Chapter 17: Boston's Chinatown
The Russian fighter, Chekov, joined Sadler's gym after Wang Lei won the San Francisco Junior Boxing Tournament lightweight title. www.biquge.info To be precise, he was attracted by the San Francisco Chronicle's interview with Wang Lei.
At that time, Chekov's thinking was that a Chinese kid could become a champion in boxing, and there was no reason why he couldn't. With his strong physique, he may even become a world champion after entering the profession in the future!
So Chekov came to Sadler's boxing gym.
At that time, both Sadler and Wang Lei were taken aback by Chekov, who was only seventeen years old this year, and Chekov was too tall and strong.
He is nearly two meters tall and weighs almost ninety kilograms, and is as muscular as a monster. If it weren't for the fact that his face was still very tender, I am afraid that neither Sadler nor Wang Lei would have believed that he was only seventeen years old.
At the first glance of Chekov, Wang Lei thought of another Russian fighter in his previous life, Valuev, nicknamed the "Oriental Monster", who is said to be seven feet tall, equivalent to two meters and thirteen centimeters, with an arm span of three centimeters more and a weight of 144 kilograms.
With such an amazing physique, getting into the ring can scare the legs of a timid opponent into weakness.
It's a pity that although Varuev is tall and has heavy fists, his boxing skills are relatively rough, not as good as Lewis and his compatriots, the big and small brothers, and they only won the WBA heavyweight belt once at the age of 39, and they lost again not long after.
Although Chekov in front of him is a little shorter than Varuyev, he is only seventeen years old after all, and it is difficult to say whether he will be able to increase his height again in a few years.
Although the weight was not equal, Wang Lei still took the initiative to ask to fight a boxing match with Chekov in the ring.
It's a pity that although Chekov is almost a head and a half taller than Wang Lei and weighs more than 30 kilograms, he can only be beaten in the boxing ring, he can't boxing at all, his fists can't hit Wang Lei, and he is already fighting indiscriminately in the end, and even uses wrestling punches.
It's a pity that he couldn't knock down Wang Lei in the end, but was hit in the jaw by Wang Lei and fainted.
Sadler immediately accepted Chekov after testing his physical fitness data.
Because Chekov's physical fitness is too strong, comparable to the first-class basketball players in the NBA, Sadler feels that if he is taught well, he will definitely be able to make a name for himself in the heavyweight boxing ring, and he may become a heavyweight champion after entering the professional arena.
So Sadler took Chekov in, unlike other students who learned boxing, Sadler treated Chekov as an important disciple, and the treatment was almost the same as that of Wang Lei.
Of course, in order to improve Chekov's strength, Sadler arranged for Wang Lei and Chekov to fight a real battle every day.
Chekov was abused by Wang Lei almost every day, and he didn't know if he was abused with Stockholm syndrome, Chekov's attitude towards Wang Lei was very affectionate, regardless of the fact that he was one year older than Wang Lei, he called Wang Lei "boss" when he saw him, and behaved like a dog.
Although Wang Lei is a little chilled by Chekov's attitude, this guy is indeed a very good sparring partner, his boxing skills improve quickly and are very durable, since John Ramon and Bobby Lee, two professional fighters who don't often come to Sadler's boxing gym, Chekov is the best sparring partner.
So Wang Lei also took good care of Chekov, this time Chekov asked to come to Boston to watch him box, Wang Lei agreed, and bought him a plane ticket out of his own pocket.
Chekov's family was so poor that they couldn't afford a flight ticket.
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The distance between San Francisco and Boston is almost 5,000 kilometers, and Wang Lei and others took a six-hour plane to reach Boston.
After leaving the airport, Sadler was supposed to take everyone to a hotel near the Garden Arena in Boston to book a room, and then take Wang Lei to report to the boxing organization that held the "National Golden Glove Tournament". But Wang Lei's grandfather made a noise, and everyone took a taxi to Boston's Chinatown.
Boston's Chinatown claims to be the third largest Chinatown in the United States, second only to the Chinatowns of New York and San Francisco, but it is much smaller than the Chinatowns of New York and San Francisco, with only five acres of land, three main streets, nearly 100 shops, and only a few thousand Chinese.
Moreover, most of the Chinese in Boston's Chinatown speak Cantonese, and there are not many Chinese who can speak Chinese.
On the way, Wang Lei asked and learned that his grandfather had a younger brother who lived in Boston's Chinatown and opened a hotel.
Wang Lei was a little speechless, before his grandfather had a sworn brother who came from Xiangjiang, and now his grandfather has a younger brother in Boston.
Grandpa is really a "brother" all over the world!
I wonder if he has any "brothers" in New York, Los Angeles or Vancouver's Chinatown?
Thinking of this, Wang Lei couldn't help but ask: "Grandpa, do you still have acquaintances in Chinatowns in the United States or other cities?" ”
Grandpa replied: "There is your master uncle in New York's Chinatown, and when you go to New York to box, don't forget to visit him!" ”
"Uncle Master?" Wang Lei looked suspicious, and didn't remember who it was for a while.
Seeing this, Ou Yangming, who was sitting in the front seat, said, "It's Master's eldest disciple, my senior brother!" ”
Grandpa's eldest disciple, can't you remember who it is!
It is said that although Wang Lei's grandfather has accepted more than a dozen disciples, Wang Lei has only seen three in San Francisco's Chinatown, one is the youngest Ou Yangming, and the other is his grandfather's second disciple Du Ping'an, who is a disciple who has completely inherited his grandfather's medical skills, and is currently sitting in the Chinese medicine hall for his grandfather. As for the third one, Huang Ben, the fourth disciple of his grandfather, Wang Lei only saw him every year during the Chinese New Year or Mid-Autumn Festival, and he always came and went in a hurry. According to Ou Yangming, his fourth brother is a police detective at the San Francisco Police Department and is very busy with work.
Except for these three, Wang Lei, the other disciple of his grandfather, has never seen any of them, and he doesn't even know the name.
At this time, when I heard that my grandfather's eldest disciple was in New York's Chinatown, I couldn't help but be very curious, and hurriedly asked, "Grandpa, big... What is he doing in New York's Chinatown? ”
Grandpa didn't answer, Ou Yangming replied: "Senior brother, he opened a martial arts gym in Chinatown, New York, and it is said that he has accepted hundreds of students. Among all the disciples of the master, the senior brother and the third senior brother have inherited the true inheritance of the master's boxing skills, and they are very capable of fighting, and our junior brothers are not opponents! ”
Wang Lei asked curiously again: "Who is Grandpa's third disciple, and where is he?" ”
As soon as these words came out, I saw that my grandfather's face was stiff, and Ou Yangming looked at him with a strange expression.
Seeing this, Wang Lei couldn't help asking: "What's the matter, could it be that there is something wrong with this person, can't you say it?" ”
"Of course not!" Ou Yangming couldn't help but laugh for a long time before he said, "The third senior brother is the son of the master, your father, how could you not know?" ”
"Huh?" Wang Lei didn't expect it to be his father, so he couldn't help but look embarrassed, and then said strangely: "No, is my dad very good at fighting?" Why didn't I see it, I thought he didn't practice martial arts? ”
Hearing Wang Lei say this, Grandpa's face suddenly became more unsightly, and the expression on Ou Yangming's face when he looked at him became even more strange.
Seeing this, Wang Lei couldn't help but feel a little weak, afraid that he was a reborn person, so he seriously "recalled" his previous memories, but he didn't remember when he had seen his father practice boxing or do it with others.
Fortunately, at this time, Ou Yangming replied: "The third senior brother was the most belligerent person among our senior brothers back then, when you were not born, some people ran to the restaurant opened by the third senior brother to collect protection money, and also injured the waiter of the restaurant, and the third senior brother ran to them alone to settle the account that night, without telling the master, nor calling our senior brother ......."
"And then?" Wang Lei asked anxiously.
My dad was the most belligerent when he was young, which is really unexpected, and it is very different from my dad in his previous life!
But he heard Ou Yangming say: "Then...... The gang of protection money collectors disappeared from San Francisco and never been seen again! ”
Wang Lei: "......"
That's too much of an answer!
However, looking at his grandfather's face, Wang Lei didn't continue to ask. I thought I would wait until I got back to San Francisco and quietly asked my mother.
Presumably, my mother will definitely know my father's "feats" back then, and I will also know why my father has stopped practicing boxing all these years, and his relationship with his grandfather does not seem to be very good.
"Ahem!" But it was the grandfather who coughed dryly, and finally spoke: "Xiao Lei, the person grandpa took you to see this time is the junior brother who had the best relationship with grandpa back then, you remember to call Grandpa Zhou when you see it, you can't be rude." ”
"Don't worry, grandpa, I won't be rude!" Wang Lei assured.
"Hmm!" Grandpa nodded, and said, "It's a coincidence to say, my junior brother has a granddaughter who was born in the same year and month as you, only three days younger than you. When I was 60 years old, he brought his son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter who was just one year old to San Francisco to celebrate my birthday.......
Wang Lei heard that cold sweat flowed down instantly, and he quickly interrupted: "Stop, grandpa, don't you mean that I ordered a baby kiss with your junior brother's granddaughter?" ”
Grandpa laughed and said: "That's right, your birthday is very good, it is an excellent match, so we ordered you a baby kiss on the spot, and today I will take you to meet your future daughter-in-law!" ”
Don't be so bloody!
Wang Lei was almost about to spurt out a mouthful of blood, and couldn't help shouting: "Driver, please stop, I want to get out of the car!" ”
As soon as the words fell, his head was slapped by his grandfather: "Presumptuous, you dare to get out of the car for me to try, see if I don't break your legs!" ”
Wang Lei: "......"
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