Jeffries vs. Zhang

Bang presents a style of boxing Jim has never seen before. He'd get obliterated.

 

Zhang is unskilled and untrained.

 

This is one fight where I’d favor Zhang. But it’s not exactly a practical matchup. The rules and conditions of the two eras were so different to the point to where you’re almost looking at two different sports.

 

The Olympic silver medalist, bronze WC medalist is unskilled. No, he was old when he turned pro.

 

And how many super heavyweights of any class did he prove his chin against?

 

I think Jeffries figures out how to get inside and stay inside. Wear down Zhang over twelve rounds and likely stop him.

If someone can explain the greatness of Agit Kabayel who KO'd Zhang earlier this year or Jerry Forrest who fought him to a draw in 2021 I might be swayed to reconsider.

 

Zhang doesn’t just have a straight left. He is very much a two-handed puncher and probably one of the biggest punchers at HW of all time. His right hook KO of Joyce was a thing of beauty against a massively proven chin. Even him sleeping Wilder the way that he did is impressive since we’ve seen Wilder take loads and loads of huge shots throughout his career, especially against Fury and Ortiz. Zhang even had Hrgovic stunned a fair few times, who we’ve seen as well has a very good chin. Zhang is a bonafide puncher and has two bricks for hands. Trying to outlast artillery like that is strategic suicide.

 

Zhang is untrained. Can’t take body blows. Can’t fight at any distance. One - Two body blows ends it.

 

Somebody is a Jeffries believer ! Let's keep in mind Zhang is forty plus ... that's up there ..

 

Ever wonder how a 42years old Marciano would have fared against Kabayel?

 

No I haven't. Not sure what Rocky has to do with this mythical match up. Zhang had only 29 fights before fighting Kabayal, so not a very battle-worn 42.

 

I really like Zhang but I think Jeffries would win here.

Jeffries had Tons of Stamina , was built like a Tank and by far tougher than most competition today.
Sure he would take a lot of Bombs from Zhang, it depends on the referee how long he lets the fight go
but I think Jeffries would overtake him in the 5th or 6th round and knock out Zhang in the 8th round.

It doesn't matter if Zhang has better skills, Jeffries has the durability and was also quite fast
to make Zhang miss a few times and every hit that zhang misses plays into Jeffries' hands, while
Jeffries in turn can easily go 20+ rounds.

 

It's for purposes of comparison ,actually I ****ed up I meant to type Jeffries,ie a 42 years old Jeffries v Kabayel.

Must have been thinking about the Rocky v Wilder thread.

 

Jeffries against a super heavyweight top end puncher is unproven.We simply don't know how his chin would hold up.