Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

Bang! Bang!

"Morales, pick up the pace with your feet! Create distance—remember, when fighting Link, you must create distance. He’s fast and agile. If you get too close, you’ll just be hit," a voice shouted.

On the Muscle Beach Boxing training ground, Coach Brooks yelled toward the two who were sparring on the stage.

He was mainly guiding Morales, the sparring partner, hoping he could last a few more rounds with Link and create some trouble during Link’s training.

On Link’s side,

After fourteen professional matches, his boxing skills had become more refined, complemented by his 1500-pound punch, excellent speed, lightning-fast reflexes, and superior tactical thinking in the ring.

In the Super Middleweight division, Coach Brooks didn’t think anyone could match him.

Now, when guiding Link’s training, his primary task was to pinpoint Link’s weaknesses, find where he might be lacking, and tailor the training to make Link flawless.

Now Link was not only a beacon of hope for Dynasty Promotions but also one of the spokespersons for boxing.

The higher his popularity and the stronger his skills, the more spectators he could attract to watch and get involved in the sport.

When more people choose this path, the narrow road becomes a highway.

As a member of the boxing community, no one did not want to see boxing increasingly thrive and become a mainstream sport.

While Coach Brooks was overseeing the training on stage, De La Hoya walked in, dressed in a suit, pointed leather shoes, and his hair slicked back, looking every bit the business executive.

Coach Brooks glanced at him and nodded as a form of greeting.

The Muscle Beach Boxing Venue was one of Golden Boy Promotions’ training venues, and Hoyle was also a shareholder there.

Last month, Golden Boy Promotions and Dynasty Promotions had preliminarily finalized the match between him and Link, and since then, De La Hoya often came to watch Link train, ostensibly to ’observe.’

Coach Brooks was no longer surprised by this.

Although there was competition between Golden Boy Promotions and Dynasty Promotions and the major event companies, and Hoyle was Link’s next opponent, making them appear as competitors and foes,

In reality, in the boxing industry, except for the moments when the two boxers fought in the ring, there was little conflict.

All other phases, including event negotiation, pre-match hype, and post-event promotion, were results of cooperation between boxers and between promotion companies.

A promotion company without a spirit of cooperation could not survive in boxing. Connections were extremely important in the boxing world.

De La Hoya was initially a top boxer for a leading promotion company and founded Golden Boy Promotions in ’05, which had developed well in recent years.

Besides promoting his own matches, he had more than a dozen professional boxers under his wing and had collaborated with major events and top promotions several times, including his matches with Pacquiao and the WBA/WBC Middleweight title fight with Shane Mosley.

Golden Boy Promotions also gradually became a more influential promotional company.

"Shit!"

De La Hoya, watching the training on stage, suddenly swore.

Coach Brooks looked at him quizzically, and De La Hoya shrugged. "Last year, I should have personally gone to Miami to persuade Link, offered him a hundred million US dollars—he would have been happy to join Golden Boy Promotions. With him, I bet Golden Boy Promotions would be the only company making big money in boxing in the future."

Coach Brooks shook his head, thinking it pointless; if time could be reversed, not only Hoyle would have been willing to spend a hundred million dollars to sign Link. Any powerful agency in boxing would have been eager to do so.

"You’ve watched many times, have you found any weaknesses in Link?"

Coach Brooks asked this with the intention of seeing any issues with Link’s boxing techniques from the point of view of his opponent.

"Of course, there are many problems. Don’t ask what they are; you’ll know once I defeat him," De La Hoya replied, stroking his stubbled chin and sporting a confident expression.

Coach Brooks frowned and looked at him, "Are you sure you’re not joking?"

"Of course, when have you seen me joke about such matters?"

Hoyle spread his hands and laughed.

Coach Brooks thought about it and nodded; he had known Hoyle for more than a couple of years, having coached him from ’04 to ’05. Although a bit of a womanizer, Hoyle was quite serious about his approach to boxing.

"So, tell me, what are his weaknesses? Name one for me to hear."

"Well, for a boxer like Morales, Link is an unbeatable opponent. His technique, speed, and punching power are all top-notch. But for me, as well as for Mayweather, Pacquiao, or even Bernard Hopkins, he has many issues.

Let me give you an example, lest you think I’m just bragging."

It’s his combination punches. Individually, his combination punches have no issue, but the transitions and connections between them are not as flexible and smooth as mine or Pacquiao’s, often causing a half-second delay.

In a professional match, one second can deliver five or six attacks. Being one second slower can make you miss your opportunity to strike, giving your opponent a chance to defend themselves.

This is one of the reasons why Link often launches furious attacks in matches but can’t destroy his opponent.

Another point is that Link relies on heavy punches in matches and likes to win by knockout. This style looks cool in Super Middleweight matches. Stay updated with

However, upon moving to Light Heavyweight, this style will cause him trouble; just wait and see."

Hoyle said with a faint smile, folding his arms.

Coach Brooks nodded as he watched Link’s training.

In terms of combination punches, Link has a slight issue, but it’s not entirely his fault. The lack of pressure from his opponents also causes him to overthink during matches, preventing him from fully engaging.

If his opponent is too strong in a match, causing him not to overthink, his punches are mostly reflexive, and his combination punches would not have any delay.

This is also why most top boxers like to compete against strong opponents. It helps them identify their own issues and improve their boxing skills.

Coach Brooks thinks that this isn’t a big issue for Link.

After winning the Super Middleweight Grand Slam, Link plans to move up to Light Heavyweight, where the competition is tougher and the pressure greater; all these issues can be gradually resolved.

And there’s the issue of punching power.

After moving up to Light Heavyweight, Link can add a few more pounds of muscle, which will also increase his punching power.

Given his current punching power, even with an extra few dozen pounds in the Light Heavyweight division, he would still have a considerable advantage.

Thinking of these, Coach Brooks glanced at Hoyle, annoyed. The guy talked at length but only mentioned two unsolvable issues, completely missing the point.

Hoyle laughed out loud, spread his hands, and said, "Link is my opponent; I shouldn’t speak now, you should understand. After I beat Link, I’ll make a PowerPoint presentation explaining his weaknesses, how about that?"

"No need. If you truly found Link’s weaknesses and are confident in beating him, you wouldn’t come to the training ground in a suit every day."

Coach Brooks shook his head and walked away with his hands behind his back.

"What do you mean? I’m wearing a suit because I just came from a meeting," Hoyle retorted.

Bang bang!

The training on the boxing ring paused for a moment. Link shook the sweat from his hair and gestured to Hoyle below the ring, "Oscar, how about coming up for a match? Let me see how fast your quick fist really is."

Hoyle’s full name is Oscar De La Hoya, a Latino boxer.

"No thanks, I’m not conveniently dressed in a suit," Hoyle said, waving his hand.

"Can’t you take it off? It’s not like the suit is stuck to you," Morales teased, grinning.

"Stop the nonsense, keep training with Link. When you can beat Link, I’ll reward you with one million US dollars. I mean what I say," Hoyle stated, waving a finger grandiosely.

Morales rolled his eyes. If he could beat Link, a mere million dollars was nothing; he could make tens of millions or even a billion.

Link smiled faintly, continuing to spar with Morales.

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