Chapter 47: Painfully Flattening Little Japan (Recommended, Collected)

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  New York boxing fans are thrilled these past two days, as the previous day's boxing match was one of the most exciting in recent years, although their folk hero James Braddock lost to 'The Brown Bomber'.

  But everyone can see that the increasing years are slowly taking James downhill, and Joe has just completed a heavyweight champion's update.

  However, the next day's newspaper lifted the spirits of boxing fans once again as a Japanese man named Funayama Yoshio was going to challenge Steve Sung.

  Is there anyone in the US who doesn't know Steve? If I shouted on Times Square that I don't know Steve Sun, I'd probably be laughed to death. That's how famous Sun Xiang is now in the US, he has been hailed as a national hero and defender of American skies.

  Such a character, who is also a martial arts master, can show off his strength in front of all New Yorkers, with so many eyeball effects, it's no wonder these boxing fans are overexcited.

  Due to Sun Xiang's fame, coupled with the media's exaggeration, many Americans who don't pay attention to boxing now know about this match. Many Japanese media outlets are also interviewing everywhere, calling this challenge an opportunity for Japan's martial arts to rise, and the biggest beneficiary is Funayama Yoshihiro, because he has also become famous.

  Historically, the father of Funakoshi Gichin was Funakoshi Yoshizane, who was the founder of Shotokan Karate. He modified the Tang hand he learned to create Shotokan Karate, and his disciple Oyama Masutatsu is now the creator of the most widely spread Kyokushin Karate style, which can be called a famous school.

  Funakoshi Gichin learned martial arts from his father, and can be said to have obtained the true transmission. Moreover, Funakoshi Giei was already old, so all the challenges were undertaken by his son Funakoshi Gichin on his behalf, making this 33-year-old man famous for a time.

  Hughes, the restless master, directed his men to move the ring onto Times Square, so that more people could see the match.

  The Times Square boxing ring was once again widely reported by the media, and this match was obviously more grand than the King of Boxing Challenge.

  May 17, 1937, the day finally arrived. Starting from the afternoon, a large crowd of people came to Times Square from all directions. The New York authorities had to deploy a large number of police officers to maintain order. Even Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia came to Times Square to see with his own eyes the darling of all America.

  By 4 pm, Times Square was packed with people. This era has no event that can attract so many people. According to estimates, the number of people who came to the scene exceeded 100,000.

  The boxing ring is in the center of Times Square, surrounded by large spotlights and giant speakers in all four directions to facilitate commentary. And just like that, the most exciting match of this era is about to begin.

  A boxing match between two Asians has captured the hearts of all Americans.

  At 7 o'clock in the evening, the big lights around the boxing ring lit up, and the entire square was as bright as daylight. Hughes made a great effort this time, inviting NBC broadcast commentators to provide live commentary on site, so that everyone can hear the live broadcast of this match at the same time.

  The Japanese side also made sufficient preparations. A Lincoln car carrying Inoue Yoshio arrived at the scene and entered Times Square through the contestant passageway at 7:10.

  This special passageway was arranged by the New York Police Commissioner, who is also a fan of Sun Xiang, the world's number one air combat ace. At this moment, the robust and energetic mayor was whispering something in Hughes' ear, occasionally bursting into hearty laughter.

  Right from the farthest end of the square, a warm applause burst out, and a Ford Mercury could only move forward at a speed similar to that of a turtle. The crowd moved slowly with the car until it completely stopped moving. People outside the window shouted Sun Xiang's name, cheering him on!

  "Steve! Hero is your only title!!"

  "Come on, Mr. Sun! You must be able to defeat this Japanese man."

  "Oh yeah! Steve! Steve! Steve!"

  The entire square was shouting Sun Xiang's name in unison, and Sun Xiang felt a warm current flowing through his heart.

  Now there is only Luo Ke accompanying Sun Xiang. Xue Li, Lita and Reid have already entered the VIP seats around the boxing ring with Hughes.

  Luoke saw that the situation was completely hopeless and couldn't move. Sun Xiang's heart skipped a beat, he jumped directly from the car window to the top of the car, and the scene erupted in another round of cheers.

  Sun Xiang stood on top of the car, his hands pressed down, and soon the whole scene around the car began to quiet down slowly.

  Sun Xiang held an amplifier that he didn't know where it came from and said, "First of all, thank you to the audience who came to watch the game. You must all want to see a wonderful match, right?"

  "YES! YES! YES! ......." The sound faded away slowly like thunder rolling away.

  He pressed down with both hands again, and then said: "Such a wonderful match requires two people to perform. You see, that Japanese is standing alone on the stage like a wife who has lost her husband, waiting for me, his opponent, to appear!"

  The crowd on the scene burst into laughter and slowly gave way to a path. Sun Xiang didn't get off the bus, but stood on top of it, saluting the crowd in all directions with his fists. Every time he turned to one side, that side of the crowd erupted in cheers. Sun Xiang now looked like an emperor superstar on tour, and the reporters scattered around were secretly amazed by his charisma.

  The car slowly drove towards the ring, and when it was near the ring, Sun Xiang directly pushed against the corner of the ring and jumped into the arena, his handsome movements unknowingly making many young girls' hearts flutter.

  On the ring stood a Japanese man with a small mustache, about 178 cm tall, with a sturdy build and a calm face, giving no indication that he was about to participate in a boxing match.

  Sun Xiang secretly admired him, with his temperament and confidence, he must be a strong player who has experienced various challenges. But today, he ran into himself, haha, Sun Xiang sneered coldly.

  The voice of the live commentator rang out in the square: "Kaneto Shiohama from Japan is the first martial arts master of Japan, who learned from his father and represents Japanese martial arts."

  A burst of Japanese screams and shouts clearly echoed onto the stage, Sun Xiang curled his lips.

  The announcer continued: "And his opponent is the world's number one aerial combat ace from our own Polin Air Force Base, Steve!"

  "Down with Sun!"

  "Hey, you guys can't steal my lines, I make a living from this." The audience bursts into laughter.

  Announcer: "According to other officers and men, Steve, who had just arrived at the Polyn Air Base, single-handedly defeated four well-trained soldiers in a fight, and our air combat hero, on his way to Spain, rescued a girl from the clutches of two notorious gangsters and was elected Honorary Citizen of New York City."

  The audience present at the scene heard Sun Xiang's story for the first time, especially when they heard the last thing, they burst into loud applause, and some people began to call Sun Xiang "our Steve".

  Announcer: "This match will be no less than the super heavyweight bout that took place two days ago in the world heavyweight championship, let's look forward to their performance, the match is about to begin."

  Sun Xiang slowly took off his boxing robe, wearing only red boxing shorts, revealing his muscular physique.

  181 cm tall, broad shoulders and narrow waist, muscles on the body are well-developed and bulging, strong chest muscles, eight abdominal muscles clearly visible. These muscles symbolizing male strength, as soon as they appeared, the crowd cheered in unison.

  "Oh my god, what a figure, I hope my wife isn't here."

  The weird commentator made everyone laugh loudly.

  The bell rings, both sides prepare. Sun Xiangxing makes a fist and bows, Shiping Yi Hao wears a white martial arts uniform and bows to Sun Xiangxing, with a 90-degree bow.

  The respectful attitude made Sun Xiang's mentality slightly change, and it seemed that this was a person who was very dedicated to martial arts.

  Ding! Ding! Ding! The bell rings, and the match begins.

  The basic attacking techniques of Karate are divided into hand techniques and foot techniques. Hand techniques include striking, punching, and thrusting, while foot techniques include kicking. Striking is further divided into fist strikes, palm strikes, finger strikes, and bottom-of-the-palm strikes. Punching includes fist punches, palm chops, flat palm punches, and arm punches. Kicking includes toe kicks, heel kicks, sole kicks, outside edge kicks, and knee strikes.

  Sun Xiang jumped up and down a couple of times, his entire body's joints crackling loudly, his muscles tense inside but relaxed outside.

  Funayoshi Yoshihisa, with his heel and toe as the axis, moved forward, his footsteps steady, suddenly lifted his feet and rushed forward quickly, soon crossing the distance between two people, chopping horizontally at Sun Xiang. Sun Xiang dodged to the side, taking advantage of the momentum to grab Funayoshi's attacking hand, preparing to get close, but unexpectedly was pushed back a step by Funayoshi using his defensive hand.

  A tentative attack caused both of them to give up on the idea of defeating each other with one blow.

  Commentator: "The Japanese player launched an attack first, Steve dodged and leaned against the opponent... Huh? This fighting style is so weird."

  Not only had the commentators never seen such a fighting style before, but the live audience was also at a loss, and the cultural differences between East and West were fully revealed at this moment.

  Sun Xiang gave up his probing and suddenly sprinted forward, his right foot instantly lifting off the ground to kick towards Chuan Yue. Chuan Yue blocked with both hands, but immediately realized he was wrong, and very much so...

  Sun Xiang saw that the opponent was preparing to defend, and he secretly smiled in his heart. His feet didn't stop moving, and his left and right feet whipped up like a whip, making the defensive ship spin around like a top.

  The audience has never seen such a beautiful leg technique! Sun Xiang's legs moved so fast that they were almost invisible, leaving only a shadow. The powerful waist and abdominal strength made his legs produce a sharp breaking sound when they swept through the air. On the boxing ring, the continuous punching sounds of "pa pa pa" hitting the flesh were crisp and clear, like a symphony performance...

  Commentator: "Steve with a flurry of kicks, the sound of his legs hitting the Japanese fighter is music to my ears, oh what a beautiful move by Steve."

  Sun Xiang kicked out more than 20 times in one breath, and his whole body strength burst into more than 20 sweeps, beating Senketsu back. After retreating for a while, he circled the boxing ring twice before finally withstanding Sun Xiang's attack. By the time Sun Xiang stopped attacking, Senketsu's hands had already begun to tremble...

  Boat crossing heart secretly worried, this time suffered a great loss, did not expect Sun Xiang's physical condition was so good, under the guarantee of speed and strength still so big.

  Sun Xiang took a deep breath and waved his hand at the approaching boat.

  The audience under the stage erupted in a frenzy of cheers, this kind of stormy attack is what the audience wants to see most, and their passion was fully released at this moment!

  Boat crossed over to look at Sun Xiang's provocation, circled around Sun Xiang once, suddenly lifted his foot and launched two consecutive left leg attacks towards Sun Xiang's calf. Sun Xiang raised his foot to avoid it while simultaneously stomping down with his foot to block Boat's attacking foot that was about to rise up. With his left hand grasping the waistband of Boat's martial arts uniform, he shifted his body sideways and used his waist to push against Boat's center of gravity. Using both hands to exert force, he took advantage of the momentum to throw Boat off the stage.

  The scene fell silent for a moment, followed by thunderous applause!!