Chapter 547: The Addition of Two Big Names
Another half a month has passed, and the negotiations on this cross-border war are going on intensively, and now the main difference is the division between the two sides. Joshua's economist Eddie Hearn stubbornly believes that Joshua has a higher market value than Xiang Hero, so the ratio is 6:4.
However, Dana Bai thinks that it should be divided according to 5:5, because the market value of Xiang Yingying is not inferior to Joshua, and Xiang Yingying is also backed by a huge Chinese market, if strictly speaking, the market value of Xiang Yingying is higher.
The gap was a bit wide, but the two sides refused to give in, and the negotiations reached an impasse for a while. Now the fans around the world are a little anxious, and they are also arguing on the Internet. However, this has also brought more attention to this cross-border super war that is still under negotiation.
I don't know if it's earned enough eyeballs or what, half a month later, Eddie Hearn and Dana White announced in a high-profile manner at the same time that the two sides have reached an agreement, and this cross-border super fight will be held on March 18 next year, in the boxing mecca of Las Vegas, with a split ratio of 5:5.
The world is boiling, fans are going crazy, reporters are excited, Dana White and Eddie Hearn are happy, and Xiang Ying and Joshua are preparing for the fight for half a year.
The reason why they want to set the time of this crossover super battle for half a year is to give Xiang Ying and Joshua enough time to prepare. There is a more important reason, that is, to hype this crossover super battle as much as possible, so that it has no less scale and effect than the match between Mouth Cannon and Mayweather.
Immediately after Joshua announced in an interview that his preparations for this fight would be carried out with the help of Lennox "The Lion" Lewis, the bombshell news has caused countless fans to boil.
But at this time, Xiang Yingying also announced in a high-profile manner that he was about to go to the United States to prepare for the war under the guidance of "The Beast" Mike Tyson.
The media was in an uproar again, but also shocked by the magnanimity of Eddie Hearn and Dana White, as well as the pockets of the fans!
Fans around the world will never forget the night of June 8, 2002, when Lewis "The Lion" Lewis overwhelmingly knocked out Tyson "The Beast" in the eighth round to successfully defend his BC, IBO, and IBF titles. This is arguably the most important stroke in Lewis's life, and it is also an eternal pain in the hearts of Tyson's supporters, and no one will forget the scene of Tyson kneeling in the ring looking for a tooth guard.
However, Tyson went to the fans to see it, he said after the game: In the fight with Lewis, my weight reached 234 pounds, which is the highest weight I had except for 1997, although there is an arrangement of the coaching team, but I have to say that after gaining weight, my state has deteriorated a lot, and there are reasons for insufficient preparation, I know my state at the time, but I was on the verge of bankruptcy at that time, in order to make money, I can only fight with Lewis, if I miss this opportunity, I'll never make that much money again.
Before the fight, I didn't know if I was nervous or excited, anyway, my head was very hollow, it was a feeling that I had never felt before, and it wasn't until after the fight that I started to think about some other things, and the referee told me that I was leading by points at the end of the first round, but I was pressed by Lewis from the beginning of the second round, although my inner thought was to knock out Lewis, but for physical reasons, I couldn't do it anymore, Lewis is a very good boxer, but he hardly has to punch hardStill, I couldn't beat him.
But despite this, no one can deny Tyson's greatness. This time, Dana White used all resources and huge expenses to bring Lewis and Tyson out like them, just to evoke the memory of this fight among fans around the world.
Joshua and Lewis were both British, and Tyson's greatest admirer was China's greatest leader of modern times, and Dana White deftly linked them together in this business.
Add to that the origins of Tyson and Lewis, and there will be countless topics in this crossover superfight.
Speaking of the relationship between Tyson and Lewis, perhaps many current fans don't know about it. In fact, when Tyson was 16 years old, Lewis was Tyson's sparring partner, and Lewis at that time couldn't beat Tyson at all, but later in the professional boxing arena, Tyson only had a slight advantage in the first two rounds, and was completely suppressed by Lewis at the beginning of the third round, and in the sixth and seventh rounds, Tyson's face was swollen, and Lewis looked like he still had inexhaustible strength.
Moreover, after a lapse of more than ten years, Lewis once again posted a message on his personal social platform, and this news attracted the attention of many media and fans, he said: When I fought with Tyson, many people thought that Tyson's fist was full of power, but now I can clearly tell you that in fact, Tyson's strength is very average, not as strong as everyone thinks, he looks fierce, but his skills are very average.
Lewis's remarks were immediately attacked by Tyson fans all over the world. Fans think that Tyson at that time has long passed his prime, and Lewis is still in his prime, Tyson himself said that he is fighting Lewis in this fight, he knew before the game that the probability of winning is too small, and his physical state knows better than anyone else.
And Tyson's coach at that time also said that it was a miracle that Tyson could survive the eighth round at that time, because Tyson told him before the game that if he didn't play this game, he would not even be able to afford to eat after bankruptcy, and his earlier years of bohemian life made him exhaust his innate physical advantage.
But it is undeniable that Lewis's skills are much stronger than Tyson's, Lewis does a very good job of attacking and defending, while Tyson is almost not very defensive, if the two are physically on the same running line, then Tyson will suffer very much.
Since the media learned the news, it was believed that this game was not only a contest between Hero and Joshua, but also between Tyson and Lewis, and their war would continue.
In addition, a number of experts, coaches, and some veteran commentators have taken to their respective Twitter accounts to analyze and speculate on how Tyson and Lewis will help Xiang Hero and Joshua prepare for the fight.
Speaking of which, Joshua and Lewis's techniques are very similar in terms of attack, both of which are typical giant-type styles of using a front-hand jab to control distance and a back-hand straight punch to control the distance.
And Xiang Yingying and Tyson's attack methods are also somewhat similar, they are both so wild and domineering, both are good at using hooks, and both have terrifying heavy blows.
So far, after this cross-border super battle has pulled these two big names in, it has suddenly gone up a notch and become the hottest topic......