Comments Thread For: Zhilei Zhang-Joe Joyce Rematch Set For September 2 At OVO Arena Wembley In London

[JakeTheBoxer]

Zhang win with some style and comfort. But take away the eye injury and it was about to get very interesting.

The eye injury was a direct result of the fact that Joyce didn`t move his head at all. It can`t be just taken away.

And the result will be just the same in the rematch, most likely. I mean, one huge dude punches the other one all over again on the same place. What would you expect to happen, lol?

[hugh grant]

If I'm a betting man i d say Zhang wins. Joyce might do better in rematch though he wasn't hurt too bad and for too long, only lasted 6 rounds so wasn't sustained over 10 rounds.

[Toffee]

The eye injury was a direct result of the fact that Joyce didn`t move his head at all. It can`t be just taken away.

And the result will be just the same in the rematch, most likely. I mean, one huge dude punches the other one all over again on the same place. What would you expect to happen, lol?

Joyce will get hit because he fights face first... but it's not inconceivable that he doesn't suffer a significant eye injury again.

I think this is 50/50, despite how convincing the original fight was.

Keep Zhang moving. Don't get your face splattered in the first 6 rounds. Then start to push the pace. Joyce definitely has a route to victory.

[Cyborg Fangerloo]

He has learned how to box and fight and he obviously has coordination. I imagine he can learn a slight lateral head movement if it is his primary goal in the gym. I can't wait for the rematch

[Tecnoworld]

Zhang should have rematched Hrgovich. It was a win imo.

[PRINCEKOOL]

Joyce can win the fight, but like I said before the first fight? Zhang is not just going to disappear.

For as long as Zhang is in the fight, he will most likely be ****ing Joyce up real bad.

Joyce quite simply has to come through this power, try his best to minimize the damage 'And then push Zhang in the second half of the fight'.

From the first fight? It looks like Zhang can take Joyce's power, and compete with Joyce's brute strength.

If Joyce is to beat Zhang, it may be his greatest professional achievement 'Peak performance'. And whether Joyce goes on to get a title fight, he may be burnt out.

Joyce has been getting ****** up for sometime now, people got carried away with the Parker fight 'That fight was a damaging fight, and it looks like Joyce now would of fought in 3 brutal fights back to back'.

When you really analyse professional boxing, Joyce really is not be matched greatly. This is a fight he has to take, ONLY because the first fight happened 'Joyce did not really need to fight Zhang in the first fight'.

Compare that to how Tyson Fury goes about his business. There are multiple heavyweight fighters with no titles, that are fighting at a higher level than Fury 'Joyce is one of those fighters' etc.

[hugh grant]

Zhang should have rematched Hrgovich. It was a win imo.

No, sometimes if you got support of people as people can see for themselves who won fight. It's not urgent to rematch guy who got gift decision. A gift is something you give without expecting anything in return.
so that was flips birthday present

[shenmue]

I have a feeling zhang drops joyce this time and stops him again, he looked outclassed and was visibly hurt numerous times.

[IronDanHamza]

I’ve got Joyce in this one.

[baroidi]

Zhang should have rematched Hrgovich. It was a win imo.

It's not Zhang's choice, it's Joyce that is enforcing the rematch. If Zhang had his way he would be fighting Fury (if Fury was actuallly serious about fighting Zhang).