Who would’ve beat Zhang tonight?

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  1. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Fury has far too much movement and ring iq for Zhang as well as the fact Fury can fight at a pace for 12 rounds .
     
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  2. fencik45

    fencik45 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Fury doesn't hit any harder than Joyce, odds are nowhere near as hard. Zhang just needs to wait for him in the middle of the ring. What staggered Joyce will flatten Fury.
     
  3. Alo2006

    Alo2006 R.I.P Sean Taylor Full Member

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    Wilder beats him with that low work rate and stamina issue.
     
  4. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    Shut up. You wrote that Joyce could not be hurt, knocked out or stopped. Now you're back sniffing around Zhang's nuts? LOL You're a special one.
     
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  5. RockyMarciano

    RockyMarciano Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Joyce is slower than molasses
     
  6. spravedlivylev

    spravedlivylev Haaaappy Neeeew Yeeeear! banned Full Member

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    Didn't really look like that in the third Fury fight. Fury hit him basically t will, landing 150 power shots in a little over 10 rounds. And Zhang hits so much harder than Fury that it's ridiculous.
     
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  7. spravedlivylev

    spravedlivylev Haaaappy Neeeew Yeeeear! banned Full Member

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    I always thought Wilder's one-punch power was exaggerated. When he is not facing absolute tomato cans with no chin, he needs a lot of rounds to stop his opponents. Szpilka, Duhaupas, Stiverne, Arreola, Molina, Ortiz were all stopped late in the fight. The way most casuals talk about Wilder makes it look like all he has to do is touch his opponent just once in 12 rounds and that's it. That right hand is dynamite, sure. But when Wilder doesn't have a Helenius leaning straight into it with his head, he doesn't just knock everybody out in the first round.

    Zhang has a very solid chin and a good defence, also is basically just a better boxer all around. He would batter Wilder the same way he battered Joyce as although Wilder has heart, his punch resistance is not comparable to that of Joyce.
     
  8. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Do you want me to change the thread title to....

    Who would’ve beaten Zhang night before last?:sisi1
     
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  9. Glass 1/2 Empty

    Glass 1/2 Empty Member Full Member

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    Fury would beat Zhang, no problem. I think if Joyce hadn't had the eye injury, we would have seen Zhang gas in later rounds, and that tiring in the last half of the fight would prove pivotal.

    Zhang looked good and fought well, but Joyce had no idea of how to deal with his style. Any fighter that could keep Zhang at range, till Zhang tires in the later rounds, would likely triumph.
     
  10. PistonHondai

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  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Wilder is easy to hit and Zhang is a robust southpaw, that would be an exciting fight.
     
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  12. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Yes Zhang`s out-put is very low every round.
     
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  13. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    He was awful v Zhang eating shots all night.
     
  14. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    He was about to stop Joyce plus the ref stopped Joyce from going down in the second, no way could Joyce keep taking those lefts, he couldn`t take Zhang`s power.
     
  15. PistonHondai

    PistonHondai Active Member Full Member

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    How would Zhang vs Dubois turn out?