Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 552 - 424: Negotiating the Competition_2

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Franco looked at Link, who was training, and he couldn't help but marvel.

Ordinary boxers, once they achieve some success, often become complacent and require constant urging from their coaches to train.

But Link is now the boxer with the strongest overall strength, the highest appearance fees, and the greatest fame, also voted by "Ring Magazine" as the most outstanding representative in the boxing field today.

Moreover, he's worth over two billion US dollars, a true tycoon.

Someone like him doesn't need to work hard to enjoy a life of glory and wealth.

However, after achieving all this, Link didn't just rest on his laurels and become stagnant.

He still insists on training every day and continuously improving himself, as if he had not become famous.

This sort of resilience, mentality, perseverance, self-discipline, and pursuit of boxing is worth learning for all boxers and even athletes.

"Yes, a boxer like Link is really hard to come across, you're lucky to have found him, Al Haymon and Frank Warren said last time that you are a lucky guy,"

Hoyle said with a curl of his lip.

Franco shook his head, he could hear that Hoyle was still angry about the 'hair-pulling' incident, but he didn't mind, what Hoyle said was true.

If he hadn't signed Link back then, he would indeed have struggled to make any significant achievements in boxing, let alone control a sports company worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Also, in Hoyle's words, he could detect a strong note of bitterness, which was envy, jealousy, and hate.

In fact, not just Hoyle was envious; since 2009, he had become the object of envy for all boxing promotion company owners, and that envy only grew stronger.

Because Link's ability to make money was getting stronger and stronger.

An appearance fee of thirty to forty million dollars for a match, four to five matches a year, a total income of over two hundred million dollars. Even if the company could only take twenty to thirty percent, that's still forty to fifty million in revenue.

Forty to fifty million a year, a hundred million in two years. Minus the promotion costs during the event, the net income still exceeds ten million.

With this speed, the one hundred million dollars Link shouted for on the train as a signing bonus back then was really too cheap.

He alone made money faster than a promotion company with one hundred professional boxers under its banner.

Like Hoyle's Golden Boy Promotions, with over fifty professional boxers, last year's profits on the books were less than six million, and in reality, they were reportedly in debt by several million.

Hoyle speaking to him with such a bitter tone, he could totally understand.

"Let's not squabble, I'm here to discuss something important with you,"

Franco said.

"Is it about the match with Bernard Hopkins? There's no hurry, let Link fight Belrut Shumenov, Chad Dawson, and Nathan Cleverly first, then talk after he beats all three of them,"

Hoyle said perfunctorily.

After being defeated by Link at the beginning of the year, Hoyle announced his retirement and focused on running Golden Boy Promotions.

He's now both the boss of the promotion company and a famous promoter in the boxing world, responsible for promoting and operating the matches of his boxers, making money off them.

The Al Haymon, Frank Warren he mentioned earlier are also gold-standard promoters in the boxing world.

And so are Bob Arum, Franco Duvall.

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Now, in the world of boxing, any important matches are orchestrated by a few promoters.

And Bernard Hopkins, the WBA Light Heavyweight champion, is a boxer under Golden Boy Promotions.

For Franco to initiate a match between Link and Hopkins, he would need his agreement.

But under the current circumstances, he couldn't agree.

He had fought with Link and knew how strong Link was.

Hopkins was not Link's match for the time being; he was arranging for Hopkins to train intensively in Cuba, to first see how Link would fare against the other three Light Heavyweight champions.

It would be best if Link encountered some setbacks in his first three Light Heavyweight matches, affecting his mindset.

If Hopkins could then time his move perfectly and defeat Link in one fell swoop, that would be perfect.

"Bob Arum and Al Haymon said the same thing,"

Frank said helplessly.

The IBF Light Heavyweight champion was under Bob Arum, while WBO Light Heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly was with Al Haymon.

"They also want to see Link's matches against the other three champions before they decide. If none of you arrange for your fighters to face him, after Link beats Belrut Shumenov, he will have no matches to fight,"

"How can there be no matches? You can first arrange for Link to fight the second and third-ranked boxers in each organization, secure his challenger status, then take on the three champions one by one, steadily and solidly, which is better for Link's development,"

Hoyle spread his hands.

"That arrangement is also possible, but Link is currently busy with many things, with limited time. He doesn't have time to participate in secondary competitions. Besides, what's the point of you all avoiding a fight? Will a few months' delay give you a chance to defeat Link?"

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Hoyle, with his arms folded, said unyieldingly.

Franco glanced at him, "Are you sure you want to do that? Don't forget, Hopkins is 46 this year, he'll be 47 next year. His condition will only decline. You're a boxer, you know what age means for a boxer."

Hoyle frowned upon hearing this; 'The Executioner' Hopkins truly was advanced in age, the oldest active champion in boxing, which was exactly why he did not want Hopkins to face the exceedingly energetic Link in the ring too soon.

If Link was to employ a strategy of attrition and drag the match beyond ten rounds, Hopkins would stand no chance at victory.

"Hoyle, think about it – Hopkins has a title defense match later this year. There are numerous talents in the Light Heavyweight division. If he loses the Golden Belt, he will no longer qualify to fight Link. Why not take advantage of his current champion status to fight Link and earn a few million more in appearance fees?"

Franco persuaded.

Upon hearing his suggestion, Hoyle sunk into thought. After a moment, he told Franco that he needed to discuss it with Hopkins first. If Hopkins agreed, he would not object.

Franco nodded, greeted him, and walked towards the equipment training area.

Watching Franco's departing figure, Hoyle pursed his lips in dissatisfaction.

This lucky guy, born with a good father, met a good wife when he grew up, and now he's come across someone like Link. This guy's whole life has been charmed.

Then there's that guy Link – if Link were with Golden Boy Promotions, he too could pressure other boxers into fighting like Franco does.

It's a shame that he didn't discover Link earlier.

If time could be turned back, he would've definitely beaten Franco to the punch and signed Link with a hefty contract.