Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion Chapter 40

Chapter 40 Journalist Interview

The sun shines on the awning in front of Baker's shop, providing a shade.

On the beach table are two cups of scented tea, a voice recorder, a notebook with a pen, and a Canon camera.

“Link, it turns out you are really a professional diver.”

Reporter Simmons looked at Link's diving license with a surprised expression on his face.

As far as he knows, to get a diver's license, you need to go through multiple assessments and have a cumulative diving time of more than 1,000 hours before you can get a diver's license issued by the Miami Diving Association. It is very difficult for ordinary people to get it.

Link smiled lightly. The diver's license was obtained after he passed through and passed the test based on his strong physical fitness.

Originally, he wanted to rely on this to survive, but due to factors such as living habits, unwillingness, regrets from his previous life, etc., he returned to the same old path of his previous life.

“Mr. Simmons, I didn't expect you to be a reporter either.”

He got up and came back from a run in the morning. While he was having breakfast, Simmons came to visit and said he wanted to go diving in the sea and asked him to be his diving instructor.

Even if the other party offered money, Link would not refuse. He took Simons for a swim in the sea.

As soon as he returned to the store, Simmons revealed his identity, claiming to be a reporter from the Miami Herald and wanting to interview him.

Because the Miami Herald is a newspaper that obviously favors itself, it has praised itself in the newspaper many times.

Sports editor-in-chief Raphael Varane has written comments praising himself many times.

After the "fake boxing controversy" broke out in the past two days, the Herald also published several articles to defend itself.

Can't refuse either emotionally or rationally, and he will not refuse interviews from reporters.

After all, my future plan is to become a professional boxer. Being in the news continuously will deepen the audience's impression of me, which will also be extremely beneficial to my future development.

“Link, how about we start the interview?”

Simmons picked up the notebook and said.

“Okay, I hope your question is not too difficult.”

Link reached out and made a gesture of asking.

Simmons laughed, glanced at the notebook and said: "Link, first of all, congratulations on defeating Andre Berto and winning the super middleweight championship in the Golden Gloves Championship. Are you satisfied with yesterday's game?"

“Of course, I am the winner.”

Link said while clenching his fists.

“As for your opponent, Andre Berto, what kind of boxer do you think he is after competing against him?”

Simmons asked.

Link thought for a moment and said: "There is no doubt that he is very good! In terms of technology, strength, speed, and boxing consciousness, he is at a first-class level. He is a very strong opponent in all aspects, very comprehensive, and has almost no flaws. , he is very difficult to deal with.”

“But you knocked him out in five rounds.” Simmons laughed.

Link smiled softly, spread his hands and said: "His comprehensiveness and lack of flaws are relative terms. To ordinary boxers, he is a perfect and terrifying opponent, but to me, his speed, strength, and technique , boxing consciousness, and even tactics are not as good as mine, which is why I can defeat him and others cannot defeat him. "

"Can this sentence be understood as saying that you think you have the strength to crush him in all aspects?"

“Crush? No, I think suppression is more appropriate.”

"Ha ha!"

Simmons looked at him and smiled: "Yesterday at the American Airlines Arena, in front of hundreds of reporters, you said that you are too strong to keep a low profile. Why are you so humble today?"

"Because it's just you now. If I brag to you alone, not only will you be embarrassed, but I will be even more embarrassed." Link said, spreading his hands.

Simmons laughed loudly, adjusted the wig on his head, and continued to ask: "Yesterday before the game, when being interviewed by the HBO host, you suddenly announced that you would KO Andre Berto in five rounds. Was it decided in advance? Is it a tactic or a last-minute idea?”

“On a whim!”

“Oh, why did you make this sudden decision? Is it because Andre said in the interview that you faked punches, which made you angry?”

"not completely!"

Link took a sip of tea and said, "Before the competition, I watched Andre's game videos repeatedly. He was an opponent who had a hard time finding flaws, and he was ranked No. 1 in the super middleweight class at the time. Before the match against him, I wasn't even sure I could beat him, let alone KO him.”

“Link, you said you were not sure of defeating him before the game?”

Simmons was very concerned about this question, so he straightened his back, held his pen, and listened attentively to his answer.

"Yes, he is very powerful and is number one in his level. Before I played against him, I was not 100% sure of defeating him, but I am confident in my own strength. This sentence may sound contradictory, but Personal confidence sometimes plays a greater role in the outcome of a game than imagined. Because I believe in my own strength, in order to push myself, I set a goal for myself, not only to defeat him, but also to win in five games. KO him within one round.

Only when I am more demanding on myself can I give up defense and take the initiative to attack, so that I can unleash my full potential at critical moments. If you have watched the game, you should know that I punched an average of 100 times in each round in the first four rounds. , punched 467 times in five rounds.

You must know that in a professional boxing match, within 12 rounds, most boxers punch around 500 times, and boxers with good physical fitness.

For example, James Toney and John Ruiz only punched around 600 times. They punched nearly 500 times in five rounds, which almost drained all my energy.

That game was too difficult.

I almost tried everything, but fortunately I managed to win the game and I fulfilled my promise. "

Link said with a shrug.

Simmons couldn't help but clapped his hands, "Yes, you are excellent, we can all see it.

In the last game, you played very aggressively. Andre Berto was fully defensive, but he couldn't resist your strong attack. In the end, he was forced to exchange punches with you, and was knocked down by you many times. All of this was because you forced yourself the result of.

Link, if you hadn't pushed yourself and set yourself a demanding goal, could you have defeated him? "

Link crossed his fingers and smiled: "Of course, I said my goal is to be the champion. Even if I can't KO him in five rounds, I can KO him in ten rounds.

I will advance the plan and set a more demanding goal for myself. I want to use this method to motivate myself and lock in the victory in advance.

This is also a habit of mine. Set a demanding goal for yourself, and then work hard to achieve it, and the fruits of victory will be sweeter. "

Simmons smiled and nodded, wrote a few sentences in his notebook, and continued to ask: "You didn't change the goal, you just made it more demanding, so at the press conference before the game, you told reporters, including Bernard De Hopkins, Chris Bird, and Roy Jones Jr., all those who question your strength, as long as they dare to challenge you, you will defeat them within three rounds. This is what you set for yourself. One of the 'demanding goals'?”

Link shook his head slightly, "That's not really true."

“Oh? Isn't this a demanding goal?” Simmons asked doubtfully.

"No, among these boxing seniors, except for Valuev, who is a little harder to deal with. He is 213 centimeters tall and will be a bit difficult to fight. The other boxing champions are all over thirty-five years old. Regardless of physical strength, Compared with his heyday, his skills and speed are far behind. Beating a few of them in three rounds is enough. It's not a demanding goal.”

Link spread his hands calmly.

Simmons put his hand into the wig and scratched it, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch. This guy just said it would be embarrassing to brag in front of him alone. Now isn't this considered bragging?

You must know that the boxing champions and former boxing champions just listed are all boxers in the first echelon of strength in today's boxing world. They are all ranked among the top four professional boxing organizations: WBWBC-IBF-WBO. Ten.

Although he is a little older and his strength is not as good as before, he still has the ability to become a world boxing champion.

But according to Link, defeating them in three rounds is not a harsh goal at all?

Simmons rolled his eyes and decided to publish all these interviews in newspapers to see how the boxing champions would react after seeing them.

“Link, if they are not demanding goals, then who in your eyes is a more demanding goal?”

Simmons asked.

“The Klitschko brothers.”

The Klitschko brothers are the current owners of the heavyweight gold belts of the four major organizations.

The eldest Vitali Klitschko is 202 cm tall and has an arm length of 203 cm. He is the WBC heavyweight boxing champion.

The young Wladimir Klitschko, with a height of 199cm and an arm length of 206cm, owns three heavyweight gold belts: WBIBF-WBO.

They are not only tall, but also have long arms, good physical strength, and comprehensive skills.

Another important point is that defeating an older brother or younger brother often leads to revenge from their brothers.

The brothers often practice boxing together and study their opponents' fighting styles. They are a troublesome combination.

Link has only resumed training for less than a month, and is not mature enough in all aspects. He believes that he is not a match for the two brothers yet.

“Link, it has been widely known that you challenged several boxing champions. Now everyone wants to know when you will switch to professional boxing. Do you have an approximate time for your switch?”

“Probably next year.”

Link thought for a moment and said.

Simons nodded, and then asked a few more questions, and Link answered them one by one.

The interview lasted for nearly an hour before Simmons put away his things and left the diving shop with satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)

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