Comments Thread For: Zhilei Zhang Shocks Joe Joyce, Pounds Him For TKO in Sixth Round

[James]

AJ is much more skilled than Wilder. Wilder ain't an elite boxer, he's one dimensional and lack defence skills like JJ. As for Fury, he has to fight AJ and Usyk to prove his status for he has been messing around low level fighters since he wrestled his way past Wlad. Funny that you didn't mention Usyk who is unarguably the most elite boxer in this era.

Bakole, Sanchez, Hrgovic, maybee Anderson.... Those HW will be inetersting to follow and see what they will achieve.

[joe strong]

Joyce had his eye inspected by the doctor and asked how many fingers he was holding up. Joyce got it right but it was still stopped. Quite surprised myself it was stopped. The eye wasn't completely closed. But it was on the way. Joyce was still able to work with it though.

thanks for the info… Sounds kind of like the Vitali/Lewis scenario…

[JakeTheBoxer]

thanks for the info… Sounds kind of like the Vitali/Lewis scenario…

It was a good stoppage. Joyce`s eye was ****.ed up and Zhang couldn`t miss with his left hand.

[jabbbbb]

Fury cant fight good southpaws as well.

[SplitSecond]

British boxing really suck. No one can have a war without these idiots pulling the plug.

Can’t call it a gladiator sport if it’s this soft.

[ruedboy]

Zhang is a vicious puncher, quick and accurate. Joyce wobbled a bit but his chin withstood the punches but his eye couldn't.
Zhang looked like a million bucks against a plodder like Joyce, but his stamina issues were pretty evident, so it might be a different story against a guy who can move.

[JakeTheBoxer]

I just rewatched. Straight before the referee stopped the fight and called the doctor for the second look, Joyce took 3 very strong power punches with Zhang`s left straight on the eye. Joyce didn`t see s.hit.

[low blows]

JJ has been boxing the same way all his career, and he's 37 so I see how he is going to change. If he takes the rematch the outcome might be even worse than this fight. My concern is his health for he is showing signs of brain damage when he talks lately and he got a lot of heavy blows to the head last night.

I haven't noticed obvious brain damage but I haven't viewed or heard interviews from his amateur days but he does have a halting way of talking but some people especially shy people talk like that.

[low blows]

thanks for the info… Sounds kind of like the Vitali/Lewis scenario…

No that was worse his eye lid could have fallen off this the eye was closed or virtually closed. But what I don't get is Joyce called the number of fingers properly so either he could still see out of the eye or is very good at guessing how many fingers are flashed in front of him. But then again maybe the doctor didn't want anymore damage to the eye regardless of his current ability to see.

[JakeTheBoxer]

No that was worse his eye lid could have fallen off this the eye was closed or virtually closed. But what I don't get is Joyce called the number of fingers properly so either he could still see out of the eye or is very good at guessing how many fingers are flashed in front of him. But then again maybe the doctor didn't want anymore damage to the eye regardless of his current ability to see.

Joyce was blocking shots with this eye the whole night. The doctor clearly didn`t want to see Joyce getting even more damage.