Who will you be rooting for: Deontay Wilder or Zhilei Zhang?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Perkin Warbeck, May 19, 2024.


Who will you be rooting for?

Poll closed Jun 2, 2024.
  1. Deontay Wilder

    21.1%
  2. Zhilei Zhang

    50.0%
  3. Neither, I just want to see a good fight

    28.2%
  4. I'm not interested in this one

    0.7%
  1. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    I'll be rooting for Zhang but wouldn't be upset if Wilder won.
     
  2. CooperKupp

    CooperKupp “B.. but they all playin NBA basketball again!” Full Member

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    DEFINITELY rooting for Zhang!! :clap::clap2:
     
  3. The Cryptkeeper

    The Cryptkeeper Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't rate Fury anywhere near as highly as many. I think he is a very good heavyweight but far from this all-time great that his fans will have you believe. Your summation of his best wins is bang on the money.

    I rate Wilder lower than I rate Fury. Wilder's fans keep banging on about him being one of the top 2 or 3 hardest punching heavyweights in history. It's just not true. He has power for sure but his record is literally a can factory.
     
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  4. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    Zhang cant stand excusemaker
     
  5. zulander

    zulander Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Don't mind who wins but I feel Zhang has more ways to win. Wilder I think is a spent force and probably there for the taking.
     
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  6. Arch Stanton

    Arch Stanton When you have to shoot, shoot!, don't talk...... Full Member

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    I'm very biased here and it's a very easy choice. Zhang's the man for me. One of my favourite current heavyweights.

    I like his personality and hope he wins this in big style ( let's be honest, it is fun watching Wilder getting timbered) and cements some more big paydays before he retires.

    If the belts do get fragmented, and if it's then possible, I'd like to see him get a world title strap fight before he calls it a day.
     
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  7. GlaukosTheHammer

    GlaukosTheHammer Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Eyes too narrow, blind,
    Bombs unseen lead to one, two, three,
    Hidden truths we find.
     
  8. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Galatians 3:28-29 Full Member

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  9. FreddieGibbs

    FreddieGibbs Active Member Full Member

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    I like them both so don’t mind who wins. Wilder probably gets brutally KO’d though
     
  10. KernowWarrior

    KernowWarrior Bob Fitzsimmons much bigger brother. Full Member

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    Like Fury stating in a interview, he would hang his sister if she was promiscuous.
    Wilder wanting to take a boxers life in the ring is one sick statement, but Fury saying he'd hang his sister is taking it to another level.
     
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  11. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Why lol
     
  12. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Brother?
     
  13. Malph

    Malph Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Unless there is some sort of punch-power measuring device, it's really hard to say who hits harder.

    It's all anecdotal.

    Anecdotally, anyone who's sparred with Wilder acknowledges he can hit like a mule.

    Of course there is a lot more to boxing that just the raw ability to hit with power.

    It's in those other areas that Wilder falls short.
     
  14. rorschach51

    rorschach51 A Legend & A Gentleman Full Member

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    Zhang, **** Wilder.
     
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  15. Rilz

    Rilz Ball don't lie! Full Member

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    Zhang will be sending the excuse machine to retirement.