Chapter 276: The Powerful American Boxing Team, Diaz and Yudah
At a boxing training camp in Las Vegas, USA, American boxers participating in the Olympic Games are gathering here to prepare for the pre-competition training camp.
There are as many as 20 American boxers in the pre-Olympics training camp, all of whom are some of the best amateur boxers in the country, and they are all here to prepare for the Olympics, but not all of them can participate in the Olympics.
Because the number of Olympic fighters is limited, some divisions have two spots for the U.S. team, but most divisions have only one spot, so there are fighters who will have to participate in the knockout round.
Mitchell is the head coach of the current U.S. boxing team, because this year's Olympics is the home of the United States, so Mitchell is also full of spirit, determined to reproduce the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the U.S. boxing team won eight golds, one silver and one bronze.
On the morning of this day, the fighters had just finished a five-kilometer physical training, and Mitchell was talking to the fighters about the training schedule and other precautions for the past few days.
"Lads! We've been training here for almost three months and I know we're all aiming for gold in Atlanta, but unfortunately because of the limited number of places available, we in the U.S. boxing team can send up to 12 fighters, some of which require internal knockouts. ”
"I'm sorry! I want every single one of you to be on the boxing ring in Atlanta, because I think each and every one of you has what it takes to fight for the U.S. gold medal, but competitive sports are brutal and only the best boxers can represent the United States! ”
Mitchell continued.
"This weekend, we're going to have an internal tryout, and the winning fighters stay, continue to train and represent the U.S. boxing team at the Atlanta Olympics, and the losing fighters have to go home early."
The boxers at the scene listened to the coach's statement, and they also had different expressions, some levels only have one boxer, and they don't need to play internal knockouts, so naturally there is no psychological pressure, but most of the fighters still feel some pressure, because after all, after training for so long, everyone wants to participate and want to win an Olympic gold medal.
And the bout will be between teammates who have been training together for months, which makes the young fighters feel a little heavy.
Mitchell looked at the young boxers, most of whom were under the age of 22, the youngest of whom was only 18 years old in the 67kg class and Anthony Tavre in the 81kg class who was only 27 years old, most of whom probably had the chance to compete in the Olympics once in their lives.
Thinking that some of them would be home after this weekend, Mitchell's eyes were a little moist.
"Anthony Tavor! You're here to name me! Mitchell said.
Anthony Tavre is the oldest and the only member of the team to have won a World Championship or Olympic gold medal, winning gold in the 81kg category at the last World Championships, so he was named captain of the U.S. boxing team.
Anthony Tavre walked out and called the manager by name.
Because there were only 20 fighters participating in the training camp, after three months, everyone knew each other, and both Mitchell and Anthony Tarfer could easily recognize which fighter was not there.
But it is still customary to name names, which is a kind of discipline constraint.
"Fifty-four kilogram Zahir. Lachem! ”
"Forty-eight kilograms Albert. Guldado! ”
"Fifty-one kilogram Erik. Morel! ”
"Fifty-seven kilogram little Floyd. Mayweather! ”
"Sixty kilogram Terrance. Corten! ”
"Sixty-four kilogram David. Diaz! ”
"Sixty-four kilogram Jill Vajes!"
"Sixty-four kilogram Yudah!"
"Sixty-seven kilogram Fernando Vargas!"
"Seventy-five kilogram Ross. Wells! ”
"Seventy-one kilogram David. Reed! ”
"Ninety-one kilogram Clay. Seashell! ”
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Anthony Tarver named the fighters one by one.
Mitchell predicts that most of these fighters will have a win at the Olympics, most likely a gold medal, given that Atlanta is the home of the U.S. team.
Mitchell also knows that most of these fighters will enter the professional boxing world after the Olympics this time, and some will be called professional boxing champions.
But Mitchell overestimated the U.S. team's performance at the Olympics, while also underestimating their future professional performances.
If Wang Hao is present, he will clearly recognize that this year's American boxing team is not only powerful, but also outstanding in the future professional boxing arena.
Among these fighters who went on to win professional titles were Eric Morel, Zahir Lahem, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Terrence Corten, David Diaz, Yodach, Fernando Vargas, David Rader, and Anthony Tavre. “
And there are six influential professional boxing champions such as Floyd Mayweather Jr., David Diaz, Yodah, Fernando Vargas, David Red, and Anthony Tavre.
The well-known star-level professional boxing champions include Floyd Mayweather Jr., Yodach, Fernando Vargas, and Anthony Tavre, among which Floyd Mayweather Jr. became the first person to win all 50 fights in boxing history, and he is also the most profitable boxer in professional boxing.
Yudach is known for his agility and flexibility, and has won the ultra-lightweight and welterweight belts many times in his career, and has fought many world-class stars such as Zyu, Mayweather, Kahan, and Kuto.
Fernando Vargas was one of the four junior kings of the middleweight division in the 90s, he was once the youngest champion in the history of super welterweight and was invincible in the early days of professional boxing, winning almost all of his fights by knockout, and was nicknamed "The Mighty".
Although Fernando Vargas lost to Trinidad and De La Hoa, who are also middleweight quadruple kings, and his career wasn't long enough, he did leave a deep mark on middleweight boxing history.
Although Anthony Tavor's professional record is 31 games, six losses and one draw, and 22 knockouts, it doesn't look particularly impressive, but Anthony Tuvor's two greatest victories are two defeats to Roy Jones Jr. in his prime.
At his peak, Roy Jones Jr. was incomparably powerful, it can be said that he was a man blocking and killing, and he didn't defend his punches with many challengers, he relied on movement, and knocking out his opponent was often solved with one punch.
It's such a god-like little Roy Jones, Anthony Tavre won both fights, and the first one knocked out Roy Jones Jr. to win.
Anthony Taver is also known to fans around the world as the finisher for Roy Jones Jr.
Anthony Tavre was called and the fighters went their separate ways.
The three U.S. boxers in the 64-kilogram category, Jill Varjes, David Diaz and Yudah, got together to talk.
"Haha! Two of the three of us have to decide, and one of us can't make it to the Olympics! I don't want this one to be me! Yudach said with a grin.
"It won't have to be the two of us!" David Diaz also replied with a-for-tat.
Jill Varjes didn't speak, but he knew that the internal trials were just the first hurdle for them to compete in the Olympics as a fighter in the American 64kg category, and that it would be difficult for two of the three fighters to win a gold medal if they could compete in the Olympics.
Although Jill Vargers, David Diaz and Yudah are all top 10 fighters in the world, and sometimes the strength of a top 10 fighter in the division is not much different, a little luck, a little luck, whoever wins the championship is possible, but Jill Varjes knows that the current 64kg class is different, there is already a dominant Hernandez, and now there is a Chinese fighter Wang Hao.
Thinking of Wang Hao, Jill Vargers remembered the vigorous figure at the World Boxing Championships in Hamburg and the Youth Boxing Championships in Kiev, especially at the boxing championships in Hamburg last year, Gil Vargers fell under the fist of this athletic shadow, and Gil Vargers has not had the courage to face it until now.
"Jill Vargers!" Seeing that Jill Vargers did not speak, David Diaz cheered up, "Do you think we can win the gold medal in the 64kg class?" “
"You both know the answer!" Jill Varjes replied, "It's too hard to win gold! “
"Gold is hard!" "But we have two fighters competing at this level, and it's nine out of ten to win a silver medal, and the gold medal is a matter of luck!" “
Jill Varjes smiled and said, "You are so confident, we can get the silver medal, do you know Wang Hao, this fighter?" “
"The just-concluded World Championships?" Yudah Road.
"Yes!" Jill Varjes said, "That's him!" I think there are two big mountains in the 64kg class that are difficult for us to cross, one is Hernandez and the other is Wang Hao from China. Although Russia's Kamenlev ranks second in the International Boxing Federation division, I don't think he is as scary as Wang Hao! “
"You can't help but pay too much attention to this Chinese boxer!" David Diaz said, "It's as if we can all win, I think you're scared after losing to him!" There are always accidents in boxing matches, you don't have a psychological shadow because you have lost to Wang Hao, I think Wang Hao is too young, there is an element of luck in winning the World Championships, and it is very difficult to achieve better results in the Olympic Games! “
"Do you know about the U.S.-China Friendship Games?" Jill Varjes asked.
"Haven't heard of it!" David Diaz replied.
"In this year's Sino-US Friendship Games, there is a boxing competition, and the Chinese boxer in the 64 kg class is Wang Hao, and the current Boxing Association wants to choose me to fight this game, but I refused!"
Jill Varjes continued: "They later chose the pro fighter Alex! But Alex was directly knocked out of the ring by Wang Hao in the game! “
Alex was directly knocked out of the ring by Wang Hao!
Hearing this information, David Diaz and Yudach were taken aback, and Alex's strength is well known to David Diaz and Yudah, who are also American fighters in the 64-kilogram division.
Alex has been boxing professionally for many years, has a good record, and has challenged the professional boxing title twice, David Diaz and Yudach did not expect Wang Hao to knock Alex out in three rounds.
David Diaz and Yudah were surprised when they heard this information, and they also paid more attention to Wang Hao.
But they haven't met Wang Hao in the competition, and although they have heard a lot of Wang Hao's excellent records, they are still unconvinced by Wang Hao, a young Chinese fighter.
David Diaz and Yodah are determined that if they end up representing the U.S. boxing team in the 64kg Olympics, they will have to meet Wang Hao for a while.
Three months before the start of the Olympic Games, Wang Hao was training with the Chinese national boxing team.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
Wang Hao was doing striking training in the sandbag training area, Wang Hao's movement and punching speed were very fast, and the heavy sandbag was hit by Wang Hao with high frequency, dangling around.
Several national team fighters were watching Wang Hao's training with punching punching bags.
For them, Wang Hao's sandbag striking action is smooth and pleasing to the eye, as if Wang Hao has turned boxing into an art.
And they can also learn some experience and learn something by watching Wang Hao hit sandbags.
At this time, head coach Bian Fang walked over, he walked to Wang Hao, stood next to him and admired Wang Hao's sandbag hitting training, while waiting for Wang Hao's training to end.
After almost twenty minutes, Wang Hao's sandbag hitting training came to an end, and he saw Bian Fang standing next to him.
"Something to tell you!" Bian Fangdao.
The two sat down on a bench around them, and Bian Fang said: "Before, in this Olympic Games, the boxers in the 64 kg class were more competitive, and some of them you already know, such as Hernandez of Cuba, Kamenlev of Russia and Ichikov of Bulgaria will all participate!" But the fighters of the U.S. team have not been confirmed, and today I received some information about the U.S. team, so I would like to tell you about it. ”
Wang Hao nodded, it is true that among the major boxing powers, among the participating boxers in the 64 kg class, the US boxing team has not been determined, and Wang Hao has been waiting for information.
"The U.S. boxing team was joined by Jill Varjes and David Diaz, and the other fighter, Yodah, didn't make it through the internal tryouts." Bian Fang continued.
David Diaz! Yudakh!
These two names, Wang Hao, who has already experienced the previous life, is naturally very familiar, Wang Hao did not expect that Yudahe, who was more famous and powerful later, did not have the opportunity to participate in this Olympic Games.