Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

Later, with the support of the Boxing Association of Ireland, a hospital specially performed a transplant surgery on him, filling his eye muscles with some new material to help him recover some of his sight. However, his vision was still somewhat affected, which was also Darren's shortcoming.

"Darren really is a tough person."

Steve nodded and asked Tyson and the others, "What do you think of Link's performance in this round?"

Waving his fists, Tyson said, "It was great. Link's fighting style is as sharp as mine. We both like to break through the opponent's defense with heavy punches and then knock them out. It's a cool style."

"No, I don't think so."

Rafael shook his head and countered, "Link's boxing is smarter than yours and more versatile. He doesn't just use his fists in a match; he also uses his brain and tactics, often overcoming stronger opponents. This is evident from his matches against Pitts, Aragon, Altayev, and James Gedel."

Doug Fisher nodded next to him, "In this period, I've watched all of Link's match recordings. His matches have two highlights. First is certainly his KO technique. Boxing is the art of knocking down, and no one doesn't want to see a boxer knocking down his opponent. Link does this very well.

The second is his application of boxing tactics in the match. His tactics are different in every match. I asked his coaches, West and Ed, and they both say that during the matches, Link devises his own tactics; they just provide suggestions, which is very impressive."

"Well said."

Host Steve clapped his hands and said to Link, "What do you think of their comments?"

"They are great, but tactically, coaches West and Ed also help me a lot during the matches. They are veterans with rich experience. Although I don't often follow their tactics, I consider their advice and adjust and modify my own tactics. I would also like to express my gratitude to both coaches here. My gold medal also owes much to their effort."

Link humbly said to the camera.

Applause erupted.

"Wow, Link spoke beautifully!"

In Miami at West's boxing gym, West, Reggie, Mario, Robinson, and others sat around the TV, watching Link speak eloquently on screen.

"Not only is Link amazing at boxing, but he's also so humble after becoming the world champion. I wish I could be like him."

Reggie stared at the TV and said.

Jim and the other young trainees nodded repeatedly.

"Haha, Link really is a good kid. Inviting him to join the gym was the best decision of my life."

West laughed heartily, his eyes welling up with tears.

"Wait! Why didn't he thank me?"

Mario stood up, pointing at the TV discontentedly, "I trained with him for over two months, took so many hits, and was even knocked out three times. Doesn't that deserve any credit, doesn't that merit a thank you?"

"Shut up, Link has four sparring partners; you trained with him the least. Do you still expect him to thank you?"

Coach West scolded him.

"Mario, Link initially didn't want to use you as a sparring partner; you were the one who didn't want to leave, and besides, you benefited more from training with Link."

Reggie said with a squinting smile.

Mario opened his mouth to retort, then snorted and turned his head away, ignoring them.

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The quarterfinals saw Link facing Altayev, the gold medalist in the middleweight category from the Athens Olympics.

Altayev was the previous champion and the seeded super middleweight champion for this Olympic Games. He had extremely high defense skills and extremely fierce fists; it was said that he once killed a brown bear with his punches.

As the match began, both sides started with an exchange of blows. In the first round, Link threw 102 punches, landing 12 on his opponent, while Altayev threw 96 punches, landing 8 on Link. Neither was knocked down in the first round.

In the second round, as they continued the exchange, Link, relying on his vicious heavy punches and sly jabs, landed 12 successive hits on his opponent and knocked him down once; Altayev only landed three.

As the score gap widened, Altayev fought more conservatively in the third round, focusing on defense and counterattacking.

Link, however, gritted his teeth and kept attacking Altayev and finally in the fourth round, he knocked down his opponent three more times, causing him to fall to the ground for counts, and Link won this tough match.

"What an exhilarating match. Link, compared to the match with Pitts, which one was tougher?"

Steve clapped his hands and asked after the video ended.

After thinking for a moment, Link said, "Both matches were tough. The match against Pitts was difficult because I was new to the professional scene and lacked experience, and Pitts' defense and durability were very high, making it hard to fight.

Altayev and I have similar boxing styles; we both are aggressive boxers who keep on moving forward, like warriors on the battlefield.

Fighting such an opponent was truly thrilling. We both exchanged blows in the first two rounds, with me having a slight edge in strength and speed. By the end of the second round, we knew the outcome of the match, so before the third round began, Altayev congratulated me and mentioned that I had a chance to win the gold medal."

"It sounds like you guys have a pretty good relationship off the screen?"