Joe Joyce v Zhang Zhilei 4/15

[palmerq]

I didn't really get the joe Joyce Hype, he's big so he could cause problems for the big guys like fury that other fighters couldn't cause but I thought he looked bad v dubious Daniel until the eye closed up, thought he looked slow and on course to be kod by dubious.Usyk beat him in half pro fights they had.. he's done better than Yoka though.

[KickMuck]

I thought he looked bad v dubious Daniel

I disagree, I though the Dubious fight was a brilliant display of genetics and a heavy jab. Lets not forget that the doctor stopped this fight tonight and rightly so. But Big Joe is still well in the mix of the top HW division. Zhang stance and fast hands had his number tonight but i still feel he is a big threat to many of the top rakers in the division and i would like to see him fight them.

[nuggetdotcom]

Just watched the fight at a friends house, never mind the result I was quite encouraged, given my slagging of other heavyweights. An entertaining fight that I would not have been disappointed with had I bought a ticket.

Good points:

Both boxers were sportsmanlike at all times, both during and after the fight
Commentary etc. was fine (my first time with BT sport)
No quibbles with the difficult decision for the referee and doctor

Bad points:

One judge had (allegedly) Joe one round in front, really?
THe crowd booed Zhang into the ring, always one of my pet hates, we're better than that.

From a subjective boxing point of view I thought it obvious that Joe had no plan B, demonstrates that he is clearly made not born, and by his own admission in the Telegraph today could have just as easily been a rugby player. Nevetheless both fighters earned their money tonight and good luck to them both. I think Fury and Usyck would have embarrassed the pair of them, and that Wilder or Joshua would generate the same type of second division heavyweight action that tonight gave us.

Sorry to sit on the fence

[TIC]

zhang was a tough style for joe, he didn't fight well against the southpaw. good on both guys for fighting each other & zhang made the most of the oppostunity