"elder brother!"
Zhou Jun came from Los Angeles to cheer for his brother.
"Xiaojun is here, how do you speak English now?" Zhou Quan asked in English.
"It's okay." Zhou Jun replied in English.
"Well, this is your... future sister-in-law Zeng Li." Zhou Quan introduced.
"Hello, sister-in-law." Zhou Jun shouted immediately.
"You call him Xiaojun." Zhou Quan said to Zeng Li with a smile.
"Hello, Xiaojun."
Zeng Li blushed and nodded.
Zhou Quan said with a smile: "My younger brother has no other merits but his calmness. He is currently studying finance at UCLA."
"oh."
Zeng Li nodded.
Zhou Jun was pleasantly surprised. At home, his mother and father never praised him. They all thought that he was not as good as his brothers and sisters and would have no future prospects. Unexpectedly, his elder brother praised him.
Brother is his idol, and his compliment was a huge surprise to him, and a happy look immediately appeared on his calm face.
There were three back-up matches before the main event. Bob Arum and Don King sold these three boxing matches for US$5 million. This income alone recovered part of the investment.
At a quarter past ten, it’s time for the main game.
Zhou Quan once again stood at the dim exit. Outside was the light spot of two overlapping light beams, and 20,000 boxing fans cheering enthusiastically.
"Ladies and gentlemen, a world-famous and great cross-border battle is about to begin. Next will be our dinner, the WBC world heavyweight champion challenges to defend the title."
The host's extremely excited voice is ringing: "Now we invite the black boxer, the challenger for this world boxing championship to defend the title, the famous basketball player from China, the NBA champion and FMVP winner, The Iron Fist Slayer from the NCAA Hockey Championship, Iron Fist week after week... Zhou Quan!"
"Oh ho!"
The cheers soared upwards, reaching their peak when Zhou Quan walked towards the passage.
"Iron Fist is 188 centimeters tall... He has won three out of three matches in his career, all by KO..." the host continued to introduce his information.
After hugging and fist-bumping Zeng Li, he slowly ran under the ring.
Tyson, Riddick Bowe, Lewis and other world boxing champions came to greet him with fist bumps. This was unprecedented, indicating that his status in the boxing world has been recognized by these famous boxing champions.
"Hey, Flying Man, I heard you made a lot of bets. Do you want me to win?" When he saw Jordan, he joked with a smile.
Jordan snorted coldly and said: "You can think like this when you are dreaming."
Zhou Quan shook his head regretfully and said, "It seems you are going to lose money again."
"Ha ha……"
Stallone, Arnold and others who surrounded Zhou Quan all laughed.
"Michael, you should buy Iron Fist, McCall is a clumsy bull in front of him." Stallone advised kindly.
"NO, he can't beat McCall at all." Jordan insisted stubbornly.
Stallone and others could only shake their heads helplessly. They all knew that the relationship between Jordan and Zhou Quan was very bad. Such a bet should be intentional, but it was not rational.
When he took the stage, it was still two NBA superstars, O'Neal and Isiah Thomas, who helped him press the rope.
After Zhou Quan entered the ring, the host's voice sounded again: "Now we invite the defending champion of this WBC world boxing championship, the world heavyweight boxing champion, the Bull from Chicago, USA...Oliver Mai Mai Mai Mai Mai Mai Mai…McCall!”
"Oh ho!"
Another huge cheer sounded, but it was not as loud as Zhou Quan.
The television broadcaster of this boxing match is FOX, and the commentators are Rick Williams and Wells Chelsea.
At this time, Rick Williams said: "In terms of status, popularity, box office appeal, and influence in the boxing world, Oliver McCall may not be as good as Michael Muller. Muller has already won the championship for the second time. If McCall He lost his title tonight. At the age of 30, if he wants to win the title again, his chances are slim."
Chelsea smiled and said: "It depends on luck, whether Michael Muller defeats Holyfield in twelve rounds to win the WBC and IBF gold belts, or McCall KOs Lewis in two rounds to win the WBC gold belt, it all counts. An upset, even a big upset, may happen again in the future, and the probability of a heavyweight KO with one punch is very high.”
"Well Wells, do you think if Iron Fist wins tonight, it will be considered an upset?" Williams asked with a smile.
Chelsea thought carefully and then said: "It should be considered an upset, after all, most of the media around the world are not optimistic about him.
But judging from the odds of major gambling companies, it’s not a big upset, at most it’s a small upset. In addition, the attitudes of several of the most professional boxing media outlets, including Boxing Carrier, are similar to those of major gambling companies. "
Williams smiled and said: "In other words, the major gambling companies and professional boxing media are more optimistic about Iron Fist than the defending champion Bull McCall than the mainstream media around the world."
"Oh, is that true? That would be awesome!"
At this time, Chelsea received a piece of data from the headset and immediately said excitedly: "I am very happy to announce that the number of PPV orders for this world boxing champion defending challenge has exceeded 2 million."
"Two million? Oh!"
Williams was also very pleasantly surprised and said excitedly: "Iron Michael's highest PPV sales volume during his peak period was 2.78 million. It seems that another heavyweight and popular boxing superstar has been born."
"Yes, that's it." Chelsea said excitedly.
"Did you hear that, Michael? PPV sold 2 million." Holyfield said in surprise.
"I'm not deaf. That kid from Iron Fist is still a long way from my record." Tyson said disdainfully.
"I have never had such high sales in my life." Lewis shook his head and said regretfully.
"This kid is so popular! What a pity, why isn't he my boxer?" Tang Jin said excitedly and regretfully.
"I'm thinking that there may be many crossover people in the future." Bob Arum said thoughtfully.
Holyfield was sitting next to Bob Arum. When he heard this, he couldn't help but said: "I want to cross the border, but I don't know which project is better to choose. It needs to be highly exposed, just like the NBA."
"Yes, without the high exposure of the NBA, Tekken's popularity would not be as high as it is." Michael Tyson said.
"hiss?"
Jordan secretly calculated, from the 2 million PPV sales, that bastard Iron Fist can actually get 45 million US dollars?
At this moment, Chelsea's voice sounded again, shouting even more excitedly than before: "Updated the PPV sales data again, it has now reached 2.4 million."
"oh!"
The exclamations at the MGM Arena swept through the entire venue like a sudden hurricane.
At this time, Oliver McCall stepped onto the ring with extraordinary momentum, glaring at Zhou Quan like an angry bull.
Zhou Quan stamped his feet with a smile, then moved sideways and turned, which are the basic movements of bullfighting.
"asshole!"
McCall was so angry that his eyes were bleeding and he wanted to rush over.
"Back off!"
The stage manager pushed McCall's chest and yelled.
"Oh, haha..."
The MGM Arena burst into laughter.
"Tekken is bullfighting, his movements are very standard, haha!"
"Whether it will be the matador's iron fist that overturns the angry bull, or the angry bull that overthrows the matador's iron fist, we are very much looking forward to it."
Commentators Williams and Chelsea also laughed.
Williams added: "Tekken is famous for his strength among NBA point guards. There is no point guard stronger than him, but in the heavyweight boxing world, he is the lightest heavyweight boxer."
Chelsea said: "Cheetah Holyfield weighs 96 kilograms, which is heavier than Iron Fist. He is known for his speed, similar to Iron Fist, both are very fast.
But Holyfield has a big weakness while maintaining his speed, and that is his lack of physical fitness. "
Williams nodded and said: "The cheetah is the fastest beast and has the fastest speed, but its physical strength is its weakness.
The same goes for Cheetah Holyfield. He must try to use the rules to save energy, such as hugging constantly. And physical fitness, from the current point of view, does not seem to be Iron Fist's weakness. "
Chelsea said: "Yes, Iron Fist beat David Tua and Michael Muller, both of them attacked like a storm. His physical fitness seemed unable to limit him. He is a boxer with both speed and endurance.
However, so far, he has only fought in four professional boxing matches, and the maximum number of rounds was only three rounds, so his physical condition has not been sufficiently proven.
If Oliver McCall can last a few more rounds tonight, he may be able to push the limits of Iron Fist's physical abilities. "
"That's right."
Williams nodded, agreeing with his partner.
At this time, Chelsea was extremely excited and said: "That's great, PPV sales exceeded 2.6 million."
Williams reacted excitedly: "This is the attraction of the greatest cross-border battle."
"Damn it, you won't surpass me, right?" Michael Tyson said with some trepidation.
"The boxing match is about to start, and the rise must be very fast now. Michael, he has overdetermined you tonight." Holyfield said.
Tyson's face twitched, but surprisingly he didn't retort.
The next second, Chelsea's passionate voice sounded again: "2.8 million, congratulations to Iron Fist, you have become the person with the highest PPV sales in the boxing world. You broke Michael Tyson's sales record. This is a great record..."
"Is this broken?"
Michael Tyson and other boxing champions looked at each other.
"Three million should be the deal." Lewis said bitterly.
"I also want to cross the line." Holyfield said angrily.
The boxing champions all laughed bitterly, especially Tyson. They had been fighting for so many years, but they were surpassed by a kid who had only fought three or four boxing matches. Is this the appeal of cross-border boxing?
After the referee explained the rules, the two boxers returned to the bottom post, their assistants applied Vaseline, and the coach began to lay out techniques and tactics.
"careful."
Zeng Li was still standing under Zhou Quan's corner post, and when she fist bumped with Zhou Quan, the noise was very loud, she reminded loudly.
Zhou Quan bit his mouth guard, smiled and nodded towards her.
"Three million. Now it's three million."
Chelsea's sharp and passionate voice sounded again.
"oh!"
The MGM Arena immediately erupted with earth-shattering shouts and cheers.
"Iron Fist, congratulations."
A group of people shouted at Zhou Quan under the ring.
Zhou Quan smiled and raised his fist in response.
On the opposite side, McCall is also very happy. He is part of this record. For sales of 3 million, he can get more than 36 million, plus appearance fees and some box office and sponsorship income, it is 60 million US dollars. It was more money than he had ever made in his life, and even if he lost the title, it was a great deal.
At this time, Lewis stared hard at McCall in the ring. He was the most unlucky person. Last year, he was accidentally knocked out by McCall in the second round. If not for that, it would be him and Zhou Quan now. On top of the boxing ring.
With his qualifications, he can get at least 50% or even 60% of the PPV share. When he thinks about not only losing the gold belt, but also losing at least 50 to 60 million US dollars, including appearance fees, that is 89 million US dollars. Just make him hate McCall.
"clang!"
Then the bell rang for the first round.
Zhou Quan and McCall were standing on both sides of the stage. They were the same height, but McCall was two times bigger, making Zhou Quan look very thin.
"Some media described them as the difference between a black bear and a brown bear. Judging from their physiques, they are really similar." Williams joked.
"It should be cheetahs and black bears." Chelsea said with a smile.
"No, maybe Iron Fist's physical ability is different from Holyfield's, he may be a tiger." Williams said.
"Box!"
At this time, the stage referee gave the order and the first round began.
"here we go!"
Stallone, a boxing fan, said excitedly.
Zhou Quan immediately slid to the left and circled McCall's right wing. This allowed him to take advantage of his mobility and suppress the opponent's back hand to prevent the opponent from hitting hard punches with the back hand.
Oliver McCall immediately adjusted his pace, and at this time Zhou Quan's attack had already begun.
The lightning-quick jab hit McCall directly in the face.
His intention is to use his jab to attract the opponent's frame, and then use his hook to attack the opponent's chin after the opponent reveals the gap below.
But McCall ignored it, as if Zhou Quan's jab didn't exist. After adjusting his pace, he met Zhou Quan's jab with a heavy left hand that hit Zhou Quan's right temple.
"call!"
The moment it hit McCall's forehead, Zhou Quan reacted quickly and dived instantly to avoid McCall's very fast swing. The boxer swept past McCall's scalp.
The next moment, he retreated, getting rid of McCall who wanted to pursue him, ending the first contact.
"The bull swung back and hit the air!" Chelsea shouted loudly.
"Hit! Iron Fist got an effective hit." Williams said quickly.
"It seems that McCall's tactics tonight are very clear, which is to use his strong fighting ability and steel chin to exchange punches for punches and KO Iron Fist with a heavy punch, just like he unexpectedly KO Lewis with a heavy punch in the second round. ." Chelsea said.
Lewis, who was watching the fight in the ring, was a little unhappy. The commentator just explained, why are you mentioning me? Don’t you think I’m not unlucky enough?
"Bang bang!"
When Zhou Quan made contact for the second time, he still stepped around to grab McCall's right wing, suppressed the opponent's back hand, quickly hit a combination of left and right straight punches, and then quickly retreated to escape. The whole process was like a dragonfly touching water.
This time, he did not hit any effective blows, but all hit his opponent's frame. McCall's defensive skills were very good.
McCall also made a defensive counterattack, but all the combos of left and right straight punches were empty.
His nerve reaction speed, walking ability, and boxing speed were all far inferior to Zhou Quan's. By the time he reacted and counterattacked, Zhou Quan was already far ahead.
"Ouch!"
Oliver McCall roared like an angry bull, stared at Zhou Quan sharply, and pressed forward with his feet, his momentum was extremely strong.
"You want to force me into the corner? Ha!"
Zhou Quan quickly moved around to the flank for the next attack.
(End of chapter)
