Chapter 262: On the eve of the Great War
At the end of May, after more than two months of arduous preparations, the Gaoyuan team flew to the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas for a physical examination, drug test and a two-day public training class performance. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
MGM Grand, the world's top boxing temple, is the world's largest, most luxurious and most magnificent comprehensive casino hotel. Not to mention the dozens of acres of amusement parks, not to mention the thousands of guest rooms, just the nearly ten restaurants and nearly thirty customer service centers inside it, you can imagine its grandeur and luxury.
In the gym, more than 1,000 media from all over the world are allowed to participate in training sessions in batches. People were bustling with anxiety and anticipation on their faces. Because in a few days, the IBF heavyweight boxing championship battle between Foreman VS Gao Yuan will kick off, which is a strong dialogue between two generations of heavy gunners, and it is also the fist battle of the legendary superstar "Devil" George.
"Bang bang bang!"
In the center of the field, the giant Foreman is training in hand.
The old boxing champion has obviously lost a lot of weight, and at the "advanced age" of forty-seven, he can still easily step and swing his fists frequently, and the crosshair, rhythm, and speed are all good, which is really jaw-dropping, and his eyeballs are broken.
"George! George! Champ! Champion ......"
"America! U.S. ......"
"Bang Bang Bang ......"
"Oh God, what do I see?"
"yes, George is rejuvenated, maybe the game won't be one-sided!"
"That's right, as long as he can control his weight, he can perform miracles again......"
The closest place to Foreman is a team of 15 experts composed of Iron Fist, MMA.com, Ring Magazine, Boxing Illustrated and other authoritative media of combat boxing. It is no exaggeration to say that these big names are experienced and discerning, and the articles they are about to publish are the vane of the victory or defeat of this game, and the results are guaranteed to be ten.
Among the crowd, the famous boxing coach and boxing critic "Scarface" Atlas was impressively listed. He was scribbling with a cigar in his mouth and a small notebook in his hand, and now everyone has a laptop and a smartphone as standard, and he uses such a primitive method, which is really antique.
Name: Foreman
Speed: Seven
Footwork: Seven
Defence: Eight
Persistence: nine
Explosiveness: Eight
Single Punch Strength: Ten
Combination boxing: five (due to age, Lao Fu basically can't play a beautiful combination boxing.) )
Willpower: ten
Experience: ten
Hard-hit recovery: ten
Overall score: eighty-four
Next to him, an old man with a big nose leaned in and said, "George is in pretty good shape, he must have kept his mouth shut lately, I guess he should weigh around two hundred and fifty-eight pounds at most......
"Well, it's very gratifying, George's stats are basically the same as the one I had about him five years ago when I reviewed him for Holyfield, which is equivalent to a forty-two year old," Atlas said. It was a marvel, eleven weeks of training, which was rare in his career, and George was clearly serious. ”
The defeated old man said: "Do you think he can make history?" ”
Atlas shrugged, "Who knows? Anything can happen to him. Maybe we'll have to look at the high performance of the heavy gunners. ”
The defeated old man said: "Well, let's go ......"
Gao Yuan's public performance venue is next door, which is the opposite of Foreman's: there are significantly fewer reporters, and most of them are yellow-skinned Asians.
At a glance, the high boxing king is currently performing a heavy sandbag performance.
"Bang bang bang!"
I saw him swaying from side to side, swinging his combination punches one after another like a storm, although the sound of the blow was dense and dull, but the shaking amplitude of the sandbag was extremely small, which was a concrete manifestation of strong penetrating power.
The defeated old man and Atlas glanced at each other, both seeing the worry in each other's eyes.
Atlas's face was heavy, and he took out a small notebook to calculate.
Name: Takato
Speed: nine
Footwork: Nine
Defence: Eight
Persistence: nine
Explosiveness: Nine
Single Punch Strength: Ten
Combo punch: nine
Willpower: Nine
Experience: Nine
Hard-hit recovery: ten
Overall score: Ninety-one
The defeated old man said, "How? ”
Atlas said solemnly: "My evaluations are based on past performance and real-time quality display, which is barely accurate. It's amazing that the high stats are only one point behind Rydick Bow, and far ahead of Foreman. ”
The defeated old man's face was extremely ugly: "Yes, if you compare the two, the defending boxing champion will look sharper and more beautiful." ”
Atlas suddenly smiled mysteriously: "Data analysis is only one aspect, it can't affect the outcome of the game, the heavyweight battle can change the world with just one punch." From what I know about Takato, he's a butcher in the middle of the word, and he's a killer if he doesn't change his style of play and start a deadly confrontation with Foreman......"
The defeated old man's eyes were bright: "That may be Foreman's only chance to win!" ”
Atlas said: "That's right, good luck to him, I haven't seen a guy on Earth who can continue to fight Foreman......"
In the afternoon of the next day, the articles of the fifteen expert groups had been reported, and the score of personal opinions between them was 9 to 6, which was far superior! Although they are all Yankees, they are still more serious and objective in their professional evaluation.
As soon as the news was revealed, the final odds of the major spinach companies on the first seven days of the game were finally determined: Gao Yuan was 4 to 1, ahead of the old boxing champion Foreman...... Of course, the odds can only represent the prediction of strength, and cannot represent the voice of the vast majority of fans, who must still support the "ironclad car of the times", the old boxing champion Foreman.
At 10 a.m. on June 5, the world-renowned IBF heavyweight boxing championship weigh-in ceremony was held in the MGM Hotel Grand Opera, attracting more than 8,000 fans and more than 1,100 journalists.
Defending boxing champion Gao Yuan: 252 pounds
Challenger Devil George: Two hundred and fifty-eight pounds!
The sum of the two champions instantly broke the record for the heaviest tournament in years.
Foreman dropped from about two hundred and seventy pounds to such a figure, and his hard work and sweat naturally speak for themselves. In his own words: I came out of training camp in the pants I came in and felt like a circus clown......
Beneath the giant poster of the two boxing champions facing each other, four fists burning with flames, and named "The Battle of Thor", Takato and one of his idols, the great legendary champion Devil George, finally stand together.
At the bottom of the stage, the lights flickered, and in the ears, the shouts shook the sky!
Foreman's face lost all warmth and became very unfamiliar, he stared at his opponent with his eyes, and said coldly: "Young man, if you think that I am too old to punch hard, I will surprise you tomorrow night!" At any age, I am the most ferocious killer in the world, and all those who despise me have learned a fatal lesson! ”
Gao Yuan responded lightly: "Dear sir, you are the person I respect the most. But war has nothing to do with age, nationality, or feelings, as long as I stand in the ring, I will do my best to knock down all opponents, and whoever comes is the same......"
Foreman said, "Very well, we'll see you tomorrow night!" Perhaps, the gold belt will be the icing on the cake for my wedding! ”
Gao Yuan coughed, "Uh, I'm sorry, maybe you'll be disappointed......"