'Can't watch it': Fighters react to Deontay Wilder's brutal KO loss to Zhilei Zhang

Deontay Wilder may have reached the end of the road.

The 38-year-old former WBC heavyweight champion suffered yet another loss on Saturday, falling victim to a brutal fifth-round knockout at the hands of Zhilei Zhang in the main event of the Queensberry vs. 5v5 Matchroom in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The setback marked Wilder’s fourth defeat in his last five fights and erased a 10-0 hammering for Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions over Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing.

Wilder’s latest lackluster performance left many of his peers openly wondering if this was the last time the combat sports world ever sees the “Bronze Bomber” in a professional boxing ring. Check out how the wrestling world reacted to Zhang vs. Wilder.

Tables turn, bridges burn, you live and learn…

Cheer up Mate @EddieHearn

— Teofimo Lopez (@TeofimoLopez) June 2, 2024

Wow, this is a fight
I’ll be back for results later.
I can NOT watch this. It questions my intelligence and everything I know about boxing ♀️

— Amanda Serrano (@Serranosisters) June 2, 2024

“Should have zigged when Zhang did” (recycled KF special)

— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) June 2, 2024

I’ve always liked Frank and George Warren

— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) June 2, 2024

Yes, wilder it’s over!!!! I’m the only American fighter coming to the UK to call out all the belts… btw @KSI digress and I have to clean up Deontay Wilder’s mess now. pic.twitter.com/qYlBb6C0yu

– Anthony PrettyBoy Taylor (@anthony_foreal) June 2, 2024

And then Big Bang BANGS!! Congratulations to the Zhang team, a good crew. Deontay has to go; too much damage in recent years. Big night for the Warren clan. #box https://t.co/0bTn76ZdfL

— Lou DiBella (@loudibella) June 2, 2024

How the hell did the ref let him spin around in circles, then allow him to get punched!

— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) June 2, 2024

Listen, I agree. But to spin from a punch, then get hit… it doesn’t feel right. I’m trippn https://t.co/5BwP16KpBp

— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) June 2, 2024

That’s why I respect coaches who try to sharpen the tools you have and add things to your arsenal, rather than trying to make you into something you’re not. https://t.co/E7T4VK6UW4

— Jamel Herring (@JamelHerring) June 2, 2024

Shout out to Deontay Wilder if this is the end. The man put American heavyweight boxing back on the map when it desperately needed it. Highlight KO reels. Enthusiasm. Family man. Much respect

— Dan Canobbio (@DanCanobbio) June 2, 2024

The thing I’m thinking is that Wilder-Joshua is going to the trash #box history. It was never going to happen, but it should have happened when they were undefeated and in their prime and it would have been undeniable. #5vs5

— Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) June 2, 2024

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‘Can’t watch it’: Fighters react to Deontay Wilder’s brutal KO loss to Zhilei Zhang

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