Chapter 122: Increasing Popularity
"Mr. Ivan Northen, you ......"
Yuan Zhengtu, who was on the field, saw that after the strong Ivan Northen was punched by Wang Ben, he suddenly squatted down, feeling a little inexplicable.
What's more, Ivan Northen was sweating on his head and his expression was very painful, so he hurriedly beckoned Wang Ben to stop.
Black people don't have any physical diseases, do they? Yuan Zhengtu secretly thought in his heart, and came to the side of Ivan Northon with concern, you must know that Ivan Northson is a super middleweight, even if his strength is average, but it is impossible to be beaten down as soon as he gets on the court?
This is just the beginning, let alone a round between the two, not even ten seconds, to say that Ivan Northen is poor, but not so much, but he is also an excellent fighter ranked 28th in the world, Yuan Zhengtu is a little puzzled.
Ivan Northson simply sat in the ring, then took a deep breath and pressed his hands tightly against his abdomen.
The Chinese kid's fists are so heavy!
Damn, I'm too underestimated to think he's a super lightweight fighter and underestimate him.
It took seven or eight minutes for Ivan Northen to feel better, but his face was still ugly.
The cannon punch is very powerful, although this punch is hugely lethal, but Ivan Northson is super middleweight after all, and his abdominal muscles are very hard, not to mention that Wang Ben has a fist on his hand, so he is only affected by the abdomen, if there is no fist glove, it is not as simple as squatting.
Taking a deep breath, Ivan Northen got up from the ground, his face was ugly, and shouted at Wang Ben: "Hey, Chinese boy, let's come on, I wasn't ready just now." ”
Wang Ben nodded and said with a smile: "No problem, but you'd better apply a little Vaseline, I said, my fist is very heavy, so as not to hurt you later." ”
Ivan Northen hesitated for a moment, did not retort, but turned around and came to the sidelines, and Yuan Zhengtu helped wipe Vaseline.
Maybe it was Wang Ben's punch just now that hurt him, and his attitude was much better at this time.
Some people are like that, they usually act like no one in their eyes, but once they are beaten down, they become honest, and it is clear that Ivan Northen is this kind of person.
However, Ivan Northen doesn't think he was knocked out by Wang Ben just now, he is a super middleweight fighter, four levels higher than Wang Ben, how can he be knocked out by Wang Ben?
Although he knew in his heart that he had indeed been defeated by Wang Ben just now, he would never admit it!
He is the 28th ranked fighter in the super middleweight division, how can he admit to being defeated by a super lightweight Chinese fighter? If that's the case, you won't have to mix in professional boxing at all in the future?
Therefore, he classified the accident that had just occurred as not applying Vaseline and not being prepared.
After applying Vaseline, Ivan Northen took a deep breath, returned to the middle of the ring, signaled to Yuan Zhengtu and Wang Ben, and the actual combat training continued.
Wang Ben came to the middle again.
Ivan Northen is starting to be cautious and no longer preemptively attacking.
Professional fighters have much more experience in the ring than amateur fighters, and once they get serious, Wang Ben is not so easy.
I saw him swaying his body from side to side, constantly testing with his jab, and his body no longer rushed forward, but kept his distance.
Wang Ben's body also shook, and he also harassed the other party with his jab.
For a while, the two men had their own attacks, but neither of them threw heavy punches, and they were both looking for opportunities.
Wang Ben's fist power is very heavy, especially his jab is integrated with punching power, which has a strong penetrating power.
Ivan Northen was hit several times with a jab and his face turned ugly.
Syllable!
Another jab hit Ivan Northson's gloves and sent Ivan Northon a step back.
How so? Why is his fist so strong?
No reason? The Chinese kid is just a super lightweight, and his strength is on par with himself, why is this?
Ivan Northen was very surprised in his heart, and at this time he no longer had a contempt in his heart and became very cautious.
The first round ended three minutes without a winner.
Round 2......
Round 3......
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The two fought until the twelfth round, when Ivan Northen was sweating and severely exhausted, and Wang Ben was better, but he also felt very tired.
Ivan Northson's fist power is not particularly heavy, but his ability to resist striking is very strong, and more importantly, he has a lot of experience in the ring, and Wang Ben did not take much advantage.
If you decide whether you win or lose according to the number of points, in fact, Wang Ben has already lost.
The effect of actual combat training is very obvious, and Wang Ben gradually began to get used to the kind of professional boxing without helmet protection.
"Do you want to come again?" Wang Ben asked with a pant.
"Wait a minute, let me rest for a moment." Ivan Northen lay in the ring with no image, panting.
At this time, he completely agreed with Wang Ben's strength.
"Wang, I'm shocked by your strength, it's really hard to imagine that you're a super lightweight fighter, even if you are not inferior to a middleweight fighter." Ivan Northen smiled wryly.
"You're also very strong, and few people can resist my punches, but you don't have anything to do." Wang Ben said.
Compared with amateur boxing, Wang Ben found that his boxing fusion martial arts power was much smoother, with less restraint and greater attack power than in amateur boxing before, but even so, Ivan Northen didn't do anything to resist his heavy punches.
Of course, this also has something to do with not hitting him in the right spot, after all, Ivan Northson is a professional boxing veteran with a lot of experience, and his intention to punch is easy for him to see.
Next, Ivan Northen did not break his promise, and he continued to train with Wang Ben for ten rounds.
Ivan Northen is a super middleweight fighter, and Wang Ben will have a hard time knocking him out in a fight.
For a week in a row, Wang Ben had to run to fight Ivan Northson for 22 rounds every day after training, and his strength improved very quickly.
At first, the rhythm in the ring was controlled by Ivan Northson, and in the end, the rhythm of the game was gradually controlled by Wang Ben.
I don't know if it was hurt by Wang Ben's fist or other reasons, a week later, Ivan Northson enlisted the help of two friends, each of whom played ten rounds with Wang Ben.
Both of his friends are black and super middleweights, and both are very strong, and one of them is ranked in the top 20 in the world.
Suddenly, Wang Ben felt some pressure.
However, the effect of this training is more obvious, and through actual combat with them, Wang Ben's strength is getting stronger and stronger.
Seeing Wang Ben's progress, Yuan Zhengtu had a smile on his face.
Hehe, the super lightweight and the super middleweight are on par! If this is said, no one will believe it, if this continues, who in the ultra-lightweight division can stop Wang Ben from winning the boxing championship belt?
Thinking of this, the smile on Yuan Zhengtu's face became even brighter.
On this day, when Wang Ben returned to his training room after finishing actual combat training, Yuan Zhengtu stopped him.
"Wang Ben, there is something you need to prepare in advance." Yuan Zhengtu said cautiously.
"What's the matter?" Wang Ben wondered.
"With your strength, you can definitely set off a hurricane in the professional boxing world, but you also know that professional boxing is not enough to rely on strength alone, you must be popular, and you have to find a way to increase your popularity." Yuan Zhengtu nodded.
"Popularity?"
"Yes, if you just fight to gain popularity, you have to accumulate a long time, and if you want to challenge for the top 15 in the world as soon as possible, you have to increase your popularity, only then will those fighters with the best points like to fight you, and your appearance fee will be higher." Yuan Zhengtu said with a smile.
Professional boxing is a purely commercial activity, which requires not only strength, but also popularity.
Only popular fighters will be willing to pay for tickets, TV stations will spend money on broadcasting, and businesses will sponsor them.
Oh, how did you forget that? Brother's goal is to become a superstar, is he still a superstar if he is not popular?
But this is the United States, how can we increase popularity?
Sing? No, the Yankees can't understand Chinese songs, dance? What's more, although my brother is not bad at dancing, it's unrealistic to want to rely on this to increase popularity, do you want to act in a movie? Well, that's the way to go, but who would ask me to act in a movie?
Damn, it looks like you've got to think about it! Wang Ben fell into thought.