Zhilei Zhang to fight Agit Kabayel for WBC Interim Title, Joshua eligible to fight Winner.

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  1. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    Kabayel overrated. Zhang puts him to sleep
     
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  2. chairmanpow

    chairmanpow New Member Full Member

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    i know im biased but makhmudov and zhang are worlds apart skill wise
     
  3. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah but their footspeed is about the same. Zhang has a bad gas tank too
     
  4. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Emperor Zhang is going to Shatter Kabayel’s Chin. Brutally.
     
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  5. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Kabayel dodges Bakole, only to have to fight Zhang. That’s kind of funny. Dodge one dangerous ****er, only to have to fight another. Admittedly, Bakole looks like he’s dangerous for longer than Zhang, but still. Same basic formula. Hard hitting tank.

    I don’t see AJ getting past Kabayel or Zhang. Kabayel frustrates him and wins a decision. Zhang knocks his head off.

    Now, can Zhang get past Kabayel? Maybe. Zhang is dangerous as hell for like 4-5 rounds. But if it goes beyond that, forget about it.
     
  6. chairmanpow

    chairmanpow New Member Full Member

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    but Zhang's hands are much faster, his fundamentals much better, and he doesn't telegraph anywhere near as much as Makhmudov. Not to mention he has much better boxing IQ and knows how to set traps.
     
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  7. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Zhang doesn't have fast feet. Parker doesn't even have feet as fast as Kabayel and he could stay away, and he's a great body puncher. I don't like Zhangs chances here despite his top tier power and being a solid counter puncher
     
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  8. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Kabayel got this imo,we all know about Zhang being more dangerous in the first half of the fight before tailing off,this with Kabayels good body work should give him the win as long as he can keep out of harms way whilst Zhang is at his most dangerous .
     
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  9. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    I'm a fan of Bear Bakole, Big Bang and Kurdish slickness Kabayel so I do not speaketh with biased tongue

    As with Bakole vs Kabayel, Big Bang has a 40lb weight advantage over Kabayel and both those behemoths also punch their weight and that could prove to be the difference. But Kabayel is faster and very skilled and he can box on the back and front foot equally well and his extra speed and slickness and youth in this one will cause them big problems and he can punch himself albeit not as hard as they can. But Big Bang hits extremely hard and if he catches Kabayel right at any point of the fight he can end it
     
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  10. chairmanpow

    chairmanpow New Member Full Member

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    Well Parker fought Zhang by staying on his bike and potshotting at him, which is not Kabayel's style. I also think Parker is faster than Kabayel, and more importantly much more proven. I don't know how exactly Kabayel intends to fight, but if he fights like he usually does and stays in range he's going to get caught. He'll have to box on the backfoot while evading Zhang for the first half of the fight, and I don't know if he's elusive enough to do that. If he does then he'll have a great chance of winning. I'm a bit worried for Zhang, even though I think he'll get it done in the first few rounds.
     
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  11. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He still caught a cautious , defensively responsible Parker with knockdowns. Eventually Kabayel will have to get within range and that's when I'd expect Zhang to slip those counters in.

    Exciting match up, and tbh far more challenging for Kabayel than Bakole would be.
     
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  12. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Parker was moving to his left like a dumbass the whole fight. Kabayel has better feet than Parker imo, I expect him to beat Zhang by decision and dominate down the stretch. Could be wrong but Zhang is just a danger first half and Kabayel won't let him set his feet
     
  13. GarethUmmDavies

    GarethUmmDavies Member Full Member

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    Zhang is ancient, so he should be losing to all of these younger men.
     
  14. Shazzar23

    Shazzar23 Demetrius Bivol Full Member

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    I don't think Kabayel has every been down, but I've seen him buzzed before and is hittable. Zhang's gas tank is straight ass, but he still had the power to put down Parker somewhat late in their fight. Good fight. If Kabayel stays defensively responsible, he could pull it off.
     
  15. Aint no stoppin

    Aint no stoppin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I truly dont get the overhyping of kabayel. he only exposed hypejobs like makhmudov which was expected of me, and an injured frank sanchez. thats that. If zhang doenst get old overnight he will get rid of him in 5 rounds easy