EBANIE BRIDGES has revealed why she thinks Anthony Joshua should steer clear of fighting Zhilei Zhang.
AJ has already beaten Zhang when the pair were both amateurs, but regardless, Bridges doesn’t think the Brit should face him again.
There is always chatter about Joshua’s next opponent, but it’s heated up in recent weeks after his promoter, Eddie Hearn, refused to rule out a bout with Zhang in the future.
It comes just a few days after fellow brit Joe Joyce was knocked out by the Chinese southpaw in the pair’s heavyweight rematch.
The Big Bang impressed once again and Bridges thinks that if Joshua was to go up against him then he would likely suffer the same fate as his compatriot, Joyce.
Speaking to Safe Betting Sites, the Aussie bantamweight revealed that she didn’t think Joshua would be tough enough to win.
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She said: “With the power [Zhang’s] got and Joshua’s chin, that could be a recipe for trouble for AJ,
“I do think Joshua’s a bit more skilled, not as raw as Joe Joyce, but he’s also not as tough. Joe Joyce has the chin and can maybe absorb things that Joshua can’t.”
Zhang was a casualty of AJ’s spectacular run to Olympic gold at the London 2012 games.
Joshua beat the 6ft 6in beast on points in the quarter finals, but much has changed for both fighters since then.
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Zhang has just one career loss since turning pro and currently holds the WBO interim heavyweight title.
While AJ is a two-time former heavyweight world champion, but has struggled to re-track his career after losses to Andy Ruiz Jr and Oleksandr Usyk.
A big fight against someone of Zhang’s ability could help him build on his recent win against Robert Helenius.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
