Joe Joyce robbed in the boxing?

[Lenny Rider]

Split decision defeat against France's Tony Yoka, but Antony Joshua says he's morally the Olympic champion.
Can't take the shine off our greatest ever Olympics but the lad must be gutted.

 

[Bob!]

Yup, Judges favoured the favourite

 

[dejavuatbtn]

I just so hate it when boxers give it large during the bout. If I'd been a judge I would have deducted the French guys points for not complying to the Olympic spirit.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

It seems to win at the boxing you don't have to throw punches

 

[BensGrandad]

The French lad had more cleaner punches find the target a lot of Joyces were hitting the arms of the French chap so not scoring. Stupid thing for Joshua to say as the records show the winner as decided by 2 of the 3 judges, morality or ringsiders opinion doesnt come into it.

 

[Ernest]

Should have got Eddie Hearn to judge it

 

[Frutos]

Seemed like a win for Joyce to me, but there you go.

 

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

Thought the French guy edged it but VERY close. Joyce was a bit too easy to hit. Shame as I too didn't like the showboating.

 

[topbanana36]

The volume of punches and work rate was incredible, unlucky not to be Olympic champion

 

[surlyseagull]

The French lad had more cleaner punches find the target a lot of Joyces were hitting the arms of the French chap so not scoring.

The french guy did have clean punches but was always on the defensive so Joyce had no option to hit the gloves occasionally ,Joyce threw more punches and landed just as many on target , a judge should be seen to favour any fighter who is attacking as oppose to defending and has a higher ratio of punches if there is equality of punches on target .
Agree he was disrespectful but I suspect he will be taught a lesson by someone who uses his arrogance against him .And Yoka there is only one man who can do the shuffle and he is sadly not with us anymore .

 

[Cheshire Cat]

There can't be many boxers with a fine arts degree

 

[dazzer6666]

Thought the French guy edged it but VERY close. Joyce was a bit too easy to hit. Shame as I too didn't like the showboating.

The volume of punches and work rate was incredible, unlucky not to be Olympic champion

Would go with both of these. Close.....

I hate sport where the result is subjective.

 

[smudge]

I just so hate it when boxers give it large during the bout. If I'd been a judge I would have deducted the French guys points for not complying to the Olympic spirit.

Exactly.

 

[BensGrandad]

Shouldnt Joyce have been aware of his defensive tactics and be throwing punches to avoid hitting his arms or was it good defensive covering up by the French guy to take the punches on his arms.

 

[fat old seagull]

The French lad had more cleaner punches find the target a lot of Joyces were hitting the arms of the French chap so not scoring. Stupid thing for Joshua to say as the records show the winner as decided by 2 of the 3 judges, morality or ringsiders opinion doesnt come into it.

I agree, Joyce, apart from some decent body shots was pretty much pummelling his opponents gloves. He threw twice as many punches, but only landed half as many in the target area. I sadly, thought it was the right decision.

 

[chucky1973]

Our boy was not clean enough, he throw 3 times as many punches, but actually never hit many scoring targets. The lazy French frog, hardly threw a punch, but when he did it seemed to connect. Lazy frog 1 Team GB 0.

 

[surlyseagull]

I agree, Joyce, apart from some decent body shots was pretty much pummelling his opponents gloves. He threw twice as many punches, but only landed half as many in the target area. I sadly, thought it was the right decision.

If he landed half as many shots on target but threw twice as many then he should have won old boy !

 

[BensGrandad]

If he landed half as many shots on target but threw twice as many then he should have won old boy !

Would have technically been a draw surely as the scoring shots would have been the same.

 

[veuve]

Sadly i think the judges were correct,pressure against accuracy

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Split decision defeat against France's Tony Yoka, but Antony Joshua says he's morally the Olympic champion.
Can't take the shine off our greatest ever Olympics but the lad must be gutted.

Absolutely! And the guy on before from ABZ? The black bloke was totally robbed, more than our man was!