Chapter two hundred and twelve unexpected knockdown
Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and the UFC is actually a big rivers and lakes.
People need benefits, people need to fight!
If Xiao Yong becomes the lightweight king, then all those who desire the throne will challenge him!
Xiao Yong has become the most popular superstar in UFC, so all those who are eager for profit will challenge him!
This is a destined thing!
Oliveira on the court shouted a challenge to Xiao Yong.
Eyes full of ambition!
A guy from the slums of Brazil, a child who was once diagnosed by a doctor as being unable to walk!
When he first came to the UFC, he failed to lose weight four times and had a poor record. Everything seemed like a trick of fate on him!
However, after moving up to lightweight, he found a weight class that suited him, and continued to strengthen his skills. Charles Oliveira has reached the top of the lightweight rankings!
At this time, he was just like the Xiao Yong he once was.
Full of desire for championship.
Xiao Yong raised his head slightly and met Charles Oliveira's eyes across the octagonal iron cage.
The corner of Xiao Yong's mouth raised slightly, and there was no anger on his fierce face, but a smile.
No one knew what Xiao Yong was thinking, but it was obvious that he had no intention of retreating.
After the game, Xiao Yong left the venue. As soon as he left, he was surrounded by the media.
"Xiao, when will you return to the Octagon?"
"After beating Mayweather, have you considered your opponent for defending the title? Will it be Oliveira?"
"Xiao, do you think you can beat Mayweather?"
"Xiao, what do you think of Oliveira's strength?"
Xiao Yong was surrounded by reporters. He stopped and said with a smile: "I want to focus on the match with Mayweather right now. As for Charles Oliveira, he is very strong."
At this point, all the reporters were a little surprised. Is Xiao Yong showing weakness?
You know, he has never been a guy who shows weakness!
Sure enough, Xiao Yong continued: "However, he will not be my opponent, because there is only one lightweight king, and that is me. If Oliveira wants to maintain a winning streak, then don't provoke me casually.
, if he wants to win the championship, then he will wait until I move up to weight and leave."
After saying that, Xiao Yong squeezed out of the crowd.
A very domineering declaration. Xiao Yong also has capital. He has won all the victories in his career and maintained a record of all finishes. Everyone knows his strength.
In the following time, while Xiao Yong was preparing for the fight, he held press conferences with Mayweather around the world to promote the game and provoke each other.
It can be said that during this period, as long as there was news about the two of them, it would be the front page headlines of boxing magazines or newspapers, far exceeding the popularity of other boxers.
Finally, the highly anticipated boxing match between the two was held in Abu Dhabi.
Coming here again, Xiao Yong is still in a good mood.
He was invited to a royal dinner again.
After all, the two parties have reached a five-year training plan worth US$250 million.
It was still a very good dinner experience, and I had a great time chatting with the old king.
Xiao Yong also promised to stay in Abu Dhabi for a month after the competition and conduct the first training in person.
The match between Xiao Yong and Mayweather is the focus of global attention.
The tickets have already been sold out, and celebrities from all walks of life have chosen to come to watch the game.
Many boxing celebrities have also been asked about this match.
Including veteran superstars like Tyson and Holyfield!
Unlike most of the audience who want Mayweather to be beaten up, they all support and are optimistic about Mayweather.
Tyson said in the interview: "Boxing is a very technical sport. Anyone who underestimates this sport will be punished. Moreover, boxing has twelve rounds, each round is three minutes, which is a great test of physical fitness."
, Xiao Yong has never participated in any boxing matches, I don’t think he can beat Mayweather.”
Holyfield also said: "How can a person who has never fought in a boxing match defeat a 50-fight undefeated boxing champion? Even though Mayweather has retired, even though he is older, I still think
He will win easily!"
In fact, although Crawford served as Xiao Yong's sparring partner, it caused an uproar.
But the major boxers are still more optimistic about Mayweather.
This includes current boxing champions too!
For example, Alvarez said disdainfully: "This is a farce. Mayweather will win, Xiao Yong will make a lot of money, that's it! They are just letting stupid people pay for them!"
Alvarez just couldn't eat the grapes and said the grapes were sour, and he was a bit flipping the table.
You know, he even shouted that he wanted to beat Xiao Yong before.
Now that we can't win, we are saying that Xiao Yong and Mayweather are working together to cheat money...
Alvarez really offended many boxing fans when he said this.
After all, no one wants to be seen as stupid!
As a result, many people went to his social media to scold him!
But Alvarez didn't care. He left the Golden Boy Company and became a free boxer. He could do whatever he wanted without worrying about anyone messing with him and becoming nagging. This made him unscrupulous.
Not only him, but many boxing masters including Wilder, Tyson Fury, Joshua, etc. are all optimistic about Mayweather.
It can be said that this is the confidence and pride of boxers!
Boxing has always been the number one combat sport!
Mayweather was once the number one boxer!
Even though Mayweather has retired, in the eyes of everyone, it is still impossible for him to lose to Xiao Yong!
The same is true for the betting odds, although because Crawford joined Xiao Yong's team, the odds are slightly closer.
But Mayweather is still the more favored side.
Xiao Yong doesn't care at all about these people's comments!
He knew that it was useless to say anything, there was only one thing that could shut them up!
That is to defeat Mayweather with fists!
In the lounge, Xiao Yong had already changed into boxing gloves and shorts.
He closed his eyes and rested, recalling the hard training during this period in his mind!
He has been preparing for this day for so long!
At this time, it can be seen that Xiao Yong's figure has undergone some obvious changes compared to before.
His thighs are thicker and his neck is thicker too!
This change represents Xiao Yong’s countless days and nights of hard training!
Although his body weight has not changed much, in fact, Xiao Yong's overall muscle strength is more terrifying than before!
On the other side, Mayweather and his team are also in the lounge.
Although this game won or lost, it will not be included in the professional record of both sides.
But in fact, if Mayweather really loses to Xiao Yong in the boxing ring, that is something he will never accept.
So he was very serious in preparing for the battle.
Now he is also very serious. Regarding this game, he will not adopt a slightly playful strategy like he did against Nasukawa Tenshin.
Because Xiao Yong's level is definitely not comparable to that kind of player.
At this time, both sides' lounges were very quiet.
Different from the hustle and bustle before the game, the boxers at this time will adjust their state and mentality.
It can be said that this is the calm before the storm!
At the competition site, the mountain roared and the tsunami roared!
All are people.
The front row was filled with celebrities.
ESPN also specially invited Tyson to be the commentator for this game!
"Michael, do you think Shaw can win this game?" host Steve Smith asked Tyson.
Tyson shook his head and said: "It's impossible to win. This game must be won by Mayweather. The only suspense is how many rounds the game can last. In view of Xiao Yong's ability to fight on the field, I think
That guy should be able to survive eight rounds, but after eight rounds, the game will become one-sided! That’s when Mayweather will take the fight away!”
Steve Smith laughed and said: "The match between Mayweather and Conor lasted for ten rounds, but Xiao Yong defeated Conor."
Tyson said disapprovingly: "That's different. In fact, in that game, after three rounds, Mayweather could destroy Connor at any time, but he didn't try his best."
At this time, boxers from both sides appeared, and this match was also broadcast live in China.
However, this time, unlike previous games, since there is no exclusive channel, sales will not be carried out in the form of single-game purchases.
Instead, the rights to live broadcast the game were sold to a domestic live broadcast platform for US$50 million.
As organizers, neither De La Hoya nor Mayweather want to give up the Chinese market, but the problem is that the channels are not mature yet.
They don't have the ability to monetize directly like the UFC.
So I just packed it up and sold it.
After the platform is purchased, it can divert traffic and withdraw funds through the sale of advertisements.
Because this game really attracted too much attention.
In order to maximize traffic, the live broadcast platform directly chooses to watch for free!
If European and American viewers knew that they could watch it for free, they would be furious.
After all, they watch it through PPV, and the price of a single copy has been increased to 99 US dollars!
In fact, except for PPV sales in Europe and the United States, where the market is more mature, this method of copyright sales is basically adopted in other countries around the world.
The purpose is to make money.
After all, the appearance fees of the two people alone are worth 200 million US dollars. As the organizers, Mayweather and De La Hoya will definitely recover the cost.
Because it was the weekend, the number of viewers on the domestic live broadcast exceeded 100 million!
The competition is free, and with such a long period of hype, the popularity of the competition is too high!
There has never been a competition in China that has been so popular!
None of the live streaming platforms expected this situation.
The live broadcast room was fucked and collapsed three times before the game started!
Then perform maintenance urgently!
Fortunately, when the game was about to start, everything finally returned to normal.
At this time, both Xiao Yong and Mayweather have finished their appearance, and both sides are on the edge of their respective ropes.
"Viewers, welcome to today's live broadcast of the match between Xiao Yong and Mayweather. As we all know, Mayweather is currently the most expensive boxing champion in the world. His appearance fee is 120 million US dollars. Xiao Yong
As for Yong, judging from the current situation, he will become the second most valuable boxing champion in the world, and his appearance fee is 80 million US dollars! This is a figure that no other boxer can get!"
The domestic commentator mainly introduced the worth of both parties!
"It can be said that this is a money battle, both of them will also get PPV share. Before the game, some media estimated that the PPV of the two people may exceed 4 million! In other words, Mayweather and Xiao Yong's
The income will exceed hundreds of millions of dollars!"
"It is said that the two have a gambling agreement, which is about PPV sharing..."
There is no airtight wall in the world. Some things are not too confidential and can be spread easily.
For example, the gambling agreement between the two parties was leaked!
Of course, it’s hard to say whether Mayweather did it intentionally or unintentionally!
At the competition site, the audience kept cheering and shouting. Zheng Tiequan shouted in Xiao Yong's ear: "Fight well! Come on!"
Xiao Yong nodded.
It is difficult for Zheng Tiequan to provide support for his on-the-spot tactics and fighting style in boxing!
Mayweather and Xiao Yong both stepped into the ring!
Both sides looked at each other.
They all have serious faces, without any playful smiles!
Although Mayweather does not think Xiao Yong will win, Xiao Yong's punches are not weak, and he will not be careless.
After all, Xiao Yong is also the UFC lightweight champion!
From the previous game with Connor, he knew that in terms of hitting power, they would never be weak!
The two people gathered in the center of the ring, and the referee talked about the taboo parts and precautions.
Game start!
This much-anticipated game has finally begun!
When the two came on stage, Tyson, as the commentator, couldn't help but said: "Xiao Yong's body shape has changed compared to before!"
He also watched Xiao Yong's games.
Smith asked curiously: "Is there any?"
"Yes, his neck is thicker and his leg muscles are stronger than before."
Tyson still pays great attention to these things.
This is just like a bodybuilding coach, whose understanding and standards of muscles are different from ordinary people. The same is true for Tyson. Coming from the D'Amato system, he is also extremely sensitive to boxers' strength training and muscle groups.
At this time, compared with before, the difference in Xiao Yong may not be too obvious in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of Tyson, the difference in Xiao Yong's body can be seen!
Tyson continued: "This guy has worked hard. His body and muscle lines are definitely more suitable for the boxing ring than before."
Smith said dubiously: "I hope so!"
On the court, as the game started, Xiao Yong slowly moved forward, but his body still maintained a rhythmic and slight sway!
Mayweather watched Xiao Yong press forward and slowly retreated!
Xiao Yong's height and wingspan are both higher than his.
Moreover, Xiao Yong also had an absolute advantage in terms of weight on the spot.
Because of Mayweather's body shape, he actually doesn't need to lose much weight when he fights at 154 pounds.
His daily weight is about 70 kilograms!
Xiao Yong’s daily weight is upwards of 80 kilograms!
So in this game, Xiao Yong's weight has an absolute advantage!
But Mayweather is not afraid. In this level of competition, his weight has always been a disadvantage. Even so, he has not lost any game!
Everyone can see that Xiao Yong is bigger than Mayweather, but no one is worried about Mayweather, because everyone knows that this guy's defense ability is terrible!
When Mayweather is ready to hold the frame, most of his short upper body is covered by his arms, and there is not much scope for attack at all!
As Xiao Yong approached, something unexpected by Mayweather happened. Xiao Yong did not use the jab, but continued to press forward!
Mayweather felt uneasy in his heart and punched out!
At this moment, Xiao Yong's body swayed slightly and suddenly accelerated to dodge!
Mayweather's fist grazed his face!
Xiao Yong showed no expression at all!
After training with D'Amato, Xiao Yong discovered that this pendulum-style flash was actually particularly suitable for him because the dynamic field of vision allowed him to accurately predict the opponent's punches.
And in the boxing ring, he doesn't need to think about any technical moves such as knee strikes, throws, kicks, etc., so he has no worries at all!
Just dodging the opponent's punches is enough, which makes Xiao Yong feel more confident about using the pendulum dodge!
Dive slightly and dodge a punch!
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Yong shot a yellow ball, and his whole body bounced up instantly. At the same time, his right fist was already using this momentum to strike out at the same time!
"boom!"
Mayweather never expected that Xiao Yong's flash could be so agile and that the follow-up punches could be so smoothly connected.
Just like countless people watching Tyson's match for the first time, they will be shocked by the violent aesthetics of the perfect combination of power, skill, and explosive power.
At this time, Xiao Yong suddenly displayed terrifying boxing prowess that Mayweather never expected.
He thought that Xiao Yong would control the field with his jab, and he thought that Xiao Yong might have some technical strength, but he never expected that Xiao Yong would perform at the level of the world's top boxer!
Xiao Yong's fist hit Mayweather's chin hard!
Mayweather only felt a huge force coming, and he was so dizzy that he didn't even feel pain at all!
My legs became weak unconsciously, and I sat down on the ground!
The audience was in an uproar!
Everyone was shocked!
In less than ten seconds, Xiao Yong actually knocked down Mayweather!
The first punch! Xiao Yong knocked down Mayweather with the first punch!
You know, in the fifty games of Mayweather's career, he was knocked down by his opponent only once!
Later the referee admitted that he might have made a mistake!
At this time, facing Xiao Yong, the undefeated boxing champion was knocked to the ground with the first punch!
If it were in the UFC, this game could be said to be over.
Xiao Yongping can step forward to make up for the punch!
But in the boxing ring, this is not the case. The referee immediately intervened and started counting down Mayweather!
The moment Mayweather fell to the ground, Smith suddenly exclaimed: "Oh my god, that guy looks like you! Michael, I see your shadow in him!"
Tyson couldn't help but open his mouth.
That kind of agility and dodge, that kind of violent punch!
Apart from being slightly lighter, isn't he the same person he was back then?
Technical style, complete D'Amato system!
"How is that possible! His technical style is completely the D'Amato system!" Tyson exclaimed: "I take back what I said before the game. This guy, from this moment, it can be seen that his boxing skills are very complete.
Gao! If Mayweather doesn't adjust in time, he will be in danger!"
Tyson knew very well that Mayweather was just careless. No matter how much he valued Xiao Yong, he still did not put Xiao Yong in an equal position!
As long as Mayweather adjusts well, the outcome of the game is still uncertain!