Chapter 284: King Huo Fist Breaks Tyson
On November 9th, Rydick Bowe vs. Golotta was in full swing, and just a week later, the heavyweight boxing world ushered in another world-renowned battle of the century, the recognized boxing supremacy "Iron Man" Tyson vs. "Skill Master" Holyfield!
Since Tyson was released from prison, he swept all the heroes with the momentum of a tiger, knocked down WBC champion Bruno and WBA champion Selden one after another, regained two gold belts and reached the top again, and was praised by the majority of media as "the most powerful heavyweight boxing champion in history", which was in the limelight and caused a sensation all over the world. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
However, because he avoided Lewis and gave up the WBC crown, and chose Holyfield, a "heart disease" patient who was "weak", to defend the title, he was not less criticized and criticized.
Another protagonist, Lao Huo, who is thirty-four years old this year, has suffered a series of losses recently and has been diagnosed with several diseases, public opinion believes that he has no hope of creating a miracle, and may even be killed by the fierce Tyson, and an ambulance should be prepared in advance before the game......
This kind of situation is so similar to Ali vs. Foreman more than 20 years ago! Ali back then had proven his greatness, so what about Lao Huo today?
Holyfield is essentially a welterweight boxer, weighing under 220 pounds (100 kilograms) all year round, and once he rises to the heavyweight division, he stumbles along the way. With Muller beating him out, Riddick Bowe making him look good, and even two 46-year-old veteran champions, Holmes and Foreman, who fought him for 12 rounds, and the scene was in danger, these embarrassing title fights had to make fans come to the conclusion that Holmes was too weak to save the heavyweights.
In the evening, the two boxing champions met at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for a "belated pinnacle fight". As early as four years ago, they had a hard negotiation on the boxing championship fight, but unfortunately Tyson was thrown into prison for "committing a crime", which eventually led to the showdown coming to naught. Time flies, and Holyfield, who had three gold belts in his hand and was high-spirited, has become what everyone calls a "poor worm", which really makes people sigh that the years are ruthless.
Present, Holyfield 215 pounds, Tyson 222 pounds.
Lao Huo's weight is within the normal range, but Tyson's data is not normal, which at least shows that his preparation is not sufficient, his training is not hard enough, as a speed-type fighter, any excess fat is a burden.
After the start of the game, the scene was quite intriguing.
Tyson was as fierce as ever, he rushed straight ahead, long punches, hooks, uppercuts, and left and right hooks rained down on Lao Huo, and it seemed that he could finish his opponent at any time and achieve victory.
His furious attack covered up several problems.
First: Slowing down.
Second: Less shake and dodge.
Third: the jab disappeared without a trace.
It can be seen that three years of prison life have deeply damaged this once-in-a-century boxing prodigy, who is developing from a style of play with both skill and strength to a pure power style of play, and he doesn't want to entangle at all on the spot, just wants to eat his opponent hard with heavy blows.
As for Holyfield, he showed a very different style from the past: the old Holyfield did not frequently step forward and change direction and charge in a wide range like in the duel Foreman, but launched a difficult positional battle. He rarely controlled the distance of one arm to half an arm, reduced the frequency of his jab swings, and frantically threw left and right hooks to hold Tyson hard.
In the first five rounds, Tyson's strengths were obvious, but his fatal weaknesses were exposed: his style of play was too straightforward, too simple, and he didn't know how to be flexible, while Holyfield's ring IQ was significantly higher than Tyson's.
The British giant Lewis once said: Tyson is a one-dimensional fighter, and I am a five-dimensional, six-dimensional, if he touches me, he will lose extremely miserably. Although his remarks are exaggerated, they are to the point.
In any case, as long as you really love the sport of boxing, there is no one who does not like Tyson's style. Fierce, fearless and brave, he never cuddles, tricks, or dirty tricks to steal victory, he is the perfect embodiment of strength and speed, and he has propelled the sport to a global reputation and influenced countless boxers. Removing the bad deeds under Tyson's boxing ring, above the ring, he is undoubtedly a real man through and through.
The bell rings for the sixth round.
Before the fight, no one thought Holyfield would hold out until now, and Tyson's prediction of a "four-round knockout" opponent was shattered. Lao Huo stubbornly dragged the game into the second half with hugs again and again, and hit left and right again again and again. Maybe Old Huo's head, hugging, entanglement, too dirty, and despicable, but one thing is undeniable: he is smarter than Tyson, and he knows how to use rules and edge tactics to win.
The sixth round was a watershed moment in the battle of the century, and Holyfield, who had eaten countless heavy blows, was still alive and well, while Tyson began to slow down and panting. Towards the end of the game, Tyson's attack was caught by the opponent, what a character Lao Huo is, he quickly waved his arm and quickly "pushed" Tyson with a left-handed fist!
The audience was in an uproar, and all the audience exclaimed!
The pre-game odds are a terrifying twenty-four to one! Twenty-four to one, what is this concept? If Tyson fails, how many people will have to jump off the building......
Holyfield's fists were not heavy at all, but they completely beat Tyson's confidence to the ground. Next, Lao Huo was like a rainbow, and he had a big advantage in seven, eight, nine, and fourteen rounds, and beat Tyson to retreat. Especially in the second half of the tenth round, he played with Tyson's life, which made more than 10,000 viewers stunned and couldn't believe their eyes!
In the eleventh round, it was time to come, and Holyfield used a series of more than a dozen heavy hooks to knock the bleeding Tyson to the ground, and he couldn't parry it at all......
TKO! Holyfield wins and is crowned WBA heavyweight champion!
Holyfield's shocking upset is of great historical significance: it solemnly declares an objective fact: Tyson can be defeated, and his myth has come to an end!
At the same time, Lao Huo also wrote brilliantly, becoming the second legend in heavyweight boxing to win three championships, equaling the world record of the great boxing champion Ali. Since then, Lao Huo has ushered in another peak in his career and promoted to the "most expensive" boxer in the world...... In this battle for hegemony, Lao Huo's appearance fee was only tens of millions, and in the next game, he jumped directly to a terrifying 35 million US dollars!
In the face of victory, Holyfield was very calm, and there was not even a smile on his face.
Lao Huo said: "There are many seemingly impossible things in the world, as long as you put in the effort, you can create miracles." In the face of doubts, abuse, and humiliation, you can only stand up, face difficulties, and bravely crush it with actions. There is no point in self-pity, and no one will pity you...... I worked hard to prepare, I sweated and didn't dare to relax for a moment, and it was obvious that my victory was sweet and undoubted......"