Chapter 19 : Southeast Division Champion

  Bang!

  Jones leaped forward and threw a swift straight punch at Link's face. Link reacted faster, dodging with his head and throwing a back punch at Jones' head.  

"Wow, that trick again!"

  "The anesthesiologist is finally online, God!"

  "Can he hit it?"

  The audience exclaimed, because they had seen it so many times, everyone knew what Link's killer move was - it was a quick back-throwing punch from behind, which often arrived first and knocked out the opponent with one punch, and it was very fierce.

  Jones also knew Link's killer move. In order to deal with Link's killer move before the game, he and his coaches practiced for two days and finally found a way to crack it.

  At the moment of punching, quickly tilt your head back or squat down, and focus on Link's back punch, instead of thinking about knocking Link down with one punch, and use this trick to undermine Link's morale.

  Therefore, before Link's back-throwing punch came, Jones was already prepared for defense and leaned back tactically.

  Link threw a back punch that swept past Jones' chin.

  "Woooo~"

  The audience exclaimed in disappointment.

  Even though his killing move was avoided, Link was not disappointed and continued to maintain a defensive posture.

  Jones could see that Link's strength and speed had declined from the previous game.

  He guessed that Link had consumed a lot of energy in the last game and wanted to use this method to get some rest time.

  Jones didn't want to let him succeed, so he threw his second punch at Link's crossed arms, trying to break Link's defense.

However, Link's skills were superb, and it was extremely difficult to break through, so Jones could only attack with continuous punches.

  Facing Jones's fierce attack, Link still adopted a defensive tactic. In this round, Jones threw a total of 65 punches, 8 of which hit effective parts of Link's body. According to the referee, Jones scored 10 points in this round and Link only scored 8 points.

  In the fourth round, Jones continued to attack, throwing a total of 72 punches, 9 of which hit effective parts of Link's body, and Jones won another round.

  During the intermission of the fourth round, his coach advised him to slow down the pace of his attack, conserve his energy, and prevent Link from having any follow-up moves.

  Jones disagreed. In the fourth round, the two were tied at 10-10 in the first two rounds. In the third and fourth rounds, he was clearly in an advantageous position. He only needed to win two more rounds to win the match. Why should he give up the current advantageous situation?

  In the contest with Link, he could see that Link had consumed a lot of energy, and his strength and speed had decreased. He was very confident of defeating Link.

  When his coach saw Link sweating profusely and drinking water on the sidelines, he agreed with Jones' suggestion to continue scoring points and stabilize the victory as soon as possible.

  "Link, aren't you going to make a move? If you don't, you won't be able to win by points." Mario said while fanning him.

  "Wait a minute! I'll take another break."

  Link spat out the water from his mouth and staggered to the center of the ring.

  Bang!

  The game continued. Jones made 84 shots in this round, hitting Link's effective parts 10 times and winning another round.

  In the sixth game, there were only four rounds left.

  "Link, aren't you going to make a move yet?"

  The audience and the people from the promotion company looked at Link in the ring in confusion, not understanding why he suddenly became negative. Was it because his girlfriend broke up with him before the match?

  In the sixth round, Jones threw 88 punches and hit Link's effective parts 12 times, and Jones won another round.

  "Link is going to lose?!"

  The people from the promotion company sighed with some disappointment, saying that Link fought very badly in this fight. Although they didn't know what happened to him, the fact that a boxer was affected by off-field factors and lost the fight showed that his psychological quality was a bit poor.

  The people promoting the company were somewhat disappointed.

  "Link, did you bet a lot of money on yourself and bet on yourself to lose, so you want to lose the game on purpose?"

  Mario asked, turning his large scrap-filled head.

  Link glanced at him and spat the water onto the ground.

  "Watch out, I'm going to get mad next."

  "Shit, if you can't even get into bed like this, what else can you do?"

  Mario said with a pout.

  Bang!

  At 24 seconds into the seventh round, Jones threw a straight punch at Link's face, but Link quickly turned his head to avoid it.

  "Jones!!"

  Just then, Jones' coach yelled.

  Jones had no idea what was happening until Link's backflip suddenly hit his head. He couldn't stop falling to the right. As he fell, he remembered Link's backflip!!!

He had just played a few games with Link and scored a lot of points on his face. Because the attack was so smooth, he had forgotten Link's killer move and didn't even think about dodging when he punched.

  He also didn't expect that at this time, Link's physical strength could still deliver such a fierce punch.

  Miscalculated!

  Bang!

  Jones fell heavily to the ground with a look of resignation on his face.

  "Wow~, backflip, Link's backflip again."

  "Is the anesthesiologist finally here? God, I'm dying."

  "Link, come on, kill him!"

  Goodbye KO, the audience below the stage immediately perked up. Just now, Jones was attacking and Link was defending, and both sides did well.

  But everyone bought tickets here to see Link KO his opponent, not to see the opponent suppress Link, so they waited patiently and finally waited for a KO.

  Next, Link did not disappoint the audience. After Jones stood up, he took advantage of Jones's lack of blood to break Jones' defense with a series of heavy punches. A swift jab plus a left hook hit Jones' face hard.

  Jones was knocked out for the second time.

  "Link, come on!"

  "Link, I want to have sex with you!"

  "Link, make your punches more powerful."

  Seeing Link showing off his power, the audience shouted excitedly.

  After Jones got up, Link continued to attack actively, one combination of punches after another.

  "Hold him! Hold him!"

  Jones' coach yelled from the audience.

  Jones immediately stepped forward and hugged Link to prevent him from continuing to exert his strength. Link continued to punch Jones in the ribs until the referee separated the two.

  At the beginning of the eighth round, Jones raised his fists high, crossed them to protect his head, and adopted a defensive tactic.

  If it was in the first three rounds, Jones has a light heavyweight physique and super high resistance to blows, Link might not be able to break through his defense, and even if he did, it would be very difficult, and he didn't have that much physical strength to waste.

  But in the eighth round, after Jones attacked continuously for four rounds, his physical strength was greatly depleted, and he was knocked out twice in a row by Link. When he raised his arms to defend, he would also have a great burden.

  This was the time when his defense was the weakest. Link did not hesitate and continued to step forward and use heavy punches to break Jones's hands' defense, and once again hit him in the face with a straight punch.

  Bang!

  Jones was knocked down for the third time.

  "Good fight! Just do it like that!"

  In the audience, Franco Duval waved his fist and shouted excitedly.

  "Boss, should we sign him?" asked assistant Simon.

  Franco Duva frowned his thick dark eyebrows and looked at several figures not far away.

  There were promoters Greg Cohen from Top Rank, Dmitriy Salita from Arena Promotions, Frank Warren from Queensbury Boxing Promotions, Al Haymon, vice president of Top Champion Boxing Promotions, and even the newly established Golden Boy Promotions sent people.

  Several large boxing promotion companies across the United States are interested in signing Link Baker, and it will be difficult for his Hall of Fame Promotions Company to sign Link.

  In addition, after the Florida regional competition, he contacted Link in Orlando and offered favorable conditions to sign him, but was rejected by Link. Link said he would consider signing after the Golden Glove Championship.

  Link is very capable and is not in a hurry to sign a contract. His peers are also keeping a close eye on this newcomer with huge commercial value. If they want to sign him, they must have enough patience and terms that are attractive enough to Link.

  Bang!

  In the ring, Link hit his opponent's head with another swinging punch, knocking Jones to the ground. He squatted on the ground for four seconds before getting up. This was his eighth knockdown.

  "This Jones is not bad either."

  "Technology is comprehensive."

  "It has a very high resistance to blows."

  Several promoters nodded approvingly as they watched Jones rise again after being knocked down eight times.

  Link is a heavy hitter. His previous opponents would be unable to get up after being knocked down seven times at most. Jones, however, was able to get up after falling down eight times, which clearly shows that he has great potential.

  "There's only one round left in the match. Can Link complete the knockout?"

  Everyone looked at Link's performance with anticipation.

  In the boxing ring, after nine rounds, Link was sweating all over and kept taking deep breaths. He was not pretending to lure the enemy, he was really tired. He rested for less than three hours after the last game and continued to fight.

  The opponent in this match, Jones Fullers, is very strong and resistant to blows, at least twice as strong as Mario. His defense is also very good, and it takes a lot of effort to break through his defense every time.

  After three rounds of continuous attacks, Link's physical strength reached a critical point. However, after Jones was knocked down eight times, his physical and mental state was also extremely poor.

  Now they have to compete in endurance and willpower.

  Link has neither endurance nor willpower. When he was pushing the cart in the mine, when he was spitting out blood from his mouth at the last moment of the iron cage battle, he was still able to burst out with tremendous strength, not to mention that he is now in a completely advantageous position.

  How could they lose this kind of match? !

Roar!

  Link lost his temper and punched Jones repeatedly.

  Bang, bang, bang!

  Link pushed Jones to the corner post and used his fists to fire at full force. One, two, and three punches broke through Jones's double-arm defense. The fourth punch went through the defense and hit Jones' forehead hard, causing Jones to lose the ability to react.

  "Break!"

  The referee came over and grabbed Link.

  Link stepped back and put away his fists like a gentleman.

  Jones hung on the ropes with his arms, fell forward and fell to the ground.

  The referee counts.

  ".8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!"

  Link raised his hands high.

  Boom!

  The atmosphere on the scene reached a climax, and the audience cheered loudly, shouting Link's name.

  "Yeah! Link wins!"

  Mario and Reggie jumped up and shouted.

  "Link! The champion! Link, the champion!"

  "What a wonderful match! Link Baker will definitely become a boxing champion in the future!"

  "From regional competitions to divisional competitions, Link made it to the finals of the Golden Gloves Championship with a record of KO-ing all his opponents. His performance is unmatched!"

  "14 amateur matches, 14 knockout wins. This record has never been seen in all amateur matches. Link has created a new historical record."

  The audience stood up and applauded and cheered for Link. The people from the promotion company also looked at Link with burning eyes, as if they were looking at a mobile money printing machine.

  The media at the scene also pointed their cameras at Link in the boxing ring, to witness the birth of a new sports star.

  "I declare! The gold medalist of this year's Golden Gloves Championship Southeast Division is Link Baker from Florida!"

  Yunus Musa, vice president of the Amateur Boxing Association of the United States and organizer of the Southeast Division, raised Link's arm high in the boxing ring.

  "Link! Champion!"

  The audience applauded and cheered.

  In the audience, hundreds of boxing fans holding Link's posters jumped excitedly, shouting "Link", "Prince of Boxing", and some even shouted "Mr. Anesthesiologist".

  Link smiled brightly and waved his fist at the boxing fans.

  "See you in Miami, families!"

  (End of this chapter)