Chapter 154: Past Glory [Thanks to Finding Lovers and Waiting for Lovers, and the sweet poem reward! ]

However, Du Sheng just waved his hand calmly and said:

"If you only see me as a future boxing champion who might be on par with Floyd Mayweather, then there is really no need for us to work together."

"You can't even take a boxing champion like Mayweather seriously?"

The assistant looked at Du Sheng in disbelief.

If he was not sure that the other party was not joking, he would have asked him whether he knew who Mayweather was!
Mayweather is the most famous and commercially valuable boxer after Tyson!

Mayweather has won all 36 fights, with 18 knockouts and a 100% winning rate, becoming a boxing champion in four weight classes.

In the list of 50 greatest boxers released by the United States, Tyson ranked 12th and Mayweather ranked 2nd!

Becoming Mayweather is the dream of countless boxers.

However, in Du Sheng's words, it actually sounded a bit like "nothing special"?
"This is crazy! This guy is absolutely crazy!"

The assistant's eyebrows twitched in anger, which was a bit unreasonable.

Because anyone who knows boxing would find it hard to say such things.

The sport is currently divided into two major competitions: amateur and professional.

Amateur competitions include boxing competitions such as the Olympics, Continental Games, World Championships, and Golden Gloves.

Professional competitions mainly refer to boxing competitions initiated by international professional boxing organizations and supervised and managed by professional boxing organizations.

Currently, the four most prestigious boxing organizations in the boxing world are the World Boxing Association (WBA), the World Boxing Council (WBC), the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the World Boxing Organization (WBO).

In addition, there are many small-scale fighting competitions, such as the boxing champion challenge in China, ONE in Southeast Asia, IBO, WBF, IBA in the West, etc.

Hong Kong's "Legend of Wulin" can be considered one, but that's about it.

All the honors Mayweather has won are of the highest value. If you want to fight with him, don’t ask for less than tens of millions of US dollars.

Tang Jin looked at Du Sheng again with a strange look.

This young man must have become inflated because of his consecutive defeats of multiple opponents and the media hype.

Otherwise, how could one not take a legend like Mayweather seriously?
But he still smiled and asked:
“Can you tell me about your career plans or what you think is your most valuable quality?”

"Besides the 13 billion market behind me, you should have noticed it."

Du Sheng knew that verbal boasting alone was not enough to convince people, so he said calmly:

“Since the commercialization of boxing in the early 20th century, the sport has been the biggest moneymaker.

However, in recent years, it has not been as profitable as it seems, especially in the North American market.

Since there is no heavyweight champion to lead the trend, you can't find someone who can continue to attract audiences and create huge commercial value for boxing like George Foreman, Tyson, and Mayweather...

But if there is a boxer who can shine in the boxing and UFC fields and regain this market, would you be willing to spend a mere $1 million to sign him?

I think you will not miss this opportunity.”

Okay, this is just bragging again.

The assistant was speechless and completely defeated.

Show off in the fields of boxing and UFC and regain this market?

Even boxing legends like Ali, Tyson and Mayweather might not dare to say such words easily.

I really don’t know what to say about how an amateur boxer dares to speak so arrogantly.

Tang Jin, on the other hand, started to think surprisingly.

Although Du Sheng's words contained some self-boasting, he had to admit that what the other party said was not entirely fictitious.

Today, the North American boxing world is in a half-dead state, especially as the older generation of boxing champions such as Tyson and Mayweather are gradually getting older, the strength of the new generation of boxing champions is generally mediocre.

Even if these people can dominate a certain field for a while, they can never be as influential as Tyson.

If there really is someone emerging in today's boxing world who can regain the market, it will undoubtedly be of great commercial value.

What's more, if this boxer also has a handsome face and a market value of 13 billion, his commercial value will be inestimable.

So, in a sense, a $1 million investment is really nothing.

But the question is, could this person be Du Sheng?
Even though Tang Jin had discovered dozens of boxing champions, he was still stumped by this problem.

"Mr. Donkin, this is no longer Tyson's era."

Du Sheng found it a little funny that the other party was fooled by him, and said:
“The Eastern market behind me is enough to give me great influence under any agent.

Maybe you can get me to challenge for the title sooner, but I'm still young and in no rush.

If I want, I am even confident that I can surpass Pacquiao, the champion from Luzon, and become the youngest welterweight world champion in history."

For him, it's a matter of asking for a high price and paying it back on the spot.

Anyway, bragging is not taxable.

If the other party is really willing to give 1000 million US dollars, then why not go abroad in advance to try it out?

The assistant hesitated to speak, his mind in a mess.

What puzzled him was that his boss, who was well-known in the promotion industry, did not get angry when he heard Du Sheng's seemingly crazy remarks, but listened carefully?

He couldn't help but start to wonder if he couldn't keep up with the times or if the world was just too crazy.

"Are you really that confident?"

Tang Jin did consider it seriously, and there was a hint of impulse.

He found that Du Sheng was completely different from those newbies who were full of nervousness when they first entered the professional boxing world.

Du Sheng exudes an indescribable confidence.

It was as if he had an innate confidence and had already regarded himself as a future boxing champion. "There is no doubt about it, it's like I'm about to get a ticket to the UFC."

Du Sheng's tone this time was much more serious, without much joking in it.

"Let's not talk about the signing bonus for now."

Tang Jin pondered for a moment and changed his words:
“Even if you do have this ability, the resources and promotion capabilities I have are incomparable to other boxing agents.

As long as you are willing, I will only take 30% of the share and make you the most dazzling and profitable boxing star in the world!"

He paused and continued:

“You have to know that even for a legend like Tyson, the offer I gave him was only 25 percent.

Ordinary boxers, if they want to get my promotion, often have to pay up to half of the commission.

Du, this is my greatest sincerity, would you consider it? "

"OK, if I go abroad to play games, I will seriously consider it."

Du Sheng laughed in his heart and lost interest in talking.

He finally understood why Tang Jin had gradually declined in recent years.

Not only did he fail to maintain his status and scale like his old rival Arum, he was even surpassed by the later "Golden Boy" promotion company.

This is because people are too immersed in past glory, completely unable to see the reality, and unable to keep up with the pace of development.

"Here's my card, keep in touch."

Tang Jin took out a card and said:

"Good luck in the finals!"

"Thank you."

Du Sheng shook hands with the other party and accepted the card.

After all, this was the first foreign boxing promoter who came to him. Although the profit-sharing ratio he proposed was very unfair, he still deserved his respect.

After watching Tang Jin and his assistant walk away, Sun Yaowei finally came to his senses and exclaimed:
"Ah Sheng, you just had such a strong aura. If it were me, I would have been dazzled by the tempting signing bonus.

You rejected it so easily! "

Although Ma Yaowei and Wang Yaoyang did not say anything, they agreed with this deeply.

Even a little dizzy.

Going abroad to compete is a dream that many boxers would love to realize!
For example, Cao Delong was ecstatic when he first learned that a boxing promoter came to him.

All I was thinking about was how to perform better and become famous in one battle.

At that time, he didn't even think about the signing fee, let alone other conditions.

After all, as long as you can go abroad and appear in the four major boxing matches or UFC, you can make a lot of money just from the annual appearance fees.

Du Sheng, on the other hand, was able to treat the huge wealth in front of him lightly.

"Times have changed. Now there are more goods than buyers. If they want to buy, we don't necessarily have to sell."

Du Sheng chuckled and didn't take it seriously:

"Besides, Tang Jin is an old fox. How could he do business at a loss? Moreover, he asked for 30% of the profit right away."

Zhang Baizhi couldn't help but nod in agreement when she heard this:

"Yeah, this is a bit too much. It's just to help promote a few games."

To be honest, she was a little dizzy when she first learned about the man's worth.

Let alone 1 million, even if we calculate it as 300 million US dollars, the signing fee would be more than 2000 million Hong Kong dollars.

If we add in the ticket sales for annual games, sponsorship advertising, commercial collaborations, etc., wouldn't the annual revenue easily exceed 100 million?

In the entire Chinese entertainment industry today, apart from a few people like Jackie Chan and Jet Li, who else can do it?
When she thought of this, Zhang Baizhi's heart started pounding and her eyes became red.

But the more successful the man is, the happier she is.

This proves that her vision is correct!
Ma Yaowei couldn't help but correct Zhang Baizhi's slightly immature opinion after hearing it:
“It’s not that simple, there are many mysteries involved.

To be more precise, whether a boxer can win a gold belt and make a lot of money depends largely on the agent's promotion strategy and selection of opponents.

But Ah Sheng’s decision is not wrong. Tang Jin’s conditions are indeed a bit harsh, and we can’t compromise easily.”

Although he was envious and even dreamed of going abroad to fight in heavyweight boxing matches, he still knew his own limitations.

Besides, Du Sheng is his friend, so he can get some benefits.

Listening to the discussion of several people, Du Sheng just smiled and said nothing.

If he really wants to fight abroad, he is confident that he will not lack excellent boxing promoters.

But it's too early to talk about this now.

Everything will have to wait until the finals are over in half a month before a decision can be made.

Everyone was still chatting when the organizer came in.

Let Du Sheng cooperate with the interview.

"Wait for you!~"

Zhang Baizhi spoke silently and made a gesture.

Du Sheng smiled and nodded, changed into the clothes sponsored by the Zheng family, and followed the organizer out.

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(End of this chapter)