Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

"Hmph, if the match hadn’t been rigged, Evander would have definitely won," Dino said, curling his lip.

Old Duvall glanced at Dino and said to Arum, "The young man doesn’t know any better, don’t take it to heart."

Bob Arum laughed and said he didn’t mind, his gaze drifting over to Link, who was standing beside Dino.

Link was also looking at the two boxing elders, Bob Arum and Duvall.

In North American professional boxing, Duvall, Don King, and Arum were a triad of power, both collaborators and competitors.

When they worked together, they promoted many classic boxing matches, such as ’The Rumble in the Jungle’ Ali vs. George Foreman, ’The Thrilla in Manila’ Ali vs. Joe Frazier, the Super Middleweight Four Kings tournament, and the second fight between Tyson and Holyfield; all of which they had jointly crafted and promoted.

But they would also frequently undermine each other, trying to ruin their rivals and become the dominant force in the United States boxing industry. After more than thirty years of battling, victories were shared between them.

In recent years, with old Duvall and Don King stepping back due to health reasons, Bob Arum became unrivaled in the North American boxing scene, which was one of the key reasons a top-tier promotion company could rise to prominence so strongly. Your next read is at empire

Seeing the other party look over, Link nodded politely as a sign of respect.

Even though he disagreed with their management philosophy, he had to acknowledge their significant contributions to the promotion of boxing.

To the average person, the meaning of boxing was not the fair play, racial equality, and cultural trendiness he told Emma Watson about; it was a pathway, a means for those at the bottom to leap up the social ladder.

For instance, boxers like Pacquiao and Klitschko announced their candidacies for president after becoming famous. Especially Pacquiao, who went from sleeping under a bridge as a child laborer to becoming a billionaire, a seven-division world champion, and a presidential candidate, had a life journey even more inspiring than Link’s.

And because boxing was a pathway, after becoming a boxer himself, Link continuously promoted the sport to draw more attention and converge more interests. The broader this path became, the more it could attract countless others like him and Pacquiao to join.

"Link, I’ve been hearing your name a lot lately; you’re a very formidable boxer," Bob Arum said with a laugh.

"Thank you, Mr. Arum, for the compliment," Link replied politely.

"Link, I hear your goal is to become the next Mayweather? Haha, that’s an ambitious goal. But to become Mayweather, it’s not just the fists that do the talking—it’s the promotional company’s operations as well. I think you understand this principle," Arum said.

"Yes, but Mayweather isn’t my goal."

"Oh?" Arum raised his eyebrows and laughed, "Link, what is your goal then?"

Link thought for a moment, "I’m not sure, but I have a plan. I intend to surpass Mayweather within five years. Mr. Arum, do you think I can do it?"

"Surpass Mayweather within five years?!"

Everyone present was shocked by his words and looked at him incredulously.

Since turning pro in ’96, Mayweather had accumulated a record of 39 wins with no losses and secured world champion titles in four weight divisions, becoming the most successful boxer of the time with fight purses exceeding 20 million US dollars, a true boxing legend.

For Link to want to surpass him in five years—it was undeniable that the man was a talker.

"Haha, Link, you won’t make another ’five years and zero losses’ claim, will you?" Greg Cohen teased.

The crowd burst into laughter; Greg was poking fun at Link’s earlier boast of finishing off all his Super Middleweight opponents in 100 seconds, which took a bit more time against Miko.

"Just you wait and see," Link said with a light smile, bidding farewell to old Duvall and Ms. Nora, and then driving away from the Garden Arena.

"This kid is talented," old Duvall and Arum said in unison as they watched his leaving figure.

After speaking, they looked at each other, snorted coldly, and walked away with their respective entourages.

Nora Duwa said with a smile, "Father, should we acquire Dynasty Promotions?"

Old Duvall thought for a moment, "Let’s not. The main events are my business; Dynasty Promotions is Franco and Link’s business, let them handle it."

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