Chapter 674 Christmas War

"Iron Hammer suffered unfair treatment in the NBA, and he decided to formally enter the professional boxing world!"

"Li Dazui officially declares war on the media!"

"The NBA is about to lose a superstar!"

"$20 million appearance fee, this is the top appearance fee in the heavyweight class!"

"The top promoter Arum will choose an opponent for the Hammer among the Klitschko brothers, African world boxing champion Pete, Cauley Sanders and more than a dozen world champion fighters!"

After the press conference, countless news immediately began to sweep the world.

Jordan expressed his opinion to the media: "I am not surprised at all. The current boxing heavyweight has entered the age of giants. Basketball and football players are eligible to enter it and have a try. I support the behavior of the hammer."

Klitschko was in New York and immediately accepted an interview with the media. He said: "My agent and promoter did receive a call from Mr. Arum, saying that there is a very hot boxing match waiting for me, but I Didn't know it was Hammer. I know him, I watch the NBA a lot, he's a world star. If I had the chance, I'd fight him."

Klitschko, who was with his brother, also expressed similar statements.

Other heavyweight boxers involved were also interviewed by the media one by one, and none of them had the intention of rejecting this boxing match.

"They think you are a soft-boiled persimmon, and you can get 20 million US dollars in appearance fees and a large PPV fee, at least tens of millions of dollars, why not do it? No one will reject you. Now It's up to you, it doesn't matter if you lose, don't lose too badly, at least you have to persist for a few more rounds." Gao Yuanyuan said.

"Can I lose? You arrange Xiao Ke for me, and I'll beat him!" Li Ba shouted.

"Xiao Ke's strength is still not as good as Da Ke's, but it is on the rise. At least who to arrange, Hammer, we need a professional assessment and try to choose the most suitable opponent for you." Arum said.

Li Ba nodded, but did not refuse.

Although it's okay to lose in the cross-border battle, he definitely wants to win, and the opponent still has to be picked.

If you ask him to play a big gram now, he will definitely not be able to fight it. The big gram is too strong, so he must sharpen his knife first with the small gram.

At this time, in an apartment in Brooklyn, New York, the 39-year-old former world boxing champion Mike Tyson was making a phone call to an acquaintance with the media.

In June of this year, he lost his last fight and announced his retirement, but now, he wants to come back.

He has $40 million in debt, some of which he has paid off through previous fights, and some more, and now he sees an opportunity to make money.

As a basketball player, he is still sure.

As long as he gets an appearance fee of 20 million US dollars, he can not only pay off his debts, but also have a lot of savings, which is enough for him to support his family.

"Hey, Jack, this is Mike, do you hear me?" Tyson yelled immediately when the call was connected.

"Oh, of course I know it's you. Mike, are you okay? Any news for me?" the other said.

"It's like this... If you break the news about me, I will benefit you if I get the contract." Tyson said his thoughts.

"OK, Mike, I hope you get the qualification to fight against Hammer. But I'm afraid you won't get the same appearance fee as Hammer. After all, you don't belong to this era anymore." The other party said bluntly.

"No problem, half of it is fine. Otherwise, five million is fine, and it can solve my dilemma." Tyson said.

"OK, leave it to me." The other party said.

It didn't take long for the news that former world boxing champion Tyson was coming back to fight the Hammers, and the media broke out.

The current heavyweight boxing world is dominated by Klitschko, and Xiao Ke is also on the rise. Brothers Xiao Ke and Xiao Ke are about to sweep the heavyweight boxing world, but as the most popular former world boxing champion in the 1990s, Tyson's The news is still widely reported.

Arum later accepted an interview and said: "If he still keeps training, we can list him as one of the candidates. But I need further evaluation, we will not pick a world-class player for the Hammers." A boxer with the strength of a boxing champion."

At the NBA headquarters in New York, the public relations department was very busy, dealing with waves of media, endlessly.

Stern put down the phone in his office and breathed a sigh of relief.

He had just finished the phone call with Bill Duffy. Li Ba was too decisive in what he said to the media. He felt that things were a little out of control. If Li Ba really left the NBA, it would definitely be a huge loss for the league.

Jordan retired for the first time that year, which had a huge blow to the league, and he still remembers it vividly.

He will not allow such a thing to happen again.

At 8:30 p.m., Madison Square Garden, one of the most watched games in the NBA is about to begin.

However, the limelight of this match has been taken away by the news of Li Ba's entry into professional boxing. So far, the hottest news in the world's sports world is Li Ba's cross-border battle.

Before the game, the two sides announced the starting lineup.

Knicks: Stoudemire, Odom, Jaylen Rose, Jamal Crawford, Nash.

Suns: Lee Ba, Marion, Battier, Lagabel, Tony Allen.

In the visiting team's locker room, the Suns players did not discuss the upcoming game, but discussed Li Ba's cross-border battle.

Barbosa is on the injured list with a sprained ankle and will be out for at least three games, but he's still here for such a high-profile game.

"Boss, you won't retire to box like Jordan did?" he asked.

"Not for now." Li Ba said.

"Boss, your fist is so hard, who can hold it?" Tony Allen said.

"Boss, your steals and blocks are so accurate, so is your boxing also so accurate?" Battier asked the point.

Li Ba proudly said: "Of course, my punching technique should be regarded as the most powerful in the world. It's about hitting the chin, but never hitting the nose."

"Boss, I will definitely buy you!" Battier said excitedly.

"Well, this is a wise decision. I also plan to buy myself and make a lot of money." Li Ba patted Battier's shoulder appreciatively.

"To support the boss, I'll buy ten thousand dollars too," Barbossa yelled.

"Get out! Ten thousand dollars, is this your support for me?" Li Ba scolded with a smile.

Barbosa called Tian Qu: "Boss, I only have more than 800,000 US dollars a year, and only half of it is left after paying taxes. For 10,000 US dollars, I have to spend less time with a few girls."

"Haha!" Everyone laughed.

Outside the locker room, Colangelo with a very serious expression blocked a large number of media outside and refused their interview requests.

He had a feeling that if things were allowed to go on, maybe the Hammers would really leave the league, and the Suns would fall directly from the peak to the bottom.

He decided to make good use of his influence in the American sports world to enhance the social status of the Hammer, so that those media can no longer suppress the Hammer unscrupulously.

Then came off the bench, and not long after the main players played, the two teams met at the exit.

Li Ba glanced at the other party and said to Marion and the others, "Brothers, we'll kill them tonight!"

"Fuck them!" Marion and the others shouted loudly.

"These bastards! This is our home field, so arrogant!" Stoudemire's face turned black with anger.