Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

"Link, Andrea's uppercuts are very cunning, be careful."
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At the match venue, Coach Brooks warned.

"I understand!"

Link nodded, tore off the towel around his body, and entered the boxing ring through the left ropes.

"Link! The king of boxing!"

"Go Link!"

"Link, you're the best!"

As he mounted the boxing stage, tens of thousands of spectators called out his name loudly.

According to Madison Square Garden, the day before the match, all 26,000 tickets were sold out, including luxury boxes, front row VIP seats, and 20,000 general spectator seats, with an average ticket price of 280 U.S. dollars.

According to online sources, in the black market, regular tickets for this match had been scalped to over 500 U.S. dollars, and the price of VIP seats exceeded 2,000 U.S. dollars.

For many people, coming to watch the match on-site is a luxury consumption, even higher than the price of a concert.

When Link ascended the stage, he noticed that in the spectator seats, there were not only people holding up his boxing posters but also many spectators shaking posters of his albums and the movie "Deep Sea Quest 2."

This showed that his plan had succeeded. After he became a star singer and actor, some of his music and movie fans had also converted into his boxing fans, coming to watch his boxing match.

It was a good phenomenon.

As long as he continued to persevere, in the future, whether he participated in boxing matches, held concerts, or had movie screenings, his fans would come to support him.

"Andrea! Go for it!"

"Andrea, take down that pretty boy."

Andrea's opponent also stepped onto the boxing stage, and many people shouted his name on-site, mostly African Americans.

Seeing this situation, Link also felt helpless.

Although the 'Grammy Conflict' had subsided, the label of 'racist' forcibly imprinted on him by Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, and others hadn't been lifted, and he continued to be looked at with hostility by some of the African American boxing fans.

However, those cheering for Andrea might also be fans of Kanye and others.

They criticized him online, accusing him of releasing rap singles as a deliberate provocation against Kanye and the like.

Since they did not receive a response, they probably felt aggrieved and came to attack him offline as well.

Concerning these "black fans," Link welcomed them, as attending the match in person required buying tickets. As a star boxer, with a 15% share of the ticket sales, the more of them that came, the more he earned.

The boxing referee stepped onto the stage, greeted the entire audience, and announced the match rules to Link and Andrea.

When both sides indicated they had no questions, the referee swung their arm down forcefully.

"Boxing!"

The match began, and Andrea, showing his white teeth, extended his fist, wanting to touch gloves in greeting.

Link lowered his right fist, ready to respond when Andrea suddenly closed the distance. The left fist used to greet him midway turned into a lightning-fast left uppercut, aiming swiftly at Link's chin.

"Be careful!!!"

Coach Brooks and others below the stage shouted in alarm.

Link was also taken aback; in amateur matches, touching gloves before the match was a standard procedure—a matter of etiquette.

In professional boxing, this etiquette was omitted; you could touch gloves or not, without strict rules.

Link, seeing his opponent prepare to touch gloves, naturally wouldn't ignore him; he just didn't expect Andrea to start his attack in such a sly manner.

But he could understand the other party's thinking. Since his own strength was so overwhelming—top boxer Mikkel Kessler from his rank couldn't withstand a single round against him—to beat him, one would need to adopt unconventional methods.

Like sneak attacks.

If they could launch a successful sneak attack at the start of the match, dealing him a heavy blow, there was a great chance of taking down the match and becoming the WBA World Champion, the first person to defeat Link.

Although this method was sly, and they would be criticized afterward, earning a label of 'malice,' the benefits gained were tangible: U.S. dollars, fame, and so it was worth it to fight in such a way.

Link saw his opponent suddenly change moves, and his muscles tensed instantly.

He intended to step back, but the speed of Andrea's uppercut was incredibly fast, as if honed by countless hours of practice; the tip of the fist turned into a crescent-like arc, lashing swiftly at his chin.

Retreating was too late.

Link, with lightning-fast reflexes, tilted his head.

He watched as his opponent's fist grazed the side of his face, passing by his left ear.

Bam!

Andrea followed with a right straight punch to his chest.

This was a heavy cannon punch, with a force not less than a thousand pounds, causing Link to unavoidably step backward.

"Wow!"

Seeing that at the start of the match, the challenger Andrea was able to hit Link and even push him back, the audience couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Good job, Andrea!"

"Andrea, another punch, take down Link."

"Andrea, world boxing champion."

Many African American spectators stood up and shouted loudly, even giving Link a thumbs-down, hissing at him.

"Well done!"

In Brooklyn's 34th Street Black Gold Music Club, Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, and others watched the live broadcast on television. Seeing Andrea pushing Link back with a punch, they too shouted excitedly.

Originally, they were Tyson's boxing fans. After Tyson's retirement, they followed various African American boxers, including Lennox Lewis, Holyfield, Roy Jones Jr., Mayweather, Jermain Taylor, and others.

Unfortunately, some of the former had retired or aged and lost much of their strength. Jermain Taylor was defeated by Link, and Mayweather was in a lower weight class, unable to help them defeat Link and seek retribution.