Joe Joyce vs Anthony Joshua

AJ by Ko win early to mid rounds.

Joyce is far too slow and open defensively for AJ combinations.

 

Dear Op. What has this got to do with Canelo?

With that being said if the fight was held now I would actually favor Joyce as he has a good gas tank and so far a solid chin. Both of those attributes Joshusa is slightly lacking. Joshua does have a chance if he's defensive and sticks and moves but I'm not convinced he can do that for 12. doing it against Pudding who was grossly overweight and static is a different proposition than someone like like Joyce who although not the fastest is methodical and can keep pressing. I could see Joshua outpointing Joyce for some rounds but at some point needing a rest and that's when Joyce could get him out of there.

 

I got Painterly Joe outjabbing and outlasting him, mid-late stoppage.

Joyce is more defensively capable than given credit for. He blunted Dubois' power (another guy whose punch some reckoned Joyce's defences were too porous to cope with) and was able to take it clean and shake it off when he had to, he'd do the same with Joshua's.

 

Joshua would take him out.

Joyce is machine like and extremely durable... but he's far too easy to hit and that spells trouble against AJ

 

I don't currently see anyone but Fury and Usyk beating Joyce (I used to think Hunter could............but in light of recent events ).

There is no other top 10 HW that I see beating Joyce at this point.

 

I like Joyce but he is Taylor made for AJ

AJ stops Joyce in 5 rounds

 

I don’t know about that. Not saying it’s not possible but Joe Joyce can be a nightmare for everyone in the heavyweight division bar none.

 

Joyce decision. Dubois hit him flush a couple times and he dusted it off with ease. Joshua will be a similar situation.

It'll be a battle of the jabs. And Joyce has the better jab in my opinion. He's also not as stiff as AJ, has a better gas tank and that should see him cruise home to victory in the final few rounds.

 

Does Joyce's jab offset Joshua like it did with Dubois. I think it could you know...
Joyce hits hard as well and AJ is chinny and has stamina problems. So if the chin holds up and he force AJ to work harder than he want's I think this is closer than a lot of people think.
The worry if your a Joyce fan are his age and now injuries are keeping him out of action but Joshua has plenty of questions to answer. He's cought between to styles the front, font combination puncher seems to have been replaced. By someone trying to be a one, two merchant but doesn't have the jab or footwork to really make it work for him.

Depending what happens in their next fights this could be a 50/50 fight

 

I don’t see AJ KOing Joyce

Joyce has an iron chin and hasn’t really been in any wars

 

Joyce hasn’t been hit by someone that has thr hand speed of AJ, coupled with concussive power and big combinations.

AJ to TKO Joyce who admittedly gets hits quite a bit in the face.

big Joyce fan though

 

Points is more realistic

 

AJ by decision or TKO.
He'd survive a few scares though

We're forgetting Dubois was landing a lot of Joyce as was Takam. AJ would land even more than either and he packs a bigger punch.

 

I think a comfortable UD for AJ