Picking Joyce to escape from the last chance saloon..

JOYCE v ZHANG 2

Joyce fought the first fight all wrong......Stayed in range and let a guy with no tank unload when he'd have been dead on his feet after 7....

But the good news is..

1. Zhang won on a closed eye.....Which suggests Joyce can take his shot...
2. Zhang won easily enough to think its a comfortable win....
3. Joyce will surely be told to work the body and muck around till this guy gets tired which he will..
4. Joyce has nowhere to go if he loses.....I expect he will be super motivated.....

Going against the grain Joyce Tko 9.

As an admirer of his I was very, very disappointed in Joyce’s performance. He didn’t appear to have any “plan B”, merely relying on his own sense of invincibility, which is down to his durability and punch resistance.

Unfortunately I can’t see him being able to bolt on the necessary skills. Will he use the ring smartly, circling away from the overhands? Will he have the speed to avoid Zhang’s offensive?

For sure we will see a heavier Juggernaut and it could well be that he knocks a few lumps out of Zhang, but unless age catches up with him I see him being a bit too cute for Joyce.Shame really, but as both fighters are in the latter half of the worlds top ten heavies, the future doesn’t look too good for the loser as a challenger for the championship.