Zhāng Zhìlěi vs. Deontay Leshun Wilder & Daniel Raphael Dubois vs. Filip Hrgović - Round by Round.

What a time for boxing!

 

Making no predictions on the 5 vs 5, rather I am in the show me mode. May the chips fall where they may.

 

There is nothing tough about Wilder. He’s all false bravado and delusional. Zhang is coming right for that Glass Jaw. Wait and see…..

 

I wonder if Wilder gets KO'd if it'll make him more or less likely to get a Joshua fight down the line?

 

Hrgovic vs Dubois- 70-30%
Hrgovic KO/TKO.
Soo we got athletic strong very hard hitting dude who in his last lighter version move pretty well but with suspect punching and pain resistance who already few time give up when things starting to become hard for him in fight. He survive hard moments in last fight but I'm not sure if IT was because his redemption or just limit of stamina and idea of his 150 kg opponent who cant took PEDS no more.
He also got problem in past with defence himself against straight punches.
He will faced Bigger, better reach good amateur with good skills who also got good punching power and probably very strong chin. Dude who comeback in hard Zhang fight after horrible start and big trouble and win fight toe to toe with hard hitting Chinese bombardier.

I choose Hrgovic to win before last bell. He got advantages over Dubois a special in case of determination and resistance. Off course Filip like forget about defence and he took serious shot sometimes and here is chance for Dubois. If he land smth perfect and wobbled Filip hard he can win. But most realistic scenario is Filip winning. Also they knew dach other and for sure Hrgovic is one with nice memories from their training and sparing.

Zhang vs Wilder- 40-60%
Wilder by KO.
As many people said on boxing sites- on paper Wilder got great atributes for beating slow, not best defence southpaw. He got best weapon vs southpaw in right hand and he as 30 kg lighter bigger man should be much quicker.
Problem with this fight is fact that:
1. We have no idea what Wilder can bring to the tablle still because he looks bad in Parker fight (style is style but he was afraid of getting hit, and punching to not take counter. Also he even was not angry that he even dont try 11 rounds changing smth), he is old and he is after 2 bad ass whooping from Fury which probably cost him many health
2. Zhang will be probably his best opponents after Parker and Fury (imo more dangerous than Ortiz) and probably hardest hitting and best chin guy he ever faced in pro.
Zhang got very very strong chin and very very fast and heavy hands (both hand).
He dont need many time to AIM Perfect shot.

End of the day Zhang imo will be too slow. Both dont use much front hand and Wilder will be probably running from confrontation trying to land big one 1-2 per round.
Zhang is lazy when he must "catch rabbit" and as a little smaller man he will be force to to that.
That's why I choose Wilder to AIM Perfect first and then probably go for finish.

But in this one other winner even in specktacular way will be not science-fiction for me. Fight can go way I write above but same time Wilder trying attack can took some serious counter and for sure Zhilei got enough power to KO him cold.

 

Dang. The weight difference between Zhang and Wilder is massive.

 

Good lord I forgot this card is in Riyadh. I had the evening planned out watching it.
Thank God for these RBR's!

 

You predicted Williams to beat Sheeraz a couple of weeks ago. Why the change of heart?

 

Wait a minute. So I buy the Fury vs Usyk fight and subscribe to Dazn snd still need to pay additional ppv fees to watch these fights? Wtf im subscribed for then? Definitly canceling this ****.

 

Running Order

7 pm BST, 2 pm ET, 11 am PT

12 Round Light Heavyweight Contest
Willy Hutchinson vs. Craig Richards

Followed by

WBA Featherweight Championship
Raymond Ford vs. Nick Ball

Followed by

12 Round Light Heavyweight Contest
Hamzah Sheeraz vs. Austin Williams

Followed by

WBA Light Heavyweight Championship
Dmitry Bivol vs. Malik Zinad

Followed by

Interim IBF Heavyweight Championship
Daniel Dubois vs. Filip Hrgovic

Main event

12 Round Heavyweight Contest
Deontay Wilder vs. Zhilei Zhang

 

How so?

 

BOMB SQUAD

 

Debating whether to put something on Bivol KO Zinad late rounds. He’s UD most his opposition, so risky

 

Yup, that fragile mandible is going to be shattered into a million pieces. I expect this to occur quite early. Wilder always had fragile whiskers, his management knew it, which is why his "opposition " was always so atrocious -THE worst for a prominent HW in my 40 years of following this sport.

That glass jawed fraud is going to be DESTROYED.