One slip leads to eternal hatred of
black boxing
. Although I am gentle, in fact, I used to be a boxer. So people often ask me, “Brother Gan, is there black market boxing in China?”
Yes, but it is definitely not what street stall literature wrote: “Fighting with six wolves and dogs at the same time, killing polar bears with bare hands, and breaking 27-inch iron pillars with one kick.” This is not black market boxing. This is calabash brothers saving grandpa.
To fight black market boxing, you have to follow Newton’s law. In fact, this thing is not so evil. It also has another name, called “illegal boxing.” It has always been the target of severe crackdown by the public security organs. Because it is illegal, the protection measures are not so strict, and occasionally there will be dead people.
Unfortunately, I’ve seen it with my own eyes.
That night, the eldest brother called us and asked us to go to the Third People’s Hospital. We hurried, but we were still two minutes late. My friend, who had just been sent back from a boxing match, lay quietly in bed as if he were asleep, but I dared not touch him. The back of his skull was cracked, the radius and metacarpal bones of his right arm were completely fractured, three ribs were broken, and his lungs were punctured. After being sent to the hospital, he stubbornly struggled with death for more than half an hour, but was finally taken away quietly on the eve of our arrival. The
two little nurses dared not go out and hid in the room listening to several big men squatting in the corridor crying like dogs.
In that game, he earned five thousand yuan, and I added another five thousand yuan to make up an integer and went to the post office to remit it to his hometown in Handan, Hebei. That’s all I can do.
All to make a living.
My luck was good: from the age of 18, I was forced to fight underground for ten years. I spent different years in it, and even at the last moment, I was infinitely close to the peak of the industry. I’ve made my name a nightmare for many fighters.
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year, I went to Tianjin from my hometown to study, which was the first time I saw a big city.
Although it was not a prestigious university, I thought my life would be like what was written in the Xinhua Dictionary: “Zhang Hua was admitted to Beijing University; Li Ping went to a secondary technical school; I worked as a salesgirl in a department store: we all had a bright future.”
Now that I think about it, it’s so naive. Not long after I
entered school, I went to the night show under the instigation of my classmates. This is the first dimension reduction attack launched by the big city on me, a country bumpkin.
The “Lida Night Show” was the most awesome entertainment venue in Hedong District at that time. There were two stone lions squatting at the entrance, and a row of uniformed security guards standing there. It was more solemn than city government. Two steps inside, I was caught off guard into another world: loud and powerful music, breathtaking drums, mixed with a smell of tobacco and alcohol. The lights flashed on the dance floor, and men and women wriggled their bodies passionately-I was stunned. I’ve only seen this kind of scene in movies.
But Wang Hui, who brought me here, is familiar with it. He led me to the booth, and when the bartender saw him, he nodded and said, “Coming, Brother Hui.”
“Wang Hui, you really have face.” I sincerely praise it.
Wang Hui smiles: “It’s my third uncle who has the face.”
It turned out that his third uncle was one of the shareholders of the night show. No wonder he was in a hurry to show me off. After a
few Chivas Regal drinks, I saw some people come in and go straight up to the second floor. I asked them, “What is the second floor for?”
Wang Hui glanced up. “That’s where the grown-ups play.”
I couldn’t help laughing. “We’re not kids, either.”
In fact, Wang Hui had never been to the second floor, but he didn’t want to lose face and led me up. At the top of the stairs, two security guards stopped us directly.
“My third uncle, Wang Haiqun.” Wang Hui directly reported the name of his third uncle.
“That won’t work either, unless you ask your third uncle to come.” The security guard is very conscientious.
Coincidentally, his third uncle happened to be in the office of the night show that day. He looked like a local upstart, unshaven, fat, and gangster, but he was wearing a pair of black-framed glasses, pretending to be somewhat artistic.
Wang Haiqun directly refused his nephew’s request: “Why go to the second floor? That’s not your place to play.”
I was going to leave, but Wang Hui’s rebellious spirit came up and pestered his third uncle to go up and have a look. Wang Haiqun was so worn out that he finally said, “All right, I’ll take you up.”. But remember, you can’t say a word about what you’re looking at here.
I must have said yes first.
I stepped on the stairs to the second floor, and after many years, I realized that this step was strange, just as Marquez described in One Hundred Years of Solitude: I bought a permanent ticket and boarded a train that never ended.
The second floor is not an open hall, and there are several doors to get in and out. Only then did I realize that the sound insulation was really good. The noise on the first floor was not heard at all from above. “Remember,” said
his third uncle, “don’t say anything about what you see here.”
“I see. Don’t dawdle, Uncle.” Wang Hui is a little impatient. My heart is also inexplicable curiosity, what is here, is it a striptease? I was suddenly excited for no reason.
His third uncle pushed the door open and took us in. Surprisingly, there was no hot scene as I expected, and there was no music and laser lights. The room was dimly lit, except for a square ring in the middle, with a few lights on it. I was stunned at that time. Is there any boxing here? I am not unfamiliar with
this scene. I was born in Caozhou in the southwest of Shandong Province, which has been the hometown of martial arts since ancient times. Under the influence of what I see and hear, I also practiced Sanda on and off for several years in the county sports committee. Wang Hui had a close relationship with me because he was bullied by a northeastern man on the court that day. The man obviously inherited the blood of Jurchens. He was tall and big. He pushed the chicken Wang Hui back.
I rushed up with a low whip, and the guy crouched on the ground with his thighs in his arms. There are no seats on the second floor of the
night club. Everyone is standing. There is only a row of seats in the nearest place to the ring. The ring is not high, about 50 centimeters, half lower than regular ring, but the field of vision is still clear. The four white ropes of the ring were stained with blood, and it was obvious that they had not been cleaned for a long time. A barefoot, bare-chested man in sweatpants was warming up there, a stout figure, wearing a pair of red gloves.
This is.. What about black boxing? Wang Hui asked with some surprise.
“Shh! Keep your voice down. Don’t talk nonsense here.” His third uncle immediately shouted in a low voice, “Just look at it!”
At this time, a guy wearing a white vest, a little fat, and looking very tough got into the ring. This man had a big chest and a round waist, and he wore a pair of blue gloves. As soon as he appeared, the audience, which had been quite quiet, suddenly became lively. Some people were cheering, some were whistling, and some were shouting: “Tooth dog, beat him to death!”.
“Which one is the toothdog?” I asked Wang Hui his third uncle in a low voice.
“The naked one.” “The fat man in the vest is called Erbao.”
There is no referee. The moment the “two leopards” stepped into the ring, it was announced that the match had begun. The two men immediately squared off and stared at each other as they moved. Before
they had moved two steps, the two men jumped together like fighting dogs, and both sides shook their fists at each other. For a moment, red gloves and blue gloves were flying in the air, accompanied by shouts from the audience. There are those who cheer for the tooth dog and those who cheer for the two leopards, but the number of people who cheer for the tooth dog is obviously in the majority.
The two sides struggled for about half a minute, and the two leopards obviously could not hold on, and the speed of their fists was defeated. I saw clearly that the tooth dog was not standard, but the powerful right hook hit the two leopards hard on their fat chin. Under the lamplight, the two leopards spurted a puff of saliva from their mouths, and then fell down softly against the ropes. Seeing this, the dog rushed up and continued to punch the fallen leopard. At this time, a man rushed up from the stage to separate them and stopped the game. There were people
around who shouted and applauded, and the dog shouted excitedly at the audience.
“How did it go? Did you play well?” Wang Hui was very excited and turned to ask me.
“From a professional point of view, it is very ordinary.” I was telling the truth at the time. The pace was too chaotic, and the standing frame was not regular. The two sides are fighting blindly, and they don’t know how to control the distance. It’s kind of like a fight. Both of them are wild.
“Oh, you know this?” Wang Hui’s third uncle turned to look at me, but in a disdainful tone. He probably thought I was putting on an act as a newcomer here for the first time.
“Uncle, Ouyang has kung fu.” “He practices free combat,” said Wang Hui.
“Practising Sanda?” His third uncle’s tone was still one of disdain: “Have you ever been in the ring?”
“When I was in high school, I participated in the city’s tournament, the Yellow River Cup.” I said. At that time, I got the second place in my own level.
“Oh, do you want to go up and try?” His third uncle looked at the ring.
I looked at the arrogant dog in the ring, shook my head and said, “Sanda is different from this.”
“Humph..” Wang Haiqun gave a dry laugh, as if laughing at my excuse, and then said, “If you win, you’ll have three thousand yuan.”
My heart suddenly moved at that time.
Three
thousand yuan? My heart suddenly moved. In 2001, three thousand yuan was a huge sum of money for a student.
“If you win, do you really have three thousand yuan?”
His third uncle looked at me again with some contempt. “That’s not true. I can still lie to you.”
To tell you the truth, I really need this money. Because I majored in art and design, I needed a personal computer, but it was not easy for my family to pay all the tuition fees for me. Last time I called home to talk about the computer, my father was silent for a long time before he said, “Your mother has an old problem with gastritis. She just had an operation and is in hospital.” I’ll think of something about the computer after a while.
At that moment, I was so sad that I almost shed tears. My mom had surgery, and I didn’t even know it. The
family’s financial situation must be worse, otherwise my father would not have said such a thing. Still, he was trying to comfort me. Suddenly I was so ashamed that my hands trembled as I held the microphone. After hanging up the phone, I sat there alone and cried for a long time, not only for my mother, but also for this poor family. The uproar at the
scene brought me back to reality. I didn’t know whether it was the lure of the 3,000 yuan or the tone and eyes of Wang Haiqun that stimulated me. I took a deep breath and said, “OK, I want to go up and have a try.”
“Ouyang, do you want to go up and fight?” Wang Hui was a little surprised.
Forget it, you’d better be honest. I can’t take the responsibility for any good or bad. Instead of agreeing to my request, his third uncle shook his head. “You two came together. If anything happens, Wang Hui will be involved.”
As soon as I heard this, I understood that Wang Haiqun didn’t want me to be in the ring at all. He was just a little annoyed at my comments about the “tooth dog,” and he just amused me with a few words. Things had come to this point, and I breathed a sigh of relief in my heart, saying, “At the level of a dog with teeth, even an amateur boxer can’t reach it. That is to say, with a lot of strength, I beat him up.”. You look like you haven’t received any formal training.
I said this a little loudly, and several people around me looked back at me with strange eyes. Maybe everyone is surprised by my bad comments on this “champion”. For a moment, his third uncle could not keep his face down. “All right,” he said, “if you can, go up there and try.”
“No problem.” This is exactly what I want. Since his third uncle is one of the shareholders of this night Zong club, he is certainly not willing to let me belittle their “tournament” in this way.
Wang Hui wanted to pull me and advised me not to make trouble. I patted him on the shoulder and followed his third uncle to the back to get ready. A staff member in charge frowned when he saw me: “This is the body?”? Is it all right?
“Go up and have a try.” His third uncle’s tone suddenly became uncertain. He should be afraid that I would go up in case something good or bad happened.
The man said nothing more and threw me a pair of blue gloves, which reeked of moldy sweat. I took the gloves, only to find that this kind of gloves is not the kind of regular competition, very thin, thinner than usual training. It’s more lethal to hit people like this.
I put on my gloves and took off my shoes, but I wasn’t allowed to play. Someone outside held a microphone and loudly announced that the next game was about to start, and then there was a mess. I was trying to control my thoughts, not to make myself too nervous, and I didn’t think much about anything else. Later, I learned that that period of time was reserved for the people present to bet.
I shook my muscles and tried to relax myself. If you are nervous before playing, your adrenal glands will secrete faster, your breathing will be short, your muscles will be tight, and you will have consumed a lot of your physical strength before you start. If you don’t relax enough, your muscles will soon be tired, your judgment and explosive power will be greatly reduced, and your physical strength will be consumed in the useless acceleration of blood circulation. Fortunately, I have been training all the time, and I can barely control my mental state.
I took a deep breath and finally got to play.
Before they got into the ring, the people below began to shout, “Tooth dog, shoot him!” “Tooth dog, take him down with your swing!” “Tooth Dog..” Anyway, there is no one to cheer for me.
“Hey, if you really can’t go on, just throw in the towel!”! Don’t hold on! Before I was about to go on stage, his third uncle grabbed me and whispered.
It seems that he is still afraid of my accident. I turned around and said, “I understand.” When I
got into the ring, the tall and strong dog looked at me with obvious contempt. Indeed, my physique is much worse than his. This guy is half a head taller than me, with tendons all over his body, which looks very scary. Just now, the fat “two leopards” only lasted half a minute under his fist and then fell to the ground. This guy looked at me with a domineering look in his eyes.
Since I came on stage, it means that the game has begun. I habitually put my gloves on my chest and performed a martial arts etiquette with my opponent. At the beginning of the Sanda competition, it was like this. Unexpectedly, my action drew a sneer from the other side, and he rushed directly at me.
In the face of this, it was like a street fight. There was no defensive momentum at all. I didn’t give him time to swing his fist at close range. I just swept it over with a high whip leg. With a crisp sound of “bang,” I made a beautiful attack.
This kick is on the left temple of the dog. The unique and comfortable feeling of the foot shows that it is very positive. Without saying a word, the dog “plopped” down on the ground.
All the noise stopped in an instant. The whole audience was stunned.
Maybe no one expected that the tough dog would be knocked down by my leg and finish the game in less than a second. I looked at the dog lying on the ground and fainted temporarily. Although I knew that the gap between professional and amateur was insurmountable, I didn’t expect to end the game so soon. It seems that this guy not only lacks the sense of defense, but also the ability to fight.
I looked back at his third uncle in the audience. His mouth was open and his face was shocked. I didn’t feel anything strange, as if I had just kicked down a moving sandbag.
Soon, the field changed from silence to curses and sighs of helplessness. Tooth-dog, although I never saw this man again, I will never forget him. Although this is not “black market boxing” in the strict sense, he is, after all, my first opponent in this world. When Wang Hui and
I were about to leave, his third uncle slipped me an envelope and said, “Here’s five thousand yuan.”
“Isn’t it three thousand?” I took the heavy envelope and asked strangely. Everyone
is betting money on the dog. No one is betting on you. They all lost. We earned more this time, so we’ll give you a little more. His third uncle’s tone to me was obviously much better, and he smiled and patted me on the shoulder. I felt the heavy envelope, and my heart was so excited. You know, this is the first time I’ve made money with my own hands, and I’ve made so much at once.
“Ouyang, you’re really good. Five thousand yuan with one kick.” On the way back to school, Wang Hui’s tone was quite envious.
I took out a wad of money from the envelope and gave it to him. “It’s all your uncle’s help, and you.”
“This is your call. I don’t want your money.” Wang Hui pushed my hand away. I knew that this boy’s family was quite rich, and he wasn’t the one who was short of money, so I didn’t force it on him. I put my arm around his shoulder and said, “Tomorrow I’ll treat you at noon and go to Little Lamb to cook hot pot!”
That night I bought a lot of fruit back to the dormitory for them to eat. My roommate teased me while eating fruit and asked me if I had picked up money on the way. I smiled and didn’t say anything to them. Although they are all good friends, it’s better not to let them know about this kind of thing. With money
in hand, I wanted to send some home, but I was afraid that my family would be suspicious. After thinking about it, don’t let them worry about it blindly, just prepare to configure a computer by themselves first. That day I was in the dormitory studying what kind of configuration I wanted. Wang Hui came to see me. As soon as we met, he asked, “Are you free? My third uncle is looking for you.”
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“What does your third uncle want with me?” I asked strangely. At that time, my first reaction was that I had broken someone else last time, that is, the dog with teeth. Was it that I kicked him in the hospital, and then I needed to pay for it. It can be seen that my heart was still very kind at that time, and it is precious to think about it now, because I never considered the life and death of my opponent in the days to come.
“I don’t know what he wants from you, but it seems very important.” Wang Hui said, “Come on, I’ll go with you.”
I saw that Wang Hui’s expression was a little strange, so I asked him what was going on. Wang Hui hesitated for a long time, he did not know what was going on, but felt that his third uncle’s tone was very urgent. Wang Hui says that his third uncle has always been “on the road,” and that it’s usually not a good thing to find someone, so he’s a little worried. But no matter how unsparing, at least his third uncle can speak for me at the critical moment.
I felt a burst of gratitude to Wang Hui, thinking that this guy was really a buddy. Come on, at this point, I can’t hide. If I’m responsible, I’ll spit out the five thousand yuan again.
I packed up and went to the Lida Night Club with Wang Hui. As soon as his third uncle saw me, he unexpectedly smiled and asked, “Ouyang is here. Have you eaten yet?”
I didn’t react for a moment. It was more than ten o’clock in the morning. Did you ask if you had eaten? Did you say breakfast or lunch?
Seeing that I did not speak, his third uncle waved and said, “Come, I’ll show you something.”
Now, my heart is a little more relaxed. It didn’t seem that I was asked for money, and the five thousand yuan was saved.
Wang Haiqun led us into a room, which was an operation room with some monitoring screens and so on. He turned on a computer, found a hidden folder, clicked on a file, and a video played on the screen.
I was immediately hooked. It was a real boxing video. Two bare-chested men were fighting on the ordinary cement floor, surrounded by many people. The scene looked very hot. The noise came from the computer stereo, mostly the shouts of the audience. Both sides of the
fight are very tall, one of them is very flexible, although the body looks very strong, but there is no fat on the stomach, every time when the punch can see the bulging abdominal muscles. There is a clear gap between his opponent’s strength and his, and he can’t keep up with the rhythm and speed of his punches. That is to say, in less than two minutes, the man suddenly launched a strong attack, and a combination of punches knocked his opponent down at his feet.
Wang Hui could not help sighing, “This guy is pretty good.” But I noticed that for nearly two minutes, the winner didn’t even have a leg.
“I think he’s a boxer.” I stared at the person on the screen and said. The speed of his reflexes, the way he dodges and the way he moves his feet are all distinctive, with a distinct boxing style.
“You have a good eye.” His third uncle praised me and went on to say, “This guy’s nickname is’electric stick. ‘He was originally from the Hebei Provincial Team.”. When I was in the team, I often came out to fight to make money. I used the money to take drugs and play with women. I had a bad style. Later, when the team found out, they fired him directly. After he retired, he began to make money by boxing.
“Why am I watching this?” I asked.
“Fight this guy.” His third uncle looked at the computer screen. The video has been played, and the picture is fixed on the “electric stick” raising its hands to demonstrate and shouting at the crowd around it. The large abdominal muscles of the abdomen are clearly visible.
He’s a professional, he’s strong, and he looks like an old hand. Although I do practice, I practice at the same time as I go to school, semi-professionally. I was silent for a moment and said, “I’m not good enough.”
“The last time you hit the dog with your teeth so easily, I’m quite optimistic about you.”
Tooth dog is the amateur of amateurs. He just beats blindly. The last time I knocked him out, it was really a coincidence, and there was more luck. I looked at the computer screen again. “But this guy is different. You can’t hit him by luck.”
“Why, are you afraid?” His third uncle’s tone was somewhat disappointed.
I’m not afraid, but I’m telling the truth. This man is quite good at his job. If I get beaten up, will I go to school or not? As I spoke, I turned to look at Wang Hui, hoping that he could also say something for me. I was afraid that if I was too tough, I would annoy his uncle.
Yes, Uncle, Ouyang is just a freshman. What if something good or bad comes out? Wang Hui understood what I meant and followed suit.
To my surprise, his third uncle did not get angry. Instead, he smiled and said, “It’s your freedom to fight or not.”. You don’t want to fight, and I can’t force you not. But if I say so, this is not for nothing. Ten thousand if you win, two thousand if you lose.
My heart is moving again! It seems that I am really not the kind of person who treats money like dirt. Ten thousand, this number plunged into my heart like a cardiotonic, and my heart suddenly boiled.
How was it? Is that interesting? His third uncle looked at me. I have to admit that this man is really observant, and my subtle psychological activities can not escape his eyes.
“Uh..” Let me think again. I’m just a little excited, and I haven’t made up my mind yet. After all, this is a joke about one’s own safety.
All right, go back and think about it. You’d better give me an answer quickly. Call me when you’re ready. Wang Hui knows my phone number. His third uncle turned off the computer, meaning he was going to see the guests off. Wang Hui and
I walked out of the night Zong meeting. The noon sun was a little dazzling, which made me dizzy. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I feel so light that I can’t touch the ground when I walk. Wang Hui said to me, “Hey, Ouyang, you’re not really going to fight that guy, are you?”
“Let me think..” As I walked, I watched the men and women passing by on the street. There are many people riding bicycles in Tianjin, and the streets are full of bicycles. A bicycle rang a bell behind me, and I quickly made way for him. Eyes across the side of the vegetable market, see a bunch of people there bargaining to buy vegetables, bustling. At that moment, I felt that life was so boring that it was as pale as a piece of toilet paper.
Ten thousand! This number jumped out of my mind again, like a mass of blood smeared on toilet paper, so that life has a little improvement, not so boring and boring. The weather is not hot, but my palms are all sweaty.
Before I got to school, I took Wang Hui to the phone booth to make a phone call. As soon as his uncle got through, I said, “I’ll call.”
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