Comments Thread For: Joe Joyce Exercises Rematch Clause For Zhilei Zhang

[chuckvaldez22@gmail.com]

How can they have a rematch clause when this isn’t a championship fight? ♂️

[elfag]

rematch clauses can be a big letdown. Id rather see them both fight someone else

[Willow The Wisp]

This'll really be a test to show us what kind of man Joe is.

Some taste defeat, become gun-shy, and lose their warrior spirit.

Others' desire to avenge the loss will push them to a whole new level.

True story.

[Willow The Wisp]

You guys keep on saying that Joe must just take Zhang to the late rounds and avoid the eye swelling.

It is obviously easier said that done for the guy like Joe is. I mean, will Joe learn how to protect his face over night? If not, Zhang destroys his eye again, most likely. The same eye.

I have to agree with you. Getting to the late rounds unable to see seldom works out well.

[JakeTheBoxer]

You guys keep on saying that Joe must just take Zhang to the late rounds and avoid the eye swelling.

It is obviously easier said that done for the guy like Joe is. I mean, will Joe learn how to protect his face over night? If not, Zhang destroys his eye again, most likely. The same eye.

[SN!PER]

This'll really be a test to show us what kind of man Joe is.

Some taste defeat, become gun-shy, and lose their warrior spirit.

Others' desire to avenge the loss will push them to a whole new level.

[shawnkemp804]

You're wrong. Joe Joyce was several pounds lighter against Zhilei Zhang than what he weighed in his previous fight against Parker. For example. He weighed 271 lbs against Joseph Parker the fight prior to Zhilei.

However, against Zhang he weighed only 256 lbs compared to the China man's 278 lbs.Therefore, I expect Joe will attempt to bring back his old style of fighting.

I can see him averaging more than 70 punches per round, weighing a lot heavier, with a very high work rate, cardio rate and punch volume. In order to wear down the older, larger and stronger man.

Lol Zhang isn't stronger. Zhang isn't bigger in terms of height or weight. Zhang is natural 240 and so is Joyce. Joyce himself claims he is a 6'6 240 pound guy. Zhang comes in much heavier than he should and normally Joyce does too. Joyce came in light. That didn't make Zhang stronger. Zhang won because Joyce is slow and extremely unskilled. Joyce putting on weight won't make him faster or anything else.

[champion4ever]

Joyce didn't try to outbox Zhang. Joyce came into the ring the weight he should of came in the ring at. Joyce is a 240 pound guy when in shape and so is Zhang. The thing is that Joyce is so slow that Zhang's extra weight wasn't going to tire him out.

You're wrong. Joe Joyce was several pounds lighter against Zhilei Zhang than what he weighed in his previous fight against Parker. For example. He weighed 271 lbs against Joseph Parker the fight prior to Zhilei.

However, against Zhang he weighed only 256 lbs compared to the China man's 278 lbs.Therefore, I expect Joe will attempt to bring back his old style of fighting.

I can see him averaging more than 70 punches per round, weighing a lot heavier, with a very high work rate, cardio rate and punch volume. In order to wear down the older, larger and stronger man.

[Willow The Wisp]

what I can't grasp is that despite all his pedigree all the coaching at olympic level with the very best, he still fights this way. Either his coaches bank on his chin or he doesn't listen that much. Obviously in the last fight his face didn't hold up so doesn't matter if you can get hit by a rhino without blinking the doctors take it out of your hands.

I suppose the explanation is that Joyce is simply not a versitile or flexible type. However he does have tremendous amounts of durability, size, strength, heart to tap, and an uncomplicated skill set that he executes to perfection. For his part, let's don't forget that Zhilei Zhang himself has the very same history of "pedigree, all the coaching at olympic level with the very best".

[shawnkemp804]

I am expecting Joe Joyce to come in weighing much heavier this time than he did the last time. He came in lighter the first time because he thought he would be able outbox and outclass Zhang which was a mistake.

The "Juggernaut" was still too slow and robotic for the Chinese heavyweight.. Zhilei still managed to buzz him several times throughout the fight; Despite Joe's attempts at outboxing him.

I expect Joe Joyce to go balls to the walls in the rematch. He is going to make it come down to a battle of wills and attrition. Whoever wants it the most shall win this fight.

Joyce didn't try to outbox Zhang. Joyce came into the ring the weight he should of came in the ring at. Joyce is a 240 pound guy when in shape and so is Zhang. The thing is that Joyce is so slow that Zhang's extra weight wasn't going to tire him out.