Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

Bang!

At the boxing ring in the ninth round, Andzeje landed a punch on Link's forehead. Just then, a gasp arose from the crowd, a Rear Hook Punch! Andzeje saw a flash of red at the corner of his eye, it was Link's fist. Before he could react, bang! He was struck fiercely in the face, as if a car had rolled over it.

Andzeje's neck violently twisted to the left, his spit, snot, and sweat flew off, his head spun, the world whirled around, and he stumbled two steps under the pull of gravity and his center of mass, then he heavily fell to the floor.

Boom!

The crowd instantly became agitated; despite the thrilling match for the previous nine rounds, they were eager to see Link knock out his opponent with a heavy punch, and they had waited long for this moment. The long-suppressed emotions gushed out like a flood and molten lava at this moment.

"Link!"

"Champion!!"

"Link!"

"Champion!!!"

The audience shouted out loud, and the fans were so excited they could barely contain themselves. Some screamed their lungs out, some jumped around, some stripped off their clothes and urinated on the spot to vent the dopamine and adrenaline that their bodies couldn't expel.

Andzeje got up from the ground, twisted his neck, and the referee asked if he could continue. Andzeje indicated he could.

The two continued to exchange blows, and within three rounds, Link used a skilled combination of punches, a Left Straight Punch - Right Straight Punch - Left Uppercut, and knocked Andzeje down again.

Andzeje got up again.

Link again punched him down.

The roaring from the crowd grew fiercer, cheering for Link's spectacular KO and for Andzeje's resilient spirit, the noise like a storm at sea.

"Fake, it's all fake, with Link's punch power, how could three punches not knock down an Andzeje?"

Mario looked at the tens of thousands in the audience cheering for Link, applauding Link's 'false' performance, and Mario felt a bit depressed, thinking it might be time to see a psychologist for some mental counseling.

Bang!

Andzeje got up again, only to be knocked down once more.

The referee stepped in to stop the match.

In a match where one side has a clear advantage and knocks down their opponent twice in one round, the score is 10-5. If one knocks down their opponent three times or more in a round, even without causing dizziness, it suggests a substantial difference between the fighters. To prevent accidents, the referee has the authority to stop the match.

"The winner of this match is...."

The referee stood in the middle of the ring, grasping Link's arm about to raise it, when Andzeje came over, grabbed Link's arm too, and shouted, "Link Baker!"

"Wow!!"

"Link has won!"

The crowd excitedly started shouting.

This match was not only thrilling but also highly principled.

"Link, congratulations on defeating Andzeje Methodra, and successfully advancing to the finals. Do you have anything to say?"

The host shoved the microphone in front of Link.

"I have only one thing to say."

Link, panting, said, "Friendship first, competition second, Andzeje also played great." Saying this, Link also raised Andzeje's arm.

"Wow!!"

"Link is such a gentleman."

"Link, champion! Link, champion! Link, champion!"

The audience and fans waved their arms and shouted excitedly.

"Link is great, not only capable but also very, very sportsmanlike. We all should learn from him."

Reggie said, wiping his tears.

Mario rolled his eyes in despair, perplexed as to why so many idiots praised them for a rigged boxing match. "Sporting spirit? Bullshit sporting spirit! Does fighting in rigged matches count as having sportsmanship?"

Fuck!

"Are you sure they're rigging the match?"

In the stands, Greg Cohen frowned at his assistant, expressing his skepticism about the assistant's update.

If this was also a rigged match, then Link and Andzeje Methodra were truly skilled, managing to blur the lines between fake and real. No, it might even be said that it was more genuine than a real match because it elevated to the level of sportsmanship.

The assistant wasn't too sure anymore, hesitatingly saying, "Should we have the media retract their stories?"

Greg Cohen pinched his chin, thought for a moment, then waved his hand and declared, "Don't retract it, not only don't retract it but also aggressively promote that not only is there suspicion of Link rigging this match, but his previous matches might have been rigged too. Someone wants to create a boxing star, and Link is the chosen one.

Also, leak information that Franco Duvall is too close to Link."

"But boss, Link's record is 16 fights, 16 wins, 16 KOs; claiming that he's fixing his matches, would anyone believe that?" the assistant hesitated.

Greg Cohen smiled crookedly, "On the contrary, even Tyson Ali couldn't knock out his opponent in every amateur match, so how could Link achieve that? Doubts definitely exist in the minds of the audience. We just need to make good use of these doubts, amplify them, and that will make people believe that there's something wrong with all sixteen of Link's matches—even the next one too."

Seeing the assistant about to speak again, he raised his hand to stop him, "We just need to muddy the waters, label Link with rigging matches. We don't need to completely ruin him; this alone isn't enough to do that."

"Understood!"

The assistant nodded.

The match ended.

As he came off the stage, reporters asked Link if he was rigging the match.

Link didn't explain and went straight back to the locker room, then drove to the beach to rest and conserve energy for tomorrow's match.

After he left, the reporters interviewed Andzeje Methodra, asking if he was also involved in rigging the match with Link.

Andzeje Methodra expressed shock at the question, saying that he and Link were both fully committed and enjoyed the process of the match, completely baffled as to how the media could mistake it for a rigged match.

The reporters argued that with Link's punching power, he should have been able to finish the match much earlier.

Andzeje Methodra shook his head, indicating that the reporters weren't boxers and didn't understand the meaning of boxing.

The purpose of amateur boxing matches isn't just to win but also to enjoy the process of matching skills with the opponent, which speaks volumes more than words or a million US dollars, so the innocent are innocent, and he didn't want to explain further.

That evening, numerous stories about Link rigging matches circulated online and in the media.

Videos of Link's 16 fights with 16 KOs also spread across the internet.

Some said that Link was great, skilled, and strong and would definitely become a boxing champion one day.

Others thought it was fake, stating that wearing sponge gloves and hitting opponents padded with sponge gear—could that knock them out?

It's impossible, there must be a conspiracy.

Even many well-known boxers spoke out, saying that even Tyson couldn't achieve 16 fights with 16 KOs in amateur matches, how could Link, a light-skinned lad weighing less than 80 kilograms, do that?

It must be fake.

Shut up!

Link's fans stepped up, vociferously defending him, stating from regional to final matches, Link KO'd opponents every time, proven by videos, it couldn't be fake, it's extremely narrow-minded to think that since no one else has done it before, it must be doubtful if Link has done it now.

Miami and Florida media also published articles supporting Link Baker, suggesting the backlash was due to his growing fame and others' jealousy.

They even tagged the organizer of the Golden Gloves, the National Amateur Boxing Association, online, calling for the association to clarify.

The Amateur Boxing Association immediately came forward, publicly asserting that there were no issues with the matches and that there was nothing wrong with Link's matches.

But the questioning voices online were too loud, and Link was still labeled by netizens as rigging matches.

As a controversial figure, Link subsequently appeared in major media across America.

The core issue of the controversy was whether Link was rigging matches or not—was his record of 16 fights and 16 KOs real or fake?

Because of these doubts, many people were highly anticipating Link's next match against Andrea Berto, the top super middleweight amateur.

Real or fake, tomorrow's match would tell.