According to the American boxing media, WBO heavyweight interim champion Zhang Zhilei will do his best to keep this precious title. Because Parker's 12-round points victory over Wilder in December last year was very high, Zhang Zhilei's team did not dare to take it lightly and has always said that they will take Parker seriously.
Zhang Zhilei's coach Sean George said in an interview: "Wilder was obviously absent-minded when he played Parker, and he was smiling all over his face when he attended various events and socializing in Saudi Arabia, and he couldn't see the murderous spirit, which means that Wild didn't take Parker seriously at all." But we don't underestimate Parker, Zhang Zhilei wants to stay active, he wants to keep winning, we are here to compete. ”
According to industry information, the odds of the match between Wild and Parker were 7 to 1, and Wild was seriously favored, and Wild lost miserably. The odds of the game between Zhang Zhilei and Parker are 2 to 1, and Zhang Zhilei is also optimistic, but the result of the game remains to be tested by time.
For the contest between the two, foreign boxing fans commented on the boxing forum that the wind direction was generally inclined to Zhang Zhilei, and they were optimistic that Zhang Zhilei would win by KO in the latter part of the game. However, there are also a small number of fans who believe that the 32-year-old Ke's physical fitness is better than Zhang Zhilei, as long as he survives the first half, he is expected to finish Zhang Zhilei through the late stage.
At present, the industry has not disclosed the appearance fees of Zhang Zhilei and Parker, but based on Zhang Zhilei's remuneration in the past three games, his appearance fee for this game should be around one million dollars, which will be a new high appearance fee in his career. If Zhang Zhilei can successfully win Parker, by the second half of 2024, he will have at least $5 million appearance fee if he can play the winner of Fury vs Usyk, and once he beats the winner of Fury vs Usyk, the appearance fee will be at least tens of millions of dollars.
Therefore, his match with Parker is very significant in determining the future trend of his life, considering the age factor, Zhang Zhilei must win this game, otherwise there will be little chance of a comeback in the future.
As for whether Zhang Zhilei can knock out Parker, or whether he will lose to Parker in an upset like Wilder, let's wait and see.