In 2017, Chinese boxer Zou Shiming lost a match against Japanese boxer Sho Kimura, a result that sparked widespread discussion at the time.
Because Sho Kimura used to be just a porter, and Zou Shiming is a top athlete who has won Olympic gold medals, such a strong contrast naturally caused people to be dissatisfied with the results of the competition, and Zou Shiming announced his retirement soon after.
Although he was still able to continue to play in the boxing ring at the time, many speculated that Zou Shiming retired because he couldn't accept that he lost to an amateur.
It turned out that Zou Shiming's retirement was not due to an eye injury, but due to a compensation dispute. What is the beginning and end of this dispute? Let's find out. As an outstanding athlete in my country, Zou Shiming has twice won glory for the country in the Olympic Games and has become a top boxer in the world.
After retiring from the national team, he decided to pursue a new career path, choosing to become a professional boxer. However, the dispute eventually led to him having to announce his retirement, which is a pity.
Athletes face great challenges in the Olympic Games, but they are more dangerous and intense than professional boxing.
However, Zou Shiming has achieved great success in the professional boxing arena with his superior technique, and although he has suffered many injuries along the way, he has also won many accolades.
The pinnacle of his career was winning the world's lightweight belt, a bout hosted by the world's famous boxing tournament Toprank. Prior to this, the organizer had reached an agreement with Zou Shiming and the brokerage company behind it, Shengli Family, to provide a platform for the organizer, Zou Shiming to participate in the competition, and Shengli Family to sponsor it.
Since the tripartite cooperation in 2012, everything has gone smoothly, and Zou Shiming's career has gradually emerged. However, six years later, Zou Shiming decided to terminate the contract with the SEA family, create his own team, and bypass the SEA family to sign directly with TOPRANK.
Although Zou Shiming's breach of contract was slightly improper, this did not stop Toprank from agreeing to Zou Shiming's participation due to his market value. However, unexpectedly, Zou Shiming's first singles match suffered a heavy setback after the termination of the contract.
Zou Shiming, as a boxer highly praised by the organizers, has an absolute advantage in the competition, and his power can even decide who to fight against. Therefore, before the competition, millions of people across the country were full of expectations for Zou Shiming's defending champion, and the organizers also made every effort to publicize it.
However, his first opponent, Sho Kimura, hails from Japan, and judging by the two men's backgrounds, it looks like a matchup of disparities in strength.
Zou Shiming holds the honor of Olympic gold medal and world boxing champion, while Sho Kimura is just a little-known wine porter, and everyone ** Zou Shiming will win easily.
But the result was a surprise to everyone, as Sho Kimura knocked out Zou Shiming in the 11th round with superb technique to win the bout. The result was jaw-dropping and sparked a lively discussion among all the audience.
Zou Shiming expressed strong dissatisfaction with the organizers after the competition, insisting that he had been treated unfairly, and therefore asked for a new ruling. Zou Shiming raised a number of **, including water slipping on stage, potential conflicts of interest between staff and the event, and the opponent's bleeding from the corner of the eye but not quitting the game.
Zou Shiming's appeal lacks factual basis, and he even expressed concern about his opponents. In response, the official has responded. The water accumulation was not caused by the staff, and the referee had alerted Zou Shiming before the game, but he did not ask for treatment.
When Zou Shiming fell to the ground, the referee tried his best to tilt until Zou Shiming shook his head to admit defeat before making a decision. The dispute regarding the interests of the organizer is purely fictitious. And Sho Kimura's choice not to retire after the injury was also out of respect for the wishes of the contestants.
During the competition, except for Sho Kimura, there were only three contestants, and they had no reason and necessity to frame Zou Shiming in front of all the spectators. Therefore, the organizers rejected Zou Shiming's appeal and ruled that Sho Kimura was the final winner.
Regarding Zou Shiming's dissatisfaction, the founder of the organizer said: "He just wants to hype himself up and have a dispute with our partner Shengli Family, which is against the principle." ”
Obviously, the organizers believe that Zou Shiming's behavior involved a dispute with the Shengli family in addition to his dissatisfaction with the loss to Sho Kimura.
Zou Shiming's decision to retire has left many people wondering, why did he choose to leave at the age of 36 at the peak of his boxing career? Some have speculated that he may have lost to an unknown rookie in the tournament and couldn't accept defeat.
However, the facts were soon revealed, and it turned out that Zou Shiming was unable to continue competing because of a serious eye disease left by years of intense boxing matches.
When everyone thought that Zou Shiming had retired due to an accident, the ** of a recording was shocking: it turned out that what really made him make the decision to retire was the dispute with the Shengli family.
Then, ** revealed that Zou Shiming had an accident after announcing his retirement - he accidentally hit a pillar while flying on a plane, resulting in serious eye injuries. After examination, the doctor found that his eyes were suffering from years of exercise.
The blow left him with an old illness**, and the doctor warned him not to suffer any more serious damage to his eye, otherwise the consequences would be dire.
Zou Shiming suffered a fracture in both eyes in an accident, and his vision was severely impaired, even meeting the national standard for people with disabilities. This made it impossible for him to sweat in the ring anymore, and it made his fans feel sorry.
However, just when everyone was regretting his retirement, a recorded ** turned things around. It turns out that all this is not as everyone thinks, but there is something else hidden.
In a recording, Ran Yingying angrily accused Zou Shiming's former brokerage company, Shengli Family, of misconduct. The recording pointed out that the Shengli family had been in arrears of wages for a long time, restricted resources, and forced Zou Shiming to participate in the competition with illness and left a stubborn illness.
After the recording, netizens expressed their indignation at the immoral and illegal acts of the Shengli family, shocked that the boxing champion with huge commercial value would be treated like this.
Shortly after Ms. Ran released the recording, the family issued a statement under pressure in response to her complaints. According to the cooperation agreement signed by the two parties in 2012, Zou Shiming should be executed in accordance with the contract.
In order to terminate the cooperation, the termination document must be signed after consultation between the two parties. However, Zou Shiming unilaterally terminated the contract on May 18, 2017, and signed a contract with Shanghai Zou Xuan Company without terminating the original contract, and bypassed Shengli Family to sign a contract with Toprank to participate in the competition.
Zou Xuan's company was established by Zou Shiming's personal team, and his behavior was to unilaterally violate the previous agreement and set up his own business. At first, considering the repercussions, the family planned to negotiate with him privately to resolve the breach of contract, and did not immediately make the matter public.
However, Ran Yingying sued the Shengli family before reaching a breach of contract agreement with Zou Shiming, forcing the Shengli family to disclose Zou Shiming's breach of contract.
Regarding Ran Yingying's accusations, the Shengli family gave corresponding explanations, the most important of which was about forcing Zou Shiming to compete with an injury.
SEA has made it clear that modern boxing matches have strict requirements for the physical health of participants, who must present a medical certificate and undergo a rigorous physical examination before the fight.
If a player is found to be unwell or has any injuries, he or she will be disqualified. This means that the possibility of competing with an injury is non-existent, and whether or not the Shengli family signed up for Zou Shiming, he will not be able to pass the pre-race inspection.
Therefore, Ran Yingying's accusations are purely false. Moreover, the statement of the Shengli family is obviously more convincing, just because of the breach of contract, Zou Shiming, who is self-reliant, is at a disadvantage.
With the statement issued by the Shengli family, speculation about the real reason for Zou Shiming's announcement of retirement has gradually increased. Although 36 years old is not too old for a boxer, and Zou Shiming's state has not declined significantly, being beaten to retirement by an ordinary boxer does not seem to match the psychological quality that an Olympic champion should have.
Therefore, people began to suspect that there was another reason behind Zou Shiming's retirement. After all, retiring due to injury is always more dignified than retiring for breach of contract. For a time, Zou Shiming was caught in the whirlpool of **.
Although support for Zou Shiming has waned, his team of couples has decided not to give up easily. They continue to launch multiple lawsuits on the Internet, forming a confrontation with the Shengli family.
However, when the situation reached an impasse, the SEA family chose to resolve the issue through legal means. They filed a lawsuit against Mr. Zou and demanded that he pay liquidated damages totaling 26 million yuan.
In the end, the court ruled against Zou Shiming, and the turmoil was calmed down. The true reason for Zou Shiming's retirement was also revealed, and he lost his sacred status in the public as a result.
In fact, Zou Shiming's current situation is closely related to his own behavior.
The farewell of a generation of boxing champions According to the court's judgment, due to the breach of contract, Zou Shiming needs to pay liquidated damages to the Shengli family as agreed, and his property is also temporarily frozen by the court.
Although Zou Shiming appealed, the court ruled that the evidence of breach of contract was conclusive, and it was of little significance to appeal again. In the end, the court reconsidered the compensation claim of the SEA family and determined that the reasonable amount of compensation was 14 million yuan, a decrease of 12 million yuan from the original 26 million yuan.
The court's final judgment put an end to the dispute between the interests of the two parties. However, this series of twists and turns had a significant impact on Zou Shiming's career and reputation.
First, he broke the contract to set up his own business in order to obtain more benefits, and secondly, after losing to Sho Kimura, he filed a complaint because he was not convinced, which led to a significant loss of his image in the public eye.
Although the act of abandoning the old club for the sake of profit, although it is not very ethical, it is also understandable considering the ** of money. However, after Zou Shiming lost to Sho Kimura, he made some inconsequential appeals, which somewhat made people feel that he had some feelings that he couldn't afford to lose, which made many netizens think that his pattern was a bit narrow.
Boxing is a stage for young people, and although Zou Shiming still insists on boxing, it is clear that his best form is over. In contrast, Sho Kimura is not well-known in boxing, but he is young and energetic, which is a big advantage in boxing.
However, Zou Shiming lost due to physical exhaustion, which is common in boxing matches. In any case, the result of the match has been decided, and we should accept this fact and believe that Zou Shiming's fans will also understand his defeat.
Of course, Zou Shiming also has his own considerations, and as an experienced boxer, he should have more chances of winning against rookies.
Despite a lot of publicity before the fight, Zou lost to a Japanese newcomer, both emotionally and with a regrettable result.
The defeat in this match will undoubtedly have a significant impact on his commercial value, and it may be because of this that he showed some reluctance to admit defeat in the game. However, even so, Zou Shiming should accept this result calmly, because everyone will grow old one day, which is a fate that all boxers cannot avoid.
Even, boxing champion Tyson has experienced such a thing, and in his retirement in 2005, he failed to be as invincible as before, ending his legendary career.
Tyson didn't make excuses for the defeat, he accepted the result and showed remarkable grace in his post-match interview. "I knew I couldn't fight back, I didn't want the sport to be humiliated because of me, this was the end of my life," he admitted. ”
Faced with this result, fans did not blame him too much, but instead believed that Tyson was a powerful figure who really dared to face his own failures.
Tyson is undoubtedly incomparable to Zou Shiming, in addition to the age factor, Zou Shiming's competitive state has shown a significant decline. For professional boxers, in addition to their performance in the ring, their form off the ring is equally important in order to prepare for future fights.
However, Zou Shiming did not do enough in this regard, not only was he a little lax in training, but he often appeared in public and participated in variety shows and off-site activities many times.
While Zou's actions worried fans, the seriousness of professional boxing meant he had to accept the lessons of his defeat. His training time will be drastically reduced, and his form will be difficult to maintain, but his opponents will not give him a chance to breathe.
For Zou Shiming, the cost of this defeat was a bit big, he first set up his own door, then hyped it, and the final result was disappointing. However, professional boxing is not a joke, and everyone needs to take responsibility and consequences. ”
Olympic champion Zou Shiming lost to a porter in a professional boxing match, which may have come as a surprise to many. After all, the title of Olympic champion is a sign of excellence in the field of competition.
However, this also exposes that Zou Shiming's understanding and preparation for professional boxing may not be sufficient. Unlike the Olympics, professional boxing requires a comprehensive balance of relationships with all parties in addition to the competitive factor, which is indeed a test for an athlete who is less involved in commercial activities.
The final results confirm this.
Everything is in the past, Zou Shiming's life gradually returned to calm after this turmoil, and now he rarely appears frequently in the public eye. He now focuses on his family and boxing promotion, and continues to contribute to the cause of boxing in other ways.
Although his influence is not as great as it once was, it is also a growth in his life. In short, after retiring from the national team, Zou Shi wisely chose to stay hot, participate in professional boxing competitions, and give full play to his commercial value.
However, subsequent events made his actions seem inappropriate, and whether he breached the contract or refused to admit defeat, his influence was greatly weakened.
Heroes are easy to age, and beauties are twilight", no one can avoid the traces of time, even the superstars in the arena are no exception. Zou Shiming, the fan-favorite athlete, can't resist the erosion of time.
As much as fans crave his victory, even Tyson struggles to be invincible. Therefore, Zou Shiming needs to face up to this fact and have a clear understanding.