Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 795 - 575: Fighting Big Klitschko
In November to December, blockbuster films released include Warner Bros. Pictures' "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" and "Interstellar", Fox Films' "Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole", Universal Pictures' "Dumb and Dumber To", Disney Pictures' "Big Hero 6", etc.
All are highly competitive major productions.
For Lionsgate Films to step over the Big Six Studios and become the top in the industry, it requires not only strength but also a bit of luck.
At the end of November, Link led his team to Las Vegas to participate in the WBA-WBC Heavyweight Boxing Champion title unification fight here, against the renowned 'Iron Fist Doctor' Vitali Klitschko.
Big Klitschko, 43 years old this year, with a height of 202 cm, a reach of 203, weighing 248 pounds, was initially a freestyle fighter, earning six World Freestyle Fighting Championships, with an amateur boxing record of 195 wins and 15 losses, including 80 knockouts.
He turned professional in 1996 and set a Guinness World Record in 1999; he is the Heavyweight Boxing Champion who won 26 boxing matches with the least rounds by knockout, a previous record held by Mike Tyson from the United States.
Now Link is also the creator of this record, being the boxer to win 39 matches with the least rounds by knockout.
Big Klitschko's current professional match record stands at 49 fights, 47 wins with 41 knockouts, and only two defeats, one in 2000 to 'Fastfire' Chris Byrd, and in 2003 to Britain's Boxing King, Lennox Lewis.
The first loss against Chris Byrd was due to a recurrence of a shoulder injury that would have ended his career if he continued fighting; on his coach's advice, he voluntarily quit the match.
The second loss to Lewis was because he was punched in the left eye by Lewis during the match, causing a severe injury, and for his safety, the boxing ring referee requested to stop the match.
Despite two losses, Big Klitschko has never been knocked out in his professional career, which also shows his strong ability.
Since 1999, Big Klitschko has successively won the WBO Heavyweight Golden Belt and two WBC Heavyweight Golden Belts, winning more than ten title defenses.
He is also considered one of the strongest fighters in the heavyweight boxing ring.
Big Klitschko's speciality in boxing is his strong overall ability, comprehensive techniques, speed, heavy punches, defense, combination punches, tactics, and good reflexes in the ring; he focuses on punch efficiency and brings Soviet-style boxing tactics to fruition.
His weakness, however, is low resistance to hits, prone to injuries, has old injuries, and his fighting style is too cautious and lacks passion, making the match less entertaining.
Compared with Link, he also has a significant advantage in height and reach.
As both Link and Big Klitschko are boxing superstars with great influence, this match has also attracted worldwide media and boxing fans' attention.
According to media reports, within five hours after the tickets were available, 25,000 tickets were sold out. Currently, on Amazon Marketplace, VIP tickets have skyrocketed to 12,000 US dollars each, more than twenty times higher than the selling price, and ordinary tickets have also skyrocketed to more than 1500 US dollars each.
Furthermore, after the match time was announced, nearly all five-star hotel rooms near the MGM hotel in Las Vegas were fully booked, and almost all major casinos introduced betting projects related to the match.
Since Link has not lost so far, some casinos have posted high odds bets to attract gamblers: Link loses the match, the odds are as high as 35 times, Link gets knocked out by Big Klitschko, the odds reach 55 times.
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There are also bets on which round Link will win and how?
The odds are quite attractive.
If Link deliberately loses the match, many casinos would suffer hefty losses.
But it's impossible for Link to deliberately lose the match. For this match, his appearance fee is 100 million US dollars, plus he owns 25% of PPV revenue share, 15% of webcast revenue share, 15% of box office revenue share, 30% of advertising sponsorship share, and other income shares.
These revenues earn more than betting.
"Link, can you reveal in advance, in which round you plan to win this match?"
In the locker room, Dino Duva said with a smirk on his face.
"It depends on how long Big Klitschko can last."
Link stretched his arms, warming up.
"Then are you confident about knocking out Big Klitschko?"
"I will do my utmost to knock him out and win."
Link said.
Dino curled the corners of his mouth; originally, he wanted to get some insider information from Link for betting, but ended up with nothing.
The match is about to begin, Link finished warming up, started changing into his boxing shorts, wrapping his hand wraps, and putting on boxing gloves.
While putting on the boxing gloves, Big Klitschko's coach Banks entered the locker room, hoping to inspect Link's hand wraps.
Link and Coach Brooks didn't object, just letting Simon videotape it.
There is an unwritten rule in the boxing ring that before the match, coaches of both fighters can enter the opponent's locker room to inspect the boxer's condition. Before 2009, this was not taken seriously and was generally just a formality.
However, a scandal occurred in the boxing ring in January 2009, which made more boxers take this procedure seriously.
In January 2009, the former WBO/IBF/WBA Welterweight Golden Belt owner, Mexican Boxing King Antonio Margarito during a match against Welterweight American Boxing King Sean Morris, was found by the opponent's coach to have 'plaster powder' added into his hand wraps and gauze.
