Joseph Obey Joyce vs. Zhāng Zhìlěi & Denzel Bentley vs. Kieran Smith RBR.

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  1. Jab in the Face

    Jab in the Face Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Made a mistake with the matchup.

    People pick on Fury but he makes smart business moves, his selective in who he fights and when he fights them which this was a dumb business move.
     
  2. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    He does I wish I knew which gym. I've trained in nutley and Bellville
     
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  3. edabomb

    edabomb Active Member Full Member

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    Not on British cards. He needed the stoppage and he got it.
     
  4. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Is this worth checking out even knowing the result already?
     
  5. Jab in the Face

    Jab in the Face Well-Known Member Full Member

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    was a good fight by Zhang, worth watching.

    Laughable though a judge had it 48-47 Joyce.

    Was a clear 49-46 Zhang.
     
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  6. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Exactly. Even Joyce had no complaints.
     
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  7. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    Oh, it was the weight loss that puffed Joyce's eyes up. Stupid me, I thought it was Zhang's left.
     
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  8. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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  9. Jab in the Face

    Jab in the Face Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Haha, I called it pre fight because I was thinking it was a stupid risk for little reward, don't forget the top guys were looking at fighting Joyce.. just fight some bums you know you'll beat..
     
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  10. Jab in the Face

    Jab in the Face Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I can't believe his mum wanted that too continue...
     
  11. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The weight loss made it difficult for Joyce to assert his will and push Zhang backwards which is normally how he avoids shipping tons of punishment. Without the bulk it was target practice.
     
  12. vituman

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    Jerry Forrester´s stocks rocketing to stratosphere.
     
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  13. Caliboxing

    Caliboxing Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wow, just saw the fight. Some of us have been saying this from the get go, you can't block punches with your face in the HW division. Zhang destroyed his face, JJ will have flashbacks for a while after this. Looked so basic. This makes Hrgovic look a level above Joyce too. I knew Zhang would time him at will.
     
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  14. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    I don't know about that. Hrgovic was dropped by Zhang and looked almost as easy to hit as he has less head movement than even Joyce. I think it would be a great scrap between these two, don't think Hrgovic can hurt Joyce like Zhang, Joyce ate countless right hands from Hrgovic in their WSB fight and walked through them like nothing. Hrgovic would need Joyce getting an injury which I guess could happen if he lands enough.
     
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  15. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Exactly, Hrgovic was dropped in the first round, and put on disconnected from his sense queer street at least a half a dozen times by Zhang. The only thing Hrgovic did better than Joyce, was not sustain a fight ending eye injury. Just like today, Zhang swept 5 or 6 of the first 6 rounds, then he fell apart in the 7th, today he was showing signs of being depleted in the 5th.