Now, for WBO transitional heavyweight boxing champion "Big **" Zhang Zhilei, he has three notable labels -Confidence, Victory, Dreams! Zhang will face former World Champion Joseph Parker on March 8, and it won't be an easy match, but Zhang is confident of winning the win and chasing his dreams in his field.
In the latest interview with IFL TV, Zhang Zhilei is confident, he said that he has defeated British star Joe Joyce in a row, will he still be afraid of Joyce's subordinate defeat Parker? Zhang Zhilei admitted that with the two defeats of Joyce, he had an advantage in the competition with Parker.
Parker's 2022 matchup with Joyce seemed to have had problems from the first round, as he was overwhelmed by the mighty Joyce and eventually suffered a crushing knockout in the 11th round.
The reason why Zhang Zhilei is full of confidence is that he focused on the Parker vs Joyce battle and has a lot of information from it.
Zhang Zhilei said:"From the firstRound to 11thIn the round, Joyce was in control of the match, and he put Parker under a lot of pressure, and we can see that Parker hit Joyce multiple times but couldn't get the effect he wanted. I beat Joyce twice and that boosted my confidence, so I'm confident about beating Parker. ”
As Zhang Zhilei said, Joyce did something to Parker in the game to make the opponent give in under pressure, so when Parker faces Zhang Zhilei, who is also strong in attack, he is likely to collapse again. If Parker lacks an effective strategy and stands firm with Zhang Zhilei, then it is only a matter of time before he is destroyed, but Parker is not stupid, he knows that he must complete a smart competition, that is, to try to consume Zhang Zhilei in the sports war, can he do it? It's a nice thing to watch.
When asked if he would like to play against Anthony Joshua? Zhang Zhilei said:"You'll have to ask EddieHearn, does he want Joshua to pit me? But I do want to make this game happen. ”
As long as Parker is leveled, then Zhang Zhilei, who is the mandatory challenger of the WBO, will completely sit on the direct train to attack the world title, and face the winner of Tyson Fury vs Olekosander on May 18, so what does he think of this match?
Zhang Zhilei said:"For Fury, he makes changes and sometimes blurts out. Fury was injured some time ago and we don't go ** the reason, but inDecember 18There's a lot of variables in the day's fight, anything can happen, and I think it depends on who's better prepared, and if Fury is well trained, he has the advantage, and it's an undisputed heavyweight title fight that everybody wants to see. ”
Parker didn't stand out in the clash with Deontay Wilder, and I'm afraid people won't talk about his fight with Zhang Zhilei, but Parker's defeat to Wilder was considered a sign of progress, but boxing columnist Jay McIntyre believes that Wilder is no longer the fighter he used to be when he faces Parker, because of his age, wear and tear, lack of exercise, loss of hunger, etc., so Parker creates an illusion that the fans are too powerful, which requires Zhang Zhilei to break the illusion.
What is certain is that Parker will play to his strengths and avoid weaknesses in the duel with Zhang Zhilei, and will make full use of his speed, age and flexibility to play with him, and the key to victory is not to make any mistakes except for proper tactics. Similarly, Zhang Zhilei is well aware of his shortcomings, so he pays special attention to endurance improvement in training, it depends on whether he can run through the whole game? If Zhang Zhilei can do it, he won't have much problem taking Parker, as for Parker will make mistakes? In particular, making mistakes when the situation is in the right place depends on Zhang Zhilei's ability to turn things around, and we are willing to believe that he can turn things around with strength in an unfavorable situation.