All-round Athlete

Chapter 763 Admit defeat

At the scene of the charity boxing match at the opening ceremony of the "Hope Fund", Povetkin stood on the boxing ring with a strange expression on his face.

"So strong! Zhang Guan is really strong! He is impeccable in terms of technique. I thought he relied on his physical talent to box, but I didn't expect him to be a real technical boxer! What's more important is his That kind of footwork, yes, it's really a butterfly step!"

Due to Chagayev's sudden injury, Povetkin had to replace him in the charity match. For ordinary people, there may not be much difference between the two. Both of them are boxers at the champion level, and even Povetkin is even more famous. At least it sounds like Povetkin fights freely. The titles of world champion and Athens Olympic gold medal are much longer than Chagayev's "White Tyson".

In fact, Povetkin's appearance in the boxing ring also made the exhibition match much more enjoyable. After all, he is a technical boxer, and his style of play must be more attractive.

The reason why Povetkin was willing to replace Chagayev was because of Zhang Guan’s butterfly step. In fact, Povetkin was not as obsessed with the butterfly step as Chagayev was. Povetkin’s technique itself is The world's top, the so-called Wen Wu first, Wu Wu second, Povetkin is still very confident in his own skills, Povetkin does not think that the butterfly walk mentioned by the media will be so powerful.

However, when Povetkin actually faced Zhang Guan, he found that he was wrong. Zhang Guan possessed more than a butterfly step. At least technically, Zhang Guan also possessed the world's top level.

After all, it was a charity exhibition match, so the first round of the contest between the two sides was more like a warm-up, and no one planned to really hit anyone. In the second round, Povetkin, who was still somewhat absent-minded, was hit by Zhang Guan and lost a point first.

Next, Povetkin started to get serious, and in the next three rounds, the two sides only scored one effective hit each. Judging from this efficiency, it can be said that it is difficult for both sides to hit the opponent.

After all, Povetkin has the world's top boxing skills. As an amateur boxer, he will pay extra attention not to be hit by his opponent in the game, so it is normal for Zhang Guan to not beat him. Not to mention Zhang Guan, even if it was any other top boxer in the world, it would be very troublesome to hit Povetkin effectively.

But Povetkin couldn't hit Zhang Guan effectively, which surprised Povetkin. So Povetkin also started to get serious, began to analyze Zhang Guan's movements, and then came up with the thoughts just now.

"This should be the butterfly step. Even though it is a little different from Ali's butterfly step, the effect is the same. The strong movement ability allows him to easily avoid attacks, and the dexterous steps allow him to get twice the result with half the effort. , This can be said to be able to advance and retreat. Moreover, Zhang Guan's boxing skills are also top-notch. Coupled with this elegant footwork, it is even more powerful! If I don't take it seriously, I am afraid I will lose. Although it is only It's a charity exhibition match, but if you really lose the match, it will be very embarrassing."

Povetkin has never suffered a defeat so far, so thinking of the possibility of capsized in the gutter, he suddenly became serious.

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"Povetkin is finally serious!" Zhang Guan instantly felt that Povetkin on the opposite side seemed to be a different person, with more powerful momentum and more decisive actions, which made Zhang Guan feel the pressure increased sharply.

"Then I should fight seriously." Zhang Guan's eyes flickered sharply, and he no longer held back, but faced Povetkin with full firepower.

The confrontation between the two sides has become fierce, and they are not only fighting for skills and fists, but also a psychological game. Technical players do not pursue one-hit kills, so every time they advance or retreat, it may be a trap, and some gaps that appear to be exposed after mistakes are more likely to be a trap, waiting for the opponent Get in.

Povetkin is not as clumsy as he looks on the surface. In fact, he is a very smart player. Otherwise, it would be impossible to win the gold medals in the Olympics and World Championships. He is very good at designing traps for his opponents. And Zhang Guan has the career experience of boxing champion Ali, so he can always easily see through Povetkin's traps, and some even give Povetkin another trap.

The game was very stalemate, but it was very interesting. The two sides battled wits and courage, and it seemed that they were evenly matched. However, Povetkin, who was standing on the boxing ring, didn't think so.

"Has Zhang Guan seen through my intentions again? It's really strange. His handling in some places is like the kind of boxer who has played professional boxing for more than ten or twenty years. I can't grasp the initiative of the game at all. This feeling is really too bad!" Povetkin began to become anxious.

In terms of score, Povetkin is behind, but not by much. At present, he is only two points behind. It is said that it can be recovered relatively easily. But as the game progressed, Povetkin could no longer find the possibility of victory, and the dawn of victory seemed to be getting farther and farther away from him.

"It would be really embarrassing to break the undefeated golden body in this kind of exhibition game!" Povetkin thought to himself, and this was also the root of his impatience.

At the end of another round, Povetkin made it to the corner of the boxing ring. He tried to adjust his breathing, forced himself to calm down, and thought about the next countermeasures.

"Zhang Guan's technique is very good. If I compete with him, I can't take advantage of it. However, the strength of his fist is not as good as mine. After all, he is not a professional boxer. It is normal for the explosive power of his arm to be inferior to that of a boxer. But this is an exhibition match, and I'm not likely to strike too hard." After careful analysis in his mind, Povetkin decided to change his tactics.

"Up to now, both of us have adapted to each other's rhythm. Maybe I can try a quick attack. That's right, use a quick attack to disrupt the rhythm, and then use heavy punches to kill him! This is a way to break the deadlock. good idea."

Povetkin roughly determined the next tactical direction in his mind, and then walked to the center of the ring again.

Just at the beginning of this round, Povetkin launched a quick attack of combined punches, and the rhythm of the game instantly increased.

"Povetkin, a sudden onslaught of combined punches pushed Zhang Guan into a corner!" The commentator's tone was full of tension, and the situation on the court began to be unfavorable to Zhang Guan at this moment.

But Zhang Guan's defense is in place, his arm is constantly blocking, and his body is shaking to avoid Povetkin's fist, so Povetkin did not break Zhang Guan's defense, but just forced Zhang Guan to a relatively unfavorable position.

Off the ring, Lewis didn't show the slightest worry, but instead had a smile on his face.

"Povetkin is starting to get impatient! The watershed of this game has come. If you meet a technical player like Povetkin, if you continue to play step by step, I am afraid the biggest possibility is 50-50. Zhang Guan wants It is not easy to take advantage. But now, Povetkin voluntarily gave up the technical confrontation and switched to an aggressive fast-break style of play. means, perhaps the deadlock will soon be broken!"

Lewis was thinking about it, Zhang Guan grabbed a gap from Povetkin and hit Povetkin with a punch.

The effect of "heavy blow" was produced at this moment, and Povetkin suffered a 1-second dizziness.

If it was in a normal game, Zhang Guan would definitely not miss this opportunity. He would definitely go up and punch his opponent twice in the head, but this is an exhibition game after all, and it is a purely charity exhibition game. It can also be regarded as one of the performers. If the nose is bruised, the face is swollen, the head is broken and the blood is bleeding, it is not a good thing for the launching ceremony of the "Hope Fund". Vitkin's side.

Povetkin woke up, but found that there was no one in front of him, and Zhang Guan had disappeared.

"Huh? Where's the person? Where did Zhang Guanren go?" After a brief moment of surprise, Povetkin found a figure beside him. He glanced out of the corner of his eye and found that the person was Zhang Guan.

"Hey!" Povetkin was taken aback. He thought the referee was standing there, but he didn't expect it to be his opponent.

As a boxer, you always have to face your opponent with your front face, so in a match, if the opponent moves sideways, the boxer himself will also move sideways. If the opponent successfully moves to his side, it is equivalent to revealing a huge loophole, which can be regarded as a fatal loophole; and if the opponent runs into the blind spot of his line of sight, it is almost a death penalty.

Of course, a top boxing champion like Povetkin would not leave his side to his opponent. Although Zhang Guan was still within Povetkin's field of vision, Povetkin was quite frightened. The burly man weighing more than 100 jin showed the agility of a rabbit, and quickly dodged aside. He knew that he had exposed such a big gap, and he was even more worried that Zhang Guan would launch an attack.

But Zhang Guan did not attack. After all, this is an exhibition game, and there is no need to hit Povetkin like a sandbag.

Povetkin, who had escaped, was slightly relieved, and he looked at Zhang Guan with lingering fear.

"It's a good thing that Zhang Guan didn't attack, otherwise, he would definitely be hit, and in that case, he would lose points again. If it was such a good opportunity, if it was me, I would definitely seize it, and then give me a few hard punches! No, this is a charity exhibition!" Povetkin suddenly realized.

"I almost forgot, the charity exhibition match, there is no need to be cruel. If it was me just now, I should have given up the opportunity to attack. Zhang Guan saved me face." Povetkin looked a little embarrassed .

"By the way, how did Zhang Guan run to my side? I remember that I pushed him to the edge of the field, and then used a combination punch to break fast. During the period, he punched me, and then he appeared on my side I was really shocked. At first I thought it was the referee standing on your side. Zhang Guan moved from my front to the side. I don’t even have the slightest memory. Could it be that I didn’t see it? That’s not true at all. It's possible! I'm not blind, so how could a living person not see it! Could it be..."

Povetkin thought of one possibility, the only one.

"Could it be that I was stunned!"

As the top boxer in the world, Povetkin certainly has experienced what it feels like to be briefly stunned. For example, a slight concussion caused by a blow, or a short-term lack of brain supply, will cause a short-term syncope. The duration of this syncope will be very short, and it may be one or two seconds, three to five seconds, seven or eight seconds. It's like hitting your head against a wall. It may be a blackout followed by pain, or it may be starry eyes for an instant, and then recover immediately.

This kind of situation is very normal for ordinary people, but trained professional boxers have much stronger ability to resist punching, so it is rare to be fainted for a short period of 1 second, especially for heavyweight boxers. Only after a serious concussion will he really faint. As the world's top boxing champion, Povetkin has not experienced this feeling for a long time.

Povetkin also knows that if this happens in the game, it will definitely be a golden opportunity for the opponent. Although one second is very short, one second of a professional boxer is completely different from one second of an ordinary person.

Professional boxers can punch three to five times per second. Tyson once performed five punches per second. It is said that this world record can reach 13 punches per second. Of course, it is impossible to achieve the boxing speed during the performance during the competition. The performance can be warmed up, you can repeat it many times to find your own rhythm, and you can only pursue speed. However, the accuracy and strength of the competition must be guaranteed, and it is impossible to find the rhythm by repeating many times in advance like a performance, and being stunned in the competition is still an unexpected event, but it is still very easy for a heavyweight boxer to punch two or three times a second did it.

One second of dizziness is enough for Potwijkin to receive two or three punches. If he meets a heavy boxer like Tyson, he will definitely be knocked out by KO.

"I must have been knocked out just now. Zhang Guan could have used this opportunity to give me two or three punches, but he didn't do that. He used this time to get around to my side, and he didn't attack right away. I had enough time to dodge, he was letting me in on purpose! Is it because of the exhibition match?"

Thinking of this, Povetkin smiled wryly: "I never thought that I, Povetkin, would have such a day to fight an exhibition match with someone who is not even an amateur boxer, and he would let me go! It's shameful, This is really embarrassing! I am too embarrassed to face Zhang Guan now."

After all, Povetkin has the dignity of a boxing champion and a world champion. When he thought of being handed over by an outsider, his self-esteem seemed to have been hit hard, and this kind of blow made him feel ashamed. In seconds, his fighting spirit disappeared without a trace.

"I lost, this boxing match has reached the point where I was deliberately let me go, how can I have the face to continue fighting!" Povetkin sighed, he put down his fists, and then turned his head to look at to the referee.

"I surrender!" Povetkin said.