You could tell he was beaten, before the third started. Zhang, was on his feet waiting for the bell, and Joyce was still sat on his stool. I actually thought for a second he might quit in the corner, he didn't look like he wanted to carry on. It looks like the first fight completely broke him.He looked like a pad man throwing the dummy punches that tickle the boxers shoulders in the warm ups.
Genuinely think I'd be able to take any punch that Joyce threw tonight and I'm soft as shite.
I didn’t agree with the pundits saying Joyce was too light in the first fight. He was too heavy for this one!!You could tell he was beaten, before the third started. Zhang, was on his feet waiting for the bell, and Joyce was still sat on his stool. I actually thought for a second he might quit in the corner, he didn't look like he wanted to carry on. It looks like the first fight completely broke him.
Don't disagree with that mate.I didn’t agree with the pundits saying Joyce was too light in the first fight. He was too heavy for this one!!
That's an interesting post.Joyce was there but nobody was in and the lights were off
One of the worst fights for one of the world heavyweight titles, Joyce did not want to fight or punch Zhang.
Maybe mentally scared from the first fight or he was carrying an injury even overweight and bloated, Joyce did not want to fight back
Taking that shot from Zhang should not be happening or getting through because it was so a basic setup and the old one-two, For me that is criminal from anybody and the promoter and his trainer and corner team should hang their heads in shame if they but a fighter in danger knowing he was not fit enough or mentally did not want to fight.
When you see fear and unwillingness to punch from a boxer in the ring then something is not right, Questions will now follow and I don't mean to Joyce, But to the promoter and then the team behind Joyce, Some bad calls were made tonight and Joyce was put in danger because he did not want to fight
That's an interesting post.
I thought that perhaps he was just uncomfortable with the game plan, the moving away from the left and it was forcing him to overthink? In fairness in the last fight he was letting basic shots through and he looked like he had never seen a southpaw before.
Tonight, I thought maybe his punch resistance was gone, why do you think he didn't want to fight?
A shockingly poor performance from Joyce,the lack of technical ability has always been apparent but the lethargy and acceptance of defeat so easily suggested something mentally deficient.For a couple of things really, First, he did not punch in any sort of anger, Joyce was just going through the motions and making it look like he was punching, Second, The basic defence of that one-two, it was sent by Zhang like a carrier pigeon and Joyce was so slow to see it,
For a heavyweight boxer to defend like that is criminal, at this level it only takes one punch and you are out
Southpaw or not any boxer worth his salt trains for a good 6 to 8 weeks and works on his weaknesses, Joyce has had 2 fights with Zhang so should be working out Zhang but both times he was just cannon fodder.
Joyce's boxing career is over, simple as that