Life is Easier If You’re Handsome

The Asian Games boxing rules follow an amateur format.
Just like the Olympics, it's three rounds of three minutes, with a one-minute rest in between.

And just like the Olympics, the heavyweight division had a unique twist here.
Due to the relatively small number of athletes in the category,
the qualifiers were skipped, and they started from the quarterfinals.

This was an inevitable outcome, given the scarcity of heavyweights in Asian Games boxing.
So, while the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games was held on August 18,
the heavyweight boxing competition didn’t begin until August 28.

In other words, it wasn’t about starting hot from the opening ceremony.
It was scheduled in a way where some medals were already decided, with the important games left to play.
It was like starting from the most exciting part.

"I like that there are no preliminary rounds, I can save my energy."
"Energy? Why the sudden concern?"
"Obviously because of Kim Donghu, what else?"

Perhaps that’s why.
The athletes were more tense than ever.

The heavyweight boxing schedule would start at the quarterfinals.
Just three matches.

Only three people would get the chance to face Kim Donghu.

"Is facing Kim Donghu really that important?"
"Coach, no need to downplay it. You don’t have to make it sound like that to ease our nerves."
"...."
"Kim Donghu is the biggest wall in amateur boxing right now. You know what that means."

A measure of skill.
The most objective evaluation of their own abilities.@@novelbin@@

Rumor had it that he’d already knocked out a few professional heavyweights at Drake Gym.
Though that information wasn’t confirmed, there was something about it that felt believable.

• Do you have any words for your opponent this time?
• It’s the same as last time. Forfeit. I don’t want to hurt anyone.

• Would you believe that Korea has the fist that could destroy the world?