The retired staff from the big hospitals in the city also contributed to the hype, pushing the scheduled fight between the two to unprecedented levels of excitement.
Zhang Zongshun and Su Butong had held a grudge for quite a while, neither conceding defeat in Tai Chi. During the grand battle in the park, Su Butong suffered several compressed vertebral fractures in his thoracic and lumbar spine, while Zhang Zongshun sustained a fracture between the trochanters of the femur.
Zhang Zongshun underwent surgery, while Su Butong lay in bed for a full month and a half. It was a tie, both sides bearing equal burdens.
However, neither man admitted to a draw. Su Butong claimed that since Zhang Zongshun had undergone surgery, and he had not, only receiving conservative treatment, he was the winner.
