Zhang Zhilei vs Joseph Parker - Just when you thought the heavyweight scene was dying, it revives.

He literally signed and agreed to the Wilder fight next, wtf are you talking about?
It was supposed to be a card that promotes the mega fight, Parker just happened to derail it.

 

Parker easily steals this in the second half.
Zhang needs his opponents to stay in front of him, in order to be effective. He is capable of little bursts of hard combinations that can push his opponents onto the ropes, and so even in the later rounds, but he always lets them escape as he resets himself. Also, Zhang is not able to apply pressure the way Joyce did to Parker.

Parker 8-4 as Zhang is unable to keep up with his footwork and feints.
But I do expect some fireworks in the early rounds as Parker like to keep his lead hand low and chin up in the air a bit.

 

After failing to put my trust in Parker last time out I'm betting on him to beat Sheldon on points. I don't think either of the two Joyce fights has any bearing here, and Parker's attributes can mesh up favourably with Zhang's.

 

Zhang gas tank is still suspect but I doubt Parker lasts long enough to test it. TKO7 Zhang.

 

Parker needs to keep it at a distance and make Zhang work. Parker must make it a high volume fast fight. If he can do this for about 6 rnds he’s got the fight. Zhang will gas and be a sitting duck. If Parker can’t do this then Zhang will win.

 

Why Zhang should apply presure like Joyce?
Parker is smaller man here. If Parker want land smth he must come closer and risk.

Zhang got reach and height advantage soo he can just wait for Joseph action.

Parker dont win decision by running away from Zhilei. He must score some punches. And then there will be space for counterpunch.

Zhang throw few jab and take little presure is just enough to make Parker must come to him.

Parker is not Usyk. He only fight best going forward. But here he will comes to "monster" mouth.

 

Um, Zhang has always been a front foot heavy boxer. He is the one typically to apply pressure.
He is not much of a counter puncher when moving backwards, nor is he that good defensively as he mainly just covers up and disengages. This will allow Parker to rack up points.
Parker will undoubtedly be the one using his footwork and the ring to his advantage.

 

Soo You think Zhang will be chasing Parker who be on backfoot and Parker will have point advantage?

Can You show me Parker fight when he outboxed bigger rival on backfoot?

Parker to land smth must go forward in fight with bigger Man. A special man who can use straight punches.
And who said Zhang will be on backfoot? He will wait for Parker in centre of the ring.
Look how he end Joyce in second fight. He wait for him to attack to make impresion of winning round and then he catches him and end him.

I see same here. Zhang will put a little presure on Parker but he is not ring "workman". He will attack few times and wait for Parker respond

And Parker imo cant fight good on backfoot. He always try to go forward using his quick hands.

 

Guess we will see.

But I don´t see how Zhang can just sit there and wait for his opportunities. Parker will take full advantage of that, the same way he did vs Wilder.

 

Wilder afraid to throw jab....
He is like trebuchet or spring. Always want be ready to throw maximum power.
It take soo much focus that he even dont learn how use front hand propper way.

Zhang will not be afraid to throw punches. And he have more weapon than one punch.

Again Parker as smaller man with less reach to land smth must be in Zhang reach.
He must be in and out. Problem is he dont have soo quick feet to avoid very quick Zhang punches imo.

In one of attack like that Zhang probably catch him to heavy.

But as You said we will see how it goes.

Im not Parker hater or smth. I write here that he got pretty good chance vs Wilder. I just dont see him being favorite here because Parker was always more offensive going forward boxer and vs someone like Zhang most realistic scenario is smth near to Joe Joyce fight.

 

Zhang also won't win by just standing on the outside. Hence why he'll need to press the action.

 

If he throw some jabs he will.
Remeber that he got reach and Height advantages. Parker looks on the ring with Joyce like Younger brother. Here will be pretty much the same situation.

I dont talk about standing and do nothing. Throw jab when Parker make circle and answer with big shots when Parker attack.
Add to this little pression and the one who must do smth to winning round is Parker.

But I'm not diviner. I only can talk how I feel it will look. We will see answer in march.

 

Surely I can’t be the only 1 that thinks Zhang UD? Surely not.

 

Parker is faster and typically pops in and out when need be. Zhang will need more than a jab, and Parker recently fought Wilder who's got longer reach and more power than Zhang does. So I think you're putting a little too much stock into reach being the key for victory.

 

Most likely because if it does go the distance Zhang will start losing rounds due to exhaustion. But hey weirder things have happened.