuts hit David Tua's left and right arms, causing him to stagger. He had to raise the height of the arms to protect his left and right temples, and in this way, his chin was exposed Neutral.
"Uppercut!"
At this moment, Wilkins shouted sharply.
"Bang!"
While Zhou Quan twisted his waist and raised his arm, he hit David Tua hard on the chin with a vicious right hook.
The moment he was hit by the punch, David Tua's head jerked back violently, along with his upper body. His saliva and protective gear were all knocked out, and then he fell backwards.
"Stop!"
The stage manager rushed up and pushed Zhou Quan away.
"oh!"
The whole audience burst into cheers, and countless boxing fans raised their arms and cheered to welcome the KO they were looking forward to.
"Punch KO! Punch KO! I bet he can't get up! I bet..." Wilkins kept shouting excitedly in the ESPN commentary box.
"The eleventh blow, the seventh blow to the head, Iron Fist knocked down his opponent for the third time, can David Tua still stand up now?" McGee roared equally excitedly.
On the ring, the referee ordered Zhou Quan to retreat to a neutral corner, and then began to check the status of David Tua. He didn't count the seconds because it didn't feel necessary, and David Tua had obviously been knocked unconscious.
Zhou Quan retreated to a neutral corner and began to interact with the boxing fans. Wave after wave of shouts could not be stopped.
At this moment, the referee made a point with both hands, signaling the end of the game.
"KO!"
Seeing this, Wilkins and McGee shouted at the same time.
"Oh oh oh……"
The huge shouting started again, this time it really reached its peak.
"Congratulations to Iron Fist. You are already ranked seventh in the WB heavyweight world rankings. You are an absolute first-class professional heavyweight boxer. You are qualified to challenge the world boxing champion." Wilkins smiled.
"Congratulations to Tekken. Your first professional boxing match sold 350,000 copies, and the PPV of this match sold 880,000 copies. This is the sales volume of a top boxer. You will make a lot of money." McGee A look of envy on his face.
"Crack, click, click..."
The stage referee raised Zhou Quan's right hand. At this moment, the cameras in the hands of the media reporters began to flash crazily.
He got off the ring surrounded by everyone and began to accept congratulations and interviews from friends and media reporters.
This time, Cheng Derong gave him a hug without hesitation.
That night, Stallone kept his word and held a grand congratulatory party for Zhou Quan. All the celebrities who went to watch the boxing match were invited.
Roger Philippe calculated an account for Zhou Quan. The 880,000 PPV sales revenue was close to 40 million US dollars, and he got 35% of it, about 14 million, after deducting the 2% given to WBC and 30% to the promoter, In the end, he was able to receive 9.5 million US dollars, plus a share of advertising, sponsorship, box office and other commercial income, as well as an appearance fee of 10 million US dollars. From this boxing match, he will earn nearly 25 million US dollars.
"so much?"
Zhou Quan was a little surprised that the income from a boxing match accounted for half of the new contract he just signed.
Philip smiled and said: "This is your current commercial value. There are few boxers like you in the world, and most world boxing champions do not have as high a commercial value as you.
I have to say, Zhou, the exposure of nearly a hundred games in the NBA in a season is very important to you, and it has a very powerful exposure effect.
The exposure of those world boxing champions is not even one-tenth of yours, so they can't even receive advertising endorsements. "
At this time, the chairman of WBC came over, chatted cordially with Zhou Quan, and then took Philip aside to talk about things.
"Zhou Quan, isn't it 10 million? How did it become 25 million US dollars?" Wang Zuxian asked in surprise after the others walked away.
"Mainly income from pay TV broadcasts." Zhou Quan explained with a smile.
"880,000 people paid, at what level?" Wang Zuxian asked curiously.
"Well, it's considered top-notch at the moment. Except for Tyson and several other very influential world boxing champions in the past, there are basically very few boxing matches that break the one million mark. Two or three hundred thousand is very good." Zhou Quan laughed. road.
At this time, Philip waved to Zhou Quan and motioned for him to come over.
After Zhou Quan walked away, Wang Zuxian said to Cheng Derong: "Xiao Rong, make 200 million Hong Kong dollars in one night, I will introduce you to a money-making machine!"
Cheng Derong blushed and said, "Sister Xian, it's his money, not mine."
"Isn't he generous to you?"
Wang Zuxian looked at Cheng Derong and said with a smile: "The clothes and jewelry are all the best. Isn't this set expensive?"
Cheng Derong nodded and laughed.
At this time, Zhou Quan, Philip and WBC Chairman Siegel were talking about the next boxing match.
Siegel very much hopes to arrange for Zhou Quan to fight in the World Boxing Championship Challenge next year, but before that, he has to play another qualifying match, which is to compete with another boxer for the qualification to challenge for the World Boxing Championship.
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“One boxing match earns 25 million U.S. dollars, making heavyweight boxing a super money-making machine.” The New York Times.
"God-level dodge ability, god-level precision striking ability, after Ali and Iron Man Michael, will the heavyweight boxing world be about to usher in another peerless boxing champion?" Washington Post.
"A stormy attack, Iron Fist showed the most gorgeous offensive skills, he will launch an attack on the world boxing champion." Seattle Times.
"Iron Fist used the most violent attack and the most incredible dodge ability to destroy the super punching king David Tua. He made little Tyson a joke. He will have a high probability of becoming the next professional heavyweight world boxing champion." Los Angeles Daily News.
"Super crossover king Iron Fist, will the heavyweight boxing world usher in a new king? No, we don't think so. The Chinese have no boxing talent. Iron Fist will be defeated by a real boxing champion, such as Lewis. Totally destroyed." The Times.
"Iron Fist, the most successful cross-border man, but his boxing prowess should be further confirmed." German newspaper Bild.
"The world-famous sports superstar and Chinese professional basketball player Zhou Quan easily KO'd his opponent in just three rounds in last night's professional boxing heavyweight match. He is currently ranked seventh in the WBC world heavyweight, ninth in the IBF, and eighth in the WBO. No. 11, WBA No. 11." Renmin Daily
The next day, Zhou Quan made headlines in countless media outlets around the world.
After this boxing match, after being recognized by the media and professionals, Zhou Quan officially became a top boxer in the professional boxing world, and his box office appeal in the boxing world reached the level of a top boxing champion.
Of course, there are also media who question his strength. This requires him to silence them with one victory after another.
Because of the high attention and appeal of professional boxing heavyweight, as well as its worldwide influence, his exposure and attention have skyrocketed, and he frequently appears on the front pages of media around the world. His global popularity and influence are unparalleled. When it comes to surpassing Jordan, at least he is no longer losing to him.
On the 2nd, Zhou Quan accepted an interview with the editor-in-chief of Time Magazine.
On the 4th, Zhou Quan appeared on the cover of Time Magazine for the first time.
After winning the championship last year, he did not appear on the cover of Time magazine, which shows how influential this boxing victory is.
"Zhou, be mentally prepared, you have to sign your name on many endorsement contracts." Philip said excitedly.
In the next few days, Zhou Quan was reluctant to accept checks. In just a few days, he signed an endorsement contract worth nearly 20 million US dollars.
Countless boxers in the boxing world are very jealous of him, including many world boxing champions.
Because even if they are world boxing champions, they only have two or three boxing matches a year, or even one fight a year. Their exposure cannot be compared with Zhou Quan, and they will not get the favor of sponsors.
But Zhou Quan's cross-border success has also inspired countless athletes, especially some Olympic boxers who have achieved results in the Olympics, to eagerly transition into professional boxing.
There are also some professional and amateur boxers who have played basketball and want to move to the NBA. They felt that if Zhou Quan could do it, they could do it too.
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On August 7, mother and daughter Zhou Quan and Cheng Derong arrived in Seattle, and Philip also came over to help with some matters.
After arriving at the villa, he got out of the car and saw the boundless Lake Washington at the first sight. Cheng Derong fell in love with it.
Zhou Quan pointed to the lake and said with a smile: "I have already designed the dock. It will be built at that location. I will buy a yacht in the future."
After finishing speaking, he said with a bit of regret: "It's a pity that there are no fish in this lake, the water is too clear."
"You designed the dock yourself?" Cheng Derong said in surprise.
"Yes, I major in architecture and am engaged in design."
Zhou Quan said with great expectation: "We are planning to design a water park on the water next to the pier. When I have children, I can play there."
"child?"
Cheng Derong was stunned.
The next time, Zhou Quan started basketball training.
His basketball training team is also in place, with three hours of shooting training every day, two hours of other technical training, such as breakthrough and ball feel training, one hour of physical training, one hour of boxing training and one hour of golf. Football training, eight hours of training every day, is very full.
When someone picks up the ball and passes it, he can theoretically shoot about 600 times an hour, or even a thousand times.
But the shot counts, and after three hours of training, as physical energy is consumed and the body's fatigue deepens, the hit rate will become lower and lower, and the shooting frequency will become slower and slower. On average, three hours of training can generally Hit around 700 to 800 goals.
A total of 111 rounds are required for the five shooting categories, with 500 shots in each round, which adds up to 55,500 shots. It takes 16 weeks to complete the shooting training with five days and two days off every week.
He can train at full strength in early to mid-August, and report back to China in the second half of the year. There will be the World Championships in early September, and there will be preseason games in October. He calculated that he can probably complete all shooting training by the end of January or early February next year.
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On August 21, Zhou Quan arrived in the capital.
He broke up with Cheng Derong because the girl advocated DINK and didn't want her to age prematurely because of having children. How could he agree to this? The old Zhou family couldn't cut off the roots in his hands, so he decisively stepped on the brakes.
Liu Yumin dragged Zhang Lili to pick him up at the airport and invited Zhou Quan to dinner. During the meal, he also called Jiang Xinquan, the head coach of the men's basketball team, and talked with him about the situation of the men's basketball team.
She said: "We have participated in the World Championships four times before, ranking 11th, 12th, 9th, and 14th, and we have not made it out of the group stage. This time we think our lineup is pretty good, including Hu Weidong, Sun Jun and others. A good young man, Director Jiang dares to hire new people..."
Jiang Xinquan smiled and interjected: "I just used a few young men from the Liaolin Provincial Team. I am more familiar with their abilities."
He also wanted to explain by the way, because there are some gossips saying that after he became the head coach, he only used people from Liaolin and not from other provincial teams, so that the national team now became the Liaolin team.
Nodding, Liu Yumin said: "But the results turned out to be mediocre, and we lost miserably in the Olympics the year before last, so now I just lack confidence."
At this point, she glanced at Xin Xinquan and said: "Fortunately, Director Jiang has performed well in Asian competitions in the past two years and won two championships."
Jiang Xinquan's old face turned a little red. He had indeed lost miserably in the Olympics. Fortunately, Liu Yumin still trusted him and allowed him to continue coaching the men's basketball team. He was very grateful to his superior for this.
Zhou Quan nodded in understanding. He did lose badly in the 1992 Olympics. He failed to win a game and was directly at the bottom. His confidence had been shattered by those foreign teams.
Liu Yumin looked at Zhou Quan and said earnestly: "Xiao Zhou, this time I am pointing at you. I hope you can lead this men's basketball team to make progress. We all hope that we can make it out of the group stage this time."
Zhou Quan nodded and said, "Don't worry, Liu Chu, as a member of the national team, I will do my best."
Jiang Xinquan said at this time: "Xiao Zhou, you have played hundreds of games this season and are tired. This time when you return to the national team, you will only conduct some joint training within the team to hone tactics. You can take care of other training by yourself. "
"OK."
This was originally negotiated with Liu Yumin, and Zhou Quan certainly had no objection.
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(End of chapter)
