Chapter 251: Seoul Strategy (Part II)

There are many differences between professional boxing and amateur boxing, and the biggest difference is the number of rounds.

The rules of boxing at the Olympics are always changing, and in the eighties there was a three-round rule with three rounds lasting three minutes and a one-minute break between rounds.

During this period, athletes can score 1 point for each effective hit, and when two boxers hit each other in quick succession in close combat, the adjudicator can wait until the end of the melee fight to give the dominant side a point.

At the end of each round, the decision is made by five scoring judges, with the dominant athlete receiving an additional 1 point; If the strength of both sides is not high, they can also get 1 point each; If a player commits a foul, points will also be deducted according to the corresponding rules.

At the end of the match, the winner is determined by the total number of points scored by both sides over the three rounds, with the winner declared the winner with the highest number of points as assessed by the majority of the judges.

If both players end up with the same number of points, the judges will determine the winner by judging which player has the better game or sportsmanship.

This was largely the case with amateur boxing rules of this period, with the 1988 Olympics being hailed as the darkest of the tournament because the judges still considered him to have the upper hand, even though he was at a disadvantage.

Many people here may ask, if you knock the other party down, isn't it useless to cheat on points?

In theory, that's true, but because knockouts aren't encouraged in amateur matches, you can only get one point for knockouts, unless you've knocked them out three times in a row in a single round, or if you can't get them on their feet.

However, the level of amateur boxing competitors is limited, and the fighters cannot compare with professional fighters in terms of technique, punching speed, and punch weight.

In addition, the three-round fight is not physically demanding, and in addition to the new 91-kilogram and above fights, most weight fighters will have some physical strength by the third round, which also reduces the chance of being knocked out.

But the biggest impact on the number of knockouts is the big, thick gloves used, which makes it harder for both men to knock each other out with limited levels.

These reasons make Olympic boxing a "touch boxing", that is, I touch you to get a point, you touch me to get a point, everyone has been touching for three rounds to see who touches the most wins.

Of course, this has to be a fair decision, if someone scores 1 more point than you every round, and misses a few more effective hits, then it is useless for you to touch the blood.

Tyson was also eliminated because the rules were not good for him, with too thick gloves reducing his heavy punch advantage, and too short an arm span that allowed him to always be stolen from a distance, only to be defeated by Tillman, who was tall and long-armed, both times.

But a few years later, when it came to the ring of professional boxing, Tillman, who had defeated Tyson twice, was sent to the hospital with Tyson's heavy punch in just one round.

So the question is, will Qin Jian also be greatly weakened in this kind of competition?

The answer is: quite the opposite, because he has mastered a variety of combat styles.

It's afternoon time in South Korea, and Qin Jian is preparing for the game that will start soon.

At the moment, in the competition venue, most of the 6 standard rings are playing out.

There are two such competition venues in South Korea, and Qin Jian is playing a six-weight competition of more than 63.5 kilograms.

He didn't know how the five Chinese fighters in the other venue were doing, but two of the six Chinese fighters had already been eliminated and two were already underdogs, and he and another fighter over 91kg were preparing to play.

"Xiao Qin, this Taiwanese is not famous, take it easy to fight him!"

Although Wei Hongjun has confidence in Qin Jian, he is still very worried when he sees that the other five Chinese players may all be in one round.

He is the assistant coach in charge of the 75-81 kg class of the Chinese team, and the head coach turned out to be a retired boxer from the North Base, but he was terminated from his contract a few months ago, because Qin Jian does not need a coach of this level at all, so the position of head coach is still vacant.

"I'd like to play against some big guys!"

Qin Jian took on his braces and looked at the Taiwanese player on the other side, this is really not that he underestimates the enemy, but that this opponent is really too vegetable.

Wu Jie also took a look at this guy named Liu Qingshan, and the overall ability was only 45, and the strongest pace was only 49, which was really a proper amateur.

"By the way, is the camera on?"

Qin Jian looked at a camera placed in the audience, it was a gift from two friends he had just met in Beijing, and he himself wanted to record this debut.

"Oh, I'm glad you reminded me, I'm going to open it!"

Wei Hongjun reacted when he heard this, and hurriedly went over and turned on the camera.

After the players on both sides came to the stage, the referees on the stage were still communicating with the five scoring judges in the audience.

"Continental dog, I'll let you go to the hospital in one round!"

After the Taiwanese player named Liu Qingshan came to the stage, he shouted loudly with a very provocative gesture and not too much Mandarin.

"When you're carried down, the wine will be hot!"

Qin Jian had already prepared his own unique way of provocation + celebration, and after speaking, he saw Wei Hongjun on the side pouring out a cup of steaming liquor from a thermos cup.

"This is Xifeng wine, also called Qin wine, today I will let you see the fist of the old Qin people!"

Qin Jian's face turned blue when he said this, he looked down on people too much!

At this point, the referee walked to the center of the ring and called the two over to reiterate the spirit of the fight and some of the main rules, and then checked the fighters' gloves, braces, and shorts.

"Little cub, don't wear a helmet and pretend to be a master, be careful that I kill you!"

When Liu Qingshan saw that Qin Jian took the initiative not to wear head protectors, of course he wanted to provoke again.

"This is my first battle, and it is also the glory of your life!"

Qin Jian's face was expressionless, but the words he said couldn't be more arrogant.

The two fought again in Mandarin before returning to their respective positions.

Liu Qingshan is naturally even more angry here, he is 25 years old this year, and the little kid opposite is only 18 years old a month away from reading the information, so he dares to say such a big thing in front of him?

It has to be mentioned here that amateur boxing can lead with head guards, but it is also possible to refuse to use head guards.

This is because head guards are not safe and only reduce the likelihood of bruising, but they increase the chance of a concussion from a heavy punch.

In addition, wearing a head guard reduces the dexterity and line of sight of the head dodge, and also reduces the vigilance of the fighter, which is why a small number of fighters refuse to wear the head guard.

However, considering that most amateur fighters have limited strength, most fighters still wear head guards.

"Jingle bell!"

After the referee on the stage checks and waits for the unrelated personnel of both sides to leave the ring, a bell rings to mean that the game has begun.

The two fighters first came to the middle of the ring and touched their fists, and then the official start of the fight.

Liu Qingshan made up his mind in his heart, as soon as he came up, he would take the initiative to suppress this rookie.

But he didn't expect Qin Jian to have the same plan, and the hundreds of boxing championship-level fights in the dream training had already allowed him to develop a different style.

Facing an amateur-level opponent today, he naturally had to adopt an aggressive style of play, so in the face of Liu Qingshan's progress, he did not use his height of 10 cm to keep his distance, but used an extremely rare upward step to dodge and avoid a straight punch from Liu Qingshan's front hand.

Liu Qingshan was taken aback by Qin Jian's movements, he was 10 centimeters shorter than the other party, of course, he had to be close to him to have an advantage.

But he didn't expect Qin Jian to use his height advantage to open the distance, and avoided his straight punch by stepping up to dodge.

This made him a little confused for a moment, because he had never encountered such a situation at all, and Qin Jian's footsteps were too fast, which was also beyond his expectations.

Qin Jian didn't give him room to think, and after stepping up and dodging a straight punch, he had already entered the range of melee combat, and at this time, of course, it was a continuous heavy punch to greet him.

Liu Qingshan's reaction was obviously slow, he only felt that his right cheek felt as if he had been hit by a hammer, and Qin Jian's fast, accurate, and powerful first left flat hook directly broke the defense and hit his right cheek.

At this time, it can be seen that the amateur player's ability to resist hitting is indeed limited, Liu Qingshan's body was suddenly beaten to the left side, and he stumbled twice in a row and almost didn't stand firm.

Qin Jian didn't give him a chance to breathe, and when he saw this, he jumped up violently at the opponent and sent a right hook from the bottom to the top, hitting the opponent's left cheek.

The strength of this punch far exceeded that just now, and it also made Liu Qingshan, who was almost out of balance, completely lose his eyes, and his body, which was originally crooked to the left, was almost beaten in the opposite direction by this punch, and his whole body fell to the ring with a bang.

Of course, Qin Jian can't go up and add two more punches like the UFC in the future, in fact, his first punch to Liu Qingshan's face is enough to complete the knockout.

But the thick and big fist gloves in his hand really weakened his fist power, otherwise with this Liu Qingshan's ability to resist blows, how could there be a chance to receive his second punch?

The referee on the stage was also a little confused at this time, he didn't expect that there would be a KO so soon, and he was stunned for a second before going up to count the seconds.

This is where another rule emerges, which is different from professional boxing, the rules of the Olympics are: when a fighter is knocked to the ground, the referee must immediately make a mandatory count of 8, even if the fighter returns to normal before 8 seconds and raises his hand to signal that he can continue the game, the referee on the stage still has to count 8 seconds.

But now, as long as you look at Liu Qingshan, who is paralyzed like a noodle after falling to the ground, and his eyes are about to roll his eyes, he knows that let alone counting 8 times, even if he counts 80 times, he can't stand up and continue the game.

Qin Jian had already returned to the direction of his ring at this time, and was high-fived and celebrated with the coach and team leader in the audience.

"Old Wei, have you recorded it?"

"Haha, it's recorded, but you're too fast!"

Although Wei Hongjun felt that Qin Jian Bacheng could win, he didn't expect to win so easily, and he knocked out his opponent almost with a face-to-face kung fu, which was too cruel!

"Good boy, it's really a fight for face today, you played beautifully!"

"Play well, keep it up!"

There were no spectators in today's match, and each ring was surrounded by members of the coaching staff of both sides.

There are also team leaders and several body leaders on the Chinese mainland side, which will also come up and pat Qin Jian's shoulder.

They all knew that if there was anyone who could make a splash in this qualifying tournament, it would be this underage Qin Jian.

But I still didn't expect the result to be so amazing, when Liu Qingshan fell to the ground just now, it seemed that the game time was less than 10 seconds, right?

Even if the referee counted to 8 at this time, the game time only reached 2 minutes and 41 seconds.

The referee on the stage had already waved his hand at this time to signal that Liu Qingshan could not continue the game, and Wei Hongjun, who was about to pick up the camera to shoot Qin Jian at close range, suddenly remembered something, and quickly turned around and picked up the wine glass that had just been put aside, only to see that it was still steaming inside.