I will practice more in the United States

Chapter 135 The boxing match begins

Before that, they had never felt that throwing sandbags would be so tiring until they met Li Ang.

After two full hours, until several people could hardly lift their arms, Li Ang finally let them go.

"By the way, tomorrow is the same time and place. Remember to come over for training."

In fact, Li Ang really didn't lie to them. In many boxing exercises, to feel the way of exerting force, there will also be practice of throwing things.

Because the speed at which you throw something is basically determined by the speed at the end of your arm, it is significantly helpful for the conduction of force and how to make yourself exert force more efficiently.

Li Ang has also found a very efficient way to train his reflexes.

From the beginning, it was difficult for him to avoid the attack of three sandbags. He could only rely on grabbing the sandbags to gain "life" and extend his time on the court.

By the end of the day, he had been able to do it for nearly two or three minutes without being hit once by three sandbags.

In the next few days, while going to school, Li Ang improved his [spirit] by reading professional books. After school, he also conducted special training on reflexes.

When his reflexes further improved and he finally increased [Spirit] to 20 in one go, his senses during the sandbag game finally changed differently from before.

"I'm sorry, I want to know why you can avoid the sandbags behind your back, and why do you have open eyes on the back of your head?"

Barber asked in disbelief.

"It's a sense of danger. When your inner energy skills are cultivated to a certain level, you will have such an ability."

Li Ang joked casually.

Seeing that Barber still looked like his CPU was having difficulty running, Li Ang had no choice but to give an example:

"Have you seen "Spider-Man"? It's similar to his spider sense. Can you understand it?"

"I know I know."

Barber looked like he was suddenly enlightened.

"You mean, you have super powers, Wardfa! My classmates actually have super powers."

Seeing that he didn't look very smart, Li Ang didn't bother to explain too much.

In fact, he got it right. Li Ang himself felt that his current ability was a bit mysterious and beyond the abilities of ordinary humans. It was not a big problem to describe it as super power.

It's just that the current induction is still in a state of being inactive sometimes, but the clarity of the induction is much stronger than before.

Li Ang's ultimate requirement for himself is to be able to "dodge bullets." Well, even if he can't dodge bullets, being able to dodge gunshots is almost the same.

In the United States, he could not help but be wary of such incidents.

In 2021, a total of 1880 million guns were sold in the United States, of which 1130 million were pistols and 750 million were long guns.

According to the 2021 U.S. Gun Survey, about 3 in 1 American adults owns a gun.

According to 2023 data reported by the US "Gun Violence Archives" website, 650 mass shootings have occurred in the United States since the beginning of this year. The total number of deaths due to gun incidents is as high as 42491, and another 35912 people were injured.

Among them, 0 and 17 teenagers and children (1657-4463 years old) were killed and injured respectively due to gun incidents.

On average, 116 people die from shootings every day. Shootings every day are no joke.

Even though the area where Li Ang currently lives is not too chaotic, no one can guarantee that he will encounter some madman, just like the one he met in the supermarket last time.

Fortunately, according to Taylor's information, the shooter, who was mentally ill, seemed to have been hit by Li Ang with a durian and became hemiplegic. Even if he recovered in the future, he would only be able to travel in a wheelchair.

The boxing match is tomorrow, which is Saturday. This is really not a good day. According to the students' wishes, it would be best if it can be arranged on a class day.

There were not too many students who arrived to watch the match. Basically, there were only some students who were very interested in the boxing match and a few classmates of the contestants. In total, there were about forty or fifty people.

It is worth mentioning that Li Ang discovered the few elementary school students he met playing with sandbags at the scene.

"Look, let me just say that we made the right decision not to run that day. He turned out to be a member of the school boxing team."

"If you include his speed, the four of us might be chased and beaten by him."

"Hopefully his opponent will be stronger. I can't wait to see him get knocked down."

"Don't worry, the situation you mentioned will happen soon. I have heard from my friends about the strength of our school's boxing team. It is probably the same as our ranking in the class."

"You mean, fourth from the bottom?"

"I think we should be treated as a unit and you should stop showing off your fourth-worst result."

"That's the last one."

Several people were chatting incessantly on the stands.

But to be fair, most of what they said is true.

At least this, Li Ang has fully felt.

There are several school boxing teams and even dedicated cheerleading teams.

And among the spectators at their school, there was not even a single woman.

Well, there is one, if Katina can be counted, she was specially invited by Li Ang to shoot video material.

"Behave on your best behavior later!"

A familiar voice came from behind, the female spectator added one.

When Li Ang heard Sophia's voice, he turned around and realized that his judgment was wrong. Women who were watching the game should add two.

"Teacher Sophia, and Miss Sheela, why are you here too? You are still with my homeroom teacher. I thought you were busy these days."

Silla glanced at Sophia beside her, and then replied:
"If my best friend Sophia hadn't told me that there was your boxing match today, I wouldn't have known about it."

"So, you are best friends?"

Li Ang admitted that he really didn't expect this relationship.

"What, what's the problem?"

Facing Sophia's rhetorical question, Li Ang could only respond awkwardly:
"No, no, that's good news. Hillsborough is really small, isn't it?"

He didn't know what the two people communicated in private, and he didn't know if it was his own imagination. He always felt that the two people looked at him in a strange way.

The three female spectators present at their school all came specifically for Li Ang, which to a certain extent also reflected the status of their school's boxing team.

"Hey, Bob, do you want to come here and get punched again this time? I really hope you don't get eliminated before you even meet me."

A contestant from another school took the initiative to step forward, looked at the former captain of the boxing team, and taunted him in a sinister way.

"You may have made a wrong calculation this time. I did not participate in this game. I also send you this sentence. I hope you will not be eliminated too early, otherwise you may miss some surprises."

Bob countered without any pressure.

Although the guy who came forward to ridicule was very powerful, but that was relative to himself, but judging from his experience in fighting, he would definitely not be Li Ang's opponent.

The black guy who came forward to taunt looked at the team members behind Bob, but he never found a heavyweight boxer with a similar build to him.

"Are you kidding? You don't mean to say that your boxing team will send one of these people to participate in a heavyweight competition, right?"

"Of course you can talk more nonsense now, because I'm afraid that when you come off the stage, you may not be able to speak."

With confidence in his heart, Bob's words were much sharper than before. At least he didn't have to worry about being beaten on the stage after overly mocking him.

"Okay, okay, then I wish you good luck."

Xiao Hei failed to take advantage verbally, so he could only pretend not to care and return in frustration.

Soon, the competition was about to begin, and the contestants' avatars and competition order were also announced on the big screen in the venue.

There is no doubt that Li Ang has become the most watched player in the audience.

The main reason is the skin color. As the only yellow player in the game, it is normal for him to receive more attention.

Including in the international boxing world, Asians are very rare. That is to say, in the recent heavyweight category, Zhang Zhilei suddenly emerged, which can be regarded as saving some face for the yellow race.

Then, when they discovered Li Ang's figure in the venue, a new round of discussion climaxed.

Because Li Ang's body density is already relatively large, with his middleweight weight, he even looks similar to some lightweight players.

However, the category he participated in turned out to be a heavyweight competition.

These news are no less bizarre than a 14-year-old contestant who appeared in the last competition.

"They seem to be giving up on boxing in high school."

"If Bob had played originally, maybe he could have entered the quarterfinals."

"Looking at his size, I bet he can't survive the first round."

"This is normal. Anyway, even if they don't give up, they haven't achieved any decent results for several years."

"The last time I got results was probably a few years ago. I remember it was Brandt from their school, who finally won the runner-up."

"Yes, since then, their school's best result has been to enter the Final Four."

Li Ang has long been used to hearing these words.

But the other members of the boxing team are different. They have seen Li Ang's strength and know that this competition is the one with the best chance of achieving results.

However, there were too many people present to discuss and ridicule, and they couldn't scold him, so everyone felt suffocated in their hearts.

Soon, it was the turn of the members of their boxing team to take the field.

According to everyone's judgment, in this lightweight match, there is not much difference in strength between the two parties. At this time, it mainly depends on the on-the-spot performance.

"Come on, we must get results in this competition. We may publicize it at that time. You don't want the report that you were eliminated in the first round to spread throughout the school, right?"

Former captain Bob encouraged him.

Because the results in the previous two competitions were really poor and there were no highlights at all, the school’s attitude towards this competition was as if it had never happened. Anyway, no one paid much attention to it, so it really didn’t happen. Several people know their grades.

But this time, with Li Ang here, not only will he win the championship, but he will still be able to get a ranking. It would be a bit embarrassing to win another top 16 and publicize it along with it.

Li Ang looked at the game on the field. Their luck was not very good. Among all the opponents, their strength was ranked in the middle. Otherwise, the chance of advancement with his strength was quite high. But it's hard to say now.

Maybe Bob's words of encouragement just now had an effect, or maybe he was eager to prove himself under the doubts of so many people around him.

In short, at the beginning of the game, he got into the state very quickly. Before his opponent was fully warmed up, he managed to grab several points.

Naturally, a boxing match between high school students cannot last twelve rounds like that between professional players.

But even if there are only five rounds, it is already a big challenge for those boxers who have not undergone professional training.

In the end, after the five rounds were played, our own players relied on their better competitive state to narrowly defeat their opponents on points, win their first victory, and successfully advance to the quarterfinals.

"You're off to a great start, brother."

Bob congratulated his teammate who had just come off the ring with a smile on his face. In previous years, this would have been a passing grade.

In the next middleweight competition, luck was not on their side this time. In the first round, they met an opponent with the strength of the top four. Even though he tried his best to fight to the end, he still failed to counterattack. Was eliminated miserably.

After these two games, although they had one win and one loss, the outstanding performance of the two people still won the recognition of many viewers. For a time, there were even fewer doubts.

In the next game, it was Li Ang's turn.

Perhaps his prayer just now had an effect. In the first round, Li Ang faced Bob's old opponent.

"Honestly, it's a good sign."

Bob said excitedly next to him, obviously looking forward to Li Ang's performance for a while.

"His best result so far is the semi-finals, but I think he had better luck that time."

Katina also stood up in the audience, holding her camera and moving closer, planning to take a few close-ups.

"I never knew he was good at so many sports."

Silla chatted with Sophia next to her.

Sophia stared at Li Ang's perfect figure, nodded and replied:

"In fact, I only found out a few days ago."

"Honestly, how far has your relationship with him gone?"

It seemed that the previous sentence was just a beginning. Silla's sudden question and the playful smile on her face suddenly made Sophia's heart skip a beat.

"Well, we have a pretty good relationship in private. We just had two meals together. You know, we have a teacher-student relationship."

Sophia answered calmly.

The smile on Silla’s face became more and more wild. She stroked Sophia’s hair with one hand and continued to ask:
"Is it just two meals? The way I look at you, I don't just want to eat this."

"What about you, is it just an ordinary neighbor relationship? I don't think so."

Sophia was afraid that if she said more, she would reveal more flaws, so she quickly pointed the finger at Silla.

But Silla’s psychological quality was much stronger, and she answered calmly:
"Of course it's not an ordinary neighbor relationship. We are very good neighbors. He saved my life not long ago. I remember I should have told you about this."

Sophia nodded, "But I didn't expect that the little boy you were talking about would be a student in my class."

"All right."

Silla smiled and said, "I won't force you to ask. In short, you don't want to eat alone."

Hearing this sentence, Sophia blushed and skipped it.

"Look, the game is about to begin."

As Li Ang stood in the ring, the audience was increasingly able to compare the size difference between him and his opponent.

But there are also some girls who focus all their attention on his figure.

Compared to Li Ang, every muscle seems to be natural. His opponent's body fat percentage is obviously much higher, which is obviously not interesting at all.

But viewers who really love boxing understand that Li Ang's opponent's figure is the real advantage. With the same amount of muscle, it is equivalent to an extra layer of fat for defense.

"I don't know if you're lucky or unlucky, but I'm happy that your game ends here with me."

Faced with his opponent's trash talk, Li Ang didn't pay any attention at all. For such a small role, he didn't bother to waste words.

Li Ang looked at Katina in the audience and signaled that she could start recording.

"Cang! Cang!"

At the beginning of the first round, Li Ang's opponent was jumping on the ring with cross steps. He was thinking whether to go up and test first, or wait for Li Ang to come and attack.

But he hadn't come to a conclusion yet. The next second, his vision went dark, and then the whole world became quiet.

Li Ang had been focusing on his opponent since before the game started, and the moment he realized that his attention was distracted, Li Ang rushed forward.

The proficient twelve-way tan kick, combined with his powerful leg strength and explosive power, allowed him to get close to his opponent in an instant, and then he landed a mediocre jab that directly hit his vagus nerve. It made him unconscious instantly.

Although with his strength, he can definitely push through, but tactics are tactics, and this is a situation that he needs to be able to react subconsciously.

"10, 9, 8"

Along with the referee's countdown, there were also 0.2 breaking points, and the audience cheered like a tsunami.

It's just that the points added were too few. Li Ang wondered if it was because the game was too short. It took less than three seconds from the time the bell rang to the time his opponent fell.

On the other hand, Li Ang's boxing team teammates were still in a state of confusion at this time.

Although Li Ang and Brandt had fully demonstrated his powerful strength in the last battle, the two still fought for two rounds after all, which was far less shocking than this time.

(End of this chapter)