As we all know, Ali is one of the greatest heroes born in boxing in the 20th century, and his appearance has surpassed boxing and sports, becoming an icon of the era. In Wang Xiaohu's era, as long as boxing is mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind is boxing champions Tyson, Lewis, Bao, Holyfield and others, but the aura of these people is not as dazzling as Ali.

Ali's gold medal in the light heavyweight category at the 1960 Rome Olympics seemed to define Ali's destiny as a great boxer, and his superb technique and famous "butterfly dance" formed his great achievements as a boxer. On February 25, 1964, after taking the "Demon King" Liston from the throne and becoming the world heavyweight champion, Ali was almost invincible and successfully defended his title 9 times.

But the good times did not last long, because Ali refused to serve in the military and went to Vietnam to fight in the war, and as the anti-war voice in the United States became louder, Ali, as a representative of the anti-war people, gained more support. In 1970, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to reinstate Ali's boxing qualifications, and the former boxing champion finally reappeared after more than two years of rehabilitation.

Before meeting the greatest boxing champion of the century, Abdul-Jabbar once told Wang Xiaohu: Ali has been very unhappy this year, because he has not participated in official competitions for more than two years, coupled with the growth of age and weight, Ali's performance after his comeback is not satisfactory, and he is talked about butterfly footwork, and it is difficult to perform in the competition. In a match at the end of May, he lost to Ken on points. Norton, suffered his second defeat since his comeback. This makes people wonder if Ali's time is really over.

Wang Xiaohu smiled silently, and said in his heart, where is this, Ali will at least have to fight for a few years, if he collapses because of this, how can he be in the limelight after George. What about Foreman's defeat to regain the title?

Pushing open the office door, Wang Xiaohu saw Ali wearing a red short-sleeved T-shirt and blue jeans sitting on the sofa watching the news of the day. ”

"Ho, I've finally seen the boxing champion in my mind." Wang Xiaohu hurriedly walked over and held Ali's hand and said, "There were some delays just now, I hope it won't make you feel like I'm treating guests slowly." ”

"No, no, no, in fact I feel good, it's been a long time since I've sat on the couch so quietly as I did today, drinking fragrant tea leaves and reading the newspaper of the day." Ali said with a look of nostalgia on his face, "This feeling was only enjoyed five years ago. ”

"Huh?" Wang Xiaohu was stunned for a moment, Ali seemed to guess the doubts in his heart, sat down and tasted the fragrant tea and said: "Five years ago, my bodyguard George. Dioman and Bruce sparred three times, and then George W. Brown. Dioman secretly taught me Bruce's fast boxing, and Bruce learned the butterfly steps from me, and Bruce thought he had taken advantage of me by sending me a beautifully packaged box of tea leaves that had been with me for a long time. ”

Wang Xiaohu sat next to Ali, tilted his head sideways and listened quietly, although Ali said very simply, but the two strong men had already appeared in his mind through the bodyguard George. Dioman learns from each other and progresses.

A cup of tea evoked the memories of boxing champion Ali, and even more aroused Wang Xiaohu's faint sadness, in Bruce Lee's peak, he punched up to 400 pounds, which is the same as his contemporary, but Bruce Lee's weight is only more than 130 pounds, while Ali weighs nearly 200 pounds. This is something that all dragon fans talk about, even Wang Xiaohu, who became a brother with Xiaolong after being reborn, is no exception.

Ali saw that Wang Xiaohu was fascinated by what he heard, and took another sip of tea and opened the conversation: "Tiger, when "The Green Hornet" starring Bruce became famous, some American media once asked me a question: Hey, Ali, let you stand in the same ring as Bruce, which of you will win?" I laughed out loud because they had asked Bruce about it not too long ago, and I remember Bruce saying at the time: Please, this comparison doesn't make the slightest difference, it's like you compare a writer to a fencer, there's nothing like that. ”

This topic is an old topic, not only in the 70s, but even in the era before Wang Xiaohu's rebirth, there were all kinds of eye-catching analyses on the Internet, thinking of these, Wang Xiaohu raised his eyebrows and asked with some gossip: "If, I mean, if you really want to fight, what kind of scene do you think it will be?" ”

Ali laughed: "Tiger, I didn't expect you to be so curious. Well, if the two of us do go against each other, it could be a no-brainer match. Even though my punches are heavy, Bruce is as nimble as a monkey, I can't touch him, and his legs are terrifying, and I have to be on guard, so there will be no results in 15 rounds. ”

Wang Xiaohu nodded, this result coincides with a certain analysis in his memory, and there will naturally be more credibility when he says it from Ali's mouth.

"Two people in different fields, the difference in rules and restrictions leads to no results for the two, but not necessarily in the future!" Wang Xiaohu shrugged and said: "You must have seen the previously released "Warrior", Bruce and I believe that the future of combat sports should develop in the direction of unlimited mixed martial arts, which will be a prosperous era in the world martial arts community, if there is an opportunity, I hope you can help me facilitate this." ”

Ali frowned when he heard this, stared at Wang Xiaohu for a long time before he said with emotion: "Bruce's concept of martial arts has surpassed his time, and I am very happy to see that he has an excellent successor like you." ”

"Oh no, I don't want to be a good successor." Wang Xiaohu shook his head and said: "That will be a very tiring job, relatively speaking, I am more interested in movies now." ”

Wang Xiaohu is telling the truth, he knows very well that a few years later, Bruce Lee's disciples will start a "Jeet Kune Do Authentic" debate that has been maintained for more than ten years, this kind of thing is purely a waste of time and saliva in Wang Xiaohu's opinion, if you have that kung fu, it is better to shoot a few money-making movies, as for who is authentic, what does it have to do with yourself?

"Let's get down to business." Wang Xiaohu added a new cup of tea to Ali, and then said, "I don't know if you are interested in making a cameo in the film industry?" ”

"Do you mean Rocky 2, Abdul-Jabbar mentioned it to me." Ali grinned, showing his white teeth: "Tiger, you have to know that I will not play a defeated figure, it has something to do with my profession. ”

"Of course I know that, you can get any one of your bodyguards to make a cameo." Wang Xiaohu smiled bitterly and said: "Actually, I'm talking about another movie, a biographical film of the same name about yourself. ”

"What? About my biographical film? It was Ali's turn to be dumbfounded, but he quickly reacted: "No, this is not going to work, my professional boxing career is in a slump, I don't want people to misunderstand me"

"Hehe, it seems that you are too worried, why don't you do this, I'll write the script first, if you're satisfied, how about we shoot?" Wang Xiaohu popped up the movie "Boxing King Ali" in his mind, which very realistically reproduced Ali's glorious era, that is, the story of him defeating Foreman to regain the boxing championship belt a few years later.

And "Boxing King Ali" is a boxing genre theme, which is inextricably linked with "Rocky", based on the theme of Ali's life in the first 32 years, and is more inspirational than the virtual character of Rocky, I believe that black friends will definitely like this film.

After this incident, Wang Xiaohu deeply felt the embarrassing situation of black people in the United States, and at the same time, he was also helped by outstanding black people like Abdul-Jabbar and Ali to make a black hero movie, which can not only bring him closer to black people, but also earn a lot of money at the box office, killing two birds with one stone. (It's just that Will Smith, who is still underage, is missing a masterpiece) "I can think about it." Ali smiled and said, "With your current reputation in Hollywood, your script shouldn't be a generic work. ”

Ali's compliments made Wang Xiaohu's rare face blush, and the two talked for a while, and when it was almost noon, they called Abdul-Jabbar for a good lunch. When sending Ali away, Wang Xiaohu said: "When I return to Hong Kong, I will mail you different varieties of tea, and then you will tell me which one suits your taste." This made Ali very moved, and he didn't expect Wang Xiaohu to take these details to heart

As of late September, a total of 825 theaters in North America have released "The Warrior", and Twentieth Century Fox has launched overseas distribution plans after the last experience, and at present, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Mexico and other countries have begun to introduce "Warriors" for release.

In just 20 days, "Warriors" earned 74.32 million in North America. Wang has once again become Hollywood's darling after "Rocky", and his three films are currently in the top 10 of the North American box office, putting pressure on local directors. So much so that some directors complained: "God, every time this Oriental comes to Hollywood, he can always set off a whirlwind, and if this continues, our honor will be taken away by him!" ”

When Wang Xiaohu heard this complaint, he was already sitting on the plane back to Hong Kong, this time he had gained a lot in Hollywood, thinking that he was about to return to Hong Kong and have a fight with his old rival Zou Wenhuai, his mood was heavy again

(To be continued)