The **BOXING** thread (Vol 4)

[2HFL]

Decent piece by Carl Froch - https://youtu.be/zWBx-GrrzJ4?si=gtTD4C5NFSVjGaZU

Can’t really disagree with any of it.

[272BHP]

Carl has been trying to get some of that YouTube money for a few years now.

He has a problem in that he is too good, too young and does not have transatlantic appeal.

[Blackpuddin]

Joseph Parker's win against Bang Bang Zhang was impressive.

[biggbn]

Big Joe Joyce back tonight. Wonder what he has left?

[andburg]

biggbn said:

Big Joe Joyce back tonight. Wonder what he has left?

Not sure we’ll find anything out against Kash

[biggbn]

andburg said:

biggbn said:

Big Joe Joyce back tonight. Wonder what he has left?

Not sure we’ll find anything out against Kash

Well find out of he's gunshy. Given the nature of his defeats it's understandable to match him with a big, game lump who should lose...I'd still like to see him in with Wilder and AJ IF he has anything left. That said, if his belief in his impregnability is dented, as it must be, he could be a quick night's work for either.

[g4ry13]

Joyce moving around like an HGV.

[fridaypassion]

He's been working on that head movement.....oh no wait

[EddieSteadyGo]

fridaypassion said:

He's been working on that head movement.....oh no wait

Very good.

[EddieSteadyGo]

Brutal advice from Kash Ali's corner.

[Yazza54]

Joe needs to find a new trainer. Crap game plans against Zhang and coming in even heavier for this fight. The man is slow as hell and his punches have no snap to them whatsoever. He only has a chance against fighters with a poor power punch game that he can press and dictate the fight against, I struggle to see where he goes from here.

[dickymint]

At the end of the 7th Joyce was 3/1 to win by knockout...............sweet

[g4ry13]

Kept getting caught by the overhand right and was very fortunate not to hear the final bell and get this result as a KO.

At the age of 38 it's pretty clear that he's not going to win a belt off Fury or Usyk. May as well try get a money fight and hang up the gloves.

[dickymint]

Ref was bonkers to let him carry on there

[CountyAFC]

Joyce needs to get himself on some Saudi cards while they're still pissing money away.

[Chicken Chaser]

Was that a KO gimme? Ali goes all the way through to the last seconds of the 10th, gets knocked down, flounders about then jumps up after the count seemingly full of energy?

[g4ry13]

Chicken Chaser said:

Was that a KO gimme? Ali goes all the way through to the last seconds of the 10th, gets knocked down, flounders about then jumps up after the count seemingly full of energy?

Thought he waited until about 8, jumped up at 9. Ref waved it off with seconds of the fight left.

[biggbn]

Joe for me, and I'm a big fan, is done. Either AJ or even Wilder would likely make short work of him. He appears to have learnt nothing...or he doesn't have the requisite skill set to put want he's learnt into physical action. Caught worryingly often by a fighter way below his 'level' tonight. He needs to be mod 18st/19st and fight at a higher pace. He never had dynamite in his hands but he was very, very heavy handed, consistently so in the past. I saw little of either his engine or his heavy handed offence tonight. Lovely kid, but boy boxing moves fast and I fear he's on the sideline again. I'd have take pre Zhang Joybe to beat pre Wallin AJ. Both are significantly different fighters today.

[jules_s]

biggbn said:

Joe for me, and I'm a big fan, is done. Either AJ or even Wilder would likely make short work of him. He appears to have learnt nothing...or he doesn't have the requisite skill set to put want he's learnt into physical action. Caught worryingly often by a fighter way below his 'level' tonight. He needs to be mod 18st/19st and fight at a higher pace. He never had dynamite in his hands but he was very, very heavy handed, consistently so in the past. I saw little of either his engine or his heavy handed offence tonight. Lovely kid, but boy boxing moves fast and I fear he's on the sideline again. I'd have take pre Zhang Joybe to beat pre Wallin AJ. Both are significantly different fighters today.

I'm not so sure he was/is heavy handed

I know every single time he's fought I've said he was glacially slow handed with zero defence (apart from his head)

[dickymint]

Easily one of the best fights I've seen in a while this.