Dubois v Joyce - 28/20/20 - London

[Primo Carnera]

both fighters don't have an ounce of charisma

Does not matter. This is going to be an exciting fight between 2 undefeated heavyweights who can punch.

Let’s not get carried away. There’s always room for a fight like this. They are the building blocks of the Sport.
It’s a decent domestic scrap between 2 British level fighters who will never have the tools to get to the top .
And although it has no bearing on their Boxing ability, between them , if brains were dynamite , they wouldn’t have enough to blow their fucking noses! That’s not harsh , it’s just the truth.
But PPV? and who the fuck is this Sam Jones. Loves the sound of his own voice , doesn’t he!

[smashup]

Its a fight not a Charisma contest.
Lennox was boring as fuck and went to the very top.
If Dubois stops Joyce by KO then he's knocking on the door of a title shot.
This is a brilliant fight that I can't wait for.
It's a piss take it's PPV but I get it for free anyway 😁

[TonnnnUK]

It’s a decent domestic scrap between 2 British level fighters who will never have the tools to get to the top.

This is a piss poor division in terms of talent. After the "big 3" there's maybe 6-8 guys who would all be competitive against each other, and the winner of this bout will be right there with them and in all likelihood would be beat the majority!

[TIC]

both fighters don't have an ounce of charisma

Does not matter. This is going to be an exciting fight between 2 undefeated heavyweights who can punch.

never said it affects the action in the ring

Its a fight not a Charisma contest.
Lennox was boring as fuck and went to the very top.
If Dubois stops Joyce by KO then he's knocking on the door of a title shot.
This is a brilliant fight that I can't wait for.
It's a piss take it's PPV but I get it for free anyway 😁

briiliant is exaggerated. it is a good fight. who said it was a charisma contest? just that neither had an ounce of it, that doesn't equal bad fight

[smashup]

TYSON FURY PICKS DANIEL DUBOIS TO TOPPLE JOE JOYCE

https://www.ringtv.com/594058-tyson-...ple-joe-joyce/

[ryanman]

I've got tickets (hope its goes ahead) and its clearly a quality fight. Honestly, no-one is saying its Ali v Frazier but really, come on, its intriguing and a good scrap. Don't put yourself in such rarefied atmosphere that you can't enjoy fights like this.

I bet you the type that praise this fight are the type that actually go to matches. The others just play fantasy boxing and can't enjoy the sport 9 times out of 10.

[smashup]

Yarde v Arthur is a nice fight too 😉

[Memphis]

I cant help but like Joyce. He gets a fuck load of stick from just about everywhere. Yep, any slower and he'd start going backwards. Not the greatest of technique either. But the fucker is an Olympic silver medalist, double commonwealth champion and European champion (I think?) Some top notch wins in the WBS and Ams. 10 fights as a pro and he's Commonwealth champion. Beaten Thomas, Jennings, Stiverne and Ustinov. Yeah pick the bones out of it and come up with any narrative you like as you can with anyone, but that's impressive stuff as far as I'm concerned. I wish I was as shit at something as Joyce is at boxing. I'd take that.

Dubois on the other hand is getting praise heaped on him from all corners. Just about everyone has him right up there as their one to watch, top prospect, whatever you want to call it. He's as dull as dishwater though and admittedly I don't have my finger on the boxing pulse these days (if I ever did) but there doesn't seem to be any star quality about him. Good fighter no doubt. Of course if he beats Joyce and goes on to be a contender at World level things may change, but if he loses, or starts to labour a bit up in class, I'm not sure the interest will remain.

I really want to like Yarde, I really do but he strikes me as all sizzle, and very little steak. If you were to put together a boxer he'd probably look like Anthony Yarde. Put together is apt for him as he looks like he's trying to be a couple of past fighters (no prizes for guessing who) rather than being Anthony Yarde. He nearly got the job done against Kovalev and I was up out of my seat like everyone else when he did. But he didnt, then Canelo goes in there and twats Kovalev out and suddenly Yarde's brave effort is put into perspective somewhat. I talk about identity too much, usually about the other Anthony but this one has the same problem (minus the millions and millions of pounds and multiple World titles). He needs to get busy being Anthony Yarde and not the other two. We've had the other two and they were great, we don't need any more.

I'm afraid I know nothing about Lyndon Arthur.

Dubois should beat Joyce. Joyce is hard as nails but he's so easy to hit it aint even funny. He turns slower than the Titanic and if Dubois can't stick a jab right hand on him and be out of the way before Joyce knows what day it is then he simply isn't the next big thing many think he is. If it gets into a dog fight, Dubois will be in a World of hurt as the Human Mudslide V2 bares down on him. No one wants Joe Joyce chasing them around the ring, no one.

The other one. I'd have to go for Yarde. No idea where he goes from there though. I can't think of a top light heavy I'd fancy him to beat.