Renowned heavyweight fighter Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller will return to action in a few months against former World Champion Andy "Chubby" Ruiz Jr. At a press conference this week, the 35-year-old Miller predicted the "Big Bang" Zhang Zhilei vs. "Bronze Bomber" Deontay-Wilder fight.
Zhang Zhilei and Wilder will meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on June 1, and both will be looking to move on from their losses to secure their place in the heavyweight division, having both lost their last bout to the same opponent, Joseph Parker.
Wilder was in no form against Parker last December, more of a mixed fee, but Parker was sharp, using good technique to control the perimeter while effectively avoiding Wilder's heavy punches to win on points. Zhang Zhilei was more prominent than Wilder in his clash with Parker last month, knocking out his opponent twice, but unfortunately after entering the second half, Zhang Zhilei did not fully step on the accelerator, and was finally overtaken by Parker and unfortunately lost with an inconsistent score.
The battle between Zhang Zhilei VS Wild is quite interesting and suspenseful, both of them are standard attacking fighters, and both have a chance to win, but it also depends on the psychological state and competitive state of both sides, so it is more like a 50-50 battle.
When Miller talked about Zhang Zhilei, he disclosed something that was not well known to the outside world, that is, the two had fought in actual combat. To this day, Miller still remembers Zhang Zhilei vividly, saying: "Zhang Zhilei was training in New York at the time, I fought with him, he was a strong and durable guy, very mean, and he could throw heavy punches. As of now, the people who fought with Zhang Zhilei have either fallen to the ground or been injured. ”
When asked who would win, Miller didn't hesitate, saying, "Zhang Zhilei is going to knock Wilder down, we all know Wild has a super jaw, but after Zhang Zhilei hits him, I'm going to get Wilder out." ”
In his latest interview, Wild looked ahead to a fight with Zhang Zhilei, and as always, he remains ambitious. "They [the media and pundits] said I wasn't good at boxing, but I wanted to add an S body to the record," Wilder said. The Saudi Arabian side wants that monster to come back and when you are appreciated like this, it will come back quickly. I've been given the green light and I've regained my composure after the loss to Parker, and when I have a ferocious hound inside that no one else stands a chance, I'm going to be a two-time heavyweight title. ”
It feels like Wilder is blowing a little big, and if I'm not mistaken, he also threatened to add an S body to his record before his rematch with Tyson Fury, so what was the result?
At the same peak, Wilder may have a better chance of winning, not that he is better than Zhang Zhilei, but he has a decisive punch that can magically reverse within 1 second when he is behind in the field, you must know that Wild has replicated this magic many times.
From a technical point of view, Wild is inferior to Zhang Zhilei, as a fighter who has participated in two Olympic Games, Zhang Zhilei's skills are underestimated by many people, and he is not a simple attacking boxer, his counterattack and attack are equally good. Wilder's magical reversal ability has weakened too much in recent years, and it is not easy to hit Zhang Zhilei hard, but Zhang Zhilei's shortcoming is endurance, especially the slackness in the second half of the performance, so if you want to beat Wilder, Zhang Zhilei must hurry up.