Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

After the afternoon training concluded, Link drove back to his villa, and through the car window, he saw a ripe lemon on the lemon tree in the botanical garden—it was orange-yellow, resembling a tennis ball. He used a picking pole to pluck the lemon and smelled it, finding it very fresh.

"Hey, Link, what are you doing over there?"

Mr. Scott Stuber from the neighboring villa was passing by on the sidewalk with five pet dogs.

The group of dogs varied in size, including Poodles, Teddys, Golden Retrievers, and more. These weren't the only five dogs in Stuber's household; the last time Link saw Mr. Stuber and his girlfriend Molly Sims, each was walking five dogs, creating quite a lively scene.

Compared to these five neat and cute-looking pet dogs, Mr. Stuber, dressed in a T-shirt, beach shorts, and slippers, and with tousled hair, looked somewhat casual.

"Good afternoon, Scott! The lemons are ripe. Would you like some? They're great for cocktails."

Link asked, holding up the orange-yellow lemon.

"No need, I have two lemon trees at my place too; they also seem to be ripening."
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Mr. Stuber pointed toward his distant villa as he spoke.

As they talked, that fluffy Teddy lifted its back leg and urinated under the lemon tree by the roadside; it urinated halfway, then ran to another tree to continue.

Stuber smiled awkwardly and apologized to Link.

"Aren't you working today?"

Link eyed his attire and asked, as Mr. Stuber was a film section head at Netflix Technology Company and owned a portion of Netflix's shares, with a net worth of tens to hundreds of millions of US Dollars.

"Today's Saturday, I didn't have any plans, so I'm just resting at home."

Stuber adjusted his glasses and replied.

Link nodded, finding the conversation dull and getting ready to go home, when he heard Stuber say, "Link, Molly and I are getting married next week, and we're hosting a party at the villa. Do you and Taylor have time?"

"You're getting married? Congratulations! What day?"

"Wednesday!"

"I happen to be free that day."

"Oh, that's great, it would be an honor for Molly and me if you could attend our wedding."

Stuber smiled happily.

Woof woof! The Teddy barked twice at Link.

"It's also my honor to receive your invitation."

Link smiled.

After chatting a bit more, Stuber continued walking the dogs, scolding the Teddy for its rudeness, noting it was not as well-behaved as the Golden Retrievers.

As Link chuckled, he thought about Stuber, who at 38 years old, was a billionaire but dressed like a slob. He couldn't understand what Stuber did with all that money.

Under the tree, Link found two more ripe lemons, picked them while standing on the ladder, and drove back to the villa.

As soon as he parked his car, he heard music and laughter coming from the pool area. Link took off his coat and walked toward the pool, spotting from a distance a group of people partying.

Taylor was sitting cross-legged by the pool, playing a guitar.

Beside her were Selena, Kesha, Miley Cyrus, model Jamie King, Blake Lively holding Jojo, Jessica Alba, and members of Taylor's creative team, along with several others he didn't recognize—more than ten people in total.

Looking around, Link noted that Taylor's circle of friends had changed significantly.

Previously there were Katy Perry, Dove Cameron, Christine, and Emma Roberts, but rumors in the tabloids about them having unclear relationships with Link caused these people to gradually disappear from Taylor's parties, leaving only the precarious Blake Lively and Jamie King as familiar faces.

"Hi, Link!"

Blake Lively greeted him with a wave.

"Hey! It's really lively here, why didn't you invite me to the party?"

Link, tossing a lemon, walked over and asked.

"You've been too busy these days, no point in telling you."

Selena, holding Olivia, said.

"Well, that's true."

Link smiled lightly and greeted the other people at the party.

Seeing the adorable 'Jiong Mei' in Jessica Alba's arms, he took out a small lemon and handed it to the little one to play with.

Jiong Mei, not yet two years old, was born last May, a delicate little one resembling a doll, with eyebrows drooping downward, which earned her the nickname 'Jiong Mei.'

Jiong Mei grabbed the lemon and was about to take a bite when Jessica quickly intervened, trying to take the lemon away, causing Jiong Mei to open her little mouth and nearly start crying.

Left with no choice, Jessica had to give the lemon back, and as the little one rubbed her baby teeth against the peel and tasted the bitterness, she immediately scrunched up her face, making an adorable expression.

Everyone burst into laughter, and Taylor teased Link for causing mischief.

"Link, the competition is tomorrow, are you ready?"

Kesha, holding a beer, asked as she sat on the couch.

"Yes, I've been preparing all this while."

"Link, I've bought tickets for the boxing match, I'll be there tomorrow to cheer you on,"

Miley Cyrus said with a smile.

"That's great, I'll definitely win tomorrow."

Link waved his fist.

After chatting for a while, the girls continued discussing gossip, luxury goods, jewelry, and postnatal care.

After listening for a while, Link excused himself and returned to the front hall of the villa, entering the home theater to watch the fight videos of his next opponent, Andre Ward.

Andre Ward, his next opponent, is the current IBF-WBO-WBF-IBO Super Middleweight champion, 25 years old, from San Francisco, California.

His amateur record is 114 wins and 5 losses.

He has won the US Golden Gloves boxing championships in 1996, 1999, 2000 and the US national boxing championships in 2001, 2002, 2003, and also the US Olympic Boxing Trials in 2004.

Gold medalist in Light Heavyweight boxing at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

In his amateur days, he was a Light Heavyweight boxer, but he turned professional in 2005, dropped weight to fight in the Super Middleweight division, and signed with a top-tier promoter.

His professional record so far is 25 fights, all wins, defeating Mikkel Kessler, Jermain Taylor, Andre Dirrell, Lucian Bute, Edison Miranda, and other top Super Middleweight boxers—everyone but Link.

Originally the WBO-WBF Super Middleweight champion, he defeated Lucian Bute in June to claim the smaller IBO title, and in September in Los Angeles, he defeated former IBF champion Arthur Abraham, becoming the champion of four organizations, two major and two minor.

He is exceptionally strong in combat.

He is known as the 'American Zou Shiming' and 'Son of God.'

Without Link, he would have been the first boxer in history to achieve a 'Golden Grand Slam' with honors including 'Olympic champion + winning belts from all four major organizations + P4P king + multi-division champion + 'Ring Magazine' Golden Belt + retiring undefeated + International Boxing Hall of Fame.'

By titles alone, he is more formidable than Mayweather, who only won a bronze medal at the Olympics in his day.

However, he has only fought in the Super Middleweight and Light Heavyweight divisions and has not defeated any top-tier boxers, which has kept his fame in the international boxing scene significantly lower than that of Mayweather, Hoyle, and Pacquiao.

Overall, Andre Ward is a boxer with more ability than fame.