Comments Thread For: Deontay Wilder Remains Hopeful Of Landing Anthony Joshua Showdown After 'Knocking Zhang's Head Off'

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Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, 43-3-1 (42KOs), marks his return on June 1 against Zhilei Zhang, 26-2-1 (21 KOs) as a member of team Matchroom in the lauded Matchroom vs. Queensberry series, serving as the undercard to the highly anticipated undisputed clash at 175lbs between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitrii Bivol.
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[IRONCHINHAGLER]

Could this clown be more delusional. Hang ‘em and enjoy the multi-millions you were gifted with your Pbc protected bum-filled career. Brain damage is inevitable with all the clean headshots you have taken the last few years.

[Left Hook Louie]

I like Wilder's chances if he can get Zhang into the later rounds...

[JakeTheBoxer]

Zhang by a huge KO. Wilder has lost his passion, as he said.

[Joseph]

Zhang may be slow but he's got the good sense and boxing acumen to see that windmill revving up.

Wilder gets starched.

[fifth_root]

In probability theory, if Wilder does beat Zhang it could be considered that he still has some spark in him, so it would be good for the dossers to finally meet each other. It looks like another big Saudi event.

[hugh grant]

We saw the fear in deontay eyes taking punchesvfrom medium power punchers a in Parker and fury. So the fear when Zhang lands might throw wilder off.
but hey, this is heavyweight boxing, wilder might show us something?
Zhang v josh should ve happened age s ago too.

[James Hunt]

If the idiot beats Zhang, Warren will do everything to make AJ fight him instead for titles.
And clown Hearn will continue dancing to his tunes with a smile on his face.

[diarraisagod]

The fight could happen. If Wilder beats Zhang and Fury and Usyk end up fighting twice. Why not, I guess.

It wouldn't even be that strange now that Hearn and Wilder are working together.

Would AJ prefer the winner of Hrgovic/Dubois or Wilder if he beats Zhang? The latter all day I'd have thought.

[Butt stuff]

I just feel like Zhang is tailor made for Wilder. Slow feet, doesn’t do much other than a 1-2, terrible engine. Zhang is actually a really good opponent for AJ. I feel Joshua would dismantle him in 5-6.

If Wilder isn’t shot he should win this, but if he turns up in the state he was vs Parker he’ll get starched.