Chapter 11 Three battles and three KOs
Wang Lei was scolded by his grandfather even though he won, and Wang Lei was so ashamed that he couldn't help but laughed. Fortunately, Old Man Chen laughed and said, "After all, it's the first time to compete, so it's not an exaggeration to be careful. Zhengshan, don't be too harsh on your grandson!"
Sadler also said: "Yes, although the white boy's level was unexpected, Lei's style of play was not wrong. After all, before we played, we cannot know whether the opponent's strength is a dish or a strong one. If the opponent is strong, if he is careless, he may be knocked down by the opponent with a punch. Therefore, it is best not to change the style of play in the next game, just follow the style of play just now, be careful!"
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After being refuted by the sworn brother and foreign coach, Grandpa Wang Lei did not speak anymore, but he was still stern.
Wang Lei felt very embarrassed. Although he still followed Sadler's "careful" instructions when he went on stage again, the frequency of punching increased a lot, and the force of punching became much stronger.
The second opponent was a black boxer one year older than him. Wang Lei didn't even remember his name. After tentatively ten seconds, he found that although this black boy was a little higher than the white boy before, he was very limited and did not pose any threat to him at all.
So, fifteen seconds later, Wang Lei seized the opportunity and punched him again.
Originally, we wanted to fight a series of heavy punches, but this black boy's balance ability and resistance to blow were too weak. He fell down with just one punch, and he couldn't get up after falling down.
As a result, Wang Lei set a record of knocking down his opponent the fastest since the start of the "San Francisco Youth Boxing Competition" - 16 seconds.
It is worth mentioning that Wang Lei used thirty-five seconds to knock down the white boy in the first game but ranked third.
There was a match in the No. 1 boxing ring and it ended in just twenty seconds. The boxer who created the second fastest speed to knock down his opponent was named Leonard Cohan, an eighteen-year-old white boxer.
Because Wang Lei's two games ended too quickly, it attracted the attention of the audience and reporters present, and a lot of people came to the No. 4 boxing ring to watch the game.
In the third game, Wang Lei's opponent was still a seventeen-year-old black boxer. His strength was a little stronger than the first two opponents, and he seemed to be a little famous.
But this strength is still not enough for Wang Lei.
Still not finishing the first round, only about thirty seconds, the third opponent was knocked down by Wang Lei's heavy punch again and could not get up.
The audience and reporters who were watching the game were immediately surprised.
Several journalists have begun to conceive the news title of today's interview in their minds.
"San Francisco Boxer Shocked to See Chinese Boxer with Fierce Boxing"
"The Chinese Boy Boxer is extremely fierce, setting a record of KO opponents in three games and half rounds"
"Will Chinese professional boxers appear in the boxing ring?"
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Although Wang Lei's performance left a deep impression on the reporters, no one interviewed Wang Lei.
Obviously, although Wang Lei performed amazingly in the hearts of these reporters, he was not worthy of their interview.
At the end of the first day of the game, Wang Lei, with his grandfather and Chen, returned to his home in Chinatown for lunch, and then went to Sadler's boxing gym.
As soon as I arrived at the Sadler boxing gym, I saw the classic car that Griffith often drove parked in front of the gate. The door opened and Griffith got out of the car with an unknown middle-aged black man.
"Ha, Lei, so coincidentally, your game ended today, right? Let me guess, you won all three games, and you won all KOs, right?" When Griffith saw Wang Lei, he greeted him happily, and he felt guilty of not not going to the Bay Stadium to support Wang Lei.
"Griffith, why are you sure I won all three games or KO wins?" Wang Lei asked strangely.
"Haha, isn't this certain?" Griffith laughed and said, "Don't forget who your sparring opponent is? John Ramon and Bobby Lee are both professional boxers. Although they are not strong, they are real professional boxers after all. If you can fight with them for three or five rounds without losing money, how can you not win an amateur boxer of your age? Besides, you have me, a real boxing champion sparring player!"
"But since your first contest, I can't beat you in one go!" Wang Lei was very depressed.
Since Wang Lei and Griffith won the bet unexpectedly, Griffiths did not know whether he was shameless or his strength gradually recovered. When he came to "schedule" for Wang Lei, Wang Lei failed to hit Griffith hard even if it was one punch, but instead got at a disadvantage. When he was in the third and fourth "schedule" for Wang Lei, Wang Lei began to be abused by Griffith, and was abused very "miserable".
Although Wang Lei learned a lesson during the fifth "scheduling" and the scene was a little better than the first two times, one round of "scheduling" was almost beaten to lie down.
After that, Griffith and Wang Lei "study" for six rounds, but Wang Lei failed to win once.
So he finally understood how "lucky" it was to beat Griffith for the first time. After all, the boxing champion is the boxing champion. Even if he has retired for almost ten years, he cannot easily defeat it.
And according to Sadler, although Griffith's strength has recovered after "schooling" with him for more than ten times, he is still less than half of his strength at his heyday.
If you have less than half of your strength in your heyday, you will be able to beat me so badly. If your strength is fully restored, wouldn’t you have to fall down in half a round?
Such thoughts made Wang Lei a little discouraged about his dream of becoming a boxing champion in the future.
Perhaps seeing Wang Lei’s thoughts, Griffith couldn’t help laughing again: “Lei, don’t be discouraged, you will definitely become a boxing champion in the future. You should know that you are only sixteen years old now, and I was not as powerful as you when I was sixteen. Besides, you have made rapid progress and can compete with John Ramon and Bobby Lee in just a few rounds. I was not as powerful as you when I was twenty years old. Although I have recovered 50% of my former strength, your progress is much faster than my recovery speed. If this continues for less than a year, even if I restore all my former strength, I will not be your opponent. At that time, you will be able to dominate the middleweight level and become the unique super boxing champion!”
Inspired by Griffith, Wang Lei was in a good mood, but couldn't help but correct it: "Griffith, I will play heavyweights in the future, and I will become a heavyweight boxing champion!"
Griffith laughed and said, "I believe you can do it, but it's better not to worry. Take your time. It's not a good thing to gain weight too quickly. By the way, Ray, I forgot to introduce you. This is Pat Sloan, my agent back then."
"Hello, Mr. Sloan!" Although Wang Lei was wondering why Griffith brought his agent from that year, he still greeted him politely.
"Call me Pat!" Pat Sloan shook hands with Wang Lei, staring at him with bright eyes and said, "Lei, I have heard about you long ago. Today is your first official game. I am sorry for having something to do with Emil and I to support you. Celebrating that you won the game. In addition, I celebrate your victory in advance. If you are really as outstanding as Emil said, the championship is your thing in your pocket!"
"Thank you!" Wang Lei still thanked him if he was not sure about Pat Sloan's purpose.
But after hearing Pat Sloan's topic, he said, "Lei, you don't have an agent yet, right? According to American law, you should be a professional boxer. You can't do without an agent. If you don't want me to be your agent. You can ask Emil for my ability, and you will guarantee that you won't disappoint you!"
Wang Lei was stunned for a moment and instinctively refused: "Sorry, Mr. Sloan, I have an agent. Sadler was an agent back then and he also won the Excellent Agent Award from the Boxing Authors Association. He had already agreed to be my agent!"
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Chapter completed!