How does a guy get a few big KOs and suddenly he's an ATG (Zhang)???

He is not, chill...

 

It's the younguns of the board. I was a know-it-all when I was a punk. Grew out of it at least. True knowledge is realizing and accepting what you don't know. Dunning-Kruger is a real thing with some of the kiddos.

 

Zhang is not. He hits hard but isn't as good as Foreman in his 40s.
Seems like people go crazy when somebody like this gets one guys number.

 

He had a draw with Jerry Forest...

 

It s just the usual overreaction of fairweather fans in 2023.
Give it a week and it will die down.

 

When a massive hypejob gets absolutely humiliated, things always go mental for a while.

Heck, Fury's still riding the inflated reputation from his hypejob demolition now!!

 

Easy to overlook people in HW boxing

It's a unique division full of unique men and they all know very well that any of them can get upset with a punchers chance more so than any other division. Heavyweights are living proof old man strength is real.

290 pound and a quick left hand which does have power is no joke even though he does have stamina and high work rate issues.

No other weight division does a man go from a mediocre 260 pound 30 year old to a titan 290 pound 40 year old when given a shot which is all Zhang has been missing, a shot. Same with Hurgo. You give these up and comers who are hungry a shot you better be ready, Wallin looked great against Fury then let himself go overnight because he got given the shot and fell short. Ruiz Jr, slapped AJ sideways then ended up in McDonalds.

 

6'6" 290 pound man with pedigree at this level and power in a straight left hand? None to my knowledge

 

Who are the few big KOs over that Zhang has on his record ?

 

Well he isn't, but the answer you are looking for is recency bias.

 

20 of his 26 wins were against prospect level opponents you feed to a 20yo newbie. And 2 of the other 6 against one guy.