Revisiting the fertile ground of Filip Hrgović vs. Zhāng Zhìlěi

I think most of the people saying Hrgovic won haven't watched it and don't like Zhang, but who knows.

I don't think Zhang and Dubois are anything alike. Zhang is an excellent boxer with great punching versatility and a great guard. Dubois is much more basic and has a more rangey 1-2 style. Should be an easy Zhang KO and an easy Hrgovic UD or maybe KO in my mind.

 

Hrgovic showed a really good chin against Zhang, who landed some absolute bombs on him. Those same shots will send Wilder to the Shadow Realm, I'm certain of that. I think Wilder is going to get stopped early IMO. I bet Scott and his gameplan won't be to bomb Zhang out early but to try and take it to the late rounds where Zhang will tire. However, this just give Zhang time to land on Wilder's very suspect chin. Wilder SHOULD try and take him out early with a straight right hand, it's his best chance for winning IMO.

As for DDD, he's got some pop and he is probably a little better than people give him credit for. However, beating a morbidly-obese, inactive Miller doesn't tell us he is going to do well against Hrgovic, who I think is a top-10 HW. Hrgovic is well schooled, with good power. DDD still lost to slow-ass Joyce, even forgetting about the Usyk schooling. I think Hrgovic should stop him somewhere in the middle-to-late rounds.

 

I haven't rewatched but in retrospect hrgovic came on strong down the stretch and made a case to win. I think Zhang has great accuracy and hand speed but for like 5 rounds. If Wilder can find a way to get through that he can win

I have a tough time picking but lean deontay close decision. I think hrgovic wins a rematch

 

Respect Zhang for adopting Bloomfield nj met people that trained with him

 

I think Hrgovic won. Zhang had like 4 good rounds and the early knockdown but Hrgovic won more rounds and did the better boxing.

I do think it was a close but clear win for Hrgovic.


I think if Zhang is stationary he could eat a big bomb from Wilder. But that’s obvious and Zhang looks light and in very good shape so I think his plan is to move, and wait for the moment to land some big punches himself. I just don’t think Wilder is the same fighter anymore both mentally and physically. I don’t think Zhang has lost anything so I will go with Zhang on points with multiple knockdowns.

Hrgovic should win his fight with Dubois. Dubois has had his moments both bad and good. But I can’t shake off the way Joyce beat him down with the jab. Hrgovic got a good jab. And a good follow up right hand. And he throws his straight punches in bunches at times as well, quite fast I got to say. I think Hrgovic breaks Dubois face and the referee or corner will stop it.

 

But Usyk wouldn't get hit as much as Hrgovic; he has much better defense.

Big Bang unfortunately has poor stamina which comes from dragging 300 pounds around.

 

Hrgovic was much much more agresive in Zhang fight than Wilder be.
That's because he got different style than Wilder and because he was first other top boxer who faced Zhilei and thoose fella probably have no idea how dangerous opponent he faced that time.

Because of agresive style Filip was open to also took many bombs.
Wilder will be fighting more like sniper. Going back in circle and trying catch him with right hand 1-2 time in round...

There will be not soo many occasion for BigBang. And as Parker fight show Zhilei himself is not very busy dude with working to make occasion happend. He looks better where someone go toe to toe with him. That's where his atributes show up 100%

Wilder dont go toe to toe with Zhilei. Im sure about that. He cant forced himself to be more brave in Parker fight and You think he will go hard on puncher on his level? I doubt old version of Wilder do that and nów after lost by KO and being 38? No way.

Dubois is nothing like Zhang. If he will took some Hrgovic shots to head what Zhang took he will be sleep 2 weeks.
People forget that Filip is also puncher and Zhang eat there very big shots too showing like Croatian that he got tremendous chin.
(Fun fact they forced idea of Zhang winning this fight with Filip and all replay got only Zhang shoots- but there is many, many right hand with full force Perfect shots we just cant see this in slow motion because somebody get paid to make Hrgovic looks worse here)