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[Other Sport] Joe Joyce vs Zhilei Zhang









Guinness Boy

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Jul 23, 2003
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Wasn’t a good fight. The search for a decent British Heavyweight goes on.
 


Normal Rob

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Jul 8, 2003
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Hell of a left hand all through the fight from Zhang. Took Joyce apart. Right eye is a closed shop.
 

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dangull

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The Juggaanaut has been derailed
Anyone betting on the chinese guy will be minted now. A huge upset.
 




Driver8

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Jul 31, 2005
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Half watched this on my iPad whilst MOTD was on. Is it me or does Joyce appear to punch in slow motion.
 


Jackthelad

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I like Joyce, he's a nice lad, but it's probably for the best, Usyk would've schooled him. I'd rather watch a rematch in China with Zhang.
 


Lenny Rider

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Sep 15, 2010
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Wasn’t a good fight. The search for a decent British Heavyweight goes on.
Just watched it, a tad harsh old boy in your appraisal.

Didn’t you think they ticked the boxes for what you want in a heavyweight fight, ie stood toe to toe trading blows, obviously more from Zhang than Joyce?

Think Joyce will learn from this, clearly at 37 time isn’t on his side, but he will win a rematch and will hopefully still get the chance to fight for one of the straps.
 




Guinness Boy

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Just watched it, a tad harsh old boy in your appraisal.

Didn’t you think they ticked the boxes for what you want in a heavyweight fight, ie stood toe to toe trading blows, obviously more from Zhang than Joyce?

Think Joyce will learn from this, clearly at 37 time isn’t on his side, but he will win a rematch and will hopefully still get the chance to fight for one of the straps.
Yeah, decent from that point of view but far too one sided. Joyce was never in it. Disappointed because in that situation I’m always going to want the Brit to do well.
 


junior

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Dec 1, 2003
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It's hight time boxing was banned along with horse racing. Barbaric 'Sport'.

If you went on the street and knocked someone out it is a crime and you'd be arrested.
If you went in your garden and killed a horse by making it jump something far too high, you'd be arrested for animal cruelty.

But if its on the telly and if people have have a flutter on it, it's okay.

Nonsense.
 


Lenny Rider

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Sep 15, 2010
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It's hight time boxing was banned along with horse racing. Barbaric 'Sport'.

If you went on the street and knocked someone out it is a crime and you'd be arrested.
If you went in your garden and killed a horse by making it jump something far too high, you'd be arrested for animal cruelty.

But if its on the telly and if people have have a flutter on it, it's okay.

Nonsense.
Boxing is a sport that’s saved and shaped far more lives than taken them.

As for the horse racing issue, I thought they had made great efforts to make the fences safer, clearly not safe enough, but good luck with trying to ban it with what it brings into the treasury on gambling revenues along with the profits for the betting companies. 👍
 




Springal

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Feb 12, 2005
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It's hight time boxing was banned along with horse racing. Barbaric 'Sport'.

If you went on the street and knocked someone out it is a crime and you'd be arrested.
If you went in your garden and killed a horse by making it jump something far too high, you'd be arrested for animal cruelty.

But if its on the telly and if people have have a flutter on it, it's okay.

Nonsense.
If you walked down the road and slide tackled someone you’d also get arrested 🤷🏻‍♂️
 


SK1NT

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Sep 9, 2003
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I thought it was a great fight. I bet Zhang to win in the 6th after the first round. Got 40-1.

I was surprised by the accuracy and speed of Zhangs punches. Joyce took some big shots well but he was never in it. He just struggled with a south paw and kept getting caught with the same shots.

Ref was right to stop it when he did. Great fight. Great entertainment. Would happily watch a rematch.
 


Herr Tubthumper

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Jul 11, 2003
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It's hight time boxing was banned along with horse racing. Barbaric 'Sport'.

If you went on the street and knocked someone out it is a crime and you'd be arrested.
If you went in your garden and killed a horse by making it jump something far too high, you'd be arrested for animal cruelty.

But if its on the telly and if people have have a flutter on it, it's okay.

Nonsense.
What’s your opinion on Power Slap?
 


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