All-round Athlete

Chapter 715 It's Not You Weak, It's Zhang Guan Too Strong

Yahoo Sports, senior sports commentator Douglas is browsing the page.

"The boxing champion Ali's stunt 'Butterfly Walk' reappears in the world? Another sensational headline! Ali has been lying in bed for more than ten years, how can there be a butterfly walk in this world! These sports commentators, in order to attract attention, But dare to say anything.” Douglas was about to close this webpage, but found that the author of this report was Jim Lapley.

"It was written by Jim Lapley." Douglas frowned, but his expression became serious.

After all, Jim Lampley is a senior boxing commentator, and his professional level is recognized by people in the circle. Douglas knows that Jim Lampley is absolutely impossible to make false statements. Since he dares to say that, there must be a certain basis.

Thinking of this, Douglas clicked on this review article.

"Zhang Guan defeated the British boxing champion David Haye? He also used the butterfly step in the game? Hehe, you can be joking! Isn't Zhang Guan the world record holder for the 100 meters? Can he beat David Haye? Yeah, I guess David Haye is playing with his eyes blindfolded. He still uses the butterfly walk, does Zhang Guan know what the butterfly walk is? How could Jim Lampley write such an irresponsible article, maybe someone faked it His name!" Douglas curled his lips in disdain, but he still clicked on a link attached at the back, which was a highlight of the game video.

Ten seconds later, Douglas' expression became serious.

"Butterfly walk! This really looks like a butterfly walk. Jim Lapley really didn't talk nonsense, but why did Zhang Guan use the butterfly walk?"

Douglas was full of doubts, and finally reposted the report to the Yahoo Sports section.

Jim Lampley is indeed well-known in the American boxing circle, and his professional level has also been recognized by everyone, so one of his articles immediately attracted the attention of Zhang Guan and David Hai in the entire American boxing circle. In Yeh's game, what people are curious about is not the process or the result of the game, but Zhang Guan used the "butterfly step", which is Ali's unique trick.

The video of the match between Zhang Guan and David Haye became popular all over the United States in an instant. Countless people saw this video through the Internet, and today coincided with the weekend, the number of hits on the video increased rapidly.

"Butterfly walk, it's really like Ali's butterfly walk!"

"No! I think it is exactly the same! I remember when I was only eighteen years old, the first boxing match I saw was Ali's fight!"

"Since Ali retired, I thought that the butterfly step would never appear in boxing again. I didn't expect to see someone using the butterfly step again today!"

For those Americans over the age of 40, Ali is a legend of their time. Those around the age of 50 have even watched Ali's game with their own eyes. Zhang Guan also brought back the memories of this generation.

The vast majority of young people have never seen Ali boxing. The professional boxing in the impression of most young people is like the heavy punch of Tyson, the kind of boxing that knocks out the opponent with one punch. Butterfly walk in front of them is a thing that exists in legends.

"Is this the butterfly step? It looks really different from the footwork of today's boxers."

"Ali relied on this to dominate the boxing world back then. It turned out that the butterfly step was like this."

"I've always heard how powerful the butterfly step is, but it doesn't seem to be anything special now. It's just that the movement range of the footsteps is larger and the frequency of movement is faster."

For those young people who have not experienced the Ali era, they are still more curious about the butterfly walk, and many of them have expressed doubts.

"Butterfly? It must be fake. I think it is a hype. Since Ali, every boxer in the world has wanted to learn the butterfly, but no one can learn it. Suddenly there is a Zhang Guan is not a boxer yet, how could he learn it?"

"It's definitely not the real butterfly step, it just looks more like it. Butterfly step? Even if Zhang Guan wanted to learn it, no one taught it. The only person in this world who can use the butterfly step is Muhammad Ali, and the only one who can teach others the butterfly step Ali is the only person who can step forward, but everyone should know what Ali looks like now. During the Atlanta Olympic Games more than ten years ago, Ali had already lit the torch tremblingly, and now he might not even be able to get out of bed! With a patient who can't even get out of bed, how can he teach others the butterfly walk!"

Ali suffered from Parkinson's disease in the 1980s. This disease is an occupational disease of boxers. Frequent blows to the head of a boxer will cause cerebral blood vessels and cerebral arteries to be injured and hardened, making it easy to Suffered from Parkinson's disease in later life. Alli suffered more than 20,000 blows to the head during his career, so he contracted the disease after he retired.

After decades of fighting against the disease, Ali is really terminally ill now. If Ali hadn't been very rich, he might have passed away long ago. But it is obviously impossible for Ali, a patient who is trembling in every activity, to teach others the butterfly walk.

There are many voices of doubt, and through the continuous fermentation of the Internet, the media will of course like this kind of controversial topic very much. The reporters also interviewed some boxing practitioners, but no one could give a clear answer. Some people say yes, some say no, but most people give a vague answer of "very similar".

It has been almost 30 years since Ali retired, and the butterfly walk has not appeared for nearly 40 years. To put it bluntly, the youngest person who saw Ali use the butterfly walk is now 60 years old. There are more people in their 70s and 80s. It is obviously very difficult to expect some old people with blind eyes and deaf ears to recall the gorgeous butterfly walk back then.

"Does Zhang Guan use the butterfly step from time to time? Perhaps only boxing champion Ali himself can give a clear answer." The reporter gave such an answer.

To interview Ali? I'm afraid it will be much more difficult than interviewing Zhang Guan. Ali has completely disappeared from people's sight in recent years. For a person suffering from severe Parkinson's disease, who even began to have difficulty in breathing on his own, how could he be interviewed by reporters?

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U.K.

David Haye is still lying in the hospital. He was severely beaten by Zhang Guan, and the corners of his eyes and mouth were broken to varying degrees. More importantly, the concussion made him feel dizzy now. After various examinations, the doctor still advised him to stay in the hospital for observation.

In addition to his body, what was really hurt was his heart. No matter how you say it, David Haye is also the top boxing champion in the world. The three jump gold belts of WBC, WBA and WBO are full of gold content, and recently he is even more in the limelight. He is known as the most hopeful to challenge Xiao Ke Lichenko's man, such a boxer standing at the top of the world, was defeated by a layman. This kind of blow is hard for David Haye, and it is really hard to describe in words.

Before the match, David Haye had vowed to regain the glory of British boxing, and boxing fans throughout the UK had high hopes for him, but the result of the match was that he lost miserably, without any suspense. That feeling of humiliation was even more unbearable for David Haye.

At this time, David Haye felt a little regretful. He felt that he should not get up again and again. After he was knocked down for the first time, he should pretend to be dead and fall to the ground. Better, he can still retain a little bit of self-esteem. And when he got up again and again, it didn't make him feel brave and unyielding, but like an ignorant clown, being played by others.

David Haye looked out the window, heaved a long sigh, and said to himself: "Now outside the UK is laughing and cursing me! And the Boxing Council, will they revoke my qualification as a professional boxer?" What? It’s like they revoked Tyson Fury’s qualifications. Will you force me to retire? After losing to Zhang Guan, maybe I really should retire!”

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and the manager hurried in.

David Haye looked at his agent's expression and said, "Tell me, is there any bad news?"

"Someone complained to the Boxing Council, saying that you played fake matches." The agent said.

"Is it the gamblers who lost money? It's not surprising. In every boxing match, there will always be people who have lost money to complain." David Haye said with blank eyes.

"In addition, someone in the boxing council proposed to revoke your qualification as a professional boxer." The manager continued.

"Sure enough, I've already guessed that this will happen." David Haye still had an empty look, and was not surprised by this.

The agent went on to say: "I inquired about the news, and the possibility of revoking your qualification as a professional boxer is not very high. After all, you hold three gold belts, which is enough to prove your previous strength. But you may face a six-and-a-half-year the above suspension period."

"Half a year? Just half a year!" David Haye lowered his head, as if he didn't hear it.

"But I found a way to make those damn guys in the boxing council change their minds." The agent showed a cheerful expression, but the lifeless appearance of David Haye on the opposite side seemed to throw some water on him. Basin of cold water.

Reluctantly, the agent took out his laptop, opened it, clicked it a few times, put it in front of David Haye, and said, "Look, this is an American report. They said that Zhang Guan used the Butterfly step!"

"Oh, the butterfly walk..." David Haye repeated the word, and it took three seconds for him to realize: "You mean the butterfly walk? Ali's butterfly walk?"

"Yes, Ali's butterfly step! We can take advantage of this, and we simply believe that Zhang Guan is using Ali's butterfly step. You know, the butterfly step is Ali's unique skill, so you lost to the 'butterfly step', It's not shameful." The agent paused, and then said: "Although I don't know why you lost that damned game, but you lose, you lose, and I have to deal with the aftermath for you. This kind of crisis public relations It's always been hard to do, we have to take every opportunity, so instead of emphasizing your reasons, emphasize your opponent's reasons."

"Are you going to tell them that I lost the game because Zhang Guan was too strong?" David Haye asked.

"That's right, it's not that you are weak, but that Zhang Guan is too strong! Didn't everyone say that Zhang Guan is an outsider? But how can an outsider know how to use the butterfly walk? How can an outsider who knows how to use the butterfly walk be an outsider? We want everyone Everyone knows that Zhang Guan is not only an outsider, but also a guy who pretends to be a pig and eats a tiger. He is a strong man. He understands Ali's unique skill "Butterfly Walk", and you lost to Zhang Guan, but to the "Butterfly" Step'! We're going to make those old guys in the Boxing Council decide that you're not responsible for the loss!"

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The British media quickly reposted the article by Jim Lamply - "Champion Ali's stunt "butterfly step" reappears in the boxing world!" ".

What the Americans say is still very credible in the UK, so after reading this report or similar reports, many British people believed that Zhang Guan used the butterfly walk.

"It turned out that Zhang Guan used the butterfly step. No wonder David Haye lost the game."

"The butterfly step is the stunt of Muhammad Ali. It is the most legendary technique in the boxing world. If he didn't know how to use the butterfly step, how could Zhang Guan, a layman, defeat David Haye?"

"Just one butterfly step is enough for an ordinary boxer to become a boxing champion, so it is not surprising that Zhang Guan defeated David Haye. It seems that in that match, it was not that David Haye was too weak, but that he was too weak. Zhang Guan is too strong!"

"Zhang Guan obviously has extremely high boxing skills, but he deliberately pretends to be a pig and eat a tiger. It's really insidious!"

"Zhang Guan was originally a boxing master, he has the level of a professional boxing champion."

As the story spread, Zhang Guan became the world's top boxing champion who received Ali's true biography. And David Haye lost the game, but it became a matter of course.

Another person who also benefited from this rumor is Tyson Fury.

Even David Haye, the boxing champion, lost to Zhang Guan, so it was normal for Tyson Fury, the "newcomer in the boxing world", to lose to Zhang Guan, and Zhang Guan still used the legendary " Butterfly step", so it is strange that Tyson Fury can win. Tyson Fury immediately appealed to the Boxing Council for this reason, asking the Boxing Council not to revoke his qualifications as a professional boxer.

After a hearing, the result was very satisfactory to Tyson Fury. The Boxing Council temporarily restored Tyson Fury's qualifications as a professional boxer, and at the same time gave him a one-year observation period, requiring him not to do anything that violated his identity as a professional boxer during the observation period. It is equivalent to a probation, and the symbolic meaning is greater than the actual meaning.

Tyson Fury hummed a little tune and walked out of the boxing council building. Although he will have to be a careful man with his tail between his legs for the next year, it is better than losing his qualifications as a boxer.

A figure suddenly appeared in front of Tyson Fuli, it was an Indian.

This Indian is called Geekwood, and he is Omi's follower, and also the one who helped Omi buy murder and hurt people before. It's just that Tyson Fury not only lost to Zhang Guan, but also refused to refund the deposit, making Omi lose his wife and lose his army. Omi naturally focused his efforts on Geekwood. He asked Geekwood to get the deposit back or else he would fire Geekwood.

Although Geekwood knew that it was very unwise to ask for money from a heavyweight boxer, it was basically impossible to get the money back, and he might suffer physical harm, but in order not to be fired by Omi , Geekwood still bit the bullet and found Tyson Fury.