Comments Thread For: Joe Joyce Comes In 15-Plus Pounds Lighter For Zhang Zhilei Fight Than For Previous Bout

[Willow The Wisp]

Still going out on a limb and calling it for Zhilei Zhang by UD, as he outlands Joyce over the first 9 rounds.

[SN!PER]

Joe will take a few rounds to figure him out... the action should heat up by round 4...

...round 7 - 9... Joe unleashes hell and destruction.

[War Room]

Still going out on a limb and calling it for Zhilei Zhang by UD, as he outlands Joyce over the first 9 rounds.

Out on a limb lol? Zhang is +600 and Joyce is -900.

[El_Mero]

For as slow as Joyce looks, hes quicker thank you think and is one agile mofo. Hes going to get rid of the communist by the 6th

[PRINCEKOOL]

Joyce I think will attempt to fight Zhang, with the same tactics he used for Dubois 'Solid powerful Jab, movement and mid range point scoring'.

Because really? Joyce at this stage of his career, potentially one fight away from a title fight 'I don't think it is ideal, for Joyce to be getting involved in brutal battles'.

If Joyce can out point and beat Zhang without getting ****** about 'Then these are sensible tactics'.

Joyce although he has been winning fights, he has been getting ****** up. Parker was wacking Joyce, and people need not to kid themselves 'Joyce was damaged in the aftermath of that fight. I saw a interview with Joyce the day after the Parker fight, and Joyce was clearly damaged'.

Joyce has a great Jab, and moving forward to potential fights vs Fury & Usyk 'It is the Jab, which alters the whole dynamic of these fights'.

Would be interesting to see how Fury would deal with a fighter out competing him with the Jab etc.

[1Eriugenus]

PrinceKool. I think JJ will try & box behind the jab to avoid damage. Less about upcoming fights & more because he's a smart guy. JJ has a granite chin but he must look at video of, say, Quarry or Meldrick & think, I'm not going out like that. I can't see JJ beating TF behind the jab. JJ is quite slow & predictable. TF is much more fluid. TF would let JJ jab, miss it, & flick his own jab in as JJ was pulling his hand back. To me, JJ would have to put pressure on TF, but sensible pressure, & just keep making him work. If I was his trainer I'd say to JJ, 'ever been an obese, *******-using alcoholic?' Uh-huh. Why are you gonna lose to someone that has been? Keep working, keep it tight. Don't ever let him take control. By the champion rounds all the bad things TF has done to his body will catch up with him v a guy like JJ who probably never comes into training much over fighting weight & would probably think twice about taking a 2nd glass of wine at a wedding will come on.

[sirculturevulture]

For as slow as Joyce looks, hes quicker thank you think and is one agile mofo. Hes going to get rid of the communist by the 6th

+1 for calling him “the communist.” Kind of gives it a Rocky IV vibe, which I dig.

[El_Mero]

+1 for calling him “the communist.” Kind of gives it a Rocky IV vibe, which I dig.

...if he dies, he dies

[1Eriugenus]

Even now Xi JinPing is stroking a white cat, turning around in a swivel chair & drinking herbal tea. He picks up one of his 17 hand-sets & says 'it is ready. We have their economies, we have their currencies, we have their data. But we don't yet have the world heavyweight title. The fools don't realise how important this is. Be easy agent Zhilei!'

[BustedKnuckles]

For as slow as Joyce looks, hes quicker thank you think and is one agile mofo. Hes going to get rid of the communist by the 6th

I'm not taking away from Joyce, but he is definitely not faster than anybody thinks.