Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

After some defamatory remarks about Link emerged in the media, Link Music and Dynasty Promotion Company filed lawsuits against multiple media outlets and news websites, accusing them of spreading false statements and infringing on Link's right to reputation, demanding a public apology.

Meanwhile, the two companies also interviewed more than a dozen people through the media who had interactions with Link, including Latinos and African-Americans.

Including Mario, Coach West, Morales, Coach Brooks, Manager Robinson, Tyson, Holyfield, and others, they all stated that Link was a very friendly person and definitely not a racist.

The Miami Herald also reported that Link's grandmother was an immigrant from Latin America, with darker skin, possibly having African ancestry.

Link was startled to see this news, and quickly told Ivanka and Franco to stop investigating, as he could potentially be hyped as a little black guy. He would rather be slandered than become black.

After a period of public relations, there were far fewer instances on the internet and media using the term "racist" to attack him.

However, there were still some trolls online claiming that Link Music's announcement to delay the release of a new single was because they feared it wouldn't surpass Jay-Z's new song, and that it was just an excuse.

Regarding this, Link made no comment and continued his training at the boxing gym.

"77.3KG!"

Link looked at the number on the electronic scale, shook his head, and saw that his weight had increased slightly.

After the matches, Selena, Catherine, and Mrs. Andrea often came by. Each visit, they brought lots of delicious food, and being a bit of a foodie himself, Link couldn't resist tasting more than a few bites.

For an ordinary person, a height of 188 cm and a weight of 77 kg would be just about right, not appearing too sturdy, but for ordinary people, their bodies and bellies are all filled with fat and excess water.

For a boxer, fat and water are burdens, not only affecting the classification of weight class but also affecting the boxer's performance in the ring, which makes it necessary to train every day to shed fat and water, keeping the body fat percentage below 10%.

Last week, Link had his body fat measured, which was less than 6%. The weight he had gained now was all solid muscle.

However, within the year, there were two more title unification fights, and the standard weight for a Super Middleweight boxer is under 168 pounds or 76.2 kg. Before the matches, he needed to shed one kilogram of muscle, which was a significant challenge for someone with only 6% body fat.

Link headed back to the training area to continue lifting weights.

Dino came over to discuss some matters during this time.

Mario was preparing to participate in a WBC Cruiserweight internal ranking match this month, officially becoming a professional boxer.

Dino told him that Mario also had plans to become a singer, wishing to divide his focus between boxing and singing just like him, to increase his exposure and earn more appearance fees.

Dino asked him if this plan was feasible?

Link listened without much expression. He had become a well-known singer in such a short time not only because of his World Champion and Olympic glories, an endless supply of great songs, a singer girlfriend, understanding of music creation, and good vocal conditions.

More importantly, he was handsome enough to attract many female fans.

But Mario had an average appearance and mediocre vocal abilities, showing no potential as a singer.

"Stop daydreaming. If you have time, have Mario train more to establish a footing in boxing. Thinking about anything else is useless," Link said as he wiped his sweat.

"Not even a slight possibility?"

Dino was Mario's agent and also wanted to make big US dollars like Franco Simon by following Link. In the last championship challenge, Link earned over ten million, with Dynasty Promotion getting over three million from it. The speed of making money was too fast.

"No, you becoming a singer would be more suitable than Mario."
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Link eyed his tattoos, which gave him the look of a rock singer.

"Hmph!"

Mario, frowning, came from behind the weightlifting machine and spoke discontentedly. "I can sing and dance. That 'Despacito' video on YouTube has tens of thousands of comments from netizens praising my dance as the best and urging me to debut as a singer. This shows that I also have a market in the music industry."

Link smiled gently. The beach version of "Despacito" on YouTube had garnered over 50 million views and become one of the top ten music videos on the site, making James, Mario, and Michael quite famous and turning them into minor Internet celebrities.

James mentioned that Baker's little shop was now the most famous diving shop on Miami Beach. To go diving, people had to book a week in advance, and many sought his autograph.

Many local malls were hosting events and invited them to dance in their stores for an appearance fee of over ten thousand U.S. dollars, which was more profitable than running a shop. Michael from the surfboard shop was even considering becoming a celebrity.

In that video, besides Link and the great beauty Eva, Mario was the most popular.

The guy, with his big belly, danced seriously and with a confident look, causing many to burst out laughing and praising him as a clown.

"Well, you could try it too. With some luck, you might become a big Internet celebrity too."

"Could you write me a song?"

Mario asked with a grin.

Link looked at him in surprise, finally understanding the guy's purpose for coming; his answer, of course, was a definite no. Aside from the fact that Mario couldn't sing, even if he could, Link had no suitable song in mind.

After seeing off a disappointed Mario, Link continued practicing with his sparring partners, Tubbs and Curry.

The other sparring partner, Morales, was currently in North Carolina participating in the 2009 Golden Gloves tournament.

He had successfully made it to the final round and would next face two familiar opponents, Jones Fullos and Andzeje. Whether he could win the championship was still uncertain.

After training in the afternoon, Link took a shower in the bathroom and took out his phone from the locker. He found dozens of congratulatory messages on his phone from friends like Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Emma Roberts, Wiz Khalifa, Carrie Underwood, Faith Hill, and Dawn Chorus, among others.

When these people sent messages, they simply congratulated him, saying he was incredible, with various praises.

But none of them explained what exactly had happened.

Ding dong!

This time, even Taylor, who was attending a concert in Seattle, sent a message, saying excitedly, "Dear, you are so amazing, I'm proud of you."

Link was utterly confused.

In the past two weeks, the music scene had been rather chaotic. There were many haters on the internet using Jay-Z's single "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" to mock him, as it had topped the charts and outsold "I'm The One." Link Music had been forced to delay the release of their single.

He didn't want to bother with these issues, so he just focused on training in the boxing gym and rarely went out for public events. Now, he was receiving a bunch of congratulations, but the reason was unknown.

"What happened? I received many congratulatory texts, but no one told me why."

"Didn't you see the latest issue of Billboard? Your single topped the chart!"

"'I'm The One' topped the chart?"

Link asked in surprise. "I'm The One" had fallen to below twenty thousand copies in sales in its eighth week since release, both in physical stores and music platforms, and it had also fallen out of the top ten rap chart. The sales potential of the song had almost exhausted.

Even if the company spent millions more on promotion, it would be hard to break into the top fifty of the Billboard singles chart, let alone number one.

"Not 'I'm The One,' it's 'Give Me Reason.' Number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Didn't you know? My dear, can't you spend less time training in the boxing gym every day? You are also a singer; you should stay more informed about the industry."

Taylor said over the phone.

"'Give Me Reason'? Number one on the singles chart?"

Link suddenly remembered something. "Transformers 2" had been released last Friday.

His studio single "Give Me Reason," which had been released four weeks earlier, had not attracted much attention when released because he had dropped a music video in March. It only reached the 92nd and 96th positions on the Billboard singles chart in the first two weeks before being squeezed out.

Was it boosted by the movie?