If Zhang wasn’t 41, he’d be a real challenge for anyone. I think he’s still got a decent chance against most top heavyweights, but it’s gonna be a very long, uphill battle.
Am I the only one who thinks supporting a promoter is so odd. Like I think it was a good idea to have 5 from each as a selling point. But being on one side or the other like they are your football team is bizarre
Depends though mate if ones giving us all the fights we want to see compared to someone shielding their guy just to pad the record then the first guy will probably be liked more
The sad thing about modern boxing is that because they fight so little we won't see Zhang vs Usyk or Aj or Fury. We won't see Wilder vs Aj or Usyk either. Whereas even just a few decades ago they'd have all fought each other by now. Go back 60 years+ and they'd all have had trilogies with each other. Go back over 100 years and some with have 15+ fights against single opponents
To be fair, a few decades ago, most didn't fight past their mid 30s. Those that did, slowed down. Joshua, Fury and Wilder should have all fought each other by now though. Usyk gets a pass given he came up from cruiser and, he just went straight for the belt holders.
@@callummcintyre713 in heavyweight they did, George Foreman was the oldest heavyweight world champion in his history. But also not sure what your point even is seen as they fought everyone/almost everyone around their era and they retired earlier. Usyks been in heavyweight for 5 years and fought for a title in his 2nd heavyweight fight, yet only fought 2 of the top contenders. In 5 years in a much more competitive period, Holyfield had twice as many fights and fought Foreman, Bowe, Holmes and Buster Douglas.
@@charlesmaker7386WRONG! Povetkin had less than 1/60th of the allowable level of meldonium as it had just been put on the banned list shortly before. Wilder turned tail and ran then had to compensate Povetkin. But wouldn't dare fight him.....
@@TheStraightestWhitest nope I’m a fan of DD and British myself but throwing the noggin’ around like that and getting a cut decision is out of order. Couldn’t care less who the opponent is. Hergz’ performance was awful either way
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DD was getting caught by too many regulation punches early on. ditch the concrete boots lad. wish he'd get that head dodging quicker - a top fighter will put him to sleep in 1st round
@@TheStraightestWhitestboxers on general have always done that, Dempsey loved to do it for example. Greb too would put his head right on your chest and stand up
Zhang knows exactly how to capitalise the amount of modern fighters who would have been tentative after wilder did a pirouette. But Zhang knew exactly what to do.
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We did indeed witness the final death throws of Deontay Wilder's boxing career. Hat off to you Mr Wilder, you've entertained, and done well with your one main trick.
Hes the same wilder as always, only one difference. He's not fighting the tomato cans that pad his record. One big punch is useless when youre facing decent opposition.
Wild take that this is the same Deontay Wilder of old. Everything points to it not. Not saying that he would still be on the top, because I doubt it; he's never been a good boxer. However, everything from his demeanor outside to his reaction to shots inside the ring show that this Wilder wants a few last paydays, content with what he's accomplished.
@mushaarashi9730 hes not elite level and has is just getting found out. He has knocked out nothing but cans and hasnt beaten anyone of note. Put him in with another tomato can and he'd spark them out. Put him in with a top ten heavyweight and he gets exposed again.
@@mushaarashi9730it’s a wild take, and uncharitable but not unreasonable. This is the first time he’s fought a stretch of top 10 ranked guys and it hasn’t gone well.
Honestly, Wilder is and always has been a hype job. I dont hate him, but I dont rate him either. He only ever looked good against soup cans. Ever since he stepped up to world level competition, he's lost against them. He's lost 4 of his 5 last fights and that 1 win was against an old sparring partner who wasnt even close to being world level.
@@Brad-zf1yl No, he didnt. He did nothing for boxing. He just held the WBC strap hostage while fighting bums. He didnt open up the division, or ever even attempt to unify or bring big pay days. A manufactured champ for the casuals.
Wilder can hold his head high, he only wanted to help his little girl out and put his life on the line every time he got into the ring, his time is done and now he can be full time with his kids, wish him all the best
He's managed two Saudi pay days whilst performing terribly. The Saudis blatantly wanted aj v wilder which will now never happen. Wilder should not have gone near zhang.
I want to see Zhang vs Usyk. Usyk is more skilled, but Zhang knows exactly how to capitalise when his opponents are in trouble. I don't know how Usyk would deal with a body shot from Zhang that's for sure. Obviously stamina is on Usyks side as Zhang stamina is awful, so it'll be a real test for both.
@@Danmasonnnnvery high stakes match for Usyk. He can't make a single mistake or it would cost him dearly. I'd like to see the fight happen. Zhang is a very patient counter puncher with decent defense who's good at cutting off the ring. Usyk is a very technical fighter who utilises good footwork and angles. Both olympic boxers but only Usyk has kept his stamina through out the years, maybe Zhang was inactive for a while after 2008/2012
That was a really enjoyable night of boxing, the cheeky grin on Franks face was priceless. As Uncle Propa says, thanks Deontay for all the fun and wish you all the best. Hang up those gloves my friend, your heart just isn't in it anymore. No shame in that and you achinved an incredible amount for your family.
Imagine if instead of Wilder v Stiverne for the vacant belt back in 2015 we had Chisora v Whyte for the WBC and then they spent the next 4 years ducking top tier opponents in favour of small-scale domestic dust ups with the likes of Fraudley Harrison, Sam Sexton, David Price, Michael Sprott, Danny Williams, David Allen, Ian Lewison, a washed up David Haye and a non-heavyweight Tony Bellew. It would basically be the same thing and they'd score a similar amount of defences/knockouts as Wilder but I guarantee we wouldn't be putting them on the same pedestal as being amongst the greatest of a generation. The fact Wilder's WBC reign was able to be protected for that long is a scandal in itself.
The PBC must of paid off the WBC, boxing is corrupt like that. Only reason why Wilder even fought Fury was cause he was cherried picked as a washup fighter that he could add to his weak resume. Cherry pick gone wrong.
Excellent recap Propa. I've been watching boxing for over 40 years & did my due diligence, but only got 2 out of the 5 fights right.!? So what the fvck do I know.?? I didn't see anyone predict a Queensberry clean sweep.! What a result.! They dragged the bollocks out of that fight card, going on for about 6 hours, but I couldn't fault the fights.! Bless up bro 🥊
I don't think the Robert Hilanius fight has made wilder more tentitive because of the knock out. For example Rocky Marciano and Chris Eubank both famously would not throw as hard and hold back after they had paralysed opponents, but they would still throw hard and when they were behind on the scorecards a little of their old magic would come back into play. Rocky Marciano's KO of Wallcott was afterward and that's one of the best knockouts ever seen in the ring. Whereas Wilder just looks so worried to throw it at all because of the counter, both parker and Zhang were pushing him on the backfoot and would punish everytime he tried to throw the right hand I think that's the issue he's had. Rather than him reducing power due to that previous fight. His trainer is obviously not adjusting his style from that, it's obvious he needs to be more stick and move especially with that reach, that is the best way to nutralise a counter as Bivol showed with Canelo.
He wasn't tentative after any of his other 40 odd knockouts - was happy to talk about killing an opponent back then. I think the beatings from Fury made him apprehensive about getting hurt.
Marciano was never gun-shy. He couldn’t be, because the way he had to fight (because of his physical disadvantages) wouldn’t have allowed him to be successful if he held back. Rocky’s fight vs Ezzard Charles as an example: ua-cam.com/video/usFj8eA8Lyo/v-deo.htmlsi=rMJWEXqKh9L04H_0 skip to around 8:40, that’s when the fight really gets going. Ezzard Charles, however, was very tentative when throwing, because he actually killed a man in the ring.
@@4879danielyup he's aura went away after getting knocked spark out. After the second Fury fight he could told himself he wasn't done, his corner stopped it. After the third it was no doubt. He is not the same after that. His Helenius ko just was served to him, Robert walked right into that right hand. But we've seen with Parker and Zhang he's really not letting his hands go no more, he's definitely scared of being done again and see what happens. Sad to see cause I actually enjoyed Wilder's run in his hay day
@@Nova-Franconia he was holding back on his punches, he could hold back a bit because his punches were so powerful and he is one of the most powerful punchers ever. They had to change the springiness of a boxing ring because boxers were slamming their head too hard on the canvas from a Marciano punch. That's how insanely powerful his punches were. Rocky vs Charles is a very good example because Rocky has a commentary for the Charles fight and he talks about holding back on punches in that and he was being humble about it as well. Marciano's closest ever fight was the one after he paralysed his opponent because he didn't want hit as hard.
Same thing happened to Wilder as happened to Tommy Hearns. Same build, the same ko power. Once hearn's punch resistance went out of the window(not long after he was ko'ed in a similar fashion by Hagler) he never committed himself to his offence like he once had, knowing that he was fragile
As much as I was rooting for Dubois, he hit Hrgovic with several low blows and headbutts. I don’t think we should fault the Croatian boxer too hard, because who would want to fight against someone as dirty as Dubois?
Hrgovic did show some degree of guts and determination against Zhang, and he was hurt worse in that fight.I don’t know why he wilted so dramatically this time by contrast. I suspect ha he underestimated Dubois badly, perceiving him as frail after prior results and the sparring allegations. Maybe the psychological effect of being shown up so badly sapped him after what looked like a strong start. Whatever the case may be, no big fights for him any time soon. He can rebuild but he needs to change his ways pronto.
Wilder started boxing at 21 to afford care for his daughter’s illness. He came a long way with his set of skills and had more title defences than Iron Mike.
zhang just played it so well man. from a spectator's perspective, it's so easy to read someone when they only have one thing going for them. if zhang crowded wilder, he kept the right side of his face protected. if his face was open enough for wilder to throw a right, zhang would duck and counter punch in retaliation, because he knew wilder WOULD throw a right. just beautiful to watch.
Sucks that he kinda just became frozen in his last two fights with literally 0 to show, wished we got the big fights like AJ, Ruiz, etc years ago but it is what it is
Huge props to Turki Alalshikh - always hugely positive, even with beaten fighters. Great to see a promoter actively putting the money into the sport. I'm not sold on Saudi involvement in all sports, but they're getting the boxing right.
Yeah, he has been a revelation for boxing that's for sure. I'm getting greedy now but there are still a few things I'd like to see ironed out: 1) Watching the Canelo fight made me miss the atmosphere of UK and US fight nights. On the one hand, you've got to give props to Saudi rejuvenating boxing but it looks so joyless in Riyadh most of the time. Thankfully we will be getting a big Wembley card in September! 2) I'm not sure I have the stamina for these epic mega cards every fight night! Maybe because I live in Taiwan/Australia so they start in the middle of the night and end at lunchtime. 3) Sort out the nonsense of super champion, regular champion, interim champion, etc. Turki clearly has some clout by getting the IBF to allow Usyk to keep the belt for the rematch with Fury rather than being stripped and hopefully moving forward we will see less politicking from the governing bodies. Either that, or Saudi unify the different organisations into one division with proper ranking system rather than handing out free gifts to the likes of Ngannou. 4) Stop giving drug cheats a big payday. 'Big Pharma' Miller should never have been anywhere near the Day of Reckoning card and if repeat offenders like him are frozen out moving forward it would perhaps make fighters think twice before scrambling those eggs. The lads have spoken about most of these issues on the Propa podcast so I know I'm not alone in thinking it, but the changes to date are positive so far!
@@jamesdrakeford3787 I certainly don't want to see this model becoming the only way to consume boxing outside of the USA, but it has a place in boxing promotion. For decades boxing has had no competition as a TV friendly combat sport - MMA has changed the landscape, meaning boxing has to adapt. Boxing needs big cards in Europe, but it's up to the promoters to deliver, so we can only hope that people like Frank Warren, Eddie Hearn and others step up and deliver the kind of cards that will see boxing maintaining some kind of relevance.
Loved it bar Zhang vs Wilder, I was bored out of my fucking skull. Dubious was a dirty bugger with all those fucking headbutts, I counted at least 5, fun bloody fight though maybe the best. Ball and Ford was also contender for best of the night. Sheeraz was a fucking sniper, a really tactical fight from him.
AJ vs Zhang at Wembley would give the big Chinaman the payday he deserves as Dubois ain't ready yet for a title shot - definitely not ready to face an AJ on the blistering comeback mission he's on at the moment. Bosh 🥊❤️
DDD was also cut on the forehead from how many times headbutted Hergovic. Hergovic won all rounds but it was cut because of headbutts. The referee was with DDD on this one. DDD being from UK and stuff - this was a big robbery. They want to make DDD vs Aj.. big money I get it. I am shocked by only one thing - why is Hergovic not asking for a rematch and why is he not screaming robbery?? I think they told him - you get this match but it is rigged - you make whatever you can out of it but you cant win. So he took it and the industry beat him. But what a robbery it was.
I did find it a bit strange. You can clearly hear the ref announcing that the first cut was from a headbutt and I’m pretty sure they all were. But they didn’t go to the cards when they stopped it so I dunno what the ref was at.
Hrgovic didn't win every round - not by a long shot. He was barely interested. The cuts did impact the fight, but DDD was doing the more eye catching work and more of it.
Wilder must have thought he got elbowed to just turn back and relax expecting ref to step in. Protect self at all times, can't blame Zhang for taking advantage. But feel bad for the Wilder, he didn't even see shot coming and conked head hard off the canvas. His fight heart ain't there to be relaxing like that, no shame in it, dude did well enjoy the next chapter.
To be honest, the only fights I was looking forward to were Sheeraz-Williams and Ford-Ball, but wow--there were several good fights, and DuBois looked like a genuinely serious contender. That coup-de-grace shot by Zhang was lightning quick.
Great fights from start to finish, as a boxing fan it was as good as it gets, I don't favour one promoter over the other but I'm happy their working together and making good fights, long may it continue.
I really appreciate the channel giving a shout out to Wilder and what he accomplished for himself and his family. Obviously he was never the most technical guy, but shout out to this channel for respecting his accomplishments rather than just bashing the guy for his technical gaps. I love this channel for that reason, certainly I can expect to get a more Eurocentric view of the game but they always give everyone a fair shake. I’m a lifelong listener for sure after this one, and I don’t even like Wilder! I just like the fairness you showed him if this is, in fact, his last fight.
Wish only the best for the man who gave his life for the sport. That said. I hope that every single boxer that refuses to take the obvious fights and/or have huge periods of inactivity face the same end, or worse.
I had a great time watching and can’t wait to hear the next pod. I got more invested than I thought I might. I was surprised to find myself rooting for Williams mid fight. He seemed like such an underdog despite going into that fight with his 0 in tact. I even found myself rooting against Bivol. It wasn’t out of liking another boxer more and honestly the better fighters all seemed to win in the end so it makes sense. Very happy to see Dubois win, but damn he needs to tighten up his guard. Wilder was just sad to watch. I wanted him to win for the same reason you boys did, but the first round was telling. Once he started to throw it was over. Though I still don’t see how the first shot spun him so badly. Either way, great night of boxing. Let’s go AJ vs Dubois!
If Zhang wasn’t 41, he’d be a real challenge for anyone. I think he’s still got a decent chance against most top heavyweights, but it’s gonna be a very long, uphill battle.
Zhang is not good, Deontay is just washed. Zhang lost to Parker
@@fryhyh He gassed out because he is 41. He is old.
Zhang is old, heavy fisted, but doesn’t have the same level of fitness or stamina as George Foreman.
@@soundwavesuperior28 That's because he's twice the size of little George Foreman.
@@miahsaint-georgesthat's impressive but running a 10k isn't boxing and high school stars aren't world champions
Am I the only one who thinks supporting a promoter is so odd. Like I think it was a good idea to have 5 from each as a selling point. But being on one side or the other like they are your football team is bizarre
It's almost cult like sometimes
Man fans 😂
Makes no sense to me either mate.
Yeah. I've never understood the promotor simps. Like, why? Do you have shares in Matchroom or something?
Depends though mate if ones giving us all the fights we want to see compared to someone shielding their guy just to pad the record then the first guy will probably be liked more
There were fighters from both stables that I wanted to win but I definitely wanted Matchroom to win overall because I can't stand Frank Warren.
The sad thing about modern boxing is that because they fight so little we won't see Zhang vs Usyk or Aj or Fury. We won't see Wilder vs Aj or Usyk either. Whereas even just a few decades ago they'd have all fought each other by now. Go back 60 years+ and they'd all have had trilogies with each other. Go back over 100 years and some with have 15+ fights against single opponents
To be fair, a few decades ago, most didn't fight past their mid 30s.
Those that did, slowed down.
Joshua, Fury and Wilder should have all fought each other by now though. Usyk gets a pass given he came up from cruiser and, he just went straight for the belt holders.
Feel like you've just repeating what you overheard in the pub 5 years ago currently they are all lined up to fight each other because of Saudi.
Aj would have murdered wilder
@@callummcintyre713 in heavyweight they did, George Foreman was the oldest heavyweight world champion in his history. But also not sure what your point even is seen as they fought everyone/almost everyone around their era and they retired earlier.
Usyks been in heavyweight for 5 years and fought for a title in his 2nd heavyweight fight, yet only fought 2 of the top contenders. In 5 years in a much more competitive period, Holyfield had twice as many fights and fought Foreman, Bowe, Holmes and Buster Douglas.
@@callummcintyre713Wilder is a puffed fraud, fighting Fury is ok, but he is not qualified for Usyk or even Joshua
He can fight 50 other nobodies
The fact that wilder is praised as a knockout artist when most people can’t even name 3 people he’s knocked out is crazy
Not gonna lie
I read that and thought about and could only name 1.
That's actually madness
And it was probably helenius 😂@@SWatson-g3b
@@SWatson-g3b
Ortiz, Helenius.... and ... dammit ... xd
Without looking
Stiverne x2, Helenius, Ortiz x2, Breazeale, Szpilka, Scott, Fraudley Harrison
Shit you got me… haha can’t remember any others
Dominic Breazeale - Only one I could think of
This is THE place I come to for boxing these days. Great banter and wit with genuine insight and love for the fighters too.
If the Povetkin wilder fight had all those years back we wouldn’t even care about wilder now
Good point, Povetkin was a very bad match up for him back in the day
Povetkin popped for PEDs tho, not Wilder's fault
@@charlesmaker7386WRONG! Povetkin had less than 1/60th of the allowable level of meldonium as it had just been put on the banned list shortly before.
Wilder turned tail and ran then had to compensate Povetkin. But wouldn't dare fight him.....
Agreed, Wilder would've got found out then. Actually if he didn't duck Wlad, Wlad would've KOd him.
I expected povetkin to fk him up.
Dubois threw so many headbutts he needs a third glove on his bonce
Lol 😂
And low blows! He literally hit Hrgovic in the Crown Jewels, and Hrgovic’s shorts were held extremely low!
cry more
Hrgovic copers.
@@TheStraightestWhitest nope I’m a fan of DD and British myself but throwing the noggin’ around like that and getting a cut decision is out of order. Couldn’t care less who the opponent is.
Hergz’ performance was awful either way
Despite the channel starting to blow up, Propa remains almost offensively humble, embracing his bad calls like a long lost brother.
Good on you sir, keep the quality content coming
So so good to hear your voice on the broadcast of DAZN buddy, your fucking big time now. Don't fuck it up 😂
When I heard his voice I couldn't stop laughing. Bosh!
@@SuperKendoman It made my night! Fucking B000sh
@@SuperKendoman Same, I was thinking "what the fuck is propa doing on proper telly?"
He was on the day of reckoning before that too! Love to see it
Well done Dubois but totally have to agree that Hrgovic looked like he couldn't be bothered to be there.
He's a one trick poney. Jab and straight right. He's 💩
DD was getting caught by too many regulation punches early on. ditch the concrete boots lad. wish he'd get that head dodging quicker - a top fighter will put him to sleep in 1st round
Dubois really used his head in the 5v5.
😂
😆 good
Bald black dudes using their heads has been a staple since the Holyfield days.
He used his head to take shots and throw shots. Truly the best offensive and defensive tool Dubois has
@@TheStraightestWhitestboxers on general have always done that, Dempsey loved to do it for example. Greb too would put his head right on your chest and stand up
I love Zhang because he's so amazing at what he does but he's just got absolutely no gas😂
He's not amazing, but he's good enough. He's big, strong and has good fundamentals.
@@MoralesCorner as opposed to Wilder, who is big, strong, but his fundamentals were never good
@DioBrandoWRYYYYYY his legs aren't strong 😂
Zhang is very good for 6 rounds
@@MoralesCorner"Funta-mentals" as Deontay would say.
Zhang knows exactly how to capitalise the amount of modern fighters who would have been tentative after wilder did a pirouette. But Zhang knew exactly what to do.
That’s the Chinese for you. They don’t fuck about.
He’s a freak of a man
lol no just no
Underrated boxer got robbed twice
I wanna see Zhang v Joshua now.. good history between the two
loved your cameo on the PPV Propa!!! You're in the big time now
Possibly some of the best commentary on UA-cam. You always make me laugh. Thank you so much.
Raising the levels again Uncz. This breakdown was impeccable! BOSH!
Your content is the best boxing content I have seen in years if ever! Such a bled of jokes and passion about boxing.
This channel produces a banger Everytime to the point I press like as the first ad plays! Keep doing ya stuff mate. You found a niche and created a whole new genre of boxing videos! You stay neutral the whole way through. You’re a true can man alas any body Can get it! God bless you mate I sincerely wish you good health and lifelong happiness. You are the only UA-cam channel that I actually can’t wait to drop a new vid!!
Dubois seems to fight quite dirty
He let another nut shot fly at around 5:13
He's turned into a nasty big tard. Daniel "Debo" Dubois. He's been brainwashed by his overbearing dad and ol' Cod Faced Frank.
We did indeed witness the final death throws of Deontay Wilder's boxing career. Hat off to you Mr Wilder, you've entertained, and done well with your one main trick.
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Hes the same wilder as always, only one difference. He's not fighting the tomato cans that pad his record. One big punch is useless when youre facing decent opposition.
Wild take that this is the same Deontay Wilder of old. Everything points to it not. Not saying that he would still be on the top, because I doubt it; he's never been a good boxer. However, everything from his demeanor outside to his reaction to shots inside the ring show that this Wilder wants a few last paydays, content with what he's accomplished.
@mushaarashi9730 hes not elite level and has is just getting found out. He has knocked out nothing but cans and hasnt beaten anyone of note. Put him in with another tomato can and he'd spark them out. Put him in with a top ten heavyweight and he gets exposed again.
@@mushaarashi9730it’s a wild take, and uncharitable but not unreasonable. This is the first time he’s fought a stretch of top 10 ranked guys and it hasn’t gone well.
@@mushaarashi9730 " Wilder can't fight " Teddy Atlas
@@mushaarashi9730Wilder threw more punches per round against Zhang than he did against Ortiz in their rematch.
Propa your commentary kills me every time!!! Please never change your style to these videos!!!
Honestly, Wilder is and always has been a hype job. I dont hate him, but I dont rate him either. He only ever looked good against soup cans. Ever since he stepped up to world level competition, he's lost against them. He's lost 4 of his 5 last fights and that 1 win was against an old sparring partner who wasnt even close to being world level.
He knocked Tyson Fury down. Hate him or rate him, he helped boxing.
@@Brad-zf1yl No, he didnt. He did nothing for boxing. He just held the WBC strap hostage while fighting bums. He didnt open up the division, or ever even attempt to unify or bring big pay days. A manufactured champ for the casuals.
@@Nemoticon yip exactly 💯 🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔
@@Nemoticoncan you go a day without hating?
@@khayree7929 Just stating facts and reacting to the video... Im not the only one. If you dont like it, you can move on, no biggy.
Wilder can hold his head high, he only wanted to help his little girl out and put his life on the line every time he got into the ring, his time is done and now he can be full time with his kids, wish him all the best
He's managed two Saudi pay days whilst performing terribly. The Saudis blatantly wanted aj v wilder which will now never happen. Wilder should not have gone near zhang.
He's a pos narcissist who banged his brother's gf
He had to fight zhang, thats all that was left who was gona fight him, other than andy ruiz who lets face it hasnt done much since his loss to AJ
I've posted two comments about Wilder b4ng1ng his brother's gf and they've both been deleted... wtf is going on lmao
From what I hear he spends more time with his brothers fiance than his kids 😂
Whoever said Hrgovic is a top class heavy weight needs to give their head a wobble.
European level at best
don't believe the hype.
He beat Zhang & lost to Daniel cause of Dubois’ headbutts & the face he didn’t take him seriously & lacked cardio.
It's like Harry Carpenter and Bricktop had a blinder of a night out and one of them gave birth to PB. Great commentary.
I want to see Zhang vs Usyk. Usyk is more skilled, but Zhang knows exactly how to capitalise when his opponents are in trouble. I don't know how Usyk would deal with a body shot from Zhang that's for sure. Obviously stamina is on Usyks side as Zhang stamina is awful, so it'll be a real test for both.
usyk will just jab and move against zhang
@@Danmasonnnnvery high stakes match for Usyk. He can't make a single mistake or it would cost him dearly. I'd like to see the fight happen. Zhang is a very patient counter puncher with decent defense who's good at cutting off the ring. Usyk is a very technical fighter who utilises good footwork and angles. Both olympic boxers but only Usyk has kept his stamina through out the years, maybe Zhang was inactive for a while after 2008/2012
Zhang would lose, but id say if he was younger he'd definitely give Usyk some very, very big problems. Its still a fight id like to see.
I somehow can't see Zhangs 6 punches a round bothering Usyk much... But who knows I guess. I'd comfortably bet Usyk late ko hedge with a UD
Can't see it happening. Usyk will be 38 after the Fury rematch and doesn't have a lot to gain from a Zhang fight.
Propa youre the real LEGEND.
That was a really enjoyable night of boxing, the cheeky grin on Franks face was priceless. As Uncle Propa says, thanks Deontay for all the fun and wish you all the best. Hang up those gloves my friend, your heart just isn't in it anymore. No shame in that and you achinved an incredible amount for your family.
Wilder finally got that body on his record... His own
RIP brother it has been fun
Just the video I was waiting for
Deontay Wilder vs Francis Ngannou. This fight now totally makes sense and win win situation for both
It was great seeing ddd use his head to box 😬
Credit to Wilder he gave us some amazing knockouts.
Yeah, only by getting knocked out himself
@@jamesheath7601 didnt see you on the lis of victimst so couldnt of been complete nobodies
@@DeterminedFC 🤣
@@jamesheath7601I speak English. I understood perfectly. You’re a nobody, he said. Lol
Imagine if instead of Wilder v Stiverne for the vacant belt back in 2015 we had Chisora v Whyte for the WBC and then they spent the next 4 years ducking top tier opponents in favour of small-scale domestic dust ups with the likes of Fraudley Harrison, Sam Sexton, David Price, Michael Sprott, Danny Williams, David Allen, Ian Lewison, a washed up David Haye and a non-heavyweight Tony Bellew. It would basically be the same thing and they'd score a similar amount of defences/knockouts as Wilder but I guarantee we wouldn't be putting them on the same pedestal as being amongst the greatest of a generation. The fact Wilder's WBC reign was able to be protected for that long is a scandal in itself.
The PBC must of paid off the WBC, boxing is corrupt like that. Only reason why Wilder even fought Fury was cause he was cherried picked as a washup fighter that he could add to his weak resume. Cherry pick gone wrong.
Yo Propa! Congrats on the gig with promo skits for Riyadh. When I heard it saturday, I was like Propa made it, now all the way to the top!
Dubois - world headbutt champ
He’s pretty good if I say so myself.
- Evander Holyfield
Props to the one excited Saudi guy in the front for keeping the party going.
zhang is such a gigachad tbh, I love that guy, hope he gets a proper title shot!
Wtf is a gigachad?😂
F*cking love when you post a video out there geezer! 😂🎉
Excellent recap Propa. I've been watching boxing for over 40 years & did my due diligence, but only got 2 out of the 5 fights right.!? So what the fvck do I know.?? I didn't see anyone predict a Queensberry clean sweep.! What a result.! They dragged the bollocks out of that fight card, going on for about 6 hours, but I couldn't fault the fights.! Bless up bro 🥊
Wilder has a tremendous punch..........only when the stars are all aligned.
Ref: you ok?
Wilder: is this a happy new year?
Best most honest fight card the fans have ever had. Bring on another!
Wilder was never the same after fury. What a night though.
Because he started to fight actual fighters after fury
Fury was his first top 10 fight
Another cracking one by uncle propa. What a geezer. Bosh 👊
Who else has been waiting for this video ever since the fight 😂
After so long out, I really don't know why Wilder didn't take some tune-up fights before jumping in with opponents like Parker and Zhang.
He never started. He had 40 fights against nobody. His career started at the 1st fury fight, he is currently 0-5. Helanius was paid to dive
Loser comment.
@man-of-the-world yes, yes yes. Audley was well past it by then and he was looking for more easy fake fights.
@man-of-the-world the hardest hit wilder ever took was reality
By far the best boxing videos on UA-cam! Love ya vids.
I don't think the Robert Hilanius fight has made wilder more tentitive because of the knock out. For example Rocky Marciano and Chris Eubank both famously would not throw as hard and hold back after they had paralysed opponents, but they would still throw hard and when they were behind on the scorecards a little of their old magic would come back into play. Rocky Marciano's KO of Wallcott was afterward and that's one of the best knockouts ever seen in the ring. Whereas Wilder just looks so worried to throw it at all because of the counter, both parker and Zhang were pushing him on the backfoot and would punish everytime he tried to throw the right hand I think that's the issue he's had. Rather than him reducing power due to that previous fight. His trainer is obviously not adjusting his style from that, it's obvious he needs to be more stick and move especially with that reach, that is the best way to nutralise a counter as Bivol showed with Canelo.
He wasn't tentative after any of his other 40 odd knockouts - was happy to talk about killing an opponent back then. I think the beatings from Fury made him apprehensive about getting hurt.
Marciano was never gun-shy. He couldn’t be, because the way he had to fight (because of his physical disadvantages) wouldn’t have allowed him to be successful if he held back.
Rocky’s fight vs Ezzard Charles as an example: ua-cam.com/video/usFj8eA8Lyo/v-deo.htmlsi=rMJWEXqKh9L04H_0 skip to around 8:40, that’s when the fight really gets going. Ezzard Charles, however, was very tentative when throwing, because he actually killed a man in the ring.
@@4879danielyup he's aura went away after getting knocked spark out. After the second Fury fight he could told himself he wasn't done, his corner stopped it. After the third it was no doubt. He is not the same after that. His Helenius ko just was served to him, Robert walked right into that right hand. But we've seen with Parker and Zhang he's really not letting his hands go no more, he's definitely scared of being done again and see what happens. Sad to see cause I actually enjoyed Wilder's run in his hay day
@@Nova-Franconia he was holding back on his punches, he could hold back a bit because his punches were so powerful and he is one of the most powerful punchers ever. They had to change the springiness of a boxing ring because boxers were slamming their head too hard on the canvas from a Marciano punch. That's how insanely powerful his punches were.
Rocky vs Charles is a very good example because Rocky has a commentary for the Charles fight and he talks about holding back on punches in that and he was being humble about it as well. Marciano's closest ever fight was the one after he paralysed his opponent because he didn't want hit as hard.
Same thing happened to Wilder as happened to Tommy Hearns. Same build, the same ko power. Once hearn's punch resistance went out of the window(not long after he was ko'ed in a similar fashion by Hagler) he never committed himself to his offence like he once had, knowing that he was fragile
As much as I was rooting for Dubois, he hit Hrgovic with several low blows and headbutts. I don’t think we should fault the Croatian boxer too hard, because who would want to fight against someone as dirty as Dubois?
You're the most hilarious person I've met on UA-cam. You're a real comedy talent
Hrgovic did show some degree of guts and determination against Zhang, and he was hurt worse in that fight.I don’t know why he wilted so dramatically this time by contrast. I suspect ha he underestimated Dubois badly, perceiving him as frail after prior results and the sparring allegations. Maybe the psychological effect of being shown up so badly sapped him after what looked like a strong start. Whatever the case may be, no big fights for him any time soon. He can rebuild but he needs to change his ways pronto.
Against Zhang he looked the part at times check that last round out Zhang was dead tired and hurt this fight he took DD for granted and it showed
Every time I've seen Wilder in the ring, I can't stop staring at his legs. His legs are built like broom sticks.
Waiting for the 1 hour Daddy Daniel "holyfield JR" Dubois appreciate video
Damn you're entertaining. I've subscribed.
Wilder started boxing at 21 to afford care for his daughter’s illness. He came a long way with his set of skills and had more title defences than Iron Mike.
That voice 😂 Absolutely makes the video 100% better 😂
Nhl playoffs might have better knockouts than most boxing cards
I love hockey
zhang just played it so well man. from a spectator's perspective, it's so easy to read someone when they only have one thing going for them.
if zhang crowded wilder, he kept the right side of his face protected. if his face was open enough for wilder to throw a right, zhang would duck and counter punch in retaliation, because he knew wilder WOULD throw a right. just beautiful to watch.
Poor wilder but Daniel dubois put up a amazing performance
The commentary sounds like a Sunday market in London somewhere! lol
Sucks that he kinda just became frozen in his last two fights with literally 0 to show, wished we got the big fights like AJ, Ruiz, etc years ago but it is what it is
Because his last two opponents weren't the tomato cans hes used to
@@recodegamesstudio that’s true, but you would expect like at least something coming back yk
Huge props to Turki Alalshikh - always hugely positive, even with beaten fighters.
Great to see a promoter actively putting the money into the sport.
I'm not sold on Saudi involvement in all sports, but they're getting the boxing right.
Yeah, he has been a revelation for boxing that's for sure. I'm getting greedy now but there are still a few things I'd like to see ironed out:
1) Watching the Canelo fight made me miss the atmosphere of UK and US fight nights. On the one hand, you've got to give props to Saudi rejuvenating boxing but it looks so joyless in Riyadh most of the time. Thankfully we will be getting a big Wembley card in September!
2) I'm not sure I have the stamina for these epic mega cards every fight night! Maybe because I live in Taiwan/Australia so they start in the middle of the night and end at lunchtime.
3) Sort out the nonsense of super champion, regular champion, interim champion, etc. Turki clearly has some clout by getting the IBF to allow Usyk to keep the belt for the rematch with Fury rather than being stripped and hopefully moving forward we will see less politicking from the governing bodies. Either that, or Saudi unify the different organisations into one division with proper ranking system rather than handing out free gifts to the likes of Ngannou.
4) Stop giving drug cheats a big payday. 'Big Pharma' Miller should never have been anywhere near the Day of Reckoning card and if repeat offenders like him are frozen out moving forward it would perhaps make fighters think twice before scrambling those eggs.
The lads have spoken about most of these issues on the Propa podcast so I know I'm not alone in thinking it, but the changes to date are positive so far!
@@jamesdrakeford3787 I certainly don't want to see this model becoming the only way to consume boxing outside of the USA, but it has a place in boxing promotion.
For decades boxing has had no competition as a TV friendly combat sport - MMA has changed the landscape, meaning boxing has to adapt.
Boxing needs big cards in Europe, but it's up to the promoters to deliver, so we can only hope that people like Frank Warren, Eddie Hearn and others step up and deliver the kind of cards that will see boxing maintaining some kind of relevance.
dubois such a bum. Headbuting and groinshots all night 😂 (im not a hrgovic fan either)
He cut with punches. One slightly low. Exaggerating. Well done. Obliterated that poser Hrgovic.
Perfect upload👌 thanks Propa
Loved it bar Zhang vs Wilder, I was bored out of my fucking skull. Dubious was a dirty bugger with all those fucking headbutts, I counted at least 5, fun bloody fight though maybe the best. Ball and Ford was also contender for best of the night. Sheeraz was a fucking sniper, a really tactical fight from him.
Hrgovic was doing endless rabbit punches, why aren’t you mentioning that?
@@Robertsmith001 If he'd have won I would be
The charity worker outside Tesco trying to make you adopt a panda 😂
Danny Dubious
Your really funny mate and great with it. Love your video mate.
Zhang can BANG !
I wouldn't describe Wilder as looking like the Predator in that ring-walk costume... more like Liberace cosplaying as Sauron.
A baddie from power rangers.
Malik Scott ruined Wilder. But I guess, he ruined himself by throwing his previous trainer under the bus.
AJ vs Zhang at Wembley would give the big Chinaman the payday he deserves as Dubois ain't ready yet for a title shot - definitely not ready to face an AJ on the blistering comeback mission he's on at the moment. Bosh 🥊❤️
Big up dubious for sure. Young man is doing well.
DDD was also cut on the forehead from how many times headbutted Hergovic. Hergovic won all rounds but it was cut because of headbutts. The referee was with DDD on this one.
DDD being from UK and stuff - this was a big robbery. They want to make DDD vs Aj.. big money I get it.
I am shocked by only one thing - why is Hergovic not asking for a rematch and why is he not screaming robbery??
I think they told him - you get this match but it is rigged - you make whatever you can out of it but you cant win. So he took it and the industry beat him.
But what a robbery it was.
That's an impressive amount of assumptions.
I did find it a bit strange. You can clearly hear the ref announcing that the first cut was from a headbutt and I’m pretty sure they all were. But they didn’t go to the cards when they stopped it so I dunno what the ref was at.
Hrgovic didn't win all the rounds 😂
What a complete load of nonsense, take ya man’s loss and move on mate cause right now you sound like wilder after the second fury fight
Hrgovic didn't win every round - not by a long shot.
He was barely interested.
The cuts did impact the fight, but DDD was doing the more eye catching work and more of it.
You are the best plz keep it up🎉🎉🎉
This channel is the mutt's nuts.. Big up Propa!
Big up Uncle 💥
Lets big up Propa - best boxing commentator since the great Reg Gutteridge
Propa always entertaining.
Lovely comments you make about wilder. I agree. A good family man ❤
Would love to see Propa Boxing get an invite to Saudi Arabia next 🙏 absolute legend
Double Turkey needs to announce it in the ring!
Big zhang is going for George foremans record of oldest heavyweight to win the title, he has the power to do it
Wilder must have thought he got elbowed to just turn back and relax expecting ref to step in. Protect self at all times, can't blame Zhang for taking advantage.
But feel bad for the Wilder, he didn't even see shot coming and conked head hard off the canvas.
His fight heart ain't there to be relaxing like that, no shame in it, dude did well enjoy the next chapter.
To be honest, the only fights I was looking forward to were Sheeraz-Williams and Ford-Ball, but wow--there were several good fights, and DuBois looked like a genuinely serious contender. That coup-de-grace shot by Zhang was lightning quick.
8:35 Wilder actually had some decent technique when it came to that right hand.
He telegraphs his right hand. Any good boxer can see when it's coming.
Aw man was an amazing card lived up to the hype. Excited for the August 3rd card. Ball v ford. Fight of the year candidate.
Great fights from start to finish, as a boxing fan it was as good as it gets, I don't favour one promoter over the other but I'm happy their working together and making good fights, long may it continue.
I really appreciate the channel giving a shout out to Wilder and what he accomplished for himself and his family. Obviously he was never the most technical guy, but shout out to this channel for respecting his accomplishments rather than just bashing the guy for his technical gaps. I love this channel for that reason, certainly I can expect to get a more Eurocentric view of the game but they always give everyone a fair shake. I’m a lifelong listener for sure after this one, and I don’t even like Wilder! I just like the fairness you showed him if this is, in fact, his last fight.
AJ vs Cilit Bang Zhang would be very cool to see!
Wish only the best for the man who gave his life for the sport. That said. I hope that every single boxer that refuses to take the obvious fights and/or have huge periods of inactivity face the same end, or worse.
In some alternate timeline we would've seen this as a trilogy starting ten years ago. Will always love watching sluggers
Dubois showed heart but was also chaneling the spirit of Holyfield lol
He was an exceptional hype job👌🏻Well done Al Haymon.
I had a great time watching and can’t wait to hear the next pod. I got more invested than I thought I might. I was surprised to find myself rooting for Williams mid fight. He seemed like such an underdog despite going into that fight with his 0 in tact. I even found myself rooting against Bivol. It wasn’t out of liking another boxer more and honestly the better fighters all seemed to win in the end so it makes sense. Very happy to see Dubois win, but damn he needs to tighten up his guard. Wilder was just sad to watch. I wanted him to win for the same reason you boys did, but the first round was telling. Once he started to throw it was over. Though I still don’t see how the first shot spun him so badly. Either way, great night of boxing. Let’s go AJ vs Dubois!