Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 574 - 437: Link Daily (6/10)_2
"40 million per match isn't much, my goal is to earn over a hundred million per match,"
Link said.
"A hundred million per match? That's absolutely impossible,"
Hoyle rolled his eyes and replied.
Although Link was terrific, a bit handsomer than himself, a bit stronger, and a bit more famous,
boxing couldn't compare to major sports like soccer or football in terms of popularity, with lower limits.
A hundred million US Dollars for an appearance was not just uncommon; hosting such a match had a greater probability of running at a loss.
Link shook his head. A hundred million US Dollars in prize money sounded like a lot and was the highest record in the boxing world at the moment.
But by 2015, Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, the 'Fight of the Century,' had generated up to a billion US Dollars in prize money and related income.
In the end, Mayweather emerged victorious with one hundred eighty million in prize money, while Pacquiao took home one hundred twenty million, setting a record not just in boxing, but in all of sports for single-match earnings.
If Link wanted to set a new income record in boxing and become the top figure in the sport, his first target had to be earning over a hundred million US Dollars per match.
For this goal, he trained every day to enhance his abilities, and he also persisted in being a singer and actor to boost his fame.
He also believed this goal would definitely be achieved in the end.
"Link, the news says you're preparing to get engaged. Are you really ready to enter the grave of marriage at 22?"
Hoyle, sitting on a bench and swinging his leg, queried.
"That's the plan, but the timing isn't decided, either this year or next,"
"Are you serious? You have girlfriends all over the world; I heard about forty or fifty of them. What will happen to them if you get married? Are you willing to give up a forest for one big tree?"
Hoyle scratched his chin and laughed.
"Of course not, have you ever seen a great tree growing alone in one place? A real big tree grows amidst a dense forest,"
"So you mean to keep both the tree and the forest? Would Ivanka agree with that? And why is it, with such a chaotic private life, a hundred times more chaotic than mine, that you're still so physically strong? It's not fair,"
Hoyle exclaimed while looking at his solid back and muscles.
Link shook his head, uninterested in discussing this topic. As the staff were hanging up the punching bag, he grabbed his fists and continued pounding it.
It was uncertain if the effect was from this year's rigorous training, or from an increase in weight, or perhaps Ivanka's body had a kind of magic.
After spending three days with Ivanka, he felt stronger and more robust than before; previously, running 15 kilometers with weight made him sweat profusely and left his legs tired, now he only felt this after 18 kilometers.
Also, in boxing training, his punches had become more ferocious, with greater killing power, allowing him to punch continuously for three to four hours without getting too tired.
Not only did Hoyle think he was abnormal, but Link also felt somewhat abnormal himself, yet the feeling of strength was very gratifying, and he was deeply enamored with it.
At the end of the training, he specifically tested his punching strength on a machine.
His right hand's maximum punch was 1680 pounds, with an average of 1520 pounds; his left hand's maximum was 1550 pounds, with an average of 1380 pounds.
Indeed, there was significant improvement from the beginning of the year. If he could continue progressing at this rate, his right hand's punching strength might break 1800 pounds in three years, reaching Tyson's peak level.
This punching weight coupled with his speed and reaction abilities not slowing down despite the weight gain meant he could also dominate the heavyweight rank in the future.
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On the summer solstice, the weather was scorching, and the sun turned the Los Angeles sky a toasted yellow.
It also made the beauties on the street dress in cool clothes, rows of bare thighs and hot bodies, which were just fleeting glances to Link at this point.
Having seen the beautiful body of Ivanka, his aesthetic standard had reached a high level, making it hard for ordinary women to provoke his interest.
In the van, Link withdrew his gaze and flipped through his phone.
There were five missed calls and sixteen unread messages, all asking about him and Ivanka.
After the news of his and Ivanka's engagement preparation spread, the media made heavy promotions, and this became one of the hot news items in the United States recently.
Relatives and friends called or sent messages one after another to congratulate and inquire about the details.
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Male friends envied him for managing to marry a great beauty like Ivanka, welcomed him to the 'grave of marriage,' and jokingly said that now when they talk about marriage problems, he wouldn't have to sit quietly on the side.
This included people like Paul Walker, Casey Affleck, and Tobey Maguire, all married and fathers.
Only Leonardo sent a message saying he was crazy, asking why he would marry at twenty-two and assuring him he would regret it.
Dino Duva called and said because of his engagement news, his family also started asking him about marriage, which annoyed him greatly.
Female friends teased that he was finally turning back from his ways; the entertainment world would lose a playboy, making it safer for the girls.
Today's missed calls and messages also included a few from female friends congratulating him.
Adele sent a message saying she found it hard to believe such a flirtatious man would engage so soon; it was incredible.
Link first congratulated her via message that her new album "21" reached sales of 3.5 million in North America and might become the best-selling album of 2011.
Afterward, he said she had believed the media's hype and misunderstood him; he had always been a good man, and being a playboy was just convenient for media sensationalism.
Adele replied that not only fans and media wouldn't believe him being a good man, but his United Nations-like group of girlfriends wouldn't buy it either.