Zhilei Zhang vs. Joseph Obey Joyce II & Pierce O'Leary vs. Kane Gardner RBR.

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  1. Gomo

    Gomo Active Member Full Member

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    Career suicide taking that rematch.

    Sometimes in boxing you just find a guy stylistically you can't beat. Wilder found that out as did AJ and many other before them. They don't learn.

    He may as well retire now at 38 he's done, punch resistance will only get worse from here.
     
    Gomo, Sep 23, 2023
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  2. bbjc

    bbjc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Brutal finish. Get zhang in with joshua next. Great fight would be a very good win for either.

    Joyce should come back....hes clearly not as good as he,s been billed on here but i think zhangs styles killed him. Hes still a nightmare for some fighters.
     
    bbjc, Sep 23, 2023
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  3. Beale

    Beale Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Joe Joyce should be applauded by us Brits for taking the rematch against a hard hitting Chinaman but I feel once his face was smashed up, he would never be the same again.

    Gave us some good nights and had a decent pro career and no shame in falling short.
     
    Beale, Sep 23, 2023
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  4. EJC83

    EJC83 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Frank Warren watched a different fight, at no point did Joyce look like he was in this, the first round was nothing, in the second he started getting caught
     
    EJC83, Sep 23, 2023
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  5. CutThroatFade

    CutThroatFade Rangers FC Full Member

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    Automatic rematches will only ever work in favour of the loser if they are capable of outboxing the winner of the first fight. You can legislate for surprise knockout defeats or narrow points defeats. When someone has been absolutely bludgeoned and dominated and severely punished it’s beyond lunacy to go straight into a rematch.
     
    CutThroatFade, Sep 23, 2023
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  6. Beale

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    Breaking News - Big John Fury will fight Zhang in his back yard when he turns 62
     
    Beale, Sep 23, 2023
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  7. Murderers' Row

    Murderers' Row Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What's this then another "bonus" fight?
     
    Murderers' Row, Sep 23, 2023
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  8. Smudge_

    Smudge_ Teak tough Full Member

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    Eubank jnr vs Beefy being a recent exception.
     
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  9. Manning

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    Joyce isn’t ‘finished’ yet in the sport. He’s still in a handy position where he’s a name and easy to beat by the big boys. Sane manger as Fury too so that fight will always be easy to make. Likewise it’s an easy fight to sell him against Joshua too.
     
    Manning, Sep 23, 2023
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  10. Here's Johnny

    Here's Johnny Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who’d win out of Joshua and Joyce?
     
    Here's Johnny, Sep 23, 2023
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  11. KingKO

    KingKO El Terrible Full Member

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    Nope. As a bloke that wants to become a world champion, he's definitely finished.
     
    KingKO, Sep 23, 2023
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  12. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Wilder wouldn't even fight Dillian Whyte for gods sake
     
    Wizbit1013, Sep 23, 2023
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  13. smoking mirrors

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    he’ll be fed to Moses Itauma soon enough. so it goes.
     
    smoking mirrors, Sep 23, 2023
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  14. Gregor1987

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    I like the team of Laura Woods, Buncey & Frampton.
     
    Gregor1987, Sep 23, 2023
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  15. I Shot JR

    I Shot JR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It’s like the Tony Thompson/David Price situation all over again. Minus the questionable post fight interview.
     
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