 Could this 40-year-old Chinese boxer be the next heavyweight champion of the world? Let's talk about it. Chinese power, Chinese speed. Yeah, I don't know if you guys have heard of this guy or not, but he is making his rounds around the internet going viral. Zilei Zhang from Henan, China is a 6'6, 280-pound heavyweight boxer that basically just won another big fight and basically the whole boxing world is talking about him. Yeah, I mean some people are saying that the other heavyweights that are much more well-known than him, have a lot more money than him are gonna probably like duck him in the future because there's no real upside for them to risk everything to fight this Chinese George Foreman. Right guys, but we got to talk about him, introduce him to you in case you don't know and please again, I'm not a boxing expert, but if you know more about Dong, let me know in the comments down below. So please hit that like button. But David, his nickname is Big Bang Zhang. Big Bang Zhang. Big Bang Zhang, but you know what else is Chinese and has Big Bang? Isma lasas, everybody. This is our very own chili oil condiment. You can still get your pre-order right now. It comes in a pack of two made with truffle, made in America, goes great on everything, but especially I just eat it on bread sometimes. Yeah, I mean, Andrew, why do they call him Big Bang Zhang? Is it because what? He has an explosive left hook? Yeah, so he's a South Paul meaning that he fights predominantly with his left hand, which is less common, right? There's just less left-handed people than right-handed people. So that kind of usually does give him a slight advantage, but he's just a gigantic dude. He's super accurate with his punches, super powerful, has a great chin, great technique. People say he has a very high Q when he boxes. One of his main weaknesses though is obviously his age and stamina. So the reason why he's so old right now and he's finally kind of getting known in the boxing world. Yeah, he's literally getting known at 40 years old. Yeah, he's getting known, but he's been in the boxing world for a long time in 2008 he was a silver, he won silver in the Olympics. So he's been boxing for a long time, but he's only been pro since 2014. And I guess he just never really like fought anybody, I guess you'd say quote-unquote significant until the last maybe five or six years, but he's been knocking people out. Yeah, I mean, I guess he's a brawler, right? Like if you say he goes in there and he tries to take your head off, here is a clip of Tyson Fury saying that he's a very dangerous man. This man's trying to take your brains out, six foot six and 20 stone. So he's a very, very different customer. It's very dangerous, man, very dangerous. Why do you think that like very, very few people, including Chinese Americans, had heard of him until he won the fight just most recently these past few days? Yeah, so he won a rematch with Joe Joyce and he beat him again, right? But I think the reason why is like, I guess if you're not into boxing you probably wouldn't hear about him because boxing is not, I guess aside from Filipinos, I guess within the Asian world is not that big. I mean, we have a couple of young guys, Brandon Lee, who's half Korean, coming out of LA, right? Obviously, Manny Pacquiao, you have, but as far as- You have In-Yu Wei. In-Yu Wei, right? But he's from Asia, obviously. Also, Zeng is from Asia. So there's- Does it have to do with weight class too? Because In-Yu Wei is in a weight class that where people kind of like discount it. And then almost people, I don't want to say they discount the heavy weights, but it's not where the energy is at, right? Yeah, so I think, and this is what a lot of people said on the internet, the reason why is that the heavyweight world right now is kind of at a stalemate, where there's a lot of big name heavyweights that aren't fighting that much. Zeng and Anthony Joshua are fighting often, so they're staying in the game and trying to build, you know, obviously Anthony Joshua's famous, but like- But they're just trying to get their reps in, right? Yeah, trying to get his reps in, trying to get his wins in, but like people like Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder- Andy Ruiz. Andy Ruiz, they're not fighting that often, and a lot of people suspect that they're trying to avoid fighting Zeng, because one, even if they may beat him, it's a risk to fight a smaller name when they could be waiting for a bigger fight, you know? I mean, Tyson Fury right now is fighting MMA fighters, right? He's fighting Francis Nanganu, right? Over in October, but they're going to make so much money from that. So of course that's why Tyson Fury is doing that. It seems like Andrew people really are just into the big money MMA boxing crossovers now. Like they're not into the boxing boxing anymore. Man, I mean, I think those are the fights that cross over to everybody, because like I think if you're keeping up with Zeng right now, you're probably really into boxing. Like you care about boxing versus that's not, he's not somebody that a casual would know. Obviously I only heard about him like literally a month ago, right? So I'm not saying that I'm like an expert on him either, you know? Yeah, I mean, we got to get into it, Andrew. Boxing is not big in China. It's not, I heard it's gaining traction, but it's not that big in China. But David, I guess the question is this, you got a lightweight or featherweight, I forgot what weight that, a band of weight that Noia Naoya in a way, the Japanese boxer, the monster he's in, and he's dominating at his weight. And then Zeng is gaining momentum at his weight. So you got a light boxer and a heavyweight boxer from Asia. Does this kind of mean that like- Right, you got somebody fighting at 115 and you got somebody fighting at 280. Yeah. Well, yeah, heavyweight, right? That's crazy. Which there is no limit. And shout out to any Pacquiao, of course, you know, the greatest Asian boxer of all time. But I'm like, should Asians go more into boxing and should boxing be more popular amongst Asians worldwide? What do you think? Like it makes sense because it's a weight class thing. So Asians shouldn't be, you can't say they're outmatched by size because they're fighting other people their same size. It's hard to say, listen, guys, I'm not a combat sport professional at all. From what I can tell, there's more Asians. I almost want to say an MMA, but from what I can tell, MMA takes a certain more crazed personality where it seems like in boxing, you could either be crazed like Mike Tyson or you could be more of a sportsman guy that like treats it like a sport. You know what I mean? That's more like you seem sane. Whereas almost all the MMA guys seem like they got a few screws a little loose because you got to be willing to die out there. So are you saying that Asians are not insane enough? Or what do you mean? What do you mean like there's more insane Asians? So that's why they want to do MMA or MMA because it's more like full on martial arts. There's kicking, there's punch. There's like boxing is very Western. So I guess what I'm saying is there's something competing there because MMA incorporates more Asian styles of kicking. Yes. But then you need to be willing to die for MMA in a way that may be boxing you don't need to be. Do you know what I'm saying? Because the gloves are really padded. It's more of a technical window that you're shooting through. Yeah, I guess. I mean, I don't know. What do you guys think in the comments down below? Because I guess like, does it mean anything that we have in Asian heavyweight? We really haven't had an Asian guy this big that was at least even gaining traction like this. You know what I mean? And I think it's a shame. Let's be honest. I don't think Chinese culture really embraces these like barbaric things. You know, like anything that's hyper physical, if you guys know, I don't want to get into too much. China has always shifted every 500 years between Wu and Wen. Wen is more like your flower boy, like almost like eunuch bureaucrat. Pretty boy, I guess. Pretty boy, elf boy. You know what I mean? C-pop, K-pop look. And then Wu was more like Tao Tao, which is more like, like definitely Zhang Zhui, they fit into the Wu masculinity. Yes. Big Bang Zhang is definitely Wu. But we're like pretty deep in a period of Wen right now. OK. So I'm saying if China did like boxing, then there would be enough money to get Zhang Zhui the fight against Tyson Fury. Right. But because in all in all, the country does not support the sport. Right. So if you're saying if boxing was more popular in China, then there'd be a purse and a bag big enough, the money would be enough to convince someone like Tyson Fury to go fight maybe over there and make the fight worth the money and worth the risk. Right. Because nowadays, of course, let's be honest, Andrew, the business of sports has probably even become, I think the sports was always about business, but nowadays people can be more blatant about it. Yeah. I mean, I think he's, I think Zhang has been able to sell himself pretty well considering that he doesn't really speak English and the way he talks trash and Chinese power, Chinese speed. It kind of reminds me of, you see videos back in the day of 1940s America. People were so proud in patriarchy they were just like, yeah, the American spirit. I'm doing it for America. Yeah. You know how people don't always say that nowadays? But that's where kind of Song's mindset is he's back in like... Wait, isn't he from Hunan? Yeah, he's from Hunan. Yeah, sorry to say that. That's like a very 1940s type of place that you guys know about the stereotypes of the different provinces. I'm saying like the pride of China is kind of back in like what America was in like the 50s and 60s right now where they're just saying, Chinese power, yeah. Yeah, like just right after post-industrialization. Chinese hands, Chinese fist. You know, but yeah. Anyways, I think it's cool to see, and I think that he does have a good personality. I'll say this, overall though, so it is unfortunate that he's kind of gaining traction when he's so old. Right. But George Foreman did win a world championship in the heavyweight division at 45, so. If he is George, they do call him the Asian George Foreman. So I guess we'll see. But David, any other takeaways? So do you think this is going to inspire more Asians to go into boxing or you think Naoya in a way is more influential, obviously, because he's more like relatable physically? Yeah, yeah. Well, Naoya in a way is really interesting because he mixes some of that like J-pop look, but with being a beast. Right. And I could see guys even wanting to look like Naoya in you way, but I don't think guys are going to want to look like Zhang Zhilai. Right. But I'll tell you this, your squad do need a couple Zhang Zhilai's though. Yo. If he's. Because at the end of the day, he could be a bodyguard too. Yeah. If he's your security detail, you're safe. Yeah. So I mean, ultimately, I just don't think, I think it's dope to see for the guys who care, but as far as like me analyzing the Chinese world or even the Chinese American world, most guys won't get it. Right. But I wish that they would. I think it would, that's a change I'd like to see. All right. Well, you guys, let me know what you think about Big Bang Deng, aka Zhang Zhilai. Obviously, you know, I think he's got a couple years, really good years left. So hopefully he gets a big fight, but I could see a lot of big name fighters ducking him and just kind of like, I think it's unfortunate that there's a chance that happens. But he could have a shot, man. He's a dangerous fighter and a lot of people are scared of him. So please hit that like button. Let us know what you think in the comments down below about boxing amongst Asians. And until next time, we out. Peace.