Agree,i Am Croatian but both of them are now the biggest problem for Usyk,Fury, i believe that Yoshua will lose against both, they have good chin and brutal power in their Fists,
@@adamx1748 lots of people did. Even if Zhang should have won, Hergovic proved he's a world class top five heavyweight. I think Fury, Usyk Zhang and Hergovic are the four best heavyweights in the world right now, Wilder and AJ included!!
This is one of my favorite fights to watch. It was competitive (until Zhang stopped throwing punches). The knock down in round one was a rabbit punch that continued into a pull down. It wasn't a true knock down. Hrgovic was behind on the scorecards, but came back in the second half of the fight to secure the victory. Inspirational.
@@TheVile184 what's worse, that jumping from diarrhea that the Ukrainian gives!? who among those who bought a ticket enjoyed that match!? nobody! whom the Ukrainian beat, two Britons, one of whom is a bum who would never have seen the fight for the title if he wasn't from Britain and the other who was mentally destroyed after the fight with Ruiz. in addition, he also defeated the third rascal from England with the pseudonym del boy. let him enter the ring with Hrgovica and we will see the result of that fight. but he will rather leave the IBF belt where Hrgovic is the first challenger, than what will he do in the ring with him, because he knows that his victory depends on the end.
@@bigglyguy8429 Did Hrgovic put his head down? No, he did not. I watched this fight many times. It's one of my favorites. Zhang right-hooked Hrgovic and it landed on the back of the head. Then, Zhang pulled Hrgovic's head down to the canvas. Not a true knock down.
@@pasonitaafaki6999 agreed, by stoppage I think. Zhang won't be on the the back foot trying to counterpunch like wilder, he will walk Parker down from the first bell. 280lb monster.
@@saulwest8254 Unfortunately, Zhang had had a sponsorship from Fray Bentos pies!! How do think Wilder will manage against Zhang on 1st June though? I've backed Zhang in my breakdown, but it will be a fun fight if they come to fight.
It could well be, if Usyk's appeal to the IBF is not fruitful. I've said that Hrgovic will beat Dubois on 1st June, but I'm not backing it with money. What do you reckon?
Lmao, he could work on it how much he wants, but it wont prove effective anyway as he is 1) 40 years old 2) has a weight of 290 pounds. Being so old and heavy, its close to impossible for him to have a great stamina or so called "gas tank".
His stamina is good enough for a 40 year old. Went all the 12 rounds even if he gassed out in the 12th. I have seen 25 year old boxers gas out earlier.
He's 280 lbs lol. He's obviously unable to get "more stamina" big guys will be slow and stationary and that's how it is. If a 300 lbs guy produces the same punch output as a cw you know they're on EPO lol
@@bigglyguy8429 Fury lost all his muscles and was extremely obese against Ngannou. He tried his hardest one two but only tickled Ngannou. Fury is getting corpse raped in May
Zhang got some heavy punches, fast and with a snap to finish. Hrgovid got my respect for taking these punches and throwing some leather of his own in return. This was a back and forth, Zhang got the earlier rounds but Hrgovid definitely won the later rounds. Great fight from two very strong heavyweights.
I'm back here after Zhang vs Joyce 2, to take another look at Zhang and what he is all about (hard to tell from the Joyce fight because it was hardly a contest, Joe stayed in survival mode from the opening bell.) Zhang is a force to be reckoned with but Hirgovic took the fight to him and exchanged heavy blows, he threw some great combinations and those body shots took their toll. He also had to eat a lot of heavy leather in the process. If he was able to take those shots from Zhang while Joe could not, it makes me think that Joe's punch resistance has gone. And as that is a big part of his success, he should think seriously before he steps in the ring again.
It says more about Hrgović than it does about Joyce. JJ just went the same way as all Zhang's other opponents - once the big left or right hook connects, it's game over. Hrgović therefore stands out in terms of quality - he took Zhang's best and returned it with interest.
Close fight. Great heavyweight contest. Fast, powerful, relentless. In light of how Zhang took Joyce apart, this win now seems a greater accomplishment for Hrgovic. These two will be serious banana skins for the more fancied chaps
@@HellBlazerMNE07 I wouldn't go as far as saying, Fury has proven to be great. He has beaten two tough opponents. Compare that to some great champions of the past who actually did clean off the division.
After rewatching this fight, i can see why the judges gave this to hergovic. He was definatly outpointing zhang with his combos, but if im going to ve honest i think zhang looked the most dangerous. Zhang really throws with bad intentions and venum with every shot, hergovic was punching to out point, zhang was going for the knockout.
Any other heavyweight would get ko'd from zhang shots , I think after this fight nobody wants either of these 2 guys one has incredible accuracy speed, skill and punching power the other guy is a steel wall who tanks punches with his face and doesn't get tired
Unsure if gossip but herd Zhang had reinal failure from blood and dehydration issues pre fight but still fought on possibly y body quit out late maybe dunno gas tank definitely questionable but ticks all other boxes 4 me imo az kiwi nzer hgovic mind spelling better match up for Joe Parker than Zhang at this point & I'd pick Zhang or AJ to do a number on the Croatian IBF mandatory
I think he just has trouble going the distance because he knocks out most of his opponents in 5 rounds , and isn't used to 12 rounds Or he may have issues with his liver, the liver stores glycogen and its like a battery it stores up glycogen and releases it when you are in a fight or flight situation and it gives you basically instant energy When a fighter is gassed that means their glycogen storage has run out, but you can train to increase your glycogen storage by repeatedly using up your entire glycogen storage and this is done by endurance training So he needs to just keep practicing long sparring sessions
@@UruTaha-fj6dm That information was in regards to the Zhang vs. Forrest fight. However, there is no evidence or proof behind these claims. Zhang was healthy for the Hrgovic fight.
What performans from hrgovic!!! Very tehnical fighter with nice conected serias punches. Zhang with joyce was diferent story... Hrgovic with that boxing skills can beat averyone
Man... como aguenta pancadas esse chinês... wow!!! A idade dele já começa a pesar... mas foi uma boa luta!! Parabéns ao croata que fez por merecer essa vitória.
Hrgovic won this fight ... Fans love Zhang , hence the bias ... Zhang was literally running away at the end of the 12th round , he won the earlier rounds and scored a kd that was an illegal shot .
One of the best fight ever because of more of 800 shoots, Filip Hrgović 450 and 350 Zhilei Zhang and El Animal Croatian fighter deserved victory 100% !!!
@HellBlazerMNE07Robbery is a very hard word and you throw it around like you're saying thank you. The match was tied and he could realistically end up with all three decisions. Tell me if this MNE in your nickname signifies your affiliation with Montenegro?! 😉
@HellBlazerMNE07 You know how we in the Balkans say: "it doesn't matter what is said but who says" The judges counted the shots 350 - 250 for Hrgović and significant shots 50 - 40 for Zhang since the match was tied was ruled by the performance in the last 12 rounds that Hrgović convincingly won. And tell us how you like the Thompson song that Hrgović enters the ring?
@HellBlazerMNE07 meč je bio tijesan i da je pobijedio Zhang onda bi ja imao pravo ko i ti sad vikati da je pljačka a realnost je takva da bi bila poštena bilo koja odluka da je donesena a realno bi najpoštenije bilo da je proglašeno neriješeno. U mom kraju se kaže; što tješnje to slađe.
Unfortunately, Joyce doesn't have the speed of Hrgović. Apparently, Hrgović's chin is better than Joyce's. Joyce was exposed, but hopefully he can redeem himself. It's disappointing because Joyce was one of my favorites.
@@MrBri0523it's a fact Hrgović has a steel chin and brilliant combinations but Joyce may be stronger than him, definetly has a worse chin though. If they fought in the pros, Hrgović would probably win a UD or a KO in the 10th
I really like the way Zhang follows his shots up. It's effective and very good technique. Needs to step into those uppercuts more though cause he's whiffing way too much. The straight follow up shots though... fun to watch... great technique and really good precision. He gets good umph on them and they're accurate. A lot of guy who throw follow up shots are more pawing than punching.
Agree. He gets hideous amounts of oomph without very large weight transfers or even much body rotation. Looks like he has a lot of "snap" so is stiffening his muscles exactly at the point of impact, backed up by a big body weight. He is a nightmare to fight, although Hrgović did really well - both in terms of tactics and sheer toughness. I don't think any other heavyweight would be confident fighting Zhang - maybe Fury, because his huge reach and speed means he might be able to stay away from danger completely, a bit like he did with Wladimir. Zhang might beat Wilder.
@@HellBlazerMNE07 Zhang was under the Matchroom promotion, Hrgovic is co. promoted... Zhang was having a bigger promotion behind him!!! You muppet... Why are you even talking Referres saw what happend In the third round, when Zhang headbutted Hrgovich and cracked his head open After all that Hrgovich still took that round!!! After all talking, Hrgovich took him easy on the rounds, He punished Zhang's body
It wasn't realy a knock down in the first round. It was more a push down, but a great purformance from bothe fighter. Mabey Hrgovic wasn't in best shape, because of his father.
zhang actually has kidney n liver ailments ... how he still has his boxing license is certainly ... ??? ... but he certainly is a very good puncher but that explains zhang will always have trouble in his stamina ... his fight with jerry forest shows it ...
Лутчший бой года 23 го тежеловесов.Если будут так боксировать с Фьюри,то Фьюри пролитит,как фанера над Парижем Хорват красава!Не ожидал,но по ходу боя видно было,отдавал сразу,что пропустил,вот это бой левши и правши,школа!
Hrgović je toliko više imao čistih udaraca da sad kad pogledam meč ne mogu da vjerujem koja je to borba bila. Nije ni čudno Hrga što imaš usporen misaoni tijek.
@@ivanmilos7449 čisti udarac je onaj koji se boduje.Ali je primio dosta teških udaraca koji su stvorili drugačiji pogled na borbu, to se odnosi na ove što komentiraju da je Zang bio bolji.
@@bonamalinoa ti teški udarci u 3 ili četeri runde u kojima je Hrgović primio teške udarce I jesu otišle u korist Zhanga , iz razloga što se boduje dojam. Sve druge runde Hrgovićeve potpuno zasluženo.
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Zhang was clearly winning the earlier rounds, but Hrgovic came back in the later rounds and even out the points in my score card. I would rule it a draw.
I watched 20 times match and without doubt clean victory on papers of all three judges and on my papers card all 4 for Croatian lion Filip Hrgović El Animal vs Zhilei Zhang. Bravo for Filip Hrgović El Animal !!
One of the best HW fights in years. Zhang was in control until his gas tank let him down. But the number of thrown punches of Hrgovic in last 4 rounds was insane. Too bad there probably won't be a rematch.
Zhang was winning most of this, then that other guy seemed to get his range and technique, so Zhang was walking into them. Fair win, but Zhang must be peeved
Yea He was rocked in the begining of the third round, cuz Zhang's intentional jumping headbut broke Filip's head, judges seen that and didn't forgot, even that didn't stop Filip to trow 700 punches, destroyed Zhangs body
Daniel, and then turn the sound of corupt comentators OFF and just WATCH and use your brain ! And you will see that Hrgovic won by the mile ! Were you useing your brain or you were BUSTERISED also ??!
Hrgovic was pitter pat punching compared to Zhang, Zhang would stagger Hrgovic at least once a round, however Hrgovic would outland in punches but had little affect, different people see different fights, this was close.
No, if you analize every round, Filip won 7, and Zhang won 5 rounds. But if first round wasnt false counted by referee, than it is clear 8-4 in rounds for Filip. First round was off balance fall, because of leg tripping, and push on back of the head.
@@igrepravila1126 za balans je sam Filip kriv, primio je udarac i to je KD po pravilima. Po meni je bilo nereseno, ali sam ok i sa Filipovom pobedom (nije da je kradja ili slicno). Filip ima losu naviku da prednjom rukom ide siroko i ako to ne popravi neko ce ga ugasiti na sred ringa.
@@prezlamenprah1164 Ako mi pronađeš trenutak u kojem je primio udarac, točan frame, onda ti priznajem. Sam Filip se nije hjtio izvlačiti na to, iako je odma poslije borbe još u svlačionici rekao da je pao jer mu se nekako noga saplela, ali da mora vidjeti snimku, jer ne zna kako točno. Nije istina da je za to kriv sam. Udarac je eskivirao, Zhang je promašio ali ga je povukao rukom. Nema govora o KO ali pošto u boxu nema VAR-a, takve greške se događaju i sastavni su dio borbe. Pošto je ta runda automatski 10:8, a ni jedna druga nije, ne može biti nerješeno, ni po tebi ni po ikome. Zhang je dobio još 3,6 i 9 rundu. Da bi pobijedio, a pošto je Filip nedvojbeno dobio 2,7,8,10,11, i 12, Zhang je trebao dobiti i 4 i 5 rundu. Te dvije runde su bile najizjednačenije, no ako ih odvojeno pogledaš cijele, ipak je Filip u njima aktivniji, zadaje više udaraca i ostavlja bolji dojam. Ja isto baš i ne volim Filipa, događa mu se isto što i A.J.-u da kad ode od onoga tko ga je napravio boksačem, više se ne može naći. Previše je sada savjeta i znanja o svemu, pa ne boksa više onako kako je njemu prirodno i za njega najbolje. Ipak, u ovome jadu od teške kategorije danas, samo Fury i Usyk su trenutno bolji od njega. Sve ostalo je tu negdje.
Disagree, Hrgovic clearly won 5 rounds, Zhang clearly won 4 rounds + KD(which can be described as a bit dubious due to leg trip, pull and back of the head punch). And 3 rounds were close, and the winner depends of how you distribute those 3 rounds. Zhang's team claimed 7-5 +KD for Zhang and Hrgovic's team claimed 8-4 -KD for Hrgovic. Both teams gave all close rounds to their fighter but neither disputed that Zhang had 4 clear rounds + KD or that Hrgovic had 5 clear rounds.
@@ChuckNorris-eq2ce Hrgović clearly won more than 5 rounds. He should've won the first round because that knock down was not a true knock down. Zhang had his moments, but he was a punching bag for most of the fight.
@@josephgooding9863it wasn’t ruled a knockdown was it? I thought it was unfair, but Zhang did close to nothing in the championship rounds, judges don’t like that.
Filip Hrgović El Animal was better in this fight comulatvly and in counting 12 rounds, 100% clean victory for Croatian champion El Animal. Zhang Big Bang was good, but not enough for victory.
I have watched a video that after the match Filip Hrgovic was pulled away by an ambulance and went to the hospital immediately。The video was captured in the parking lot, and Zhang drove home by himself。So Zhang should have won this game。
the guys who think zhang will beat fury or anyone from top3 should watch this. watch a boxing match where the opponent is not slow and see him struggling with defense
I would have given the decision to Zhang. Big Bang was loosing his pop at the end. Zhang was Definitely lucky that it wasn't a 15 Round fight. He never would have made it.
Hrgovic has a head of stone, I dont think any other HW wouldve been able to sustain the punishment he took from Zhang. I hope this wont backfire on him later in life.
