Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 738 - 535: Competition Prize Over 100 Million

Ding Ding Ding!

The second round has started, Link shakes off the droplets of water from his bronze muscles, and with the loud cheers of the boxing fans, he walks towards James Toney with his fists raised.

James Toney also stares with his eyes wide, fixing his gaze on Link, like an angry black bull.

"Boxing!"

The match continues, this round Link resumes his offensive stance, launching a relentless barrage of Left Straight Punch + Right Straight Punch + Left Swing Punch + Right Swing Punch targeting James Toney's upper body, not giving him a chance to catch his breath.

He does this based on adjustments made according to the condition of his opponent.

Previously in matches, he liked to use the strategy of attacking from above and below, but this tactic isn't effective against James Toney because his opponent's abdominal muscles are thick and resistant to blows. Punching his belly and chest with padded gloves does little damage.

Since that tactic is useless, he focuses his power on attacking his opponent's arm defense, aiming to smash his fists into his opponent's head to truly knock him down.

James Toney is aware of this, so he uses his thick forearms to block, shielding himself from the attack.

Bang Bang Bang Bang!

Link throws over ten punches in quick succession, mostly targeting the opponent's left side, shifting the defensive focus there, and distracting his attention to that side.

Once the opponent gets used to his style of attack.

He suddenly switches hands, delivering a swift Right Swing Punch and thunderously breaking through James Toney's right arm defense; with a thud, his fist smashes into his opponent's face.

The punch lands on the right side of James Toney's face, causing him to stagger; Link follows up with a vicious Hook Punch, sweeping up from below, penetrating James Toney's defense and striking his left jaw again.

This punch is more ruthless than the first, striking directly on James Toney's jaw. There's a sound like clicking teeth, his head jerks violently, his eyes involuntarily squint, sweat on his bald head bounces a few millimeters up, and the skin on his face trembles.

James Toney stumbles three steps backward, crashing into the ropes, his massive weight forcing the ropes into an arch.

Just as James Toney is about to topple over into the boxing ring from the rebounding force of the ropes, the experienced fighter instinctively hooks his arms around the ropes and bends his knees, stabilizing himself just as he is about to kneel.

"Oh! That was close!"

"Go Link!!"

"James, hang in there!"

A noisy chorus of shouts rises from the spectators.

Before Link can move in to continue attacking, the ring referee steps in and calls for a 'time-out' to check on James Toney and ask if he needs any treatment?

Because James Toney is bleeding from the corner of his mouth.

James Toney, with his mouth guard, says there's no need, glaring fiercely at Link.

"Boxing!"

The match resumes.

"Ah, James is going to lose."

Holyfield sighs from the stands.

"Isn't that expected? Did you think James stood a chance against Link? Maybe twenty years ago."

Hoyle says, clapping.

"Although James is older now, his overall strength is still mid to upper tier in the heavyweight class. Link challenging a higher weight class and injuring James in the second round, given this situation, this guy really might be able to defeat all the heavyweight boxing champions and dominate the heavyweight class."

Holyfield comments.

"Really? The Klitschko brothers, Valuev, Alexander Povetkin, Tyson Fury, these guys are much tougher than James Toney. It'd be very difficult for Link to beat them,"

Hoyle replies.

Mainly because of the height difference, Link's height and reach are over ten centimeters shorter than the aforementioned, so during matches, he needs to get very close to hit the vital spots, making the fight very strenuous and dangerous.

And for his opponents, they just need to maintain a distance to avoid his hits.

Just like in the current match on the ring, Link's arm reach is 12 centimeters longer than James Toney's, making it a bit easier for him to fight.

"The Klitschko brothers are indeed strong, but they're not much better than Link, don't forget Link is also a master of tactics, plus he's very young and vigorous. Against the Klitschko brothers, he has a better than fifty percent chance of winning,"

Holyfield states.

"Hey, Evander, you're up against Link next, how many rounds do you think you can last against him?"

Tyson turns around and asks with a big gold grin.

Holyfield frowns and stares at Link in the ring, about to speak, when suddenly a loud noise erupts from the crowd.

At that moment, Link breaks through James Toney's defense with another set of Combination Punches, landing two punches on James Toney's chin and forehead. James Toney's head being repeatedly hit, leans on the corner pole, resorting to clinching tactics to embrace Link.

As the referee comes over to separate them, James Toney suddenly leans back strategically, using his forehead to strike Link's chin, due to his shorter stature, hitting Link solidly.

Link staggers back a step, a noticeable wound appearing on the corner of his mouth.

"Stop!"

The referee stops the match and after checking on Link, issues a warning to James Toney.

"Hehe!"

James Toney bared his teeth in a grin at Link.

Link wiped his chin and also revealed a smile, warm yet making James Toney involuntarily sweat coldly behind his back.

"Start!"

The referee called for continuation, and Link didn't want to give his opponent any time to rest, continuing with Combination Punches to tear through the defense and then hitting the vital areas with Heavy Punches, this time striking particularly viciously.

Two punches in a row smashed into James Toney's nose bridge, causing both his nose and mouth to bleed.

James Toney also responded fiercely, beginning to use underhanded tactics during the match, continuously embracing and then headbutting him, even using his weight advantage to ram him.

Link was undaunted by his opponent's tricks, his fists repeatedly striking the opponent's head.

The two were in close combat, every punch making solid contact, the battle fierce and brutal.

The live audience stood up, cheering loudly, thoroughly enjoying the spectacle.

Bang!

In the second round, the ninth hit to the opponent's head caused James Toney to finally lose his balance, stepping back two steps, and sitting down on the ground. Due to his heavy weight, it took him six or seven seconds to struggle to his feet.

Ding Ding Ding!

The second round ended.

A one-minute break, then the third round continued.

In this round, Link was still on the offensive, taking advantage of the moment James Toney's nosebleed had just stopped, following up with several sets of Combination Punches to tear open the defense, and several punches to his face left the opponent dizzy.

12 seconds into the third round, James Toney was knocked down for the second time.

This time he fell backwards, heavily collapsing on the Boxing Ring, like a pile of flesh spreading across the ground, the visual impact was full, and the venue burst into lively gasps.

"Sss!"

"Too brutal!"

Hoyle covered his eyes, unable to bear watching.

"James managing to hurt Link is already quite impressive, go James!"

Holyfield shouted loudly.

"James, get up! Don't give up easily."

Hopkins stood up and yelled.

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Morales retorted.

James Toney struggled for seven or eight seconds on the Boxing Ring, and as the referee was about to finish the count, he staggered to his feet, roaring at Link, smashing his bald head with his glove, a look of 'you're killing me' on his face.

Link moved the corners of his mouth, launching an attack with his fists.

32 seconds into the third round, Link once again broke through James Toney's defense with a brutal series of Combination Punches, a Swing Punch chopping at his side face, followed by a Straight Punch smashing onto his slick forehead.

James Toney collapsed again with a bang!

This time, James Toney lay on the Boxing Ring, struggling powerfully a few times, but couldn't even lift his neck, and finally had to admit defeat.

Link smoothly won the match.

His professional record now 32 fights, 32 wins, 32 KOs.

Although this match was not for the Boxing King title, it was Link's first match entering the Heavyweight division.

Winning the match meant he had firmly established himself in the Heavyweight division, possessing the strength to challenge the four major organizations' Boxing Kings, but for safety, Frank and the coaching team advised him to fight a few more Heavyweight matches, to accumulate some experience against Heavyweight Boxers.

After consideration, Link agreed to their proposal.

During the match with James Toney, he could also feel that the comprehensive strength of Heavyweight Boxers was stronger than that of the Light Heavyweight Boxing Kings, whether in terms of punch weight, resilience, or experience, they were all superior.

Fighting a Light Heavyweight Boxing King, he only needed two rounds, but fighting an ordinary Heavyweight Boxer, he needed three rounds to thoroughly defeat them.

This also indicated that there were more masters in the Heavyweight division, and the match difficulty was higher.

This is also why Heavyweight Boxing matches are more popular.

It looked very thrilling.

The promotion for this event was well done, with cable PPV in North America selling 3.28 million units, earning $256 million US Dollars, and income from online streaming, tickets, hotels, advertising sponsorships etc., totaling about $430 million US Dollars.

The income for Link, James Toney, and the promotional company was about $200 million US Dollars, with Link's earnings being $115 million US Dollars.

This was his third time earning over $100 million from a single match.

And this time his opponent was merely an ordinary Boxer without a title. If he fought against the Boxing Kings of the four major organizations, the match income would be even higher.

This is also why all Boxers want to fight in the Heavyweight matches, as they are more intense, attract more attention, and the match income is much higher than the average of other divisions.

After the match ended, Link continued training, preparing for the next Heavyweight match while also readying for a challenge match for the Light Heavyweight title of the three major organizations.

Currently, he didn't hold a Heavyweight Golden Belt, so he hadn't given up on the Light Heavyweight Golden Belt, participating in title defense matches could also earn him a few hundred million US Dollars more.