Comments Thread For: Joe Joyce, Zhang Zhilei To Fight April 15 In London For Joyce's WBO Interim Heavyweight Title

[tokon]

Not bad seeing as Joyce doesn't have many other options

AJ amd Whyte will take easier fights lining up their rematch later in the year
Wilder fighting Ruiz
Fury fighting Usyk
And a lot of people felt he won Hrgovic

So this ain't too bad

But after this, in the 2nd half of the year Joyce needs to get that big name fight

The problem for Joyce is, unless it's mandated, none of the "big names" will go anywhere near him - with the possible exception of Wilder, who is also a warrior.

[Boro]

Great news if it happens, you'd think they'd put it on the Usyk Fury undercard but I'm happy Joyce is staying busy with a top 10ish heavyweight like Zhang.
I think it'll be a heck of a scrap until Zhangs tank empties & Joyce just keeps on coming.

I wonder if Hrgovic was made an offer? Although that would mean rematchroom would have yet another heavyweight knocked out of the running.

It would be redundant to offer Hrgorvic the fight he's in line for the interim and the odds are Ruiz is fighting Wilder assuming Wilder/Ruiz find their testicles leaving AJ next in line for the interim title it's probably his best route to a belt and I doubt either Sauerland or Eddie are passing up the payday/perceived easy route respectively.

[Hooded Terror]

Zhang Zhilei vs Joe Joyce, a battle of aging giants. A very good matchup to these eyes. One wonders if this will be the match where the Joyce Express wheels come off.

[Southpaw16]

Looking forward to this one. Often, Joyce just completely overwhelms his opponents with strength and physicality. Is Zheng big and strong enough so that doesn’t work? Maybe. This will be interesting.

Bryant Jennings is very limited, but extremely strong and athletic, so Joyce had all types of trouble with him.

[Roberto Vasquez]

Joyce wins this fight easily but he's getting old. I don't think Joyce can beat Usyk, Wilder or Fury. He should have a good chance against AJ (Also worth remembering AJ and Joyce were sparring partners for ages) but AJ doesn't have a belt.

[Plick647]

I'm in the extreme minority here, but I'm really pulling for Zhang. if he KOs Joyce within 3, he would shake up the whole division; maybe even scare some people. One can hope.

[JakeTheBoxer]

I like that fight. Zhang is basically Hrgovic level opponent. Joyce stops Zhang, but a good stay busy fight for him.

[TheOneAboveAll]

This is an interesting matchup. A super slow-motion barn burner. Both guys will get their chins tested.

[Boricua181]

Joe Joyce is going to murder Zhang Zhilie, on April 15, 2023, in London.

[Boricua181]

Zhang isn't the most skilled but he's one of the few in the division who looks as physically strong as Joyce, and he's tough with good power. He probably raised his stock with the Hrgovic loss as he looked better than expected and a lot of people had him winning. This should be a good fight.

No doubt about it Zang put up a hell of a back, and forth battle of slow motion heavyweight's. He was able to recoup, and return fire against Hrgovic, he won't have the time to recover once Joe rock's him.