Comments Thread For: Zhilei Zhang Crushes Joe Joyce in Three Rounds With Brutal One-Punch KO

[Thatmanox]

You need to accept that Hrgovic got a gift decision. He lost and lost clearly.

“Gift decision.” You NPC casuals love to throw that word out these days. It was close. Hgovic clearly won the early rounds and Zhang came on late. Look at the punch stats.. You’re clearly sone casual who never really had any interest in that fight, but now that Zhang beat Joyce twice, you want to jump into the conversation. Zhang lost, albeit close, he lost. Quit crying, learn some new dialogue.

[Roberto Vasquez]

Usyk already lost by KO in the last fight against a guy that doesn’t punch half as hard as Zhang

Zhang lost to Hrgovic. All Zhang has done is beat Joyce because he has extra power. All of Joyce's opponents have managed to hit Joyce like Zhang did. You shouldn't be talking about the guy at the top until he beats a decent boxer inbetween. Zhang is old and has stamina issues and looking at his record has gone the distance with more than one unknown fighter.

Joshua KO'd Joyce in one round in the amateurs...

[Roberto Vasquez]

Don't know man. One of those fast letf to the solar plexus and the kurgan is gonna curl in to a ball on the canvas and doesn't get up until the ref count 100!

I'm sure Dubois thought that after he put Usyk down but he couldn't manage it again. Even after Usyk was badly hurt. I think you assume too much. Usyk was opening up against Dubois when he got caught. He will probably play it safer in future fights.

Joshua also went to Usyks body, hurt him a bit but couldn't stop him and Joshua also stopped Joyce (in one round). Joshua is a better boxer than Zhang and younger

[mrbig1]

it looked like Joyce didn't care. He didn't try to fight Zhang at all. He just looked for a nice place to lay down and quit.

[crimsonfalcon07]

People you need to accept that Hrgovic won. His record is 16-0, it is written in history. You just don't like Hrgovic. Everything that he is doing, will do, you will always disrespect him

Spoken like a Hrgovic fan, rather than someone capable of recognizing the sweet science. You post up punch stats, as if the criteria weren't effective offense. Zhang did more damage and dropped Hrgovic, which you conveniently left out. I don't really have a problem with Hrgovic getting the nod, but many did. Facts are that it was another of boxing's controversial decisions and Hrgovic was LUCKY to get the nod, which is why I said that he arguably lost. Because there's a very good argument that Zhang won. Now stay in your lane and keep my name out of your mouth. You're on my ignore list.

[billeau2]

it looked like Joyce didn't care. He didn't try to fight Zhang at all. He just looked for a nice place to lay down and quit.

After that one shot second round, I agree. Too much too soon to overcome for him. Zhang came to ****... I was wrong I thought Joyce made a deliberate effort to shore up... But once he caught that shot the light went out in his eyes and he was finished.

[Phase III]

Joe Joyce fights like a robot. No lateral movement at all. His trainer is a midget who, even with a pogo stick and platform heels is still a midget.

Joyce was so concerned with Big ****s left hand which was so obvious with him only moving to his left, that he went to sleep on a right hook.

Hard to believe that as slow and robotic as Joyce is, he came in 25 pounds over his previous fight weight.

Joyce should fight AJ and the fight should be called, “Night of the Deer’s In Headlights.”

Since Fury won’t fight Usyk because movers are a nightmare for him, fight Big **** in China which would set a record for attendance and purse. Then Big **** can make Chop Suey out of the Gypsy Clown.

[crimsonfalcon07]

After that one shot second round, I agree. Too much too soon to overcome for him. Zhang came to ****... I was wrong I thought Joyce made a deliberate effort to shore up... But once he caught that shot the light went out in his eyes and he was finished.

I think the main adjustments that he made were trying to circle left and his right hand placement, and he really ended up looking like he was caught between styles.

Distance was ALL wrong for circling left. He was just asking for a right hook from Zhang circling in that range, and Zhang was looking for it as soon as Joyce started circling. Could see him looking for that hand feint in the first 30 seconds, and he tried in the second round for it too. Keeping the right glove in front did keep him a little more protected from the left, but because it wasn't fully chambered, I don't think he knew how to punch normally with it, and he was so afraid of Zhang's offense that he didn't have his own customary offense. Barely threw that right at all, and when he did, it wasn't with any pop. Because he was so paranoid about the left, and circling to Zhang's right, he was absolutely ripe for that light 2 to setup the 3 that ended the fight. Hands got pulled out of position and he walked right into that shot.

I agreed with the commentators that a looping left was also available, but it wouldn't have been as effective as the right hook because he was circling away from that left hand. Unfortunately for him, Zhang does have a really good right hook, and he was hunting it all night. I get that you can only change so much in a guy that age, but that game plan seemed way too simplistic and they underestimated again how many tools Zhang has in his toolbox IMO. Perfect storm to make him look absolutely done.

[labash]

It's a whole lot easy to critic a fellow when u hating ! AJ vs Usyx 1 & 2 and Joyce vs Zhei.......who did better?? Clinical southpaw are a nightmare in the square box......Daniel Dubois....busted, Joyce face first on canvass!

[Jdasilva2012]

Usyk and Fury have no change against Zhang. He actually has high boxing IQ, pays attention to details, his punches are really fluid and he packs real power. My guess is that Usyk, Fury and those boys are going to wait until he age a couple of year more before stepping in.