AJ battered Joyce in the amateurs

I've never heard anything about them fighting each other. They've sparred hundreds of rounds with each other but AFAIA they never fought. It's possible they did but I've certainly never heard anything about it and I've checked both of their amateur records (partial for AJ) but I couldn't find anything.


Joe Joyce's amateur record

2015 – Baku 2015 European Games (Baku, AZE) 1st place – +91KG Won against Gasan Gimbatov (RUS) 3:0 in the final; Won against Tony Yoka (FRA) 3:0 in the semi-final; Won against Mantas Valavicius (LTU) TKO 1st round in the quarter-final; Won against Alexei Zavatin (MDA) KO 1st round in the first preliminary round

2015 – World Series of Boxing Season 2015 14th Round – +91KG Won against Edgar Ramirez (MEX) 3:0

2015 – World Series of Boxing Season 2015 10th Round – +91KG Won against Abdeldjalil Abouhamada (MAR) 3:0

2015 – World Series of Boxing Season 2015 6th Round – +91KG Won against Leinier Perot (CUB) 2:1

2015 – World Series of Boxing Season 2015 2nd Round – +91KG Won against Viktor Vikhrist (UKR) KO 2nd round

2014 – Heidelberg Round Robin Tournament (Heidelberg, GER) 1st place – +91KG Won against Ali Kiyidin (GER) 3:0; Won against Max Keller (GER) 2:1

2014 – Commonwealth Games (Glasgow, SCO) 1st place – +91KG Won against Joseph Goodall (AUS) in the final; Won against Michael Sekabembe (UGA) WO in the semi-final; Won against Ross Henderson (SCO) TKO 3rd round in the quarter-final; Won against Keddy Agnes (SEY) 3:0 in the first preliminary round

2014 – Chemistry Cup (Halle, GER) 1st place – +91KG Won against Florian Schulz (GER) 3:0 in the final; Won against Ali Kiyidin (GER) 2:1 in the semi-final; Won against Dean Gardiner (IRL) 2:1 in the quarter-final

2014 – English National Championships 1st place – +91KG Won against Frazer Clarke (ENG) TKO 3rd round in the final; Won against Nick Webb (ENG) TKO 2nd round in the semi-final; Won against Blaise Yepmou Mendouo (ENG) 3:0 in the quarter-final

2014 – World Series of Boxing Season 2013/2014 7th Round – +91KG Won against Fateh Touaher (ALG) TKO 3rd round

2013 – World Series of Boxing Season 2013/2014 3rd Round – +91KG Won against Ali Kiyidin (GER) TKO 5th round

2013 – AIBA World Championships (Almaty, KAZ) participant – +91KG Lost to Hamza Beguerni (ALG) TKO 1st round in the first preliminary round

2013 – Ahmet Comert Tournament (Istanbul, TUR) 2nd place – +91KG Lost to Ali Eren Demirezen (TUR) 3:0 in the final; Won against Modo Sallah (SWE) by points in the semi-final; Won against Aydin Aydogan (TUR) TKO 1st round in the quarter-final

2013 – EUBC European Continental Championships (Minsk, BLR) 3rd place – +91KG Lost to Sergey Kuzmin (RUS) TKO 1st round in the semi-final; Won against Mikhail Bakhtidze (GEO) 3:0 in the quarter-final; Won against Milutin Stankovic (SRB) 2:1 in the first preliminary round

2013 – World Series of Boxing Season 2012/2013 Quarter-finals 1st Leg – +91KG Won against Milutin Stankovic (SRB) by points

2013 – World Series of Boxing Season 2012/2013 10th Round – +91KG Lost to Oleksandr Usyk (UKR) by points

2013 – World Series of Boxing Season 2012/2013 8th Round – +91KG Won against Filip Hrgovic (CRO) by points

2013 – World Series of Boxing Season 2012/2013 6th Round – +91KG Won against Avery Gibson (USA) by points

2012 – World Series of Boxing Season 2012/2013 4th Round – +91KG Won against Philip Gruener (GER) by points

2012 – World Series of Boxing Season 2012/2013 2nd Round – +91KG Won against Matteo Modugno (ITA) TKO 2nd round

2012 – Tammer Tournament (Tampere, FIN) 1st place – +91KG Won against Con Sheehan (IRL) 20:16 in the final; Won against Martins Gavars (LAT) RSC 1st round in the semi-final; Won against Ross Henderson (SCO) 21:9 in the quarter-final

2012 – British National Championships (London, ENG) 1st place – +91KG Won against Frazer Clarke (ENG) 37:36 in the final

2012 – English National Championships 1st place – +91KG Won against Frazer Clarke (ENG) 5:0 in the final; Won against Rocky Broadway (ENG) WO in the semi-final

2011 – British National Championships (London, ENG) 1st place – +91KG Won against Frazer Clarke (ENG) RSCI 2nd round in the final; Won against Ross Henderson (SCO) 25:16 in the semi-final

2011 – Haringey International Tournament (Haringey, ENG) 3rd place – +91KG Lost to Sean Turner (IRL) by points in the semi-final



Joyce on sparring AJ

'Reflecting on his time sparring with Joshua, Joyce isn’t short of confidence when assessing his unbeaten compatriot.

“We had a decent relationship when we trained together. I think he’s a cool guy and I have respect for him but it’s a sport and he has what I want.

“It’s a 50/50 fight between me and Joshua and it’s going to happen sooner or later.

“I’ve taken a lot of confidence from our spars. We’re talking in the hundreds of rounds that we did on GB, maybe more.'

 

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