{"id":143560,"date":"2023-11-15T05:34:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T05:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=143560"},"modified":"2023-11-15T05:34:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T05:34:27","slug":"zhilei-zhang-swipes-at-anthony-joshua-and-brutally-threatens-to-put-unproven-oleksandr-usyk-to-sleep-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/sport\/zhilei-zhang-swipes-at-anthony-joshua-and-brutally-threatens-to-put-unproven-oleksandr-usyk-to-sleep-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Zhilei Zhang swipes at Anthony Joshua and brutally threatens to put &#x27;unproven&#x27; Oleksandr Usyk &#x27;to sleep&#x27; | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ZHILEI ZHANG has taken a brutal swipe at heavyweight rivals Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese fighter, ranked No1 in the WBO, has insisted he would put Usyk to sleep early if they were to fight.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/a9899c76-2c0f-48e6-b15b-57bbed219dd5.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/great-britain-congratulates-champion-oleksandr-754775927.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian is set to fight Tyson Fury sometime next year after the December 23rd date was scrapped following the Gypsy King&#x27;s bruisingpoints win over Francis Ngannou.<\/p>\n<p>However, Zhang believes Usyk is &quot;unproven&quot; in the ring, earning his belts only after fighting a &quot;declining&quot; Joshua, but did acknowledge that his path to earning his titles was far from easy. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking to ProBoxTV, he said: &quot;[Usyk is] unproven.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;When he fought [Anthony] Joshua, Joshua was on the decline, so I won\u2019t think he is proven one way or another.<\/p>\n<h2>READ MORE IN BOXING<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24565623-1698616529635.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24565623-1698616529635.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24565623-1698616529635.jpg\"><\/picture><span>star gazing <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I fought Calzaghe and he told me I\u2019d be a world champion\u2026 now I&#x27;m a firefighter<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TOB-COMBO-PP-OFFER-27-OCTOBER.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TOB-COMBO-PP-OFFER-27-OCTOBER.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/TOB-COMBO-PP-OFFER-27-OCTOBER.jpg\"><\/picture><span>FREE FIFTY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Get up to \u00a350 back as FREE BETS if any of your first five horse racing bets lose<\/h3>\n<p>&quot;He has three belts, and that\u2019s not something easy to do. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;He is moving up from a cruiserweight, and right now he is still a cruiserweight. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;So if we share the ring he is going to sleep early.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The 40-year-old is the mandatory challenger to Usyk&#x27;s WBO title and wants to fight him next.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Boxing<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/newspress-collage-24685920-1699548754515.jpg\"><\/picture><span>&#8216;A BIG OPTION&#8217; <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>AJ called out by KO artist&#8230; and fight could happen in 100,000-seat arena<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/HB-OFF-PLATFORM-THEROUX-MORGAN1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>DING DING <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Louis Theroux brutally replies to Piers&#8217; claim that he&#8217;d batter him in a fight<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SD-SPORT-BRIDGES.jpg\"><\/picture><span>IN TUNE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Ebanie Bridges plays piano in undies as fans says her &#8216;most beautiful world champ&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SD-SPORT-JOSHUA-SCARS.jpg\"><\/picture><span>HAND IT TO THEM <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Anthony Joshua shows off gruesome knuckle scars after chicken shop fight<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>CASINO SPECIAL &#8211; BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He added: &quot;China needs this fight. 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