Chapter 176: Boxing Promotion Activities

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On February 18, the old Dewar brought the latest news:

The date of the boxing match has been officially finalized and will be held on March 20 at 8 p.m. at the Sun Arena in Philadelphia. But there is one point, Gao Yuan must act in accordance with the contract, strictly fulfill the responsibilities of the B corner, and cooperate with the promotion activities of Charles of the A corner.

The so-called boxing promotion is divided into many ways: TV promotion, network promotion, cross-regional promotion, and even cross-country promotion at the highest level. Of course, Charles is not that powerful, because he is a native of Philadelphia and has a large number of die-hard fans in the local area, and his promotion is mainly focused on the Philadelphia metropolitan area, and the purpose of the event is to increase visibility, help sell tickets, attract advertiser sponsorship, etc.

All in all, it's all about making money, and the game looks like it's secondary.

Hosting a high-level professional boxing match is far from being as easy as you think! Gao took the plan book, which was more than ten pages long, and after reading it briefly, a smile rose on the corner of his mouth. He saw the most important one: 28% of the ticket revenue! As a B corner, he has the capital to share money with A corner! That's the big bonus of playing the Main Event!

Old Dewar introduced: "It's a pity that my child, because your qualifications are still relatively young, my best ability can only help you get 20 percent...... The ticket price on the night of the game is divided into five grades, and the total income is about two million US dollars, excluding the use of the venue, the IBF guarantee fee, the labor fees of various referees, hosts, linesmen, etc., Charles can probably get one million, and the money allocated to you is only 200,000. ”

The internationally popular AB war, usually five or five, six or four, seven or three, Gao Yuan, these two or eight are indeed unequal treaties, but who makes his situation weaker than others?

The ticket is divided into a total of 400,000 US dollars plus the appearance fee, and after the commission and tax payment, about 120,000 US dollars can finally fall into the pocket, and 60,000 US dollars more fall out of thin air, Gao Yuan is not unhappy.

He smiled and said, "Thank you, dear sir, for getting twenty percent, and I'm very satisfied." Corner B has to have the consciousness of corner B, I don't feel insulted. The bow is only temporary, because in the near future, I will become a real A-corner, and I will have the final say! ”

Old Dewar admired: "Oh, you can see it, and I am very pleased with the child." ”

Gao Yuan said: "Then when will we leave?" ”

Old Dewar said: "I will send a car to pick you up early tomorrow morning, and the promotion will only last for two days, and it will not delay your normal training." ”

Gao Yuan said: "Thank you, sir!" ”

The next day, Philadelphia.

Philadelphia is arguably the oldest city in the United States, and it was the nation's capital before Washington was founded, so it has an extremely important position and symbolism in history. With its convenient transportation and large population, it remains one of the major economic, transportation, and cultural centers of the United States.

In the famous Hilton hotel chain on Clay Street, Gao Yuan saw his opponent Charles for the first time. He is well-dressed and has a friendly smile, more like an actor than a heavyweight fighter.

Charles is very kind to Gao Yuan, full of brothers and friends, but the occasional ferocity in his eyes betrays his nature, as a tough heavy gunner, his scheming can be said to be very hidden.

More than 40 media outlets and more than 800 fans were present at the press conference, and Charles spoke eloquently amid the frenzied shouts of the people.

'It's an important game, it's crucial. I and Mr. Takato, the Rookie of the Year, were eager to keep going and get to the top of the most beautiful peak, but there was only a single-plank bridge in front of us, and we had to duel. I like Takato, I like his style of play, and I like his charisma even more, but since two warriors happen to collide in the same place, it's a shame that the result is destined to fall! ”

Gao Yuan picked up the microphone and spoke as a challenger.

"It's an honor to be here in Mr. Charles' hometown, Philadelphia is a diverse, inclusive, economically developed, cheerful and welcoming city, and it feels very good to me. Mr. Charles is right, this is a battle that no one can afford to lose, and we will do our best for our future, and we will sweat it, no matter what the outcome is, we have no excuses. ”

In a relatively relaxed atmosphere, the two began to take turns to accept questions from reporters, and Gao Yuan finally passed the addiction of the "protagonist".

About half an hour later, the scene burst into climax!

The great veteran boxing champion Joe Fraser came to the press conference to cheer on the two fighters!

People who are familiar with heavyweight history, who don't know the famous left hook "fireworks" Joe!

Fraser, former Olympic champion, former WBA boxing champion, former WBC boxing champion, known as the hero of Philadelphia, the pride of Philadelphia! He is the first person in heavyweight history to defeat boxing champion Ali! And the only legend who has fought Ali in a trilogy!

(Note: Foreman won the title from Fraser, and knocked him out six times in two rounds!) Lao Fu shocked the world since then, and became a god in a war! )

The appearance of the old boxing champion, who is more powerful than the superstar, instantly became the focus and took everyone's attention! He encouraged the two juniors, and then left.

Gao Yuan watched from the side, and was very shocked: This is called the king of boxing! Although Fraser has faded out of boxing for many years, the kind of admiration and respect that everyone has from the bottom of their hearts is written on their faces, clear and obvious!

In the following two days, Charles and Gao Yuan accompanied each other to carry out promotional activities in five iconic locations in Philadelphia, including Franklin Street, the University of Pennsylvania, Fairmont Park, the Philadelphia Museum, and Philadelphia's Chinatown.

Their final stop was the "Paradise" boxing gym near Deer Lake in Philadelphia.

More than 20 years ago, it was here that the great boxing champion Ali successfully prepared for the shocking boxing bout against Foreman and Fraser.

The scenery here is beautiful and inaccessible. It sits on a ridge and offers a commanding view of the Parks Mountains. The camp is large, covering a vast area, and the pure wooden buildings are connected from end to end, which is spectacular.

The most striking part of the training camp is the huge rocks, which Ali spent a lot of money to drag in order to motivate himself to forge ahead, and carved the name of the boxing champion he admired on each boulder!

For example: Joe Louis! A super boxing champion who has defended his title for 25 consecutive fights!

Rocky Maciano! A legendary boxing champion with 49 wins!

Jack Johnson! The first black heavyweight champion in history!

With these glittering names, Ali was able to draw special powers, and his ability to smash Foreman and take revenge on Fraser was closely related to the environment.

Needless to say, for every fighter, it is undoubtedly the greatest happiness and glory to be able to set foot here and pay homage to it!

Gao Yuan and Charles clenched their fists under the boulder of "Louis", which drew a perfect end to the promotion event.

What awaits them will be a long training period for war, as well as a life-and-death war in the future......

(Note: Joe Lewis, nicknamed "The Brown Bomber," is a four-time boxing Fighter of the Year, undefeated for 12 years, and has been voted the greatest heavyweight of all time by countless authoritative boxing media, ranking far ahead of Ali.) (To be continued.) )