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

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  1. Stiff Jab

    Stiff Jab Despiser of Super-Middleweights Full Member

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    That's the thing; he didn't.
     
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  2. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran

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    Yeh saw people on here saying Joyce would beat Joe Frazier :duh
     
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  3. Puroresu_Fan

    Puroresu_Fan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mr slo mo Joe Joyce was always going to be exposed at some point.
     
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  4. Caliboxing

    Caliboxing Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yea, Joyce's career lived & died by that. Can't have a shitty, slow defense at HW and not get cracked.
     
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  5. uranage

    uranage Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Who is that ugly dude in your avatar?
     
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  6. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    How could you not like Zhang lol what a legend
     
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  7. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Fury doesn’t want any of that.
     
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  8. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    It's actually mind blowing that Joe not only got back up, but that he managed to beat the 10 count.
     
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  9. jquest

    jquest Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The way Zhang can slow the fight and stalk. Scary stuff. Great finish, nice an tidy right hook that Joe didn't think about
     
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  10. NullaLexInk

    NullaLexInk Well-Known Member Full Member

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    "Do you wanna see me shut Tyson Fury up?"

    Absolutely.
     
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  11. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Give Zhang a chance for the title because he deserves it, Hrgovic can wait...
     
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  12. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh!

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    Fury or Usyk next. If not then Hrgovic rematch. But Zhang sitting out until he gets his shot would be totally fair and reasonable.
     
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  13. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Joyce's strategy is basically absorb punches until the opponent gets tired. Yea, that wont last very long in the HW division.
     
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  14. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Comes in too light for the first fight, comes in too heavy for the rematch and it completely messed up his slow-fast speed.

    I had a bad feeling as soon as I heard his ring walk music and even more when Big Bang came out to We Will Rock You looking super confident
     
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  15. kirk

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    Damn fight ended as I was writing this lol.

    Props to Zhang.

    Absolutely can't wait to see what's next for him.

    No doubt it will be pulling teeth to get a top 5 guy to fight him now.

    Joyce still has plenty of options, and while normally I'd expect him to look a lot better once he's fighting a more normal fighter that he matches up well against, it's hard to say what Zhang has now taken from him physically and mentally.

    Intriguing future for both guys.

    Let's pray to the Boxing gods Zhang doesnt get frozen out of the big fights now.
     
    kirk, Sep 23, 2023
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