America is in control

Chapter 114 The boxing champion’s title defense is finalized and the Rattlesnake

As an action sounded, Nicolas Cage and Elizabeth Sue gradually embraced each other.

"I declare"

After this shot was taken, director Mike Figgis shouted at the top of his lungs: "This is the end of all the filming for "Leaving Las Vegas"!"

Liu Jiang stood behind Mark Fisher and clapped vigorously.

The pre-production shooting is finally over, and the crew and creative staff are about to return to the production company for post-production.

General Liu can finally leave the furnace of Las Vegas and return to the pleasant climate of Los Angeles.

But before he could take a good rest for a few days, Bob called.

"Boy, I heard that you are back in Los Angeles. How was the special training?"

"It's okay! It's just a little too hot."

"How are you preparing for the boxing championship defense?"

"Boss, I'm in amazing shape now and I'm not afraid of any challenge!"

"Okay, I'll arrange a press conference immediately."

"No problem! Boss."

After hanging up the phone, Liu Jiang fell into deep thought.

During this time, negotiations between Bob and Louis Dewar were not going well.

The unification fight for the welterweight boxing champions of the four major organizations has been unable to come to fruition for a long time.

Bob talked to himself several times on the phone, both of them annoyed about the incident.

That guy named Burnell Whittaker is really nothing!

He had made bold promises before, saying that if he wanted to fight him for a unification title, he had to win the IBF welterweight gold belt first.

It's good now that I have won the IBF welterweight gold belt, but the opponent is scared!

Sure enough, there was only a wrong name, not a wrong nickname!
Mr. Sweet Pea is really a slippery pea!
In response to this situation, Bob made a suggestion for Liu to defend his title first.

The WBO welterweight title fight has almost ended for half a year.

The contending fighter has contacted Bob several times through his boxing promoter.

He wants to challenge Liu Jiang, the current WBO/IBF welterweight champion, and the conditions given are quite good.

Bob was a little moved and kept hinting that Liu would agree to the other party's challenge.

However, Liu Jiang has always been dissatisfied with the appearance fee proposed by Bob.

He asked his boxing agent Terry to come forward and discuss the appearance fee with Bob.

Today, General Liu is no longer what he used to be. He holds the gold belts of two organizations’ welterweight champions.

He has the confidence to talk to the other party about appearance fees.

After a period of negotiation, Terry got back a number that satisfied General Liu.

The boxing champion's title defense has been finalized, and the press conference and event launch ceremony can be held just after Liu returns to Los Angeles.

That's what Bob called.

The boxer who wants to challenge General Liu this time is named Oba Diallo Carr, from Detroit, nicknamed 'Rattlesnake'.

He is 23 years old this year, with a height of 176cm and a wingspan of 183cm. He has a professional record of 33 wins and 1 loss, 18 of which were won by KO.

The man's nickname of 'Rattlesnake' comes mainly from his sharp jab and lightning speed.

Carr's jab makes a sound similar to the vibrating tail of a rattlesnake.

His punches were also as fast as a rattlesnake striking its prey.

In addition, Karl usually seems very quiet, even a little unsociable.

This withdrawn, cold and arrogant temperament makes people difficult to approach, so the nickname "Rattlesnake" came into being.

Carl's boxing skills are very good, plus he is fast.

This allows his fist to always land accurately on his opponent.

His pace is extremely flexible, his style of play is complex and changeable, and he can switch between offense and defense quickly. In several games, Carl used continuous and precise combination punches to knock out his opponents.

However, his weaknesses are also obvious. First of all, he lacks strength. He rarely performs attacks that can win with one blow.

The second thing is that his chin is a bit fragile. His only defeat was when his opponent hit his chin KO.

This is not an exception, there were several games where opponents almost lost the game by hitting Carr on the chin.

Except for his fragile jaw, his body's ability to withstand blows is pretty good, and his willpower is pretty strong.

After studying their opponents' videotapes, Liu Jiang and Rooney came to a unified conclusion.

That is, the threat this 'rattlesnake' poses to him is quite limited.

Liu Jiang's style of play that emphasizes both defense and offense is quite restrained against the opponent.

In addition, Karl didn't have any special tricks, so it was impossible to KO Liu Jiang with weak combination punches.

Liu has a very high hope of winning this game.

"John, we can't be careless and prepare for the game as we should."

"Just because your opponent is restrained by your style of play, don't underestimate them."

"Anything can happen in the boxing ring, and you must be fully prepared."

Rooney was good at everything, but a little cautious. He couldn't help but remind General Liu a few words.

Sparing his forehead, Liu Jiang suppressed the disdainful expression on his face and said solemnly.

"Coach, don't worry, I will prepare carefully for the game."

To be honest, General Liu really didn't take this opponent seriously.

But Rooney also had good intentions, and he couldn't refute the opponent's face no matter what.

After Rooney left the Irvine villa, Liu called Connery's phone.

"Honey! I'm going back to Los Angeles tonight."

The event launch ceremony and press conference.

Liu Jiang was wearing a dark blue suit and sitting upright in his seat.

The host next to him was chattering as he introduced the situation of this boxing title defense match.

General Liu tilted his head and glanced at his opponent sitting on the other side of the host.

Karl had a shaved head and a sad face, which looked a little funny.

His eyes were erratic, looking at the table for a while, and then looking to his side.

No matter how he looked at it, Liu Jiang did not think that this opponent could pose a threat to him.

Just by virtue of his temperament, he can overwhelm the other party.

After the host ended his long speech, the reporter's question session began.

"John, when will you and Vitak decide on a unification fight for the boxing title?"

Liu Jiang did not expect that the first question asked by reporters would be this.

It seems that the reporters are more concerned about their unification fight with the Whittaker boxing champion.

They don't seem to be optimistic about their opponent Karl this time.

"Uh! Perhaps only God knows this question!"

"My boxing promoter Bob has been actively communicating with each other during this period."

"I don't know which link caused the problem. The response from Vitak was a little cold."

Bob has previously stated that General Liu should not be overly rhetorical when it comes to boxing champion unification fights.

Although he didn’t know why Bob made such an arrangement, since he had promised the other party, he had to keep his promise.

Just a little caricature of Whittaker and his boxing promoters will do.

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