Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

"CUT!"

The cameo in "Fast & Furious" went smoothly, with Link playing Dwight, an underground racer.

In Fast & Furious 4, to catch the murderer of his girlfriend Letty, lead character Brian teams up again with Dom to target a South American drug lord by infiltrating an organization that uses car races as a cover.

Link, playing Dwight, also participated in that race, and in the end, he was utterly outplayed by the two leading men.

Dwight didn't have much screen time, only appearing a few times during the race, making provocative gestures at the protagonists. Since the race took place at night, Link had finished filming in just two afternoons, which didn't interfere with his training schedule.

"Hey, Link, not bad acting, hope to work with you again,"

Lead actor Paul Walker shouted from inside a car.

"Sure!"

Link responded with a light smile. During the shoot, he had only sneered into the camera twice, making a disdainful expression, and he hadn't done much else. That was considered good acting?

But thinking about what director Stephen Herrick said, that in Hollywood nowadays, actors who look good are more popular than those who actually act well, Link felt confident since he was good-looking and knew a bit about acting. Playing a minor role like 'Dwight' was definitely within his capabilities.

"Director Lin, if you have a suitable role in the future, remember to contact me. I can handle various roles,"

Link called out to director Lin Yibin as he was leaving.

"Link, does that include playing gay characters?"

Actress Michelle Rodriguez shouted.

Ha-ha-ha! Everyone laughed.

"Except that. I can handle any role of normal gender; I enjoy acting,"

"Alright, I'll remember that."

Director Lin gave an OK gesture.

Link waved goodbye to the crew and boarded the executive van that Simon had driven over.

"Link, Franco just sent over some information, take a look."

Seeing him greet everyone, Simon handed over some documents.

Link looked at it; it was a statement from British boxer Joe Calzaghe.

Joe Calzaghe, 36 this year, a British Super Middleweight boxer, turned professional in 1992, became the WBO Super Middleweight world champion in 1997, and dominated the WBO Super Middleweight Golden Belt for ten years. In 2006, he seized the IBF Super Middleweight Golden Belt from American boxer Jeff Lacy.

After defeating Danish boxer Mikkel Kessler last November, he collected all four Super Middleweight belts—WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO—bringing his professional record to 44 wins in 44 fights.

On May 19 this year, he moved up to Light Heavyweight and defeated The Ring Light Heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins, improving his record to 45 wins in 45 fights.

And he plans to challenge Roy Jones Jr. this November.

Due to Calzaghe moving up to Light Heavyweight and gaining too much weight, he can no longer compete in Super Middleweight fights. Yesterday, he announced he was relinquishing all his Super Middleweight Golden Belts.

According to the rules, the four major boxing organizations will soon hold ranking matches and challenge matches to determine the new owners of the four championship belts, and all Super Middleweight professionals can register to participate.

"Link, want to give it a shot?"

Simon said, standing erect and looking at Link.

"Of course, it's a great opportunity to expedite my journey to become a world champion. I'll definitely participate,"

Link thought for a moment before responding.

"Isn't it a bit rushed? The battle for the Golden Belt is around October, and you would have just finished the Olympics. You wouldn't have received professional boxing training by then, and jumping straight into a professional match could be quite risky.

Franco suggests that after the Olympics, the company could arrange for a few professional boxers to spar with you. If you find beating them fairly easy, then you could register for the battle for the Golden Belt with less risk."

Simon cautiously advised.

Link nodded, agreeing to Simon's suggestion.

The battle for the Golden Belt among the four major organizations is a series of competitions.

A new professional boxer first needs to take part in regional qualifying competitions, obtain the Intercontinental Championship Golden Belt, and with that belt, qualify to compete against other Intercontinental Champions or challenge boxers ranked 16th to 30th in the organization to grab the International Championship Golden Belt.

After becoming the International Champion, they can then participate in qualifying competitions to contend for the challenger title; as the Super Middleweight World Championship title is vacant among the four major organizations, one only needs to win the challenger match to obtain the Golden Belt and become the World Champion.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

The difficulty is no less than that of the Olympic series. Simon suggested starting with internal company matches first, to get used to the rhythm of professional competitions before moving on to professional tournaments—a more prudent suggestion that Link supported.

When the car returned to the seaside boulevard, Link and Gadot got out, and Simon left with the driver.

Back at the small shop, the lights were on at the entrance, and the room resounded with laughter and cheers as if there was a party.

Link walked in and saw James, Daniel, Michael, and three young girls sitting around a low table filled with over ten cans of beer, barbecued meat, fruit salads, and more.

They were eating and chatting, looking very happy.

"Hey, how could you guys have a party here while I was shooting?"

Link pulled Gadot to sit down.

"You're just too busy, we couldn't wait for you."

"That's right, Link, you missed Daniel's big moment. Today, he won second place at the Bund Hot Dog Contest, and we are celebrating that good news," Michael shouted, holding up his beer.

"A hot dog contest?"

Link asked, puzzled.

James nodded repeatedly, talking while gnawing on a rib: "Not just hot dogs, there are also contests for barbecues, sandwiches, ice cream; even diving and surfing have competitions. Don't forget to join the next beach diving contest."

"Alright! Congratulations, Daniel. Tomorrow, I'll try the hot dogs you make," Link said, holding a bottle of light beer with a smile.

"Haha, thanks!" Daniel said happily.

Sitting beside them, Link listened to them chat about the hot dog contest, feeling somewhat distracted. Since the qualifying competition, he had been busy signing contracts, becoming a celebrity, a millionaire, shooting a movie, and so on—rushing around as if he was drifting away from the people around him.

Listening to their jokes, he couldn't feel much resonance.

Link felt helplessly unsure whether he was moving too fast, becoming detached from the masses, or if life was just supposed to be like this—meeting some people, parting with others, then meeting new ones and parting again. But Link was someone who cherished old ties; he didn't like making new acquaintances, nor did he like drifting away from those he already knew.

He stood up, found the yacht keys, and asked, "It's not dark yet, how about we go drink on the yacht?"

The group paused for a moment, then erupted in cheers.

"Link, that's a fantastic idea."

"Hurry, let's have a party on the yacht, just thinking about it feels great."

Link gave a gentle smile, feeling that enjoying time with everyone wasn't too difficult.

Although he had cameo roles in the crew and sometimes joined everyone for sea outings, he spent most of his energy and time on boxing training.

To assist him in training, Coach West recruited two sparring partners for him; both were black men standing at six-foot-three, with average boxing skills but solid bodies and very good durability. Wearing protective gear, they could last ten rounds sparring with Link.

Apart from Henry and Brown, the new sparring partners, it wasn't long after the qualifying competition that Mario Morales also arrived at West Boxing Gym with his luggage and a tuition fee, stating he wanted to serve as a sparring partner for Link.

Now, Link had three and a half sparring partners: Morales, Henry, Brown, and Mario, who adamantly refused to relinquish his sparring duties.

Link frequently practiced offensive techniques with Henry and Brown, defensive moves with Morales, and heavy punches with Mario, which significantly increased the efficiency of his training.

In early August, when they retested his punch force, his right hand reached a maximum of 1520 pounds, an increase of 40 pounds from the first measurement, with an average of ten punches at 1380 pounds, 30 pounds more than the initial test.

His left hand reached a maximum force of 1360 pounds, an increase of 50 pounds, with an average force of 1050 pounds, 30 pounds more than before.

After two months of practice, both his fists had gained more than 30 pounds in force, showing significant training results, while Reggie and the others had at most gained 10 pounds, with Mario regressing by 5 pounds.