Chapter 290: The Bizarre Fist Fight in History
February 6th, MGM Grand Fitness Club in Las Vegas. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Heavyweight world number one challenger Andrew "Bad Boy" Golotta concludes his final public acting class and sits in the ring for an interview. In early January, he successfully applied for a boxing license and immediately announced his fight with IBF champion Takato, which quickly caused a shock.
No one cares if Golota's "driver's license" is improper or not, and everyone just looks forward to this battle and ignores all the unreasonable processes.
"Andrew, are you confident of victory?" A Polish journalist from his homeland asked.
Golota's strange eyes flashed with murderous intent: "Well, of course. I'm sure you've seen how I dealt with Riddick Bowe, and everyone knows I'm the winner. Gao Yuan and Bao have a similar style of play, I don't have too many adjustments to my tactics, attacking, attacking, punching, punching, I will keep pressing forward until he falls...... Obviously, I'm going to take over his belt, and I'm going to take over the heavyweight dynasty as well. ā
Another American reporter questioned: "Andrew, are you more confident?" Seven of the 10 members of the MMA Magazine and MMA Circle Observatory believe that Takato will win, and the final odds show that you are also at an absolute disadvantage......"
Very unexpectedly, although the fans outside made a lot of noise and Ge was very loud, in the eyes of many industry insiders, defending champion Gao Yuan seemed to have a better chance of winning.
Golota snorted, "Very well, this shows that I am despised by most of the so-called 'experts'. It only irritates me and gives me extra strength, and I can't wait to see their shocked expressions after the game......"
The other side.
Gao Yuan's public class was quite exciting: he took a purely defensive position, blocking, swaying, dodging, leaning back, and flying in the aggressive attack of the sparring partner, wearing flowers and butterflies as light, showing the wonder of his body, and winning unanimous applause from the onlookers.
"Your Excellency, have you practiced any special moves to deal with Golota?"
Faced with the question, Gao Yuan leaned on the rope ring, stretched out his fist and said, "There is no need at all, my right hand will dominate everything." ā
"Sir, it's the Chinese New Year in two days, do you feel sorry that you can't reunite with your family?"
Gao Yuan said: "Well, of course there will be regrets. But as a professional athlete, you must work hard to complete your job and be worthy of the word "professional". Boxing is very special, it takes a lot of time to get away from the crowd and the hustle and bustle, and for that, I was forced to choose to give up something. ā
"Your Excellency, is it convenient for you to predict the outcome of tomorrow night's WBC Champion fight?"
"Obviously, Lennox Lewis will be the winner. ā
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On the evening of February 7th, also in Las Vegas, the Hilton International Hotel ushered in the first heavyweight championship battle of the new year, that is, the British giant Lewis vs "Atomic Bull" Oliver McCall!
This is a rematch between the two, and it is also related to the ownership of the WBC crown, which is of great significance.
Three years ago, Lewis, the "new storm" in boxing who was widely favored by the media, was unexpectedly knocked down by McCall and lost the world championship title, earning him the nickname "glass chin", and was also named "the most disappointing boxer of the year". Now, the wonderful cycle of history has pushed Lewis in front of McCall again, and he will of course have to rise again.
Amid the tsunami-like shouts of thousands of British fans, Lewis appeared with a "zombie face" that had not changed for thousands of years, and he faintly burrowed into the side rope, unable to capture the slightest mood swing.
Later, McCall appeared. He looked excited, and trotted all the way forward, as if he was determined to win. There is one thing that is particularly funny: there is a small staircase next to the ring, which is convenient for fighters to go up and down, but Lao Mai jumped into the ring and flew onto the ring! This behavior shows that he is not only very confident, but also very high......
"Dang!"
Round 1.
Personality determines the style of boxing, this is not unreasonable. Lewis looked cautious in the face of McCall's charge, dropping back and struggling to control the distance with frequent left-hand jabs. Lao Liu's style can be summed up in one sentence, "COSCO fights, close quarters do not need to talk", it is really not easy to see him dancing with his opponent's iron fist and fighting to the death.
Compared to Lao Liu, "Atomic Bull" McCall is much more courageous, and he is always trying to close in on his enemies, hoping to put his fists to the final word, score another hat-trick, and reclaim the lost championship throne. Lao Liu has a very good set of dealing with punching fighters, if you are far away, we will fight each other's long fists, and if you are close, then we will be affectionate and affectionate, and hug ......
Between the rounds, hugs and jabs became the main theme, McCall didn't have many moves, and Lewis was extremely stingy with his right-handed punches, and the scene looked rather dull and unrelenting.
Second round.
McCall stepped up and began to attack with force. Well, in this way, the situation is even more ugly. Lao Liu retreated one after another, constantly jabting, hugging, pushing, and escaping, but he really didn't have the demeanor of a king. In this round, McCall blocked Lao Liu on the side rope several times, and several big hooks were also impressive, but it was a pity that Lewis defended steadily and never gave him a chance to break through.
Round 3.
Not knowing what was going on, the brave and fearless McCall suddenly "crashed"!
He almost stopped punching!
As if his soul had been "swapped", McCall judged two people, he either approached, retreated, or defended, his arms were useless, and he basically didn't throw a few punches in three minutes.
At the end of the round, McCall walked into Lewis's fist in a daze! After returning to his camp, McCall was obviously mentally abnormal, he didn't listen to the coaches' instructions at all, he didn't even sit, he started to go back and forth!
Belch......
Coach McCall's expression can be summed up in twelve words: confused, glazed-eyed, and confused!
Fourth round.
One of the most bizarre scenes in heavyweight history finally happened, and McCall actually cried! Woo cry! Crying tears, crying so sad that it's sad! He completely lowered his arms without punching, and dangled against the side rope, circle after circle, okay, just like shopping on the street!
The commentators, the audience, including Lewis, were stunned, and there were boos for a while.
Lewis's cautious character has been undoubtedly revealed, if it is replaced by someone else, as long as the referee does not shout to stop, he will definitely come up and slash his head and face and beat him to death, but Lewis hesitated, for fear of falling into the "suspicious plan", and put aside the temptation of jab, jab, and jab...... To say that this McCall's ability to resist hitting is really awesome, he only relied on swinging and blocking without a punch, and actually retreated with his whole body, and "walked" the time hard!
In the fifth round, for more than a minute, McCall continued to cry and continued not to punch, and the bald referee Ryan finally couldn't stand it anymore and directly announced the end of the game, and Lewis won! Lao Liu then won the championship belt with this bizarre victory and became the 19th heavyweight champion of the WBC.
As for McCall, he jumped directly out of the ring, turned into a "mysterious man like the wind", and left everyone to withdraw first......
After the game, according to some media disclosures, the reason why Lao Mai had convulsions was because of the onset of drug addiction, which caused his head to be confused, which was the reason for the farce. McCall had been forced to undergo drug rehabilitation before, and he had long left a criminal record, and the authenticity of the news speaks for itself.
The McCall incident shook the boxing world and had a very bad impact, and the Nevada Athletic Committee decided to impose a fine of 300,000 yuan and a one-year ban on him. In contrast, Lewis, who should have enjoyed glory and joy, was invincible and embarrassed, and ended up disgraced, the victor was forgotten by the magnificence, and McCall was the "headline brother......