Chapter 59: Taylor

Link and Peters' match is over.

The Miami Herald used the words "tragic" and "shocking" to describe this match. No one expected Link to break "The Rock" Peters' jaw and end the match by forcing the opponent to surrender.

The result was shocking.

But afterwards, Link was also criticized by some public opinion, saying that his way of playing was a bit bloody. In amateur competitions, under the protection of the opponent's protective gear, he could still break the opponent's jaw with his fists, which is simply too cruel.

He also got another nickname - "Destroyer", saying that his heavy punch can destroy all opponents, no matter how strong the opponent's body is, he will be destroyed under his attack.

The Cuban official newspaper "Granma" sports edition also published an article about this, with more criticism than praise, saying that the Olympic series is an amateur competition, focusing on exchanges. Link's winning method of KOing his opponent in every battle is "too extreme and unacceptable", and believes that the Olympic Organizing Committee and the American Boxing Association should intervene in this matter and urge Link to correct his way of playing.

Link didn't care about the criticism from the outside world. It's normal to get injured or injured on the boxing ring. Whether it's a professional or amateur competition, there will be boxers injured.

Some boxers ask to stop the game and treat the wound after being injured to prevent the injury from worsening and affecting future development, such as Rosniel; some are more bloody and choose to persevere, resulting in aggravated injuries, such as Peters.

Whether to continue the game or give up after being injured in the game depends entirely on personal choice, and you have to bear the consequences yourself, not your opponent.

In addition, the Olympic Organizing Committee and the Boxing Association have no right to intervene in this matter. Boxing matches, whether amateur or professional, value the strength of boxers.

Since boxers are allowed to infinitely improve their defense and resistance to blows, they must also be allowed to infinitely improve their personal defense breaking and offensive abilities. They cannot be asked to make changes just because others have heavy punches and sharp attacks.

'This kind of request is extremely unreasonable, amateurish, and absurdly ridiculous, like asking factories all over the world to stop producing axes because their doors are broken by axes. '

Afterwards, "Boxing" magazine refuted the commentary article in "Granma".

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After the fourth round, the qualifiers entered the semi-finals.

Link drew lots and drew the Venezuelan dark horse Alva Enriquez.

Lorenzo Aragon's opponent is Fernando Vargas of Mexico.

After being defeated by Alva in the previous round, Fernando won the qualification to advance to the semi-finals by defeating Douglas Silva of Jamaica and Peters of Haiti who gave up the game.

The match between Link and the dark horse Alva was the first match. Compared with the hardness and thickness of "The Rock" Peters, the dark horse Alva is a boxer who is known for his technique and speed. Very tenacious.

Alva also relied on this advantage to win five games in a row after losing in the first round, directly breaking into the top three.

To deal with this kind of boxer, as long as you can crush the opponent in terms of technique and speed, it is not difficult to win the game, but the difficulty is how to KO him.

"Link, the Olympic Organizing Committee sent news that Alva voluntarily gave up the game, and you directly advanced to the finals."

Link was watching the video of his opponent Alva's game in the hotel, and coach Ed walked in excitedly and told him the news that Alva decided to give up the next round of the game.

In the last match between Alva and Fernando of the Mexican team, although he won the match, Fernando's style of play was too fierce, which caused him to injure his ribs and two ribs were fractured. If he fights him again, the injury will be even worse. serious.

After careful consideration, they decided to give up the next game.

"Haha, Link, your style of play is too fierce. Alva was scared when he saw that even Rock Peters was injured by you, so he voluntarily gave up the game."

Andrzej laughed.

"Link has to KO his opponent to win every game, and he does it every time, which means that everyone needs to be prepared to be knocked out by you before going on stage. It's scary to think about it."

Jones Folos said with a smirk.

Link smiled slightly. It was good news that his opponent voluntarily gave up the game. One less game meant one more day of rest and more preparation before the game.

After all, the next opponent, Aragon, is more difficult than Peters.

After watching Aragon's videotape more than ten times, Link still had no clue.

Dinglingling!

The phone rang, it was Taylor's call, Taylor said that she had arrived at Havana Airport and asked him if he could pick her up.

Link was a little surprised. Taylor said last time that he didn't have time to come here, so why did he come here suddenly?

He borrowed the keys from the boxing team driver and drove the minibus to Jose Marti International Airport.

Jose Marti Airport is located 18 kilometers southwest of downtown Havana. It is named after Jose Marti, the leader of the Latin American liberation movement. It is the main international and domestic airport in Cuba.

Due to the tense relationship between the two countries, since the 1960s, the Cuban government has banned any American flights from landing at Cuban airports. It was not until recent years that the relationship between the two countries eased, and some restrictions were relaxed, allowing some American groups to travel to Cuba. However, only Miami, New York, and Los Angeles have opened flights to Cuba.

Link drove to the T3 International Building of the airport, and saw Taylor, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, in the rest area.

She was wearing a white printed T-shirt and blue jeans, a pink baseball cap, tall and beautiful, with a guitar case on her back, she was very conspicuous in the crowd.

There was also a middle-aged man in a wheelchair and a female assistant who was bowing her head and making a phone call.

"Hey, Taylor!"

Link took off his sunglasses and waved.

"Link!"

Taylor waved her arms happily, ran over from the crowd, and threw herself into his arms with a smile. Link smiled slightly, and gave the girl a light hug.

"You seem cooler."

Taylor raised her head, blinked her eyes, and looked at his face with a smile.

Link looked at the girl's beautiful face, blue fox eyes, golden bangs, and pretty smile, and seemed to be more beautiful than before. He was wrapped in his arms, and his nose was full of her fragrance.

"You are also more beautiful."

Link laughed.

"Taylor, don't run so fast, there are many thieves here."

The middle-aged man rolled his wheelchair and followed from the crowd. The man was in his forties, dressed in a casual suit, with a refined appearance, a slightly bald head, and the belly of a middle-aged man.

Link let go of the girl in his arms, and looked at the man in the wheelchair, "Who is this gentleman?"

"This is my dad. He was paralyzed the night before yesterday. My mom asked me to take care of him in the hospital, but I promised you to come and watch the game and I can't break my promise. I thought about it, and suddenly thought of a good idea, why not bring him with you? Come together, he also likes to watch boxing matches, right, Dad?"

Taylor put her arms around his arm and looked at Mr. Swift with a smile.

Link looked at the father and daughter suspiciously, the daughter brought her paralyzed father to watch the game? Did the father agree?

Mr. Swift was a little embarrassed. The day before yesterday, he had no choice but to agree to his wife's proposal, pretending that he couldn't get up because of back pain. His wife was worried that the little problem of back pain would not keep her daughter, so she exaggerated his condition and said that he was paralyzed.

Taylor was very sad when she found out, and said that she would find the best doctor to cure him.

He couldn't bear to see Taylor sad, so he told her that he was fine, just a small problem, and it would be fine in two days.

Taylor asked him if he was really okay?

Mr. Swift said it's really all right.

After the doctor's examination, it also showed that there was no major problem, temporary paralysis, and it would be fine after a few days of rest.

Mrs. Andrea asked Taylor to stay in the hospital to take care of him and not to run around.

Taylor took care of him for a long time, and suddenly proposed to take him to Havana to watch a boxing match.

Mr. Swift didn't want to agree at the time, but he couldn't bear to see Taylor in a bad mood, so he agreed, and then followed Taylor from Los Angeles thousands of miles away to Havana, the capital of Cuba, feeling like a dream.

"Mr. Swift, welcome to Havana to watch my game, I hope it won't affect your treatment."

Link bent down and stretched out his hand.

"It's okay, it won't be delayed."

Mr. Swift stretched out his hand to shake his hand, and at the same time he was looking at Link, and found that he was wearing ordinary T-shirts and jeans, had a gentle temper, and spoke politely, and he didn't look like a bad person.

"Link, this is my assistant Emily."

Taylor pointed to the girl pushing the wheelchair and said.

The woman is in her twenties, wearing a casual dress, on the phone, heard Taylor's introduction, nodded to Link, and whispered to Taylor with the phone: "It's Annie's call, she heard that you secretly brought Mr. Swift Mr. Havana is very, very angry."

"Mrs. Andrea doesn't know you're coming to Havana?" Link asked in surprise.

"She's too busy, I didn't tell her."

Taylor blinked playfully, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, she took the phone and carefully called out "Mom", and an angry female voice immediately appeared in the microphone, "Taylor, I asked you to take care of you at home Dad, you took him abroad to watch a boxing match? Are you crazy?"

Taylor held the phone a little away from her ear, waited for the voice in the microphone to stop, and then said with a smile: "Mom, don't worry, I asked the doctor, and the doctor told me that Dad's illness is mainly caused by psychological problems. , It’s best to walk around outside and bask in the sun, and it will be fine in a few days.”

"What nonsense are you talking about? Your father is paralyzed, and you want him to walk around outside?"

The voice on the phone was a little hysterical.

Taylor covered her ears with her hands, and handed the phone to Mr. Swift, "Dad, you come and tell mom, you volunteered."

Mr. Swift spread his hands, how could a paralyzed person like me volunteer to go out? But this was his daughter's request, so he could only answer the phone and whisper sweet words to the microphone.

Link saw the sweat on Mr. Swift's forehead, and secretly sighed, it is not easy to be a man, and it is even more difficult to be a man for a strong woman.

The group delayed for a few minutes at the airport, Link drove Taylor, Mr. Swift, and assistant Emily to the hotel. Since Mr. Swift and Emily always stayed by Taylor's side, no matter where she went, Emily had to follow her closely After that, Link and Taylor didn't have much time to be alone.

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(End of this chapter)