Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 452 Two women chatting face to face

“Link, the time for the next boxing match is set.”

As soon as Link put down his cell phone, Franco Duva called again to inform him about the next game.

After the WBA light heavyweight challenge in Hong Kong, Franco Duva began to discuss with the management companies behind the other three world champions in the four major organizations.

 Proposal to have a combined world boxing title fight.

 First fight two against two, and the two winners will fight in the final battle. The winner will become the new overlord in the light heavyweight field?

This proposal was rejected by three management companies. The merger of the world boxing titles sounds cool, but it is actually cruel.

 Because they are both world boxing champions, there is not much difference in strength between them. To be precise, it is within a few punches.

 No one has full confidence in defeating the other.

 Those who are confident have already issued a challenge to the opponent, trying to find a way to defeat the opponent, steal all the gold belts, and become the overlord in this field.

 There is no need to wait for Link to propose.

It is precisely because there is not much confidence that the world boxing champions do not invade each other and live in peace.

Train with peace of mind every year and participate in one or two gold belt defense matches. As long as you can successfully defend your title for several consecutive years, you can become a boxing star and make money steadily.

The most fearful person in the boxing world is a boxer like Link, who is ambitious and powerful, and has the momentum to kill gods and Buddhas.

 Just like Tyson in the mid-to-late 1980s, Roy Jones Jr. in the 1990s, and Mayweather in the 2000s.

 When encountering this type of boxer, you either choose to accept the challenge or choose to escape. No one wants to be a stepping stone for others.

Escape is to give up the gold belt, vacate the boxing champion position, and wait for others to compete. This may seem shameful, but it is very useful.

 Because boxing tests a boxer's psychological quality, a boxer who has never been defeated or KO will have a good mentality and full of confidence during the game.

 Those who have been defeated will have a shadow in their hearts during the game.

 Avoiding fights is also considered a tactic in boxing.

For example, as early as 1992, Lennox Lewis successfully KO’d his opponent ‘Razor’ Ruddock in a boxing championship challenge and obtained the mandatory challenge for the WBC heavyweight championship.

The then WBC boxing champion Riddick Bowe voluntarily gave up his WBC gold belt in order to avoid fighting Lennox Lewis.

In 1995/96, WBC boxing champion Lewis fought against Tyson's sparring partner McCall and was defeated by 'Atomic Bull' McCall. Later, McCall was defeated by British boxing champion 'King Kong' Frank Bruno and lost his gold belt. Bruno was KOed by Tyson, who regained the WBC heavyweight title in 1996.

Lewis once again qualified to challenge for the title in the Challenger Competition, which is mandatory.

At that time, Tyson was preparing to have a combined boxing title fight with WBA boxing champion Bruce Selden. In order to avoid fighting Lewis, Tyson voluntarily paid 4 million to give way and postponed the fight.

 Later, Tyson defeated his opponent in the combined boxing title fight and won the WBA heavyweight belt. When faced with the challenge from Lewis again, Tyson chose to give up the WBC belt and vacate the throne.

 Lewis once again became the WBC heavyweight champion after defeating his old rival McCall.

 The match between Lewis and Tyson was held in 2002. Lewis KOed Tyson in the eighth round.

The situation that the three light heavyweight boxing champions now encounter is similar to what Tyson, Riddick Bowe and others encountered when they encountered Lewis, or even worse than when they encountered Lewis.

 Because Link has not failed so far, not only has he not failed, in his past 23 professional matches, except for Tyson, all other matches ended within the first three rounds.

 Competing with Link means getting beaten, which becomes a stepping stone for Link.

 But not fighting Link would mean giving up the world boxing title and losing a large amount of competition prize money.

  Comparing or not competing has become a dilemma faced by the three current boxing champions and their management companies.

After repeated negotiations with the agency, WBC boxing champion Bernard Hopkins, a member of Golden Boy Promotions, agreed to accept the challenge, on the condition that the competition prize money would be divided into 30% and 70%, with the majority of the winnings and 30% of the losses.

 The time is October 15th, and the location is Seoul, South Korea.

The management companies of the other two boxing champions still have not responded. Franco suggested that Link participate in the WBO light heavyweight title challenge in September to obtain mandatory qualifications. The IBF challenge has already been held and needs to wait until next year.

Counting these two games, Link has five games this year, so there is no need to be too anxious.

Link accepts Franco's proposal.

However, Franco asked him to be careful. According to his intelligence, there is a saying in the boxing world. If you want to defeat Link, you must use any means during the game. It is best to use foul tactics to anger him and break his rhythm. Opportunity turns defeat into victory.

A more radical statement is that to deal with Link, one must exchange blood for blood, tooth for tooth, and use the most cruel means to compete with him.

From these rumors, we can not only feel everyone's fear of him, but also see that his opponents will become more and more crazy in the future, and the competition will become more and more cruel. If Link wants to continue to win, he will also change Got to be tough.

"alright, I got it."

Link responded, hung up the phone, and was about to change into clothes and go to the training room to exercise, when he saw Ivaca coming out carrying a small satchel.

Wearing a round-neck sleeveless patchwork skirt with the hem reaching the knees, flesh-colored stockings, and champagne-colored high-heeled shoes of the same style as the skirt, she has a curvy figure, exquisite makeup on her beautiful face, and a platinum necklace. She also smells delicious. .

Link remembered the clothes she had changed into just two hours ago.

 “Honey, where are you going?”

"Dating!"

Iwaka put on her sunglasses and raised the corners of her lips slightly.

 “Tyler agreed to meet?”

"uh-huh!"

 “How about I send you there?”

“No, Taylor said it bothers you, and I do too.”

Ivaca slapped his hand away, kissed him on the face, drove the red Ferrari F60, and left the villa with a rumble.

Link touched his chin, stood on the side of the straightway for a while, and returned to the villa training room to exercise.

Originally, he could go to the Muscle Beach Club to exercise, but this weekend, he wanted to stay at home with Ivaca, so he put the training venue in the villa.

 The gym in the villa also has barbells, pear-shaped balls, and sandbags, which are very convenient for training. What it lacks compared to the training ground is the atmosphere and sparring partners.

In addition, by staying at home to train, he can also give the boxers at the club a holiday and relieve some psychological pressure.

 Some time ago, the group of people trained with him for more than six hours every day. After a month, one suffered serious muscle injuries due to overtraining, six suffered minor injuries, and another group developed psychological shadows and developed aversion to boxing training.

 For this reason, De La Hoya proposed to build him an independent training ground and isolate his training area.

Link also agrees.

 The independent training ground will be built probably next week, and he can train there in the future.

 For this reason, he invested one million in Muscle Beach and became one of the shareholders of the club.

  —

 “Hey, didn’t you invite Link?”

On Rodeo Drive, in the Alfred Cafe, Leonardo walked into the cafe and looked at his friends here, including Tobey Maguire, Woody Harrelson, James Franco, and Tom Harrelson. Di and others, and their female companions.

This is the first time Leonardo attended a friend's party after returning to Los Angeles after filming "Django Unchained", along with his new girlfriend Emma Miller.

"No, he just came back from China. I thought he would stay at home these days, so I didn't bother him."

 Tobey Maguire laughed.

"You are really considerate of him. I saw the gossip about him dating Miss Daddario this morning. Why does a **** like him need a rest?"

 Leonardo took out his mobile phone and sent a message to Link, but received no response.

A few people started playing cards, Texas Hold'em, for a small amount of dozens of dollars. Gambling at cards is also one of the most common ways of socializing among Hollywood stars.

According to an investigative report by the Los Angeles Times last year, there are 32 well-known poker clubs in the Hollywood entertainment industry.

 Club entry qualifications vary from high to low, some require letters of introduction from more than two full members, and some require an annual fee of more than 10,000 US dollars.

In addition to poker clubs, there are also wine clubs, cigar clubs, golf clubs, cannabis clubs, horse racing clubs, and more hidden ones, including same-sex dating clubs, swinging clubs, etc., all kinds of different.

These clubs exist not only for leisure and entertainment, but also as a platform for exchanging information and exchanging resources. Some people can't get roles at the audition office, but they can do so here.

 Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Matthew Perry, etc. are all poker masters.

Ben Affleck once defeated more than 90 masters in the 2004 California Poker Championship and received a prize of 356,000. In 2007, he was banned from the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas for life for allegedly counting cards.

Tobey Maguire has also been a gambler for many years. He participated in the Poker Championship in 2004, but lost to Ben Affleck. At the beginning of the year, he won more than 300,000 US dollars in chips in a private poker game in Hollywood, and was later bought by a group of investors. Go to court because the money was stolen.

 Other clubs also have their own ways of playing, and almost all stars in Hollywood are members of these clubs.

 Leonardo is a member of more than fifty clubs, so many that he can hardly remember them clearly. However, today's card game has nothing to do with club activities. It's just that a few men were bored after filming and sat down to play cards and chat.

 “Has Link joined any club?”

 Leonardo suddenly asked while looking at the cards.

 “Muscle Beach Club, I heard he often trains there.”

James Franco said.

 “Is it a health club?”

“It is a professional boxing training ground, I have practiced there.”

 Tom Hardy said that he trained there for a month while filming "The Fighter" last year, but at that time Link was on tour in Asia and did not meet him. “Link doesn’t smoke, drink, or play cards. He seems to have no other hobbies except boxing.”

James Franco laughed.

 “Beauty, this is definitely his favorite.”

 Leonardo reminded.

 Everyone laughed.

“Leon, you can introduce Link to your model club. Link should like it there.”

 Tobey Maguire laughed.

˜The Model Club is a club that introduces female partners to Hollywood stars. Leonardo is a senior member and has two partners who met through the club’s channels.

"Let me try."

Leonardo said casually that he actually did not plan to introduce Link to the club because the guy was too competitive. If he were to join, all the good girls in the club would be seduced by Link. He would never want to see such a thing. occur.

"Huh!"

Tobey Maguire looked at the aisle in the middle of the coffee shop and said with some surprise, "It's Miss Thompson. Will Link come here to drink coffee too?"

 “Toby! Don’t try to cheat me, I won’t look back.”

Leonardo glanced at the trump card in his hand, raised his head and stared at Tobey Maguire opposite him and said.

When Tobey Maguire spoke, everyone else in the booth turned to look over and nodded and said it was indeed Miss Thompson. They tried to keep their voices down as much as possible while speaking, and would not say anything excessive, nor would they say anything to Eva. Cards are critical.

 On the one hand, I have a good relationship with Link and it’s not suitable for me to talk nonsense.

On the other hand, Ivaca is the chairman of Lionsgate Pictures and a powerful figure in the film industry. I heard that she is a hundred times harder to deal with than Link. It is more appropriate to treat a person like her with some respect in public.

Leonardo saw everyone looking solemnly towards the outside of the coffee shop. He couldn't help but look back and saw Miss Ivaca walking in with an assistant. Sit down in a more secluded booth outside.

She wore sunglasses and did not take them off until she sat down. The expression on her fair cheeks was cold, and she looked distant.

After she came in, the voices in the coffee shop dropped by more than ten decibels, and the originally bustling coffee shop suddenly seemed a little deserted.

 “Well, it’s indeed Iwaka, not Link.”

 Leonardo shrugged his shoulders and tapped the table with his fingers, "Toby, open the cards quickly!"

 Everyone else on the table has folded their cards in this round, leaving only Tobey Maguire and Leonardo. The five public cards are K of Spades, 4 of Diamonds, 3 of Spades, Q of Hearts, and J of Hearts.

 Toby turned over two hole cards, the Ace of Spades and the 10 of Hearts.

The highest card combined with the community cards is straight A, K, Q, J, 10

 “Impossible! How could you happen to be a straight child?”

 Leonardo turned over the cards with a dark face. His hole cards were two queens. The highest card was three of a kind with two miscellaneous cards, which was smaller than a straight.

“Leon, I’m lucky, so there’s no need to be jealous.”

Tobey Maguire laughed and reached out to grab the banknotes in the pool. Although it was not much, it felt wonderful to win money.

 Leonardo threw the cards into the pool unhappily. His trump card was two queens but he failed to win. He was really unlucky.

The model girlfriend brought by James Franco reshuffled the cards and dealt them to the second round. Tobey Maguire looked at the door and suddenly let out another sigh.

 “Ms. Taylor Swift? Why is she here too?”

ˆ “.”

 Leonardo raised his head and glanced at him. No matter who came this time, he would not look back.

Several other people stopped looking at the cards when they heard this. They looked over curiously and found that it was indeed Taylor. Taylor walked into the cafe alone without an assistant.

Wearing a ZuhairMurad garden floral dress, with a golden ponytail, fresh bangs, and light makeup, she looks fresh and beautiful, and has the artistic temperament of a country singer. She walks quickly and looks natural and free.

　　When several people saw Taylor walking straight towards Ivaca's position, they couldn't help but make a sound of surprise.

Many people know that there is a song "Devil in Love" in Taylor's third album that is said to be written to Ivaca. There is also news that the real cause of the breakup of Link and Taylor's relationship was not the private video, but Iva Ka. Take love with a knife.

Now the two of them are sitting together drinking coffee.

 This melon is edible.

 “What are you looking at?”

 Leonardo asked unhappily.

“Link’s current girlfriend and his ex-girlfriend are dating.”

 Tobey Maguire stared at the cards on the table and whispered.

 Leonardo scratched his chin, but couldn't help but look back.

  —

 “Sorry, I’m late.”

At the booth next door, Taylor was holding a small satchel and said to Ivaca in the aisle.

 “It’s okay, I just arrived too.”

Ivaca put down the magazine in her hand, looked up at Taylor, who was wearing exquisite makeup, smiled slightly, and extended her hand to invite her to sit down.

Taylor sat down opposite and crossed his knees to look at Ivaca opposite.

Ivaca didn't wear too much makeup, and she didn't have many accessories on her body. Her medium-length blond hair was simply draped over her shoulders, which looked very casual. It was just her cold and charming face, with plump breasts, big butt, and slender face. Beautiful legs give people a very **** feeling.

Taylor wrinkled the bridge of her nose, feeling that Evaka paid too much attention to the male vision in dressing up, and her beauty was not natural enough or arbitrary enough, but from a man's point of view, she was indeed extremely beautiful.

 “Why are you meeting here?”

Taylor looked at his surroundings and unexpectedly saw a few familiar faces.

“There are more people here than usual today. If you find it inconvenient, you can chat somewhere else.”

Ivaca said nonchalantly.

 “It doesn’t matter, it’s not bad here.”

Taylor said.

Ivaca stirred the coffee with a silver spoon and asked, "Have you thought of a way to deal with the child?"

Taylor blinked her blue fox eyes and remembered the answer she had not gotten on the phone before, so she asked the question again. What was Ivaca's purpose and why did she take the initiative to ask for help? She didn't think Ivaca would be bored. Random hair with good intentions.

Iwaka shook her head slightly and said: "I have only one purpose, for Link. He is too busy with work, training boxing, promoting movies, recording and writing songs, preparing new roles, and other things for several companies. He too busy.

Something like that happened in February, and he was attacked by the media for more than half a month. If he didn't handle the matter well this time, the scolding would fall on him again. After he became a scumbag, he actually didn't care about his reputation. Just now he was When chatting, he also intends to take all the responsibility, as long as you and the child are safe.

 Although he can do this and has reasons to take responsibility for his mistakes, I cannot watch him suffer these inexplicable stigmas and let his reputation be hit again.

I want to do something, do something together, that is to help you and your children, but also to help Link and ourselves. Do you understand? "

 “How about yourself, would you do something that doesn’t benefit you at all?”

Tyler asked calmly.

Ivaca also looked at her and smiled: "Taylor, we are two different types of women. You dare to fight, you are talented and courageous, and you are a woman who is not inferior to men. I admire women like you very much.

And I am a woman both inside and outside. A woman like me needs to find a man to accompany him and help him succeed. When he succeeds, that means I succeed. When I help Link, I am also helping myself. For Lin Ke, I am also helping myself. Whatever is good for me is good for me. "

Tyler blinked, surprised by her honesty.

"You are so humble. Everyone knows that you are a business expert, the backbone of Link Music, and the real helmsman of Lionsgate Pictures. Many people think that Link relies on you to become famous. Without you, Link would not be what he is now. Success, it’s too modest for you to say that you rely on Link to achieve success.”

“Here’s the truth, I wouldn’t be in music without Link, and I wouldn’t be in Hollywood without him making the decision to buy Lionsgate.

Whether it is in music or movies, he was the first to pave the way, and then I followed him into this field and handled some chores for him.

If he failed to gain a foothold in the music and film circles, I would not be able to play a role in these two fields, so whether it is Link Music or Lionsgate Pictures, he will always be the real soul. "

Iwaka said solemnly.

Taylor thought for a while, and it seemed that this was indeed the case. Whether in music or movies, Link charged forward, and Ivaca followed behind to help him clean up the mess. The cooperation mode of the two was more like the warriors and warriors in the game. mage.

"Eva, is it worth it? The news is right. With your ability, appearance, and family background, you could have found a better and more promising man. Why did you choose Link, a playboy?"

Iwaka curled her lips and said softly: "Is there a better man than Link in the world? If Link was just an annoying playboy, you wouldn't still love him now."

"I don't."

Taylor hummed softly.

Ivaca didn’t argue with her. He brought the coffee and asked her to try the Brazilian Aracabi coffee here. Although there was a slight sour taste in the mouth, it had a mellow taste and a long aftertaste, which was worth tasting.

 Taylor did not refuse and took a sip of the coffee. The taste was too sour and had an obvious bitter taste, which she didn’t like very much.

 (End of this chapter)