Zhilei Zhang was a visitor on The MMA Hour final night time, and the Chinese language southpaw didn’t have something good to say about fellow heavyweight contender, former two-time champ Anthony Joshua. Zhang, 27-2-1(22) mentioned he’s completely satisfied AJ desires no a part of him within the professional ring.
Zhang and Joshua did combat as amateurs, this at London 2012, with Joshua decking Zhaon the best way to a factors win. Ever since, he says, Zhang has wished a rematch. However the 41 yr outdated says Joshua will “by no means combat me.”
“Mark my phrases, he’s not preventing me,” Zhang mentioned. “He’s not going to combat me, ever. As a result of after the 2012 Olympic Video games, that was once we initially collided. After that, it’s been so a few years. I used to be with Matchroom [Boxing] and I do know what occurred. I don’t suppose he’s ever going to combat me.
“My managers flew to London and I bought phrases. So I don’t suppose he’s going to combat me. Take a look at his earlier opponents – Francis Ngannou from the UFC, Robert Helenius, I don’t suppose he has what it takes to face as much as me. The way in which he picks his opponents says rather a lot about him. Neither does Eddie [Hearn] need it. He’s [AJ] a money cow for Eddie.”
Joshua is as we all know preventing Daniel Dubois subsequent, for the IBF belt, whereas Zhang has no subsequent combat set simply but (not formally no less than). We followers positive could be up for a Joshua-Zhang 2, the retun coming so a few years after their Olympic tussle.
Zhang, coming off that KO win over Deontay Wilder, doesn’t determine to have an excessive amount of time left within the ring at age 41, and he has made it clear he desires the massive fights solely. Let’s see how Joshua does in opposition to Dubois, and what his subsequent transfer is after that combat ought to he win it. For now, do you agree with “Massive Bang,” when he says Joshua won’t ever combat him?
