Comments Thread For: Zhang Believes He And Wilder Have Something To Prove

[Old Spice]

Zhang should win unless the lazy version that fought Joyce shows up again vs Wilder

[Pac=Duran]

zhang will end wilders career

too fundamentally sound

He bad Hrgovic a few pinches away from getting stopped, and took all Hrgs best punches. 0robably should have gone Zhangs way that fight.

Wilder has a punches chance that it

[champion4ever]

Wilder just needs to throw that right hand and quit backing up. If he throws that right hand enough. He will win the fight.

However, Wilder must be willing to fight off the front foot again in order to take some risks to land the right hand.

He can’t be too afraid of getting hit like he was in the Joseph Parker fight.

[CPNUTKnockoutFreshMart]

I look at this fight like this , he who lands first, lands last .

[pollywog]

Zhang wins by stoppage and hopefully rematches Parker after. Wilder is done imo

I'd rather see AJ rematch Parker instead.

[Toffee]

I'm looking forward to it.

I don't think any outcome really adds anything to the bigger picture. The best that Wilder can do is get a payday against Joshua. I'm not sure if Zhang progresses to anything significant if he wins. Both their windows have passed.

I'd like to see Wilder win purely so we get to finally see him against Joshua. The era needs that. But I think Zhang peppers him and stops him.

A bit of a freak show fight really. Two 40ish year olds. One can slowly box and ****. The other has some speed to go with his ****. We'll all make our predictions but it's hard to know how those two styles come together and who will win.

Why on earth would the word "B.ang" be censored?

[JakeTheBoxer]

I'm looking forward to it.

I don't think any outcome really adds anything to the bigger picture. The best that Wilder can do is get a payday against Joshua. I'm not sure if Zhang progresses to anything significant if he wins. Both their windows have passed.

Zhang only lost very close decisions against Parker and Hrgovic. I don`t see how is he not the real contender, if he beats Wilder.

[Toffee]

Zhang only lost very close decisions against Parker and Hrgovic. I don`t see how is he not the real contender, if he beats Wilder.

He's 41 and gasses out after 6 rounds. The CV isn't terrible but realistically he's behind Parker, Joshua or Hrgovic/Dubois when it comes to the IBF. And the other three belts are tied up for the next 12 months at least. And again, time is heavily against him.

I don't see where he goes next regardless of whether he wins or loses.

[JakeTheBoxer]

He's 41 and gasses out after 6 rounds. The CV isn't terrible but realistically he's behind Parker, Joshua or Hrgovic/Dubois when it comes to the IBF. And the other three belts are tied up for the next 12 months at least. And again, time is heavily against him.

I don't see where he goes next regardless of whether he wins or loses.

He can get Parker rematch, if Parker can`t get Usyk fight.

Than again, the belts will be vacant next year most likely.

[Zelda]

Wilder is here for the money.

If he really wanted to be champion again, he wouldn't have been out of the ring for so long or would have gradually built his way back by fighting a couple of lower-ranked fighters in 6-7 months before taking a big fight. I would be surprised if Wilder were to suddenly get his confidence and timing back after being out of the ring for so long and suffering a loss in his return fight.

Zhang is good but not unbeatable and a prime/active/confident Wilder can take him out. But I am not sure we will get that version of Wilder so I am expecting Zhang to edge this one, possibly by stoppage if Wilder is careless. Zhang hits heavy.