"I AM BOXER" is ramping up dopamine to the maximum by previewing an all-time 1:1 death match between Myung Hyun-man and Julien Kang.
Recently airing tvN variety show "I AM BOXER" delivers overwhelming immersion each episode with exciting missions and the boxers' fierce and desperate punches toward victory. After the first fight 1:1 deciding match ended, during the first half of the second fight 6:6 punch race, with Jang Hyuk, Jung Da-woon, Kim Tae-sun, Pyeon Ye-jun, Myung Hyun-man, Julien Kang, Yuk Jun-seo, Ozone, B.M., and Kim Dong-hee being eliminated, unpredictable developments continued, and master Ma Dong-seok and the production team revealed behind-the-scenes of the 6:6 punch race and spoilers for the death match.
The second fight, the 6:6 punch race, is a format in which each team strikes 100 sandbags with punches and the team that knocks them all down faster wins. The first half is six minutes, and there is no time limit for the second half, so what strategies each team devises according to the rules, how quickly they acquire know-how to swiftly knock down the sandbags, and each team's differing game management added to the viewing pleasure.
It is said that this mission was created with careful consideration of the mission timing and the boxers' conditions from the program planning stage by Ma Dong-seok and the production team. It was mainly designed as a team event that allows alternating rest to recover stamina, overcoming the weakness of boxers who punch in breaks, and considering that the second fight proceeds not long after the first fight 1:1 deciding match. In particular, because a merciless death match follows the second fight, they decided to run missions that exclude consecutive full sparring for the participants' safety and stamina.
In the preview video for episode 3 released on the 30th of last month, a death match of 24 eliminated contestants was previewed as skilled participants were largely eliminated in teams, further fueling the fighting spirit. The person who wins the death match is given the opportunity to participate in future missions, so the site is filled with stronger tension and desperation than ever. Above all, as MC Kim Jong-kook explained that "these are the two people who might once have been discussed as who would win if they fought," a 1:1 boxing match between Myung Hyun-man and Julien Kang, which everyone had only imagined, takes place.
Although their heights are similar, Myung Hyun-man, who weighs about 16 kg more than Julien Kang, and Julien Kang, whose arm length is about 12 cm longer than Myung Hyun-man, expressed confidence in victory even before the match started, saying, "I thought I could knock the opponent down or K.O. him," and "If I do exactly what I practiced, I can win." When the match starts and the heavyweights exchange fierce blows, a moment is captured when Ma Dong-seok shouts "Down," arousing curiosity about the match result.
The great match of the giants that impressed everyone at the scene will air at 11 p.m. on Friday the 5th.
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