Chapter 1607: There is a big difference between practicing and not practicing

Xiao Peng was so comfortable sitting there eating barbecue and watching the game.

"Boss, are these players college students?" Bruch exclaimed, "Their physical fitness is insane!"

His sigh is not an exaggeration. For example, the four running backs of the Texas Longhorns, although they are of different heights, none of them weighs less than 200 pounds!

They are all super big guys!

But such big guys are super fast - if they are not fast, they can't be running backs, right?

Principal Fenves, who was sitting nearby enjoying some meat, responded, "Well, a football running back needs to be incredibly strong; opposing defenders are no pushovers. But being too heavy affects your speed, so they primarily train for the 40-yard dash, which they typically run in around 4.4 seconds. If you can manage that kind of stamina to run under 4.2 seconds, you'll earn a higher salary on a professional team."

Why is he sitting here eating meat?

Swear to God, he didn't want to come here!

After all, the University of Texas at Austin is a top-tier university. He doesn't have to come here to curry favor with two billionaires, but he can't refuse to come!

The girls on the rugby team hadn't gone out to cheer on their team, instead surrounding Xiao Peng and his team, asking questions and taking photos. Since they were close to both teams' players, many of them came over to chat with them. These people weren't focused on the game at all, so Fenves had no choice but to come to Xiao Peng's side, otherwise the game wouldn't continue.

But having said that, this kind of Da Xia skewers is really delicious.

Xiao Peng calculated nearby that forty yards was roughly thirty-six meters, a distance a running back would need most on the field. Training for this short-distance sprint was specifically for competition.

"What I admire more are those players. What are they called? 'Wide receivers'? Don't you find that they can basically catch any kind of ball?" Xiao Peng sighed.

After hearing this, Fenves explained, "They all undergo special training. Every day, they have to hold 25-pound special bricks with their fingers and walk back and forth on the field to develop their finger grip strength. Jerry Rice, one of the greatest wide receivers in professional football history, supported his family as a child by moving bricks on construction sites. His experience as a bricklayer gave him superhuman grip strength, which made him very powerful when catching the ball on the field, so this has become a regular part of wide receiver training."

"Principal Fenves, aren't you an academic principal?" Xiao Peng asked, puzzled. "And you know so much about football?"

Fenves laughed and said, "If you don't understand football, are you still an American?"

After hearing this, Aisha tilted her head and said to Bruch, "Brother Bruch, you, as well as Brothers Kasin, Walter, and Khedira, are all physically strong, but compared to these college players, you're still a long way behind! Can you take them down?"

Bruch said disdainfully: "We've killed so many big guys!"

Xiao Peng nodded and said, "Elsa, stop trying to stir up trouble. Bruch and the others are practicing martial arts, and the difference between those who have practiced and those who haven't is huge. There were so many of you back then, but they beat you up like two people and left you completely defenseless. Have you forgotten so quickly?"

Vincent, who had been in idle mode, said, "I agree with what Xiao said. When it comes to fighting, the difference between trained and untrained fighters is quite large. Even among trained fighters, the difference between professionals and amateurs is quite large. Rugby players have excellent physical fitness. Many former rugby players have entered top professional fighting competitions like the UFC after training, such as Dominic Reyes, Eric Anders, Gian Villante, Gray Hardy, and Owens Saint-Preux. But if there's no training, then no matter how big the muscles are, it's useless. As Xiao said, no matter how big the winter melon is, it's still useless!"

After hearing this, Fenves sighed and said, "A few years ago, something happened right here in Austin that really proves what Mr. McMahon said. One night, a fight broke out in front of a bar here. It's a bit embarrassing to talk about, but it started with a drunk man beating a woman. The guy was named Rashid Bobino, a former linebacker for our Longhorns. He was 1.83 meters tall and weighed 110 kilograms. UFC fighter Roger Jourta saw him beating the woman, and he stepped forward to stop him. Roger Jourta was only 1.75 meters tall and weighed 70 kilograms. In less than 20 seconds, Rashid Bobino was knocked unconscious."

Vincent added, "Rugby players have strong physiques, don't they? Furthermore, there's a 40-kilogram weight difference between the two, which is eight weight classes under MMA rules. Yet, Rashid Bobino stood no chance against Roger Jorta. According to our laws here, a professional fighter attacking someone with their bare hands is considered an armed attack. Now you understand why this is the case, don't you?"

He said these words to Aisha.

After hearing this, Aisha said, "There are street fighting masters on the street too!"

Vincent laughed and said, "Then you must not know Kevin Ferguson."

"Who is this?" Aisha asked.

Vincent said, "His other name is 'Jinbo,' known as the 'King of Street Fighting' in the United States. His favorite thing to do is fight. He has never lost a fight since he was a child. Because of his fighting skills, some bosses use him as a personal bodyguard. His street fighting skills are getting better and better. He has defeated street fighting kings like 'BIG D', 'Little Guy', and 'Focus' one by one, becoming the true 'King of Street Fighting'! Then someone in the fighting world discovered him and brought him into the boxing world. The UFC also discovered him and signed him to the UFC. However, to enter the UFC, you have to go through tryouts, and Jinbo was knocked out by his opponent in the first round of the tryouts. Later, when he entered the official competition, he was knocked out in two rounds and left the UFC in disgrace. You see, the gap between professionals and amateurs is that huge."

Aisha turned to Bruch and asked, "Brother Bruch, what would happen if you went to the UFC ring?"

Xiao Peng answered this question: "If he meets an opponent of the same weight, he will definitely lose."

Just as Aisha was about to speak, Xiao Peng said directly, "I'm talking about the ring. If it's outside the ring, he will definitely win. Fighters practice to win, and Bruch and the others practice to kill. Without rules, of course they will win."

After hearing this, Fenves said, "Mr. Xiao, don't you think it's a little scary that you talk about such a horrific thing in such a calm tone?"

Xiao Peng smiled and said, "This is just a fact."

Fenves suddenly said, "Mr. Xiao, I have something I want to hear your true thoughts on."