Entertainment: From the Octagon to the big screen

Chapter 749 - Reminiscing the Past

Chen Yu leaned alone against the east wall of the venue's locker room, and his mind kept flashing back to the scenes before he stepped into the octagonal cage.

At that time, he always had no distractions and never hesitated, but today Chen Yu felt that his body and steps were particularly heavy.

I originally thought that saying goodbye to the octagon and the boxing ring would be very simple. After all, sooner or later I would have to withdraw from this bloody competition, change track and start a new life.

Especially after entering into marriage with Dilraba Dilmurat, the worries have been thoroughly confirmed, and Chen Yu can no longer be as fearless as before.

Chen Yu has been wreaking havoc in the professional fighting world with his ferocious attacks, brutal tactics and life-threatening fighting. He has never encountered any rivals in the same weight class since his debut.

He then established a legendary career spanning the three major weight classes of featherweight, lightweight and welterweight as a legend of the era.

It has also pushed the Ultimate Fighting Championship to a market position and historical height that it did not belong to, significantly narrowing the brand gap with professional boxing.

Even in some European countries, the average ratings of professional fighting have surpassed professional boxing, and are only behind the two major events of football and tennis.

When Chen Yu officially entered his peak stage in 2013, all boxing gyms in the Lone Star Republic had to add professional fighting coaches, subjects, and equipment.

Otherwise, quarterly and annual fee members will easily leave in large numbers.

Mainstream media in Europe and the United States call Chen Yu a money-printing machine in professional fighting, while Dana White regards him as Tom Brady, Jackie Robinson, Jordan and Ali.

[He (referring to Chen Yu) is not only a terrifying world boxing champion, he single-handedly saved professional fighting from hell and made it ignore the rich and poor class. ]

Time magazine made this evaluation of Chen Yu in 2015 and it is still used today.

[Morally, Chen is indeed not as good as Mr. Ali, who is committed to peace, race, charity and other causes, but his skills and achievements are completely comparable to the latter. ]

"Boxing World", an authoritative magazine with a history of over a hundred years, has affirmed Chen Yu's historical status and his historical contributions.

After all, Chen Yu's perfect offensive methods, offensive logic and offensive techniques led to a leap-forward revolution in professional boxing and fighting after the millennium.

The two editors-in-chief of "Boxing" magazine were both unanimous in their belief that no one could match Chen Yu in terms of skills and tactics in at least the next thirty-five years.

In addition, Chen Yu's commercial value is also admired by future generations.

In 2014, 2015 and 2016, he topped the "Forbes Annual Sports Income List".

In terms of commercial value alone, Chen Yu is not inferior to Ali and can really compete for the title of number one in history.

At this moment, Chen Yu’s highlights were being played in the main hall of the venue. Every punch he threw on the screen could cause a huge cheer and made all the glass shake wildly.

So far, nine fans have fainted due to being too excited and were sent to the hospital.

The unprecedentedly high morale in the venue forced the chief security commander to order the riot police to station themselves on both sides of the auditorium, trying to separate and appease the audience as much as possible to avoid any accidents.

The professional riot squad sent by Scotland Yard was helpless about this.

They can divide the audience, but it is very difficult to calm them down because even a loudspeaker cannot cover up the audience's cheers and roars.

With his face flushed and sweaty, Emmanuel trotted into the locker room and banged on the door.

Villeneuve, the chief director of the retirement ceremony, hoped that Chen Yu would appear on stage early to calm the audience's excessive emotions.

"How is it? Are you feeling better?"

Emmanuel's neat suit had already become wrinkled. At this moment, he took out a bottle of mineral water from the incubator and poured it on his head.

"I still need a little time."

Chen Yu didn't stand up, but tensed all his muscles, controlled his trembling voice, and threw out a combination of punches.

Although Emmanuel did not turn around to look, he could hear the sound of breaking air. The sound was more or less a bit messy, indicating that Chen Yu was still emotionally unstable. "Do you want to call Dilireba to come in and comfort you first?"

Emmanuel raised his hand to wipe his face and flicked the water droplets onto the wall. He remembered very clearly the goblin fight scene between Chen Yu and Dilireba in the locker room.

That time he stood outside to prevent the media from approaching.

"She's pregnant now, can you please not trouble her? I'll just sit there quietly for a while."

Chen Yu didn't want Dilraba to see her vulnerable side, and Emmanuel really didn't expect that Chen Yu would still have the burden of being an idol in his wife's sight.

Chen Yu pursed his lips and pointed at the locker room door, telling anyone who was waiting to leave to not disturb him while he was trying to calm down.

Emmanuel naturally refused to walk out of the locker room like that.

This guy repeatedly assured Chen Yu that he would keep his mouth shut and sit quietly, because if he showed up, he would definitely be caught by Director Villeneuve and forced to work.

"I advise you not to think too much. I have been wreaking havoc in the professional fighting and boxing circles for 2,500 days and nights, and I have never been knocked down or defeated. This is really enough."

Emanuel sighed as he weighed the room temperature sports drink.

Gatorade lost to Austrian Red Bull in the bidding process, and Chen Yu's first commercial contract after retirement has gone to Austrian Red Bull.

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With $81 million over three years, it ranks second on the list of global athletes' annual commercial endorsements, right next to Federer.

At the 19th Laureus Sports Awards held in Monaco in February this year, tennis king Federer defeated Chen Yu for the third time and won the Best Male Athlete of the Year award.

To be honest, everyone thought that this year's Laureus Sports Awards would definitely give the Best Male Athlete of the Year to Chen Yu, who retired this year.

After all, Chen Yu has been a runner-up since 2013, and even the Laureus Sports Awards should take care of and comfort Chen Yu for emotional reasons.

Tennis kings Federer and Nadal, and champion drivers Hamilton and Cristiano did not attend the awards ceremony to support Chen Yu.

As a result, the Laureus Sports Awards refused to produce a melodramatic and heartwarming story, which caused an uproar in the mainstream media in Europe and the United States, and they subsequently used their pens to criticize it.

After learning the outcome of the game, tennis king Federer posted three big question marks on the social media platform.

Cristiano and Messi also posted messages to express their sympathy for their friend.

But the facts are destined to be unchangeable. Chen Yu can wreak havoc in the octagon and the boxing ring, but he has never won a Laureus Sports Awards.

Takehiko Inoue called it youth, while Akira Toriyama said it was a regret that only Chen Yu could understand.

Chen Yu missed the award amid everyone's sighs, but it actually aroused the desire of a group of Japanese cartoonists to create.

"If you can win the Laureus Sports Award crystal trophy today, your career will surely become an insurmountable chasm for future generations."

Emmanuel turned his head to glance at Chen Yu and murmured.

Chen Yu rubbed his cheeks hard with the base of his palms, quickly stood up, threw his suit into the chair, untied his tie and threw it into the trash can.

Since the red carpet show is mainly casual style.

Then when I step into the octagon for the last time, there is no need for me to dress like an aristocratic elite.

Although Chen Yu will not wear gloves or a cape this time to accept the cheers and worship from the audience.

But he still has to show his brutal and vicious side.

Imprint his unique image as a boxing champion in history.

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