Think about it: You have notorious sparring storyteller Bakole coming from being obliterated in two and a questionable draw, with many fans screaming robbery versus Lil' Gas Tank which idk how much has left and has been looking like a four round fighter lately, staying silent after the Kabayel defeat. I would love to see these corpulent warriors go to war, takin' each other seriously I hope and training with gloves not forks, it would be fun until it lasts.
The Kabayel loss was competitive. Whereas Bakole's two losses he looked like ****. I favor Zhang in this one.
Was the Kabayel loss competetive? Yeah he got dropped but Zhang was being battered from pillar to post
Man, I remember watchin that live and I felt hurt myself seeing Zhang body full of red spots like giant cherries...
I think he did incredibly well to carry on as long as long as he did. Kabayel landed dozens of inch perfect body shots
Before Bakole lost to Parker I thought this was a bad style match up for Bakole and he would get the Joyce treatment. I still believe that unless Zhang really starts to age overnight or the recent loss he's had has effected him.
Interesting match up, I see Bakole winning it when Zhang inevitably gasses out. Bakole is a big man himself, so a lot of Zhang's natural advantages against these other guys will be mitigated and Bakole has the stamina and chin to outlast Zhang.
would be fun while it lasted. lean towards zhang ko but if bakole came in decent shape he might grind him down.
First round was a proper slug fest which I had Zhang winning. He showed flashes for the rest of the fight and obviously dropped Kabayel before he took the knee. His work rate was good.
