Chapter 114: The Battle of Contradictions (7)
Deputy Director Chang, who was dumped by Lin Ye with a cold face, was naturally very angry and threatened to ban Lin Ye. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info But this is just talking, Lin Ye is far abroad, and the so-called boxing management center has no way to take Lin Ye.
While both Lin Ye and Valero were entering intense pre-match training, the promotion companies of both sides were not idle at all.
The Golden Boy Promotion Company and the Extraordinary Promotion Company began to build momentum for this big war. With fans themselves paying close attention to the bout, publicity can do more with less.
Showtime also made an estimate of the PPV sales this time, and according to the current fan attention and influence, Showtime's staff expressed optimism about the PPV sales of this fight, which is likely to become the No. 1 PPV sales competition this year.
Just when Showtime was busy preparing and promoting the live broadcast of the game on October 20, Hoya also frequently appeared in front of the media to build momentum for this game.
In an interview with the media, Hoya said that this will be the most intriguing fight in the lightweight division in almost a decade, and PPV sales will also reach a peak.
"I'm sure Valero's fight with Lin Ye will definitely give fans the most exciting fight, and it will be the most intense and noteworthy fight of the year. We are now putting all our energy into this big battle, and I am confident that this big war will set a new record for PPV sales. ”
When asked who is likely to win, Hoya said that Lin Ye will lose and Valero will win. "Valero is undoubtedly the strongest fighter in the lightweight division right now, with the most terrifying attack," he said. His matches all ended in knockouts, and I believe that when he faces Lin Ye, he will continue his record by knocking out Lin Ye and becoming the new king of the lightweight division and the owner of four lightweight belts in the WBC/WBA/WB0/IBF. ”
The media is also keen to discuss the outcome of this fight, and this match, not only is it a matter of who wins and loses Lin Ye and Valero, but also is likely to change the future trend of boxing.
Whether offense is king or defense is the answer, fans are eager to know. The media also released a variety of comments and analyses to speculate whether Valero, who represented the offensive flow, won, or Lin Ye, who represented the defense, won.
When Hoya was asked about this again, Hoya did not hesitate to say that offense is the mainstream of boxing. Huo Ya said: "Offense is the essence of boxing, the core of boxing. Mayweather's tortoiseshell-like defensive play is an insult to boxing. Lin Ye will be miserably subjugated by Valero's men. ”
Valero's coach Alcázar also said when facing the media: "Lin Ye's defense will definitely not be able to prevent Valero's attack, and we have mastered Lin Ye's weaknesses. Valero can definitely break Lin Ye's defenses and defeat Lin Ye. ”
Both Hoya and Alcázar are confident in this fight.
As time passed, the date of the battle between Lin Ye and Valero was slowly approaching.
Under the attraction of this war, the number of people who came to Las Vegas suddenly increased, among which China and Venezuela accounted for the largest proportion. According to official statistics in Las Vegas, the number of tourists has increased by nearly 30 percent in the past 10 days, and this growth rate continues to rise.
And everywhere in Las Vegas, you can also see huge promotional posters of Lin Ye and Valero. There is not a single room left in the MGM Grand Hotel's more than 5,000 rooms. Not only is there not a single room left at the MGM Grand Hotel, but even several hotels next to the MGM Grand Hotel are also sold out. This time, MGM, as the venue provider, will provide 17,000 seats on site.
Among them, 12,000 seats have been pre-sold in advance. After just four minutes of pre-sales, more than 12,000 tickets were sold out. The cheapest tickets on site cost $500 a piece, while the most expensive, well-located tickets cost tens of thousands of dollars each. But because of the short supply of tickets, even the cheapest $500 tickets were quickly multiplied by scalpers shortly after they went on sale.
Of the remaining 5,000 tickets, the Golden Boy Promotion Company divided 4,000 tickets. This is also the discount given by MGM Grand Hotel in order to thank Hoya for placing the match location at MGM. Of the remaining 1,000 tickets, 500 were reserved for MGM's VIP users, and 500 tickets were distributed to Extraordinary Promotion.
At the same time, the airport in Las Vegas has also become busy these days. Quite a few private jets fly in from all over the world and park at airports, with Venezuela accounting for half of them. Almost all of the rich Venezuelan people flew to Las Vegas to watch the battle.
Naturally, Venezuelan President Chávez also wanted to come to watch the game, but as a famous "anti-American fighter," it was impossible for Chávez to come to Las Vegas. This made Chavez express infinite regret.
Naturally, the media also came to Las Vegas early, and for the media, this time Las Vegas provided them with a lot of news material. In the past few days, squatting on the street corner of Las Vegas, you can see rich, celebrity, and politicians from all over the world appearing from time to time.