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Palm Beach Coast.

Blue sky, sea, white sandy beach, large palm groves, and bikini girls playing volleyball on the beach, beautiful scenery everywhere.

It feels good to be back.

Link strolled on the beach, then drove a speedboat to patrol the waters in front of his house. After finding nothing unusual, he turned around and devoted himself to the competition again.

Since the Golden Gloves Finals were held in Miami, the locals did not have to rush on the road and had two days of rest before the competition started, but he still could not rest.

The boxers who entered the finals came from four divisions, five from each division, and 20 people from each level participated in the competition.

They are all the winners of each division, most of them have participated in the National Youth Boxing Championships, U19 Championships, Pan American Games, National Amateur Boxing Championships, Olympic Qualifiers and other competitions, and won the top three results.

The strength is strong.

The difficulty of the competition is also greater than that of the divisional competition.

When he played in the divisional competition, he already felt that his opponents were difficult to deal with. If he wanted to win the Golden Gloves Championship and get a '100 million dollar' signing fee, he needed to do more preparation before the competition.

Be prepared!

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"Link! Link, come out quickly."

In Baker's diving equipment shop, Link sat in front of the TV, watching the game video of a boxer named 'Andre Berto' frame by frame with a video recorder.

This person was the champion of last year's U19 National Championships and the National Amateur Championships. He is a very strong boxer with great strength, flexible movements, comprehensive skills, and rich experience in competitions. He is very difficult to deal with.

West suggested that he watch this opponent's game video first to familiarize himself with his game style, so that he would have a way to deal with it when he met on the field in the future.

Link agreed with West's suggestion.

By watching the opponent's game video, you can understand the opponent's game style, whether it is technical or heavy gunner, main attack or offensive and defensive; the combination of commonly used combination punches, whether it is straight punch + jab + jab or jab + straight punch + jab; standing posture Is it a traditional right-handed or left-handed, and whether there are any powerful ultimate moves.

After understanding these characteristics, it will be easier to deal with.

He believed that in these two days, those opponents would also watch his game video, thinking about how to crack his ultimate move, heavy punch, super defense, and super physical strength.

They all have headaches for each other.

"Link! Come out quickly, we have a gift for you."

James, Daniel, and Michael with the surfboard shouted at the door.

"What gift?"

Link was a little surprised that these three people would prepare gifts for him before the game?

A little looking forward to it.

Put down the notebook and walk to the door of the shop.

"Dang Dang Dang!"

Seeing him coming out, the three of James yelled, took a step to the side, shook their arms, and threw out a golden cloak, which shone brightly in the bright Miami sun.

Link blocked it with his hand.

The cloak is more than three meters long, made of chiffon, and the workmanship is average. The key is that there are many words on the cloak.

The first line says 'Baker diving equipment shop, take you to explore the underwater world'

The second line is 'Daniel Hot Dog, can satisfy all your fantasies about hot dogs'

Below are Michael's surf shop, Mexican barbecue restaurant, Miss Lina's ice cream shop, etc., more than a dozen slogans and shop signs.

Link narrowed his eyes, feeling a bad premonition in his heart.

"What do you want to do?"

"Haha, Link, this is the battle robe we prepared for you. When you enter the arena, you will definitely become the focus of the audience. How about it?"

Daniel shook his golden cloak and smiled as if asking for credit.

"Link, isn't it super cool?"

Michael from the surfboard shop shouted.

"Why are there advertisements on it?"

Link asked with a dark face.

"There will definitely be a lot of media interviews with you on the day of the competition. We will advertise by the way. This is called rational use of resources. What do you think?"

"Yes, Link, it's empty anyway, and advertising is both economical and affordable, and it looks very individual, don't you think?"

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Link opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but felt that there were too many slots, and it would be endless to talk about it, so he simply turned around and went back to the store to continue watching the game video.

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The 2008 Golden Gloves National Championship Finals were held at the American Airlines Center Arena in downtown Miami.

This is the home stadium of the NBA Heat team, but this year the Heat players have been plagued by injuries, Shaquille O'Neal has been traded to the Suns, and the team has been rotten for a season and has not even made the playoffs. The American Airlines Arena has also become a boxing match. venue.

Compared with the Hard Rock Stadium where the music festival was held, the space here is smaller, but the boxing championship is not a popular sports event, and the number of spectators is also limited, so it is most suitable to be placed in the American Airlines Center.

According to statistics from the American Airlines Center website, as of the start of the competition, a total of 3,024 people had booked tickets for two days in advance by phone or online.

7,320 people have booked tickets for the next day, which is the day of the finals.

It is expected that on the first day of the competition, the attendance rate of the American Airlines Center will be close to 70%, about 12,000 people. On the day of the finals, the main stadium of the American Airlines Center may be filled by enthusiastic Miami people, provided that Link Baker, a boxer from Miami, can Smoothly into the finals.

Time flies, on the day of the competition, Link came to the competition site wearing a golden cloak. When he walked out of the passage, the stadium speakers were playing the theme song of "Rocky 3" "Eye Of The Tiger".

Risin' up

Strive

straight to the top

reach the top

had the guts

with courage

got the glory

win honor

went the distance

walk the long road

now i'm not gonna stop

Dang Dang Dang!

Just then, Link made a shining appearance. The audience and media reporters at the scene were suddenly refreshed, and they all turned their heads to look at him, at his shining appearance, and he immediately became the most eye-catching cub in the audience.

"Wow, it's Link!"

"His cloak is so cool!"

There was an exclamation from the audience.

Link smiled and waved to the fans and boxing fans in the audience.

"Link!"

Fatty James shouted from the audience.

"Champion!!"

Beside him were more than two hundred men and women wearing yellow T-shirts and holding Link posters. They also stood up and shook their arms in waves. The performance was a bit exaggerated.

"Link!"

"Champion!!"

Under the command of James and Daniel, the group stood up and shook again.

These people are all merchants near the seaside avenue. Today, they came to the competition site to cheer for Link. Also because everyone was too enthusiastic, Link couldn't refuse, so in the end he could only bite the bullet and put on the good luck battle robe presented by everyone.

Link waved to everyone.

"Link, can I interview you?"

A large group of reporters holding microphones rushed over and blocked his way.

"Of course!"

Link made a gesture of please.

"Link, I'm a reporter from Miami Commercial TV. Why are you wearing a golden cloak? Is there any meaning?"

A reporter wearing a blue Polo shirt handed over the microphone and asked.

"Yes, this is a gift from my friends. It is said to be the golden battle robe worn by the God of War Achilles when he fought in the underworld. It symbolizes courage and strength. What do you think?"

Link asked, shaking his cloak.

Hearing that he was joking, the reporters also laughed cooperatively.

"Mr. Link Baker, after the Southeast Division competition, you said that your goal is the finals champion, do you still stick to this goal now?"

A tall Latina reporter asked with a smile.

"Of course, my goal has always been the championship, and this will not change. I also ask all boxing fans to believe in me, and I will lead everyone to victory together."

Link clenched his fist and said in a firm voice.

"Link, one more question. In previous matches, you often used heavy punches to KO your opponents to win. Will you continue your previous style in the next matches?"

The female reporter asked.

Link pondered for a while, this question is not easy to answer.

His goal at the beginning was to enter the finals in a full KO way. Now that this goal has been achieved, it will be more difficult to continue to play in this way.

"I will focus on the game. If I have the opportunity, I will still KO my opponent with heavy