According to authoritative boxing media in the United States, Suleiman, president of the World Boxing Council (WBC), talked about the next heavyweight trend in an interview, although the unification battle between Tyson Fury and Usyk is less than a month away, but the audience is more looking forward to the English civil war between Joshua and Fury, and Suleiman also agrees with this view and supports the big battle between the two.
It is known that Fury's unification fight with Usyk will start on May 18, and although this is the first-ever heavyweight quadruple title fight, because Usyk is from Ukraine, his appeal is not high, and his value is not comparable to Joshua, so the public is more willing to see Joshua's fight with Fury.
Joshua has gone from strength to four straight wins since being beaten by Usyk, and last month he cemented himself as the No. 1 challenger in the WBC with a two-round knockout of the so-called "7 Billion Strongest" Naganno.
"Everybody wants to see Fury and Joshua fight, and it's been a long time coming, Joshua looks really good, he's currently No.1 in the WBC, he's also a long-time WBC international champion, and when he's the No. 2 challenger in the WBC, he had the opportunity to play Fury, and I like Joshua a lot," Suleiman said. He is a fighter full of positive energy, and Fury VS Joshua will definitely be a box office hit!"
Considering that Fury and Usyk signed a rematch agreement, but the rematch may not happen immediately, because the boxing organization's top brass will let Joshua get ahead of Usyk and Fury, which will maximize the interests of the major boxing organizations, so Fury vs Joshua is likely to take place in the second half of this year.
In this way, Zhang Zhilei's chance of impacting the world belt is very small, because whether it is Fury or Joshua, their promoters Warren and Hearn have previously stated that they will not let their aces fight Zhang Zhilei, so once Usyk loses to Fury, the probability of Zhang Zhilei hitting the world title is almost 0, Fury and Joshua will not give Zhang Zhilei a chance to fight, Zhang Zhilei can only play some insignificant opponents, with the increase of age, Zhang Zhilei's state and physical fitness will further decline, and it will not take a year or two for Zhang Zhilei to fade out of the championship ranks。
From Suleiman's statement, it can be shown that professional boxing is still firmly controlled by Europeans and Americans, they prefer European and American boxers, Zhang Zhilei as a Chinese, can fight to the current position is an unprecedented feat, but it is very difficult for him to break through, because there are many unspoken rules in the industry itself, not that you have the strength to stand at the top, but also depends on whether the top boxing champion gives you the opportunity to fight. If Zhang Zhilei can beat Fury or Joshua, his business value is expected to exceed 1 billion, but if he can't get the opportunity to challenge, his career ceiling may end there.