Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

Actually, even without Ivanka's invitation, Link would have gone to watch the match between Evander Holyfield and the "Eastern Beast" Nikolai Valuev.

Not just him, Dino, Nora Duvall, Coach Brooks, and all the professional boxers at the gym planned to see it as well.

Because Holyfield was the main event's star boxer and Valuev was a top fighter from a leading promotion company, the match was jointly promoted by both companies.

Reports said the prize money for the match was about 5 million US dollars.

As the current WBA champion, Valuev received the bulk of the appearance fee, while Holyfield's was between 700,000 and one million US dollars, more than twenty times less than what he earned for his 1997 rematch with Tyson.

Despite this, Holyfield still gladly entered the ring.

On one hand, he wanted to win the WBA Golden Belt once more, and if he succeeded, he would become the only boxer in history to have won the WBA Heavyweight title five times.

On the other hand, it was said that Holyfield's investments had been affected by the financial crisis, and he had a substantial amount of debt, similarly to Tyson.

After the car arrived at Madison Square Garden, Link separated from the boxing crew and entered through the east side entrance to a luxurious private box on the second floor with an excellent view.

Only Ivanka was there, her golden straight hair cascading down, dressed in a white high-neck knit sweater and fitted straight-leg pants that accentuated her tall and curvaceous figure. She stood by the panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows, arms crossed, looking over the bustling event.

Link greeted her, took off his coat, hung it next to Ivanka's, and walked to the window to take a look.

The stage was hosting a WBO Super Middleweight match as a prelude to the Heavyweight fight.

Link recognized one of the boxers, Andre Ward, with dark skin, the Light Heavyweight gold medalist of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, and the current WBO North American Super Middleweight Inter-Continental Champion.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

After more than a month of competitions, the WBO ranking matches had concluded, and the Texas boxer Esteban Camu had defeated numerous opponents to earn the right to challenge Andre Ward.

In the second round, Esteban was more aggressive, constantly swinging his fists, attacking Ward's head.

But Andre's defensive technique was exquisite, with very agile footwork. He fought while retreating, and each retreat was precisely out of his opponent's reach. If his opponent attacked, he would immediately dodge, and if the opponent didn't strike, he would take the initiative to punch and harass, adopting a very cunning fighting style.

In the three minutes of the second round, Esteban threw over 90 punches and was covered in sweat, while Andre threw very few punches but still moved with flexibility.

At the start of the third round, Andre kept on harassing his opponent, baiting Esteban into attacking. At 140 seconds into the third round, Esteban took two steps back to create distance from Andre, trying to slow down the pace of the attack.

That's when Andre struck. He closed in on his opponent, launching continuous punches, one after another, landing on Esteban's body, breaking through his defense with four sets of combination punches, culminating with a heavy punch to the left side of Esteban's forehead.

Esteban was knocked down, quickly got up, then was knocked down again by Andre's heavy punch, got up once more, and was knocked down again.

After being knocked down three times in one round, the ringside referee called for a halt and ended the match, declaring Andre's successful title defense.

Clap clap clap!

The venue burst into fervent applause, and Link joined in the clapping.

One had to admit that Andre fought exceptionally well; his technique, speed, and power were impressive, and he used tactics effectively. He was a high-level boxer.

"Link, the news says your fighting style is similar to Andre's, a combination of power and technique. If you faced him, could you win the match within 100 seconds?"

Ivanka turned her head and asked.

"Yes!"

Link thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

He was also thinking, if he encountered Andre Ward, how could he defeat him?

The other was the 2004 Athens Olympics Light Heavyweight gold medalist, who proactively reduced his weight category to fight for the Super Middleweight world champion title.

His punching power is rated A+, technique A+, speed A+, and boxing tactics A+. His stamina and punch resistance remain unknown, but overall, he's an opponent no weaker than Aragon.

If he fought his opponent now, with his punching power and speed, he had a 50% chance of knocking out the opponent within 100 seconds. The other 50% would depend on the opponent's punch resistance and defensive abilities.

If the fight was delayed for a few months, allowing his strength and speed to further improve through training, the probability of defeating his opponent within 100 seconds would increase significantly.

So when faced with Ivanka's question, he had enough confidence to say he could.

"Do you always have so much confidence?" Ivanka asked him with a smile.

Link shrugged his shoulders, jokingly said, "I'm too strong to afford any modesty."

"Pfft!"

Ivanka glanced at him and let out a soft laugh.

Link had once said this statement to a reporter before the final of the Amateur Golden Gloves Championship.

After being reported by the media, everyone thought he was very arrogant and had a distinctive personality. This style made some people like him and others hate him. Those who liked him became his boxing fans, and those who hated him vented about him online.

But as he became an Olympic champion and WBA Super Middleweight champion, those who liked him, liked him even more, and those who hated him were conquered by his ability and changed their attitudes, becoming his hardcore fans.

Therefore, Link didn't mind being disliked, as long as he continued to do his own thing, he believed that one day these people would be conquered by his performance, turning haters into fans.

"Link, you seem very humble and gentle in private, but become arrogant and high-profile in public. Is this the persona you've crafted for yourself?"

Ivanka asked with a smile.

"You could say that. Dynasty Promotion is still a small company. To gain a foothold in the boxing world, I need to learn to promote myself."

"You're doing very well. Not many boxers gain such high popularity and match fees comparable to top professional boxers so early in their career," Ivanka said with a smile. Read exclusive adventures at empire

Link smiled. Although he was doing well, there was still a significant gap between him and the likes of Mayweather, De La Hoya, Roy Jones, and the Klitschko brothers. He needed to continue to work hard.

Ivanka brushed her golden hair away from her ear and invited Link to sit down, pouring him a glass of white wine.

Link sat across from her, quietly watching her open and pour the wine.

At 26, Ivanka was in the most charming period of a woman's life, mature and sexy, intellectual and graceful. Every move she made was enchanting, stirring one's imagination, not to mention her fair skin, peach-like figure, and long, shapely legs.

For such a woman, whether in terms of body or status, men would have a strong physical impulse and desire to conquer.

But when he calmed down, he would think further.

Ivanka was a daughter of a wealthy family, a New York socialite who had mingled in America's high society with the astute Mr. Thomp since she was young, her experiences far surpassing his own as a silver-spooned individual, and she was a shrewd woman too.

If she just wanted to exchange bodily fluids with him, it would have been convenient back in Miami; there was no need to wait until now.

Now that she had suddenly asked to meet him, Link felt that her purpose probably wasn't to date him but for something else.

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