Chapter 455: Pre-Match Press Conference
While Wang Hao and Morales were preparing for the upcoming match between the two, various promotional activities for the game were also carried out in an orderly manner.
Less than half a month before the start of the match, Wang Hao and Morales' last pre-match press conference was held in the press conference room of the Werner March Stadium.
Because the match against Morales was Wang Hao's first match after defeating Costa Zu in Riyadh, coupled with the sensational effect of that match, Wang Hao and Morales' pre-match press conference attracted a large number of media attendance.
The press conference hall of WernerMarch Stadium is large enough to accommodate thousands of people, but this time it was filled with media and fans, almost all the major sports media in the world came to the press conference, and there were many non-professional sports media with great influence or national TV stations in some countries, which also came to the press conference, such as the well-known Sky Sports channel in Europe, HBO TV network in the United States, EPSN TV network, There is also the showtime television network, which is just beginning to rise, as well as reporters from China's national television channel CCTV5, reporters from Japan's Fuji TV sports channel, reporters from Mexican national television, and reporters from Al Jazeera in the Middle East, and so on.
The huge media team allowed the number of media reporters and staff to exceed 600, and with the many senior fans who came to the scene by lot, the number of people at the press conference easily exceeded 1,000, filling the entire Werner March Stadium press conference room.
Not only the large number of on-site media, but also the emotions of these media people and fans on the scene are also very high, and they can get the opportunity to participate in Wang Hao's press conference, and have the possibility to ask Wang Hao questions, which makes them feel very happy, after all, after the battle of Riyadh, there are many fans and viewers who pay attention to Wang Hao's fight, and any interview or report about Wang Hao can become hot news.
Due to the high participation of the media and fans, the organizers also extended the time of the press conference from half an hour to one hour, and arranged a Wang Hao autograph event at the request of the fans attending the press conference, so that fans who love Wang Hao have the opportunity to obtain Wang Hao's autograph at the press conference.
Wang Hao and Morales teams, the lineup to participate in the press conference is also very neat, Wang Hao's side, Paul, Sanchez, Willian all came to the press conference, and Morales's side, Morales, the agent, and Morales's head coach, that is, his father Morales Sr., and assistants all came to the press conference.
When all the teams from both sides were present and seated neatly at the podium, the press conference began.
Al Jazeera, from the Middle East, was given the opportunity to ask questions first.
This Al Jazeera reporter, who was the host of the last match between Wang Hao and Kostazu, saw Wang Hao again, and the young reporter was very happy, he said: "Mr. Wang Hao, it is a great honor to see you again after more than two months. My question is that you've got a big win in Riyadh and the next game against Morales will be your first game since the Riyadh game, and the gap between those two games is not long. My question is: How are you preparing for the new competition? Has the victory in Riyadh made a big difference in your training and life? ”
Wang Hao nodded, first thanked the Al Jazeera reporter who greeted him, and then said: "After winning the Riyadh game, the impact on my competition and training cannot be said to be absent, but it is not big. After the victory in Riyadh, a lot of media wanted to interview me, a lot of boxers wanted to visit the Rhine Boxing Club, if a large number of these activities were attended, it would inevitably affect my training, but my team and I controlled these things very well, we refused most of the interviews and invitations, and focused more than 90% of our energy on training and competition preparation. The victory in Riyadh didn't affect me much, and I prepared well for the fight against Morales. ”
At this time, William also said: "Wang Hao is very self-disciplined! In the face of many attractive invitations after the Riyadh game, Wang Hao decisively declined, and our agent and coach also tried their best to eliminate some unnecessary interference for Wang Hao, many unimportant invitations that need to be attended, all by me and the two head coaches, so that Wang Hao can focus on the game and training. ”
"Thank you!"
After thanking the young reporter from Al Jazeera, he sat down, followed by the HBO reporter in the United States, who was given a second chance to ask a question, which was still addressed to Wang Hao.
The blonde young female reporter from HBO News asked: "You are well-rounded and able to flexibly use different types of skills in the game, whether it is an offensive style of play or a defensive counter-attacking style of play, for you, my question is what kind of play are you going to adopt in the match against Morales?" ”
Wang Hao nodded and said: "I will use the Mexican style of play to meet the challenge of Morales, and I will use the Mexican style of play to defeat a real Mexican warrior!" ”
Wang Hao's head coach Sanchez also said: "We have developed a very detailed game strategy with Wang Hao, Wang Hao will set off a fierce battle against Morales, everyone will wait and see!" ”
As soon as Wang Hao and Sanchez's words came out, they also caused a wave of excitement among the fans and media people at the scene.
The Mexican style of play is hot, Morales will basically use a strong confrontational Mexican style of play, because Morales's games are basically this style, if Wang Hao also uses the Mexican style of play, it is bound to make the game extremely intense, the fans and media people on the scene are a little excited when they think about it, Wang Hao and Sanchez's answers have further increased their sense of expectation for the game.
Although it is not uncommon for fighters and coaches to put smoke bombs at press conferences, saying one style of play before the game, but it is also common to use another style of play during the game, but even if Wang Hao and Sanchez are really putting smoke bombs, this smoke bomb can also make fans and media people at the scene excited.
After Wang Hao and Sanchez answered questions from the blonde reporter of HBO in the United States, it was the turn of the reporter of Mexican national television to get the opportunity to ask questions.
The question from the reporter of Mexican National Television was addressed to Morales, who asked: "Mr. Morales! The fight against Mr. Wang Hao is probably the biggest fight of your career so far, and if you can win, it will lay the foundation for your career, my question is, how prepared are you for this match, and are you sure of winning the match? "Twenty fifty thousand
Morales said: "Thank you! The fight against Wang Hao was an opportunity I had always dreamed of, and I had that idea when Wang Hao beat Chavez in Mexico City, and it was only strengthened by Wang Hao's brilliant victories in Riyadh and Kostazu. ”
"The fight in two weeks was the first fight after Wang Hao unified into the super lightweight division, and it was not easy for my team and I to get this fight, and we made huge concessions in the team negotiations with Wang Hao. I'm going to do my best to play this game and get a brilliant victory, and I'm 100 per cent confident that I'm going to win the game!" Morales continued.
Morales' head coach Morales Sr. followed suit: "We are very well prepared for the fight against Wang Hao, although so far there are still many media and fans who question our strategy, thinking that it is very unwise for us to continue to upgrade to super lightweight and choose to fight Wang Hao in the first match. But I would say yes, we're ready, we've been preparing for the fight against Wang Hao since day one of promotion, and we're ready for Morales to fight Wang Hao in two weeks' time, and Morales will beat Wang Hao in a fierce Mexican style. ”
"Of course, at the same time, we are grateful to Wang Hao's team for giving us the opportunity to compete in this match, and the reason is to take out the WBC and WBO two boxing championship belts as the title to compete for in this fight. Thanks to the support of the WBC and the WBO, we have a good relationship with the WBC and the WBO, and Morales was the WBC champion when he was in the featherweight division. Old Morales continued.
Because Morales is not ranked in the ultra-lightweight division, in fact, the match between Wang Hao and Morales does not have to be a title match, and the reason why Wang Hao and the team are willing to compete for the two boxing championship belts of WBC and WBO is to increase the attractiveness of the match, and on the other hand, it is also a bargaining chip for their own side.
On the other hand, if Morales can really defeat Wang Hao in the ultra-lightweight division, not to mention the two boxing belts, theoretically all the belts in the ultra-lightweight division should be Morales.
Therefore, all things considered, Wang Hao's team still came up with two boxing championship belts as the title of this match, of course, this also obtained the consent of WBC and WBO's , so the old Morales will say thank you to the two major boxing organizations WBC and WBO.
"Anyway! Wait quietly for the match in two weeks' time, Morales will deliver an incredible victory! Morales Sr. finished his speech.
"Thank you!"
After thanking Morales and the elder Morales, the Mexican TV reporter sat back in his seat and asked questions from the media that had been given the opportunity to ask questions.
The expatriate reporter from China's national television CCTV5 sports channel was given a fourth opportunity to ask a question, she asked: "As we all know, in this match, Morales was promoted to super lightweight in a row, and he played his first match in the super lightweight division, and even in the lightweight division, Morales only played one match. Mr. Wang Hao, what do you think of the opponent's continuous promotion, and how do you plan to win this match? ”
Wang Hao replied: "Morales is a real Mexican warrior, I respect him and appreciate his courage, but to win a fight, especially at the top level, courage alone is not enough, I won't fight with Morales for twelve rounds!" ”
Although Wang Hao's answer was not long, it undoubtedly made the fans and media at the scene sound very enthusiastic, Morales has decided to play Mexican style in the fight, and Wang Hao said that he will not let the fight go for 12 rounds, based on the fact that both fighters are fighters with high knockout rates, and even Wang Hao is 100% knockout rate, fans and media know that the excitement of the fight in two weeks will even exceed their imagination.
"Thank you!"
After listening to Wang Hao's answer, the female reporter of CCTV also sat back in her chair, followed by the reporter of Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and got the opportunity to ask questions, and the questions were still for Wang Hao's team.
The young reporter in a suit and leather shoes from Sky Sports TV asked, "Mr. Wang Hao! Can you tell us a little bit about your plan for the rest of the game and what games you will play in addition to the match against Morales? In addition, the majority of fans are very concerned, when will you be promoted to welterweight and go to fight a few peak fights against the four kings of middleweight? ”
Wang Hao replied: "Youdach and Diaz are currently our main opponents in the ultra-lightweight division in the future, and the rematch with Costazur is also in our consideration, and even if Barella and Mayweather are willing to upgrade to the super lightweight division, it is very possible for me to fight them." As for the promotion, I can assure you that I will definitely move up to welterweight and fight fighters like De La Hoya and Trinidad, but I need to choose a suitable time to upgrade, not only about the fight itself, but also about my training, but it's already in my plans, and it won't be too long! ”
William also added: "Actually, we are already talking about the second match with Yodach, Diaz and Kostazu, and one of these three fights will happen after the fight between Wang Hao and Kostazu, and we will give priority to Yudach and Diaz, two fighters who have not failed in professional boxing." ”
"Thank you!" The Sky Sports reporter was still satisfied with Wang Hao and William's answers, expressed their gratitude and sat back.
Immediately after that, reporters from several media outlets were given the opportunity to ask questions, of course, most of their questions were asked by Wang Hao, who rarely accepted media interviews after the Riyadh game, and today's press conference was an excellent opportunity for the vast majority of media people.
At the end of the press conference, after the reporter's question session, most of the seats on the rostrum were removed, and the scene sounded with cheerful music.
A boxing match, especially a major boxing match, usually precedes multiple pre-fight weigh-ins, and today is the first weigh-in before Wang Hao and Morales' fight.