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Nice to see Joyce keeping busy and taking on good fights. Joyce will wipe out and destroy Zhang.
Good scrap. Would like to see it.Quote:
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Joyce takes Zhang deep & drowns him
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Well they found some who makes Joyce look quick, impressive work.
Get the feel he'll be out there resembling Sugar Ray vs Zhang. Both of them ;D but still a fun match up.Quote:
Originally Posted by palmerq
Zhang can take punch, I just don't think he has the stamina to last the distance against Joyce
Joyce will have fought Zhang, Parker, Takam, Dubois & Jennings before getting a title shot
Joyce has demonstrated he deserves a place amongst the heavyweight elite. His next fight will be on April 15 against Zhilei Zhang. As an experienced, heavy-handed southpaw, China's Zhang could be ideal preparation for an eventual fight with Fury or Usyk.
"I haven't fought a southpaw since Lenroy Thomas so it's good to get in there and practice," Joyce said.
"Because as we know Usyk's a southpaw and Fury can switch southpaw as well. Great preparation for the next round of competition."
He believes his fight with Zhang could be another war, at least in the early going.
"I'd say the first five rounds he'd be pretty dangerous. He's got the power and experience," Joyce said.
"It's going to be awkward because he's a southpaw, had good amateur experience, Olympic silver medallist as well."
He thinks Zhang was unlucky to lose a decision to Filip Hrgovic in his last bout. "It was a tough fight right to the end but I thought he did better overall and he was unlucky," Joyce said.
"He was proper blowing in that last round. It's a nice story because I beat Filip Hrgovic in the WSB, I'm fighting Zhang who unfortunately lost out to him.
"It's an exciting fight, a risky opportunity but it's a really good fight."
On Yoka's loss to Takam
Another of Joyce's amateur rivals, France's Tony Yoka did not fare well when fighting Carlos Takam, one of Joyce's former professional opponents himself, last weekend.
"I've fought Takam and also sparred him last camp. He's a good guy and it was good to see him get the victory. He boxed really well," Joyce said.
"Yoka, I don't know. I don't see much difference from the amateurs especially in that performance. He's holding his guard [tight]. The punches he did land were good punches but not that many."
Joyce lost a highly controversial decision to Yoka in their Olympic super-heavyweight final at Rio 2016. But Joyce can compare how he has progressed with Yoka's professional struggles.
"Where he was Olympic champion, he's got too over-confident. His ego, and being able to pick his opponents," Joyce said of Yoka.
"He was saying in an interview, I don't think Joyce will do anything in the pros and it seems to have backfired."
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Get the feeling these two genuinely like each other a bit. Or just ok dudes.
Either way Joyce is going to put a whole lot of pain on Zhang.Quote:
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Joe Joyce has offered to fight Tyson Fury in the summer after his rival's clash with Oleksandr Usyk collapsed.
It is expected that Usyk will now be ordered to face Daniel Dubois by the WBA to retain his belts, while Fury will be free to negotiate with a number of opponents after completing his WBC mandatory defence last year. Fellow British star Joyce currently holds WBO mandatory status and would be next in line to face the Ukrainian after Dubois' shot.
And 'The Juggernaut' believes he would be in a position for a domestic clash once he has touched gloves with Zhilei Zhang on April 22. "Is it off or on? I am here and Fury said he wants to fight me so that would be a great summer fight," Joyce told Mirror Fighting in an exclusive chat. "It would be great after I fight Zhang if the Usyk fight doesn't happen.
"I have always said I want to fight Fury and now he has been saying he wants to fight me. I back myself to beat anyone and Fury I have sharred the ring with in sparring and I think it was 50/50 during the rounds. We did good work and I think on the main stage we would up our levels and it would be a great fight.
"Fury said he would like that fight and I am the number two heavyweight so I will beat up Zhang back in London town, and then I am hoping I will be back out here to train [US] to take on Fury."
Joyce is set to face heavyweight rival Zhang next having recently beaten Joseph Parker to ensure that he remains a leading contender in the division. Fury came face-to-face with his stablemate under Frank Warren after beating Derek Chisora late last year, and the pair talked up a fight while stood next to Usyk.
And promoter Lou DiBella has insisted that Joyce would provide a tougher test for the WBC champion than Usyk. He told SecondsOut : "[Joyce] reminds me of the second coming of George Foreman. I consider that a great compliment. "Usyk is a better boxer than virtually everyone. In the heavyweight division, it’s a big gap with most but the gap with Fury is the smallest with Usyk.
"That says to me that Fury is the most difficult fight in the world for Usyk. Joe Joyce, it’s hard to hurt the guy. He’s a freaking monster. He’s got these short, heavy hands. You can see the punches coming and he’s still going to hurt you. He’s relentless."
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Joe Joyce’s sparring partner Alen Babic has tipped ‘The Juggernaut’ as the toughest fight out there in the heavyweight division.
The 2016 Olympic silver medallist announced himself as an elite heavyweight last year when he knocked out former world champion Joseph Parker.
Since then, his name has been mentioned among those in the upper echelons of boxing’s glamour division and one man who has experienced Joyce’s skills first hand is his sparring partner, ‘Savage’ Babic.
The Croatian is a fellow heavyweight with a record of 11-0, 10 KO’s, and he has also sparred fighters such as Tyson Fury, Dillian Whyte and even Artur Beterbiev, but Joyce tops the lot.
“I sparred Joe Joyce, we did close to 25 rounds in three days and I rate him the highest and I’ve sparred them all,” Babic told talkSPORT.
“I rate Joyce the highest because he’s a tough mother***er and he’s relentless, he has a good punch and I didn’t know that.
“It doesn’t look like he has that powerful a punch, but his hands are very heavy, a heavy-handed guy, and he has an engine like myself, he doesn’t stop and he is double the size of me with the same engine, it’s crazy.”
Joyce has previously been described by WBC world champion Fury as the second best heavyweight in the world and Babic could not agree more.
And Babic, who has also sparred Fury, believes Joyce is the toughest fight in the heavyweight division
Since then, his name has been mentioned among those in the upper echelons of boxing’s glamour division and one man who has experienced Joyce’s skills first hand is his sparring partner, ‘Savage’ Babic.
The Croatian is a fellow heavyweight with a record of 11-0, 10 KO’s, and he has also sparred fighters such as Tyson Fury, Dillian Whyte and even Artur Beterbiev, but Joyce tops the lot.
“I sparred Joe Joyce, we did close to 25 rounds in three days and I rate him the highest and I’ve sparred them all,” Babic told talkSPORT.
“I rate Joyce the highest because he’s a tough mother***er and he’s relentless, he has a good punch and I didn’t know that.
“It doesn’t look like he has that powerful a punch, but his hands are very heavy, a heavy-handed guy, and he has an engine like myself, he doesn’t stop and he is double the size of me with the same engine, it’s crazy.”
Joyce has previously been described by WBC world champion Fury as the second best heavyweight in the world and Babic could not agree more.
“I definitely agree with that,” Babic said. “I put Joyce on top of the list, the top two heavyweights. He is the toughest fight for anybody and he’s an Olympian so you can add that on top of the cake.”
Another high level heavyweight in Anthony Joshua recorded a comeback win over the weekend against Jermaine Franklin, having lost his world titles before against Oleksandr Usyk.
After the fight Joshua mentioned a number of fighters he would like to take on next and that list included Joyce, who will first have to get past Zhilei Zhang on April 15.
“I think Joshua is very brave to take that fight,” Babic said.
“I think Joe Joyce is the dark horse of the heavyweight division and he is the toughest opponent for everybody, including Tyson Fury and Usyk, but I think Joe Joyce is the guy who should be feared.
“I’ve felt his power and we had crazy rounds, I think I did good, I maybe even snatched a few rounds, but sparring is my game, I am even better in sparring than in fights and Joe Joyce proved himself to the ‘Savage’ so I think Joshua is very brave to go after Joe Joyce.”
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And Joyce believes he has what it takes to knock Joshua and Franklin out.
Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: "I'd knock both of them out with their performance the other night.
"I'd definitely force a stoppage on Franklin and Joshua's ripe for the picking.
"Not great but [Joshua] got the job done. He went 12 rounds, I thought he would come with some more firepower and aim to push a stoppage but he wasn't really putting shots together.
"He was [using] single shots and boxed kind of like he did in the [Andy] Ruiz second fight. So it was a little bit disappointing.
"He seems to have gone, in my opinion, a bit backwards. Hasn't progressed. I think he lacked the combinations but I think Franklin was a tough guy."
He explained: "That would be his route back in.
"It would definitely be his way back in because I'm in front of him now, at last, high up the rankings and obviously got the WBO Interim.
"I was always trying to catch up with him but now I've overtaken him, so that's good. That's what I wanted. But I haven't caught up to him financially yet so I need to have those big fights."
However, Joyce revealed he expects AJ to dodge a fight with him in the summer.
Instead, he believes Joshua will prefer to face off with Whyte, who he previously defeated back in 2015 to claim the British heavyweight title.
Joyce added: "I'm a threat and he would prefer that [Whyte fight] until he's got his mojo back.
"I'd like to see him against Dillian Whyte, because I think Dillian Whyte's in the same situation. He didn't really look too great in the last fight.
"So it would be good to see who the better man is and obviously they've got past bad blood. I think the fans would get behind that fight. It would be a good fight."
Joyce himself is due to fight Zhilei Zhang on April 15.
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I think this fight is a exciting matchup FOTY possibility.
Joyce reminds me of the old George Foreman slow but tough and hard hitting.
Joyce is the WBO Interim title holder and mandatory challenger for their full world championship belt, which is also held by Usyk. However, the WBA have ordered the Ukrainian heavyweight to defend their title first and then the IBF mandatory challenger Filip Hrgovic will also have a shot before Joyce.
"It is annoying," Joyce told Sky Sports. "It's really annoying that Dubois is ahead in the queue, and (Filip) Hrgovic as well. It's out of my control and unfortunate. But fortunate for Dubois to come off a devastating loss (to me) and then be before me in the selection for the (unified title shot). Only in boxing would this stuff happen.
"Nothing really surprises me. I'm just patient and I'll get my shot. If I just keep on beating these guys then I'll get the world title. I'm in a good position and it's exciting times. There are plenty of good fights out there."
Joyce has stopped his opponent in his last five fights but comes up against another Olympic Games silver medallist on Saturday in the form of Zhilei Zhang. The 39-year-old Chinese fighter is another big hitter with a record of 24-1 and 19 of his victories coming by way of knockout.
Joyce says the Copper Box bout is the biggest of his career and would prepare him for a fight against Tyson Fury later this year. He told BoxingScene.com: "Me and Tyson Fury would be a great British summer fight. That's why I'm fighting a southpaw now, because I'm getting prepared for one of these title fights, Usyk or Tyson Fury.
"I'm ready. With Fury, it's a massive fight. Everyone wants to see it. It's a great fight in the making. I'm at the top of the sport right now and all I need is to cement that title. I think a victory with Zhilei is just progressing my journey further."
The WBA ordered Dubois to take on Usyk after negotiations between the Ukrainian and Fury broke down last month. Triple D had surgery on a knee ligament injury after his win against Kevin Lerena in December and is expect to return to action in May or June.
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Zhilei Zhang is planning a "perfectly timed" knockout punch to shatter Joe Joyce's fearsome reputation as he wants to avoid more scoring controversy this weekend.
The Chinese heavyweight reacted with disbelief after losing an IBF title final eliminator against Filip Hrgovic by unanimous decision in August, but 'Big Bang' Zhang can propel himself back into world title contention with an upset win over Joe Joyce in London on Saturday night.
Joyce has earned his status as the WBO mandatory challenger for the WBO belt held by unified champion Oleksandr Usyk with 15 wins, featuring 14 knockouts, but Zhang is far from intimidated by the British contender.
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"To be the best you have to beat the best," Zhang told Sky Sports. "This is part of the dream to become world champion.
"I never run from a challenge when an opportunity presents itself."
Referring to Joyce's renowned durability, Zhang added: "I don't believe that a fighter's chin can be tough enough to handle a perfectly timed punch."
Zhang shrugged off any lingering concerns about harsh scorecards in Joyce's home country, despite the hotly disputed loss to Hrgovic on the undercard of Usyk's rematch win over Anthony Joshua.
"I don't worry about that. I talk with my fists.
"It makes no sense to worry about that.
"It's my job to convince the judges of a victory."
Joshua has announced that he does not plan to fight again until December following this month's points win over Jermaine Franklin, but Zhang still wants to force his way into the future plans of his former amateur rival, who defeated him on the way to claiming Olympic gold at London 2012.
"Yes, I still would love to fight AJ. But the ball is in his court," said Zhang.
Joyce: Zhang fight is 'risky' but leads to Usyk or Fury
Ahead of Saturday's fight against Zhang, Joyce described his opponent as "risky" but hopes he can overcome the test and a win will lead to a heavyweight title fight against Usyk or Tyson Fury this year.
"It's a risky fight, but it's exciting," Joyce told Sky Sports.
"He's a big fella. But I'm a big fella. Two big fellas are going to collide and it's going to be a great fight.
"I could have waited around and have had an easier fight, but I thought, 'why not have a test and stay ready?'
"He's a top fighter... and this leads me on nicely to Usyk or Fury, which is what I'm hoping for - a big summer fight, potentially."
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Zhang will be dangerous early
Once Zhang starts tiring Joyce will take him out
joe weighed in at two fifty six, fifteen pounds lighter than his last fight zhang was one pound heavier than his last fight at two seventy eight
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Joe Joyce has come in lighter to show his speed and skill. This is going to be brutal viewing, hope the juggernaut puts on a great show.
This is the most exciting matchup for ages, I cant wait to watch this fight as its just about 2 no nonsense big powerful sluggers throwing bombs.
I think Joyce wins in 10 rounds after taking some serious power shots.
Bentley won his fight in 45 seconds.
Kumar knocked down in the first round.
Stopped in the second round by Noakes
The new Mike Tyson, Moses is probably going the full 8 rounds.
Moses is only 18 ???. Looked sharp first few rounds and then got away from the body and settled for distance. Bradley nailed it :-X.
Time long overdue to move women's boxing to 3-minute rounds. This Wildheart gal getting in more than a few rights on Mayer.
Should Zhang make a surprise upset tonight what position would that put him in?
Good effort from the late replacement Lucy Wildheart but Mikaela wins it.Quote:
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Serrano-Taylor was worthy of 3-minute rounds.
Just realized Zhang does not own a single top 12 ranking in any sanctioning body? That's at least peculiar after two way tough Hrgovic fight. He pulls this rabbit out of the hat he'll grab an interim trinket too.Quote:
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But have a feeling Joyce may look like a fluid boxer v Zhang :-X. Could be wrong.
Whyte is willing to face Joyce should he win. That would be a good fight.
That is the Terminator music for Joyce entrance then Juggernaut rap. He is looking relaxed and enjoying himself.
Glad they got rid of the 'Juggernaut' helmet. Looked like he was wearing a giant trash can lid. Might get a battle of the telephone pole power jabs early on.
Ay up Round 1 to Zhang :oQuote:
Originally Posted by SpicoliJust realized Zhang does not own a single top 12 ranking in any sanctioning body? That's at least peculiar after two way tough Hrgovic fight. He pulls this rabbit out of the hat he'll grab an interim trinket too.Quote:
Originally Posted by KickMuck
But have a feeling Joyce may look like a fluid boxer v Zhang :-X. Could be wrong.
Slow start from Joyce, Zhang wins the first round with his faster hands.
Straight left of Zhang clean, quick and hard (comparatively).
Joyce weeble wobbly off that right :-X
Got a feelin the china man gonna gas out early, Joe plods on for the win
Zhang wobbles Joyce in the second round, this is impressive from him.