Zhang says he wants to fight Tyson Fury next

Zhang pleasantly surprised me in the last two fights (Hrgović and Joyce). Such "refreshments" are needed by the heavy category. It's a shame that Zhang didn't have a chance for top fights earlier. I would declare the fight with Hrgović a draw, but that is just my subjective opinion. I cannot say that Hrgović lost; I don't have to agree with the judges that Zhang lost the fight. And I'm not really a special connoisseur of boxing. The second fight (Joyce) is Zhang's masterpiece. It's a shame that boxers we know nothing about (in the sense that they haven't been tested in top fights) are passing time....

 

Zhang and 1 billion chinese men like him couldnt beat Tyson Fury

Fury will eat Usyk this December

All the belts will scatter with both then effectively retiring

Zhang will claim one

Fury will comeback and beat Zhang in China. Fury is taken hostage after chinning the chinese for not paying him. Deontay Wilder is sent in to save him, the American nuclear response. Wilder scorches the earth saving Fury from the CCP and we get Fury Wilder 4.

 

Fury has better footwork than Joyce, who just stands in front of guys. That said, Fury can't let his guard down or get careless. He'll need to stay on the outside and let Zhang punch himself out. I think they should make this fight next. Fury wants money, this fight sells in China.

Zhang has earned my respect over his last 2 fights.

 

Nah, Fury prolly wouldn't be afraid to fight Zhang. He prolly sees him as an easy meal, and for the most part, he'd be right to think that, Fury would likely easily outpoint him.

Despite that, I give the Big Bang a very slight chance of at least knocking Tyson Fury down. Unless it's early on in an early round though, I don't give him much of a chance of putting him down for good since Fury has displayed some pretty strong recovery skills. I do give him a better chance of doing it than I would Wilder ever being able to, because even though Wilder got Fury down four times, he then made the mistake of following up by windmilling like a fool, putting power behind shots that missed by a mile and thus wearing himself out and weakening his subsequent shots for nothing. I maintain that if Wilder can put Fury down, then all it takes to finish the job is someone with power and the ability to actually have a successful follow up on it, and one of Zhang's best aspects is that he tends not to waste punches. Don't think Zhang is that man, but it can be done.

Still though, I think Zhang's best chance at beating Fury would come down to something similar to what happened last night. Catch him with a shot that messes the eye up badly or opens up a nasty cut, which can certainly be done. If Otto Wallin can open up a cut that big on Fury's eye, Zhang could do worse. I also think this is his best chance of beating Usyk too, since as his first fight with AJ showed us, he can be marked up. I give it very little chance of happening in either case since Fury and Usyk have excellent head movement, but as we saw recently with Vianello-Rice and even Fury's own situation, sometimes all it takes is that one big shot landing just right for a nasty gash to open. It would have to land though; that would be the hard part. But hey, this is boxing, weird **** happens all the time, that's one of many reasons to love it.

God, can you imagine the reactions if he was able to pull off THAT upset?

 

Shane Fury said in the lead up to Chisora something to the effect of "Fury is at the top, his 34 it's all about smart business decisions now, he isn't about to risk it all against some big heavyweight that can bang"

That to me means he will only vs boxers he 100% beats unless the money is huge.

 

I hope it happens, it will be a rare occasion for me to root for someone and that someone is Zhang, even though he definitely loses.

I want to thank Zhang for crushing Joyce. This fight should be a clarion call for all who value modern day size over skills as exemplified by the greats of the past. How are people not able to see the vast difference in ability between era's?

 

Not going to happen. Rematch with Hrgovic would be nice.

 

I'm here for it!

 

Fury won't fight him for less than 100 million. Odds are he will start out demanding a billion. Whether he backs off that and by how much will show how badly he wants to duck.

 

Would love to see it but no way in hell in China

 

They can see the difference in skills. They can also see the difference in athleticism. Frazier had skills, but zero athleticism. Watch the superstars and see him unable to swim or ride a bike. see him finish dead last against a bunch of white guys in the 100 yard dash. See him unable to even lift his own weight in weight lifting.

 

Fury starting to look like a chronic duck artist. He never gave Wlad the rematch and he got a pass on that with his mental health issues. Now Usyk looks like a duck. And Zhang would be a good fight too. Fury needs to fight Usyk and Zhang and stop slapping around guys like Wilder and Chisora

 

Fury will be fighting the winner of Chisora-Whyte III.

Alternatively, he might fight the loser.

 

Fury will beat the Chicom like a rented mule, bamk on it.