Joe Joyce: record, next fight and profile →
After becoming the first man to stop Joseph Parker in his tracks, Joe Joyce believes that he should be viewed as an elite-level fighter. In addition to his now elevated standing, Joyce, courtesy of his victory over Parker this past weekend, is now perched in the number one position in the WBO sanctioning body.
Although he’s been doubted time and time again throughout his relatively short pugilistic career, Joe Joyce has continued to silence his perpetual line of naysayers. This past weekend, in front of a fairly jam-packed crowd at the Manchester Arena, Joyce once again stepped into the spotlight. On the night, the former Olympic silver medalist took on former WBO heavyweight belt holder, Joseph Parker.
Eddie Hearn, promoter of heavyweight contender Anthony Joshua, has no idea why Tyson Fury would consider making a defense of the WBC world title against Manuel Charr.
ON SATURDAY NIGHT in Manchester, Joe Joyce propelled himself into the elite band of active heavyweights. It is a group of three that also currently features Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, while I am hopeful that Daniel Dubois will make it a fab four before too long.
Joe Joyce is brimming with enthusiasm. The 37-year-old heavyweight contender has seen his prospects glow lately, after he stopped former champion Joseph Parker with a brutal left hook in the 11th round of their 12-round contest last Saturday at the AO Arena in Manchester, England.
Tyson Fury genuinely believed Joseph Parker could beat Joe Joyce on Saturday night. The unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion openly rooted for Parker while seated ringside near Frank Warren, whose company co-promotes Fury and promotes Joyce. Fury and Parker spent plenty of rounds sparring against each other in recent years and they’ve become close friends.
Joe Joyce is more motivated than ever to get his hands on WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. Last weekend in Manchester, Joyce picked up the biggest win of his pro career when he knocked out former world champion Joseph Parker in the eleventh round.
Joseph Parker was undeterred and filled with unbridled confidence heading into his heavyweight scrap against Joe Joyce this past weekend.
There are easier ways to make a living. It’s the thing that comes to mind, but louder, with each subsequent fight. Watching Joe Joyce work his way up the heavyweight ranks is an exercise in being impressed on one hand and feeling sorry for world class fighters who signed up for a trip to hell.
Frank Warren has a hard time seeing how the unified heavyweight champion of the world can stand up to the withering pressure of his ace client, hard-hitting British contender Joe Joyce.