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had a message for after they just witnessed a bumper payday go up in smoke when suffered yet another brutal loss, this time to Zhilei Zhang who thumped him to the canvas in brutal fashion Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Wilder looks far removed from his prime years as a heavyweight when he engaged in one of the greatest three-fight rivalries in the division's history, as he's now lost twice in a row — to Joseph Parker by lopsided decision, and now to Zhang by fifth-round knockout — both fights at the Kingdom Arena. Wilder's recent run is a stark contrast to his 40-fight winning streak in which he had knocked down every opponent he had ever faced in the ring.

Since a three-fight rivalry with Tyson Fury, in which he lost twice and drew once, Wilder has beaten Robert Helenius in a single round but dropped a unanimous decision loss to Joseph Parker before Saturday's fifth-round knockout to Zhang. Considering the resurgence of Anthony Joshua, who has four wins in a row since back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk, the levels between the Brit and the American have never looked wider. Speaking to , Joshua's promoter Hearn, who marked Wilder as Matchroom's team captain in the 5 vs 5 event against Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions, said it's "a personal decision" for Wilder whether or not he consider retirement.



"He's shown in the last two fights that he's not the threat that he used to be, and he's got to find the reason why. Does he not have it anymore? I don't know." He t.

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