Joe Joyce vs Michael Dokes

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  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    12 rounds, Joyce of Parker fight vs Dokes. Who wins and why?
     
  2. thistle

    thistle Boxing Junkie

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    JJ has little chance, beyond being a Giant S-HW, against any great Top HW...

    winning a fight just because you are a bigger animal doesn't equate to better.

    it is just life, the Bigger over the smaller, most of the time.
     
  3. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    See Dokes vs Cobb for reference.

    Cobb a big durable guy with an iron chin was outspeed and outboxed by Dokes.

    Basically a repeat of that fight.
     
  4. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Prime Dokes wins this with ease.
     
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  5. slash

    slash Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Joyce is the slowest moving heavyweight contender I've ever seen.

    Sad to see him get beat up like that.
     
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  6. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Might go the distance if Joyce's face holds up, if not he's stopped late
     
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  7. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I’d really hate to pick Joyce over Dokes who primed at a much earlier age had a deeper record and much better skills. I would hope for Dokes to win. But it’s also hard to get around the fact that Joyce had ample power to hurt Dokes with, a superior chin and a lot more size. I would opt for Dokes to win a decision but it’s a risky fight
     
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