Chapter 022: Boxing Club
I selected a few books on boxing from the bookshelf, and found a place near the window Wang Meng sat down.
Today, as usual, the sun is hot and the temperature is breathless like a steamer. Fortunately, there are ceiling fans in the library, which can dispel some of the heat!
Maybe it's because today is the first day of school, and there aren't many people in the library, so Wang Meng doesn't have to worry about anyone disturbing him.
"Sister Ghost, look, it turns out that boxing matches can be divided into two types: professional boxing matches and amateur boxing matches!" Pointing to a place in the book, Wang Meng suddenly realized.
In professional boxing, boxers accept a dowry from a professional boxing club, or an agent to run a business boxing match. It is a manifestation of the commodification of the sport of boxing. Professional boxers must be at least eighteen years old. The weight of the gloves is 171 grams for those under 60 kg and 143 grams for those over 60 kg. Each round lasts three minutes, with a one-minute break in between. Six rounds per match for novices, eight to eighteen rounds for Level 2 boxers, and 10 to 15 rounds for Level 1 boxers.
In amateur boxing, athletes must be at least 18 years old, have parental consent, and have a coach visa certifying good training and a doctor's health certificate. Each fight is three rounds of three minutes each, or it can be two minutes, with a one-minute break between the two boxer rounds. Each boxing glove weighs 228 grams.
"It seems that the difference between this professional boxing match and amateur boxing is not limited to the name, I didn't expect that even the gloves used in the competition are so different!"
It wasn't until this moment that Wang Meng realized that his previous understanding of boxing was too one-sided.
If he hadn't read this book, Wang Meng would have only thought that professional boxing was a professional boxer's game, and amateur boxing was a non-professional boxer's game, but now it seems that this idea is too inaccurate!
According to the book, a fighter who competes in an amateur boxing match can also be a professional boxer.
"Hey, coward, which makes more money in professional boxing or amateur boxing?" Ghosts want to know more about the actual than some basics.
"This ...... I guess it's a professional boxing match! ”
Unexpectedly, the ghost would ask this question, Wang Meng rummaged through the book, but did not find any relevant explanation, so he could only vaguely say according to his own understanding.
After a moment of silence, the ghost asked again, "How much money can you make in professional boxing?" ”
What she meant was not to ask how much money the organizers of professional boxing tournaments could make, but how much money professional boxers who participated in the tournament could make. She decided to make Wang Meng rich, because she wanted to know the details of how to make money related to martial arts.
After getting along with the ghost for so long, Wang Meng can naturally understand what the ghost wants to ask, but Wang Meng also knows nothing about this question.
"You can probably make a lot of money!" Wang Meng replied very vaguely.
"How much is a lot of money?" The ghost wanted to see if it was worth her participation.
Although he really wants to make money for Wang Meng, if the remuneration is too low, the ghost will disdain it!
Shaking his head, Wang Meng said, "I don't know how much money I can make!" But it shouldn't be too little, otherwise why would so many people fight for the boxing belt? ”
In professional boxing, there is a difference in the remuneration of boxing, which depends on the level and influence of the fighter. Super fighters can be paid up to $45 million per fight, as middleweight boxer Delahora, for example, has ever received. There are hundreds of thousands of unknown boxing champions, and the boxers who fight ranked matches are even lower, and there is not much left after the remuneration is paid.
The remuneration of a super boxing champion generally consists of appearance fees, bonuses, and dividends.
If a limited TV audience reaches a certain number, the fighter can even receive a dividend that exceeds the appearance fee. Of course, only for super fighters, such as the undefeated middleweight champion who challenges De La Hoya, he doesn't get a commission, while De La Hoya can get a commission because he is more famous and has more commercial value.
Time passed quickly unconsciously, and the bell for the end of class came from the window, Wang Meng looked up at the window, and was startled by the crowded crowd.
I didn't expect that there would be so many students as soon as this second class ended.
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In front of the cafeteria, there were many onlookers, and it turned out that many clubs were recruiting students. Every time the new students start school, it is also the time when the clubs compete to start pulling people.
I have to admire that these clubs really choose a place, the cafeteria is a must-go place for students, and it is basically seen by more than half of the students in the college to recruit new members.
"Hurry up, hurry up, it's time for class, open the club brochure!" A beautiful girl in a pale green shirt said to the two boys next to her.
"We're already late, and the good places have been taken up by other clubs, are you still there?" One of the slightly emaciated boys asked as he opened the club brochure.
This is actually a "boxing club", and the club brochure is very vivid, hoping to work hard with friends who love sports and like boxing......
"Why don't you put it, if you can recruit one, count one, and our club has the least number of people among all the clubs. Don't say it, hurry up, everyone is coming! The girl said as she quickly set the things on the table.
"In this place we chose, can we really recruit people?" Another slightly fat boy muttered.
"Yes, if I say yes, I will definitely be able to!" She smiled confidently, and the girl had quickly prepared everything she had prepared.
These three people are all from the boxing club, and the girl's name is Xu Anyi, who is the sister of Xu Tianyu, the president of the "Boxing Club", and is also the only female surname in the club.
The person with a thin body is called Hao Pingqing, don't look at his appearance is not very outstanding, but his boxing foundation is very good, except for the president Xu Tianyu in the club, his strength is the highest.
The little fat man with a fat body and a pair of myopia glasses is named Tao Daming, and he can be said to be the laziest person in the club, and he often does not participate in training. Although his strength is the weakest in the club, he is very popular because he is a boxing fan and knows a lot about boxing......
At this time, Guo Xuyang had no appetite at all, but his originally handsome face frowned.
Today is his first class at Sanjiang Vocational College, and he has only been in class for half a day, and he is already disappointed in this college, whether it is hardware equipment or teacher teaching, it does not meet his requirements.
"How did I end up in such an academy?"
Guo Xuyang regretted that he applied for this college at the beginning.
Originally, he could transfer to other better colleges with his family connections, but because he failed the college entrance examination, he didn't have the face to beg his family, and he didn't want to face the nagging of his parents, so he chose to apply for a college closer to his aunt's house.
My aunt has loved him the most since he was a child, and he can also discuss some fighting skills with his brother-in-law who has been a special forces, which was originally his original intention of choosing this academy, but he never thought that the conditions here were so bad that he couldn't imagine it!
One of the things that Guo Xuyang couldn't accept the most was that he had been wandering around in front of the cafeteria for so long, and he didn't even find that there was a "Sanda Club" here, not even a "Taekwondo Club", only a "Boxing Club", and it looked very shabby.
"Why am I so unlucky, why did I choose this academy in the first place!"
sighed secretly, I thought that after going to college, I would have more time to practice sanda, but I never thought that this broken academy didn't even have a sanda club!
At this time, I couldn't help but think of the young master I had witnessed on the balcony that night. These days, he often remembers the image of the boy fighting the robbers, and each memory makes his blood boil.
"When will I be as good as him?"
Sighing again, Guo Xuyang's gaze stopped in front of the enrollment of the "boxing club", hesitated, and finally walked over.
"Hello classmates!" Seeing that someone finally came, Xu Anyi hurriedly greeted warmly, "Classmate, we are here in a boxing club, we can strengthen our body, and we can learn a skill to defend ourselves, are you interested in joining us?" ”
"Fitness?"
Originally, Guo Xuyang was reading the brochure of the club, and when he heard Xu Anyi say this, he couldn't help but glance at Tao Daming, the little fat man next to him.
Smiling awkwardly, Xu Anyi hurriedly explained: "This classmate, don't look at him like this, in fact, before joining our club, he was fatter than now!" ”
After speaking, he glared at Tao Daming with his eyes, as if to say, "If I don't bring you here next time, it will damage the image of the community"!
"I just came here to ask, is there a 'Sanda Club' in the academy?" Guo Xuyang has studied Sanda for a few years, and the one he wants to join the most is Sanda Club.
"This classmate, we are the only one in the academy whose 'boxing club' is a club about competition!" Tao Daming pushed his glasses with his hand, and then continued, "You might as well join our club first, if the academy later establishes the 'Sanda Club', you can quit whenever you want!" ”
Guo Xuyang thought for a moment, and then asked, "How many people are in your club now?" ”
As soon as this question was asked, Xu Anyi and the three of them had embarrassed expressions on their faces.
"This classmate, to tell you the truth, our 'boxing club' has only been established for a short time, and now there are less than ten members!" Annie Hui explained.
"Less than ten?" Guo Xuyang's brows furrowed again.
"Don't look at the small number of people in our club, but the training is very professional. Our club has a dedicated training facility, regular visits to the boxing club, and opportunities to compete against other academies! Xu Anyi introduced with a smile.
Hearing the word "competition", Guo Xuyang's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Will you still compete with other academies?" ”
Nodding, Xu Anyi said: "In two months, our club will have a match with the boxing club of the 'Double Star Vocational College', and the home game will be in our academy." ”