Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 912 - 645: I Want to Perform on the Spring Festival Gala

Bob Arum heard his words and felt that the company wasn't doing enough in terms of promotion.

Link is the first athlete in Olympic history to win gold medals in three different fields, making him a legendary figure in the sports world with considerable fame.

After transitioning to professional boxing, he achieved consecutive victories, winning each match by KO.

No matter how strong his opponents were, even the former Super Welterweight Boxing King 'Bullfighter' Mayorga was knocked out by him in the first round.

Link displayed the strength of a top boxer, but in terms of reputation, he couldn't even compare to first-tier boxers.

Apart from the fact that he is a Chinese boxer, the company indeed hadn't put enough effort into promotion and failed to capitalize on these fights to generate hype.

Bob Arum was about to say that he planned to find ways to generate hype after returning, but he suddenly noticed something was off.

The odd thing was the tone and stance of Link when he spoke.

This guy seemed to be using the posture of someone superior to talk to him, the boss.

What annoyed him even more was that when Link spoke those words, Bob's immediate reaction wasn't to refute but to reflect, as if what Link said was genuinely correct.

"Haha, Bob, why are you here? Just now, I thought it was Shawn."

Noticing Bob Arum's displeased expression, Link quickly reacted and changed his tone with a laugh.

"Hmph! Just now, while you were criticizing the company, you—a Chinese boxer entering a boxing ring dominated by European and American boxers for less than three months—achieved more than $1 million in single-match income. This figure is already very impressive.

If you don't believe me, look at the Heavyweight field, the Klitschko Brothers, White Tyson Chagaev, Giant Valuev, and this group of Eastern European boxers. Their match income isn't much higher either."

Bob Arum said.

"I understand, but if we want to make money, we should aim for the top Boxing Kings. I have the strength to become a World Boxing Champion, and I have the ability to earn more, so I believe allocating the company's promotion resources more heavily to me will absolutely not result in a loss."

Link replied.

Bob Arum shook his head. Although he agreed with Link's perspective, the company had fixed policies for media resources distribution, and he wasn't going to make an exception.

"Link, I have a way for you to quickly gain attention and also increase your match earnings rapidly. Do you want to try it?"

Bob Arum said with a grin, biting his cigar.

"What is it?"

"Immigration! You can immigrate to the United States. Once you become an American citizen, the US media will be much more eager to promote you."

"Are you joking? That's impossible. Not only do I not have any intention of doing so, but from a long-term perspective, it doesn't make sense. Bob, you know, China has 1.3 billion people. This market is larger than the United States and Europe combined, and right now I'm the only boxing star in this enormous market. I can definitely earn more here."

Link stated.

Bob Arum frowned, "Chinese audiences don't like watching boxing matches. Moreover, very few people there understand boxing."

"That's because before me, China's boxing scene never had any standout boxers. They didn't have a breakthrough figure to understand this sport. Now I'm here. The better my results, the more people in China will pay attention to boxing.

For example, before September, China Central Television almost never broadcast boxing matches, and audiences weren't that interested in the sport.

But now, CCTV has repeatedly aired my boxing matches. Influenced by me, more and more people in China are practicing boxing. I believe that in a few years, my Chinese fan base will surpass the total fan base elsewhere.

By then, the Chinese boxing market will become enormous. More boxers will come to China to compete, but we'll be the first movers."

Link said slowly.

Bob Arum thought about it and agreed with his perspective.

In fact, when he initially spent a fortune to sign Link, he had already considered the issue of promoting boxing in China—using Link to popularize the sport and cultivate a boxing market there, just like Pacquiao did for the Philippines.

Before Pacquiao, the Philippines did have some professional boxers, but not many. After Pacquiao became famous, the media started highlighting how he earned tens of millions of US Dollars per match. Driven by profit, many individuals and companies voluntarily joined the boxing industry.

He believed Link could achieve the same effect. Once Link secured a foothold in the global boxing ring and earned millions or even tens of millions per match,

many individuals and companies in China would undoubtedly be driven to join the boxing industry.

As more people joined, boxing—originally a niche sport—could grow from scratch and become an industry.

And Link was indeed a critical piece in opening up China's boxing market.

Thus, Link's earlier words were correct: prioritizing resources for him to become well-known and earn more money would yield significant long-term benefits.

As the most powerful and experienced promoter in the boxing ring today, Bob Arum could clearly see these issues.

What puzzled him, however, was how Link, a mere 19-year-old, could understand it the way he did.

Could it be that this was a simple matter, and anyone could figure it out?

Bob Arum muttered in displeasure, increasingly feeling that Link wasn't an ordinary guy. He decided to have Shawn Gibbons keep an eye out in the future to avoid being manipulated by him. freёnovelkiss.com

"Alright, you do have a point. I will consider your suggestion and increase efforts to promote your matches."

"Thank you. I hope our cooperation is fruitful."