The next day, In the boxing gym. Pop is training really hard than usual. Pop punching the bag way more, even the boxing teacher notice it a little.
Boxing teacher
"Hey pop, why are you training soo hard today, I think it too much."
Pop keep punching the bag
"I can't stop, after that day, I thought I was strong and me and my friends could protect this place. But than I see that there is more people is way stronger than us. Soo I will train hard to protect the neighbors."
When Pop ready to throw a jab at the bag, his arm got hold in mid air jab by the boxing teacher.
Boxing teacher
"LET me tell you something. A story. There use to be a guy in south Korean. Before I stay in America and the hawk neighborhood. I gone to south Korean When I hear a really strong boxer."
Pop confused
"Why are you telling this story."
Boxing teacher
"Listen first, when I go there, I want to see myself how strong is he. And i would not lie, he was a genius in boxing, the most potential kid i ever seen before. But one problem is that he doesn't want to be a pro boxing. Meaning his potential is lock away without knowing the true boxing."
The boxing teacher point at him
"This kid is younger than you and he is way stronger than you in skill and speed. But unlike you, he never train his body. Meaning he can't be strong."
Pop was shock hearing it
"Wow! There is younger and stronger than me. How is that even impossible!?"
The boxing teacher look calm
"Because he was born like this. He was born to be a really boxer unlike you. But you never stop training, meaning you could reach his level faster than him."
Pop
"Wow! But why did you tell me the story."
Boxing teacher
"I thought this will help you to know what really strength is."
Boxing teacher go back and take a boxing gloves. And go in the ring.
Boxing teacher
"You said you want to get stronger. Come in the ring, because this time. The training will be way more worst now."
Pop come in the ring
"Are you sure old man. You aren't bad at boxing but you not in your prime right now."
But than he got jab in his face by the boxing teacher. Pop was shock.
Boxing teacher in a boxing post
"Back in my days, the young boxer always respect there teacher. "
Pop ready to fight back too
"Okay than you ask for this."
Pop throw a jab many times but the boxing teacher dodge the jabs like nothing and than he give Pop are upper bow punch. Pop feel a powerful pain in his body. But pop isn't down yet. He get back up and than he throw a hook but the boxing teacher dodge it fast enough.
Pop is shock and thinking to himself
"He....he dodge it."
And than pop got hit in many weak point by the boxing teacher jabs him. But pop doesn't feel anything pain with each jabs. But than he see that he can't move his body.
Boxing teacher ready to throw a uppercut
"First we need to know the perfect timing for a jabs."
And than pop got hit by boxing teacher uppercut and than pop knock out fast. Few hours later, pop wake up from the knock out.
Pop was shock
"Did i lose again."
Pop look at the boxing teacher. The boxing teacher was cleaning the gym. And when the boxing teacher notice Pop wake up.
Boxing teacher
"Oh good you wake up. For a moment I thought you will never wake up."
And than boxing teacher give pop a boxing gloves. Pop was confused and look at boxing teacher.
Boxing teacher
"Get in the ring."
Pop shock and confused
"Wait what!"
Boxing teacher
"I helping you get stronger by fighting a stronger enemy."
And than pop get in the ring again. And when pop look at him. He see a tiger than a human fighting. Pop see he fighting a tiger. But pop isn't scared but he were ready to fight. When pop throw a jab really fast. The boxing teacher dodge it and give pop a one,two punch, but pop actually block the first but got hit by the second.
Pop thinking
"Okay than he hit me but this time not."
Pop step closer to the boxing teacher and slip his body and throw a jabs but than he see the boxing teacher dodge the jabs and give pop are powerful hook. That send pop flying away from the ring. And than pop knock out again. Another few hours, pop wake up again. And see the boxing teacher is in the ring doing a shadow boxing.
Boxing teacher notice pop wake up again
"Oh good, you wake up again, okay than let fight."
Pop was shock but get in the ring. He and boxing teacher was fighting each other over 30 match and every match pop didn't hit and win ones against the boxing teacher. When it mid night. It time to lock the boxing gym and when the boxing teacher ready to go. Pop isn't going yet.
Pop is bleeding up and still want to fight
"Hey old man! Where are you going."
Boxing teacher turn off all the light
"It time to go home. It also the time you have to recover yourself."
Pop
"Okay but i will still do the training for a few hours Okay teacher."
Boxing teacher just give him the key
"Sure, but you need the sleep. I will go now."
When the boxing teacher gone. Pop was training really hard that he didn't even go home. He train the whole night. In the next day, In 6:00, the boxing teacher came to the gym. And notice that the gym door is unlock.
Boxing teacher confused
"Why is the door is unlock? Is someone there."
When boxing teacher came inside, he see pop in the middle of the ring. With the boxing gloves like he ready to fight.
Boxing teacher shock
"Pop, where you training whole night!?"
Pop just smile
"Don't worry old man. Let just fight it out."
When the boxing teacher came in the ring. He see pop is way different. When the fight begin. The boxing teacher throw jabs but than, pop actually dodge it and he throw a punch too.
The boxing teacher dodge it
"Hmm, you didn't change a little."
But than a full on punch was coming close to thr boxing teacher face. The boxing teacher dodge the punch by lowing his head but he was shock. And than a another punch coming from his face. He dodge all the punching from pop.
Boxing teacher is shock and thinking
"Wow! His speed is become faster a little bit."
The boxing teacher than throw a jabs hitting pop. And than another jabs but pop dodge it and throw a hook. But the boxing teacher counter it with a jabs but than pop also counter it by slip the jab and throw a big heavy punch. But boxing teacher step back a little. And than the boxing teacher shock that pop using a new style. Pop is in a in-boxing pose.
Boxing teacher thinking
"A swarmer style. I remember that style, a close-quarters combat to overwhelming the opponent. A really powerful style."
And than a flashback of boxing teacher. In the ring, in November 22,1986. When boxing teacher almost going to be the heavyweight champion untie i face against a 20 year old guy. The boxing teacher did his best but lose against him. But boxing teacher respect guy. Seeing Mike as a really powerful boxer and than another flashback. Showing another match. A young boxing teacher around his 20s was fighting Charles L.listion for the heavyweight champion. But with one K.O hit. Boxing teacher knock out fast. The boxing teacher see that he isn't the strongest boxer because there is way more stronger boxer that have bigger height and reach. And end of flashback. Pop throw a lot of heavy hit jabs to boxing teacher. Boxing teacher dodge it and throw his own jabs too without getting hit.
Boxing teacher thinking
"How did he learn this style under a day."
And than boxing teacher throw a uppercut that hit pop ones. And than got hit again by a jabs. And than pop getting hit after hit. Pop can't do anything because he didn't sleep for whole night. He already tired but still isn't backing off. He throw a punch at but it slow. Boxing teacher dodge the punch and than keep punching pop. But when he kept jabs pop. Pop use all his energy to come close and almost ready to throw a punch.
Pop thinking
"I can't keep this up! I need to do a really heavy counter!"
When pop ready to do a powerful hook. The boxing teacher notice it and than ready to back off but than he look back and shock because there is dead-end.
Boxing teacher
"Did pop coming close to me to make me back off at the dead-end to use a hook against me."
And than boxing teacher smirk
"Not bad at all kid."
And than the boxing teacher slip to dodge the hook and now he throw a uppercut. But than pop was already know this and without any word. A fist was close to boxing teacher face. The boxing teacher was shock. The punch was fast that boxing teacher can't dodge it right now. But when the fist ready to hit him. Pop stop the punch because when the fist ready to hit. Pop sleep mid punch, and than pop fall down.
Boxing teacher looking shock at pop
"If he have enough energy to fight. That punch could hit me."
After few hours later. Pop wake up. He look around and feeling down because he didn't win the fight. But a lot of boxing training items is giving by boxing teacher.
Boxing teacher
"Wake up kid. You have enough sleep. And now you did good. And soo we will be training way harder than usual than ever. Could you do it."
Pop just smile
"Sure...why not old man."
The boxing teacher just give a smile
"By the way. How do you know the swarmer style."
Pop give a big smile
"Oh! I watch the old clips of many boxer with my phone. It hard to fine it but when I did. I look at the pose, the strength and the way of there style. And that how I learn swarmer by watching a boxer with high energy. "
Boxing teacher is shock
"Of all style. Why swarmer of your pick. "
Pop look at his fist
"Swarmer remind me of my relentless and high energy of punch. And that style is the perfect style for me."
Boxing teacher just give a smile
"Well than, never talking. Let train."
Pop get back uo and ready
"Yes teacher!!!"
To be continued.