Joe Joyce v Takam - July 24th 2021

[smashup]

Yes Joyce looks slow and cumbersome and yes he got tagged a lot, and yes , if that was AJ , he’d be in trouble.
But AJ doesn’t have Takam’s movement , just like Takam doesn’t have AJ’s power.
But I can’t keep criticising Joyce, he keeps winning. The punches that landed on him had zero effect.
And it’s so strange , but although his punches don’t look like anything special , they seem to have so much effect and power.
He’s certainly an odd one. I still don’t think he’s particularly good, but with this batch of heavies, you don’t have to be.
I wonder who people think would win between him and Whyte ?

I said above that I think Joyce will have a long wait to get to AJ/Fury
The logical thing is for him and Dilllian to have a final decider.
Weirdly I'd say Joyce on his best form deals with Whyte.
Mad sport we love 😂

[ruthless rocco]

The stoppages called by British refs is embarrassing!!!
It's the fight game, no?
Pathetic.

[Memphis]

A little premature with the stoppage but I've no problem with it. Takam was all in and only going to take more bludgeoning. There was zero chance of that fight changing course.

It was as predictable as predictable gets. Joyce iron chinned. Takam not a puncher. Lively for a few rounds before Joyce started to break him down.

Joyce is too much for all but the top two or three in the division. If he can take Wilder and AJ's punches like he has everyone else then they're also smack in trouble. They'll have a fight with him. I think Fury would play it smart, move around too much and beat him quite comfortably.

Dillian has a fair few miles on the clock now and rarely has an easy night whoever he fights. I think Joyce is a nightmare for him. He'll just keep coming at him and although he's had his moments. I'm not sure Dillian has the firepower to stop him dead in his tracks. Chisora is also being mentioned but he didn't fancy it a few years ago when he and Haye weren't mates. He won't now and will only be tempted by the top dollar his cult status brings with it whilst offering next to nothing in return. If it happened, same scenario as Takam.

It's mad that Joyce still gets the stick he does. His credentials are top drawer and he fights how we want people to fight. You hit me, I'll hit you and one of us is eventually going to go. It's quietening down a bit. How can it not, the fucker just keeps bashing people up. Still the too slow, too open grumbles continue. That's who he is, that's what he is.

[Spicoli]

Finally caught it good fight. Joyce reminds me a bit of Mercer sponging some of the incoming shots but also understated in his effective power jab and gauging that subtle shuffle forward. He's much slower and loopy than top tier Mercer but determined and presses his advantage. Who ever sent him to the ring dressed as a giant cock should be fired.