Chapter 546: Announcing the News
Xiang Yingying, of course, did not go to the United States the next day, because he didn't even know where Tyson was. However, the idea germinated in his heart.
A week later, Joshua's agent, Eddie Hearn, once again campaigned for the event, revealing that he had negotiated with UFC president Dana White to fight Xiang Ying in a crossover fight. Because there are a lot of things involved, whether the game can be carried out depends on whether the relevant conditions are mature. However, in the end, he made a promise to the media, and he will definitely facilitate this cross-border battle as much as possible, negotiate the relevant progress, and he will also announce the progress to the media at any time.
As soon as the news came out, the media around the world became lively again, and their long-awaited game finally had an eyebrow and entered the negotiation process, although it has not yet been finalized, but they believe that as long as there is no problem in terms of money, nothing else will be a problem.
Fans around the world are once again buzzing with the conversation about this shadowless crossover match. Of course, the camp is divided into two, one is Joshua's supporters, who are mainly boxing fans, and the other is Xiang Yingying's side with Chinese fans and UFC fans. However, according to media analysis, this stance is only emotional, and in that regard, Xiang Hero does not have the conditions to defeat Joshua.
However, the media did not think that Joshua could easily defeat Xiang Ying, and with Xiang Ying's iron will in the Octagon, this match was definitely a good show.
This point of view is also the mainstream view of the media. If there were still people who were optimistic about Connor this time, there were very few people who held this view of the hero.
Of course, there are also some experts in the technical stream who have also analyzed the past records, physical conditions, and technical characteristics of the two from a technical level. The result, of course, is that Xiang Hero and Joshua have obvious differences in other aspects except for their comparable records, so it is absolutely impossible for Xiang Hero to defeat Joshua under the boxing rules.
For this reason, the media also deliberately surrounded Joshua and Xiang Yingying. "Xiang is a great martial artist who made history inside the Octagon and showed great dominance," Joshua said. I watched his last three games, and they were very exciting. He has a beautiful heavy hand, especially the uppercut, which is very powerful. ”
"But this crossover fight is fought under the rules of boxing. Under the rules of boxing, Xiang Ying's trademark leg sweep will be banned, his elbows, knees, wrestling and other MMA techniques will be banned, and he can only use his fists and me, who can only use his fists, and he can't be my opponent in the 20-foot ring. ”
"I might end this fight with a punch, but I don't want it to happen too soon, and I hope Xiang can cause me some problems so that the fight doesn't end so quickly."
"I know he's very good at striking and my striking is even more terrifying, and if I had to take my chance, I'd knock him out of the ring. When I hurt an opponent in a match, the referee would come and stop the fight and ask me to stop attacking, which made me a little frustrated, but that's my job. If a hero is seriously injured during a match, I hope the referee does not stop the fight prematurely. ”
In the face of Joshua's remarks, Xiang Yingying also made a positive response with the help of an exclusive interview with Penguin Sports. Joshua is a world heavyweight champion in BC, BA, IBF, IBO, and four boxing organizations, and has not tasted defeat so far, knocking out all opponents in 20 fights. That strength is enough to prove that he has become one of the top boxing champions. But I'm also a three-division champion and the most powerful fighter in the Octagon. ”
"The reason why I want to challenge him under the rules of boxing is because if he fights me in the Octagon, he won't survive for three minutes. You heard him right, in just three minutes he'll be destroyed by my leg sweep. So, I only fight him under the rules of boxing, so he doesn't lose so ugly. ”
"I can solemnly warn him here, don't underestimate my hero's fist. My iron fists are definitely not as weak as you think, they will impress you the most, let's wait and see! ”
A conversation between the two protagonists has excited fans around the world, who have repeatedly called for the negotiation process to be speeded up and the time of the fight decided as soon as possible.
The reason why this bout has attracted so much interest from fans around the world, in addition to the super influence of Xiang Ying and Joshua in the industry, is that both of them are representatives of the "violent aesthetics" of boxing and martial arts.
They are both heavyweights, and they both possess great explosiveness, which is the "violent aesthetic" that best exemplifies boxing and combat sports. This division has come out of legendary fighters such as Ali, Tyson, Lewis, Holyfield, Foreman. It has also come out of Fido Emilenko, Kane Velasquez, Arista Ovoli, Fabricio Winton, Junio dos Santos and many other legendary martial artists. They set off the most glorious years of boxing and mixed martial arts in their respective fields.
However, the appearance of Xiang Hero and Joshua has made the eyes of the world shine again. They also have a terrifying record of total victory, and they have the same terrifying attack power, and no opponent has ever been able to play the whole game under them.
They all like to attack, they are watching, their skills are comprehensive, and there are no obvious shortcomings. At the same time, he has a humble personality, young and handsome, has always been favored by major brands, and already has all the conditions to become a superstar.
Moreover, after this game, one of these two will have the bitter fruit of the first defeat, what an imaginary scene!
Xiang Hero and Joshua both threw themselves into their respective training after this conversation. Although they said it with great ease, none of them underestimated their opponents.
Even Joshua is paying more and more attention to this game, because he and head coach Mike Lacken have studied all of Xiang Hero's game materials many times during this time, and the more they study it, the more they feel that Xiang Hero is only valued by them.
This kind of attention is not for the skill of Xiang Hero, but for the madness and bloodlust of Xiang Hero in the game, as well as the super will shown in the game. With that in mind, Joshua is already preparing for the fight, even though the bout is not yet finalized, and he must adjust his body to the best possible condition.
Similarly, Xiang Yingying is also preparing nervously in the hero camp. However, while he was preparing for the fight, he asked Dana White to train under Tyson's guidance.
However, this request, Mitte and Tang Mu felt that it was very unrealistic, how could Tyson help Xiang Hero to prepare for training?