Comments Thread For: Photos: Joe Joyce, Bermane Stiverne - Set For Battle

[etech1]

for all you batty boys commenting on stevernes look this is boxing not a body building contest ye seem like ye no nothing about boxing you guys should go google male models or look for something else im sure he is fit and ready to box hes a good record and a good boxer , ye guys dont belong on a boxingforum im sick of reading you guys comments please try to start having real disccusions about boxing, i look forward to this show and fight

No, it’s because clearly he didn’t train for this fight. He was 239 when he beat Arreola for the vacant WBC title and 239 for the 1st Wilder fight. He has put on 35 pounds of fat since then. Do you consider that taking your sport seriously? He was out of shape for the 2nd Wilder fight, scaled 254 and looked slow and awful and got blasted out in less than a round. He’s now put on an additional 20 pounds of fat for this fight. It’s not a bodybuilding contest, but it’s also painfully obvious when someone doesn’t put in the time or effort in training to get ready for a fight and that is just bad for boxing. That’s how fighters get seriously hurt.

You are both correct. The truth is somewhere in the middle.

[MusoMeanderings]

Stiverne tipped the scales at a career-high 273 pounds.

I called it!

I think it is safe to assume Stiverne will turn up being 270.

[MulaKO]

Who doesn't know these early boxers fights are gimme. Stiverne is there to make Joyce look good.

I actually think he’s their to make himself look bad
It’s tragic someone gets paid to go in their without training

[Urtain]

If Stiverne trained and would had made an effort, this could be a good undercard fight, but it doesn't seem to be the case. I put small money on Joyce to win in 1-3 rounds.

[MusoMeanderings]

I think Stiverne might gas during his ring walk.

BWAHAHA!!!! Help me, please, I'm dyin!

[Redgloveman]

Joyce is definitely slow and robotic..

He fought 8 rounds with Lewison, who is similar tall than Stiverne but much-much badder boxer than Stiverne.

That was his pro debut, to be fair. And Ian Lewinson is a very tough debut fight

[stellen]

Given stivernes best impersonation of a blancmanage this wont be very pretty to watch. However i'm still looking forward to seeing joyce take him out in brutal fashion in round 2.