In the Hong Kong martial arts circle at that time, in addition to Hong Jinbao, Jackie Chan and others, there was also a legend.
He has the title of boxing king, and has also injured Jet Li and Yang Lijing, he is Billy Chow.
Stills of Billy Chow
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24 years ago, Billy Chow had a collaboration with actress Yang Lijing. Because his playing style is sharper, Yang Lijing is worried about accidents, so she negotiated the details of the play with him in advance.
However, due to Zhou Billy's excessive entry into the play, when he stepped out, he used too much force and directly kicked Yang Lijing's chest, causing the other party to appear comatose and shock on the spot. No one expected that Zhou Billy's kick directly kicked Yang Lijing into the hospital.
Yang Lijing recalled
Later, according to Yang Lijing's own recollection, she felt a crack in the cruciate ligament on her body at that time, and when she entered the hospital for examination, she found that the cruciate ligament in her left and right legs was broken.
The damage is so great, which shows the strength of Zhou Billy's skill. In fact, at that time, he was also a little confused, completely unaware that he had already slightly tightened his foot, and it would have such a great power.
Yang Lijing stills
In addition to Yang Lijing, Jet Li and Billy Chow also suffered injuries when they collaborated on "Jingwu Hero".
In "Jingwu Hero", the two have a ten-minute long fight scene, which is a classic clip of this movie. And this ten-minute scene was filmed for nearly a month.
Jet li
Billy Chow and Jet Li, in order to present better visual effects, frequently rehearsed auditions.
During the period, Zhou Billy adjusted the strength of his shot many times, but as a professional player, he often did not master the strength well, resulting in Jet Li's arm being injured by mistake and a fracture.
Jet Li and Billy Chow
Even Wu Jing, who has always been able to fight, was kicked by Zhou Billy when filming "Kung Fu Kid Breaks through" in 1996.
In fact, when shooting martial arts scenes, actors will have different degrees of injuries, after all, the actors at that time were really fighting.
Wu Jing and Zhou Billy
But Billy Chow is not an actor, and is better at subduing opponents with his fists. Because if you are not careful in the ring, you will be defeated by your opponent. Because of this, when he punches, he often punches the flesh, and the movements are clean and clean.
Later, In an interview, Billy Zhou said that he did not know the difference between filming and real play at the beginning, and after actually participating in the performance, he found that his actions needed to be contained.
Therefore, he is very distressed, although he knows that he must control himself when filming, but every time he will accidentally hurt others because he enters the scene. He said that he was not afraid of being beaten by others, but only afraid of hurting others.
All kinds of martial arts stars have been injured by Zhou Billy by mistake, but there is a big guy who does not dare to do anything.
This big guy is Hong Jinbao, so why doesn't Zhou Billy dare to hurt him?
The first point is that Hong Jinbao is Billy Chow's Bole, and a large part of the reason why Billy Chow was able to successfully enter the Film Circle in Hong Kong was because Hong Jinbao dug him up and gave him many opportunities to perform.
Hong Jinbao stills
The second point is that in the films that the two have cooperated, many of them are produced by Hong Jinbao and directed by action, if the director is injured by mistake, how can this scene continue to be filmed?
Some people joke that no one can hurt the boss, and they don't want jobs and wages.
Hong Jinbao
Although When Billy Zhou faces Hong Jinbao, he will look a little restrained. But Hong Jinbao, who has always only looked at the effect, asked him to let go and perform, which has so many wonderful play scenes presented in front of the audience.
The boxing king of Zhou Billy brought full visual enjoyment to the audience, but no one would have thought that the boxing king who is now a well-known boxer was a sick straw when he was a child.
Full net week Billy
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Billy Chow was born in Canada, and he was not in good health when he was born, so he had to deal with various drugs since he was a child. The family also tried their best to take care of him, like the flowers in the greenhouse.
When Billy Chow was 11 years old, he didn't want to continue to be so weak. He asked his parents to send him to learn martial arts so that he could change the image of a weak chicken.
Originally wanted to go to exercise, but I didn't expect that as soon as Billy Chow arrived at the boxing gym, he developed a love for the sport, and the coach also found him very talented.
It was also from this time that Billy Chow spent all his time practicing boxing except for school. Long-term boxing training transformed him into a man with tendon flesh and a calm personality.
But even with talent, on the road to becoming a boxing king, Zhou Billy still paid a lot.
In the beginning, when playing against other more powerful players, he was often beaten and injured.
But even if he is used as a sandbag for others, Billy Chow is not depressed in the face of failure in order to become a good boxer.
He would conduct a series of reviews to find out his weaknesses and the strengths of the other party. With such efforts, Zhou Billy's boxing skills have also become more refined.
He wanted to test how strong he was, so he returned to Hong Kong in 1981 and participated in boxing. But he didn't have any competition experience, he lost in the big competition and didn't get the prize.
Billy Chow competes
After returning to Canada, Billy Zhou, who was in pain, strictly controlled his diet because he was a lightweight player and had to maintain his weight at 70KG.
In addition to diet, Billy Chow devotes all his time to practicing boxing. Under this rigorous training, in 1982, the 24-year-old Billy Chow won the lightweight fighting championship. Three years later, he won the world-class fighting championship again.
Billy Chow harvests a gold belt
At this time, Zhou Billy was full of honors and wore a gold belt, which was very beautiful.
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By chance, Billy Chou later embarked on the path of an actor. But at first he didn't get a good chance, and the two films he starred in didn't make a splash.
Billy Chow had no choice but to punch while taking over the play. When he competed in Eimonton, his life experience also quietly came.
Billy Chow
At that time, Hong Jinbao was preparing to shoot "The Bride of the Port", and when he saw Zhou Belgium in the ring, he felt that this man was very suitable for one of the roles.
So he sent an invitation to Billy Chow, although this role is only a cameo, but to get Hong Jinbao's personal invitation, Chou Billy is also very happy, he gladly agreed.
Billy Chow has not been in the show for a long time, but he has fully demonstrated his true ability.
Hong Jinbao is a predecessor who cherishes talents, and then he has brought Billy Chow to participate in various big-budget films.
Since then, the actors that Zhou Billy has cooperated with include big stars such as Zhen Zidan, Liang Chaowei, and Zhou Xingchi, and the film and television works he has participated in must be excellent, and they all have a lot of topics.
Logically, with the help of the predecessors and his own good skills, Zhou Billy should also be able to eat very well in the entertainment industry. But because of his fierce appearance, he is always some villain roles, and they are all supporting roles.
There is a famous saying in the circle, small fire depends on holding, and big fire depends on life.
Therefore, in the entertainment industry, Billy Zhou has always been plain as water, and there seems to be no fate of fire.
He doesn't have his own masterpiece, nor is he an indispensable martial arts actor. Many fans say that Billy Chow is only one chance away.
Just this opportunity, Billy Zhou has worked in the circle for nearly 20 years without waiting.
After measuring his situation, Billy Chow began to slowly fade out of the entertainment industry and returned to the professional arena as a boxer.
He is in his 40s and is no longer young, but after competing with a group of young people, he still won the championship, and in 2003, he won a big victory against the Thai boxing champion.
From boxer to actor, and then from actor to boxer, it can be said that Billy Zhou has delivered good results. After returning to the arena, he rarely took on the role.
After participating in "Love Tiger Gate" in 2007, Billy Chow never appeared in the show business circle again.
Promotional posters
Many people will ask, what is the current situation of the former boxing kings?
Billy Chow is now 63 years old, and he often updates his current situation on social platforms. Although he is old, he is still energetic.
Billy Chow and Jiale Qian
After quitting the entertainment industry, Billy Zhou returned to Canada, continued to engage in boxing, and opened his own boxing martial arts gym, and brought out many apprentices with good strength.
In addition to teaching classes, he also accompanied his wife Zhang Lili wholeheartedly, and although the two were married for many years, they never had children because of their busy careers.
Zhang Lili and Zhou Billy
Even so, it will not affect the feelings between Billy Chou and his wife. Every year on his wife's birthday, he would post a photo of himself and his wife on social platforms and sprinkle a good hand of dog food.
Although Zhou Billy did not have a son, he also recognized a dry son, because the two look very similar, and some netizens said, is this really just a dry son?
Billy Chow's family
Now Billy Chow, family life is very smooth. Perhaps it is the happiness of the family that causes his appearance to be less fierce than before, and now he has a more kind face and a kind atmosphere.
But the king of boxing is still the king of boxing, the muscles of the body are still there, even the thumbs up when taking pictures, the biceps are very spectacular.
Billy Chow's recent situation
Although some people pity that Zhou Billy has not been on fire, but he can combine his lifelong career with the love in his heart, presumably whether he is famous or not is not so important for Zhou Billy.
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