Kabayel would be a decent opponent for Joyce, but I'd be surprised if Joe's handlers took the fight.
The Brit is supposedly set to appear on the May 18th Deontay Wilder undercard (in New York or Las Vegas), which means he'll probably face a fellow PBC stablemate, such as the aforementioned Adam Kownacki, instead of Kabayel.
Joyce seems pretty keen on Twitter. For me it would look embarrassing to me of he didn't take it as he keeps complaining that the big names won't fight him and this time he's mandated for it. However, if he fights Kownacki instead I would not be disappointed, any of the other PBC regulars except Ortiz (and obviously Wilder) would be disappointing though.
If Joe Joyce doesn’t agree to face Agit Kabayel, it’ll be due to political reasons, such as PBC fighters being instructed to face fellow stablemates for any non-essential bouts, which seems to be the standard approach used by all boxing content providers.
And to be perfectly honest, there are at least a dozen heavyweights in the PBC roster, all of them are highly familiar names and at least half of them are included in the WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO world rankings.
So I wouldn’t be too upset if Joe Joyce were to face any of the following guys on May 18th instead of Agit Kabayel:
• Adam Kownacki
• Luis Ortiz
• Oscar Rivas
• Michael Hunter
• Efe Ajagba
Rivas is fighting on the Fury ESPN card.
Hunter looks like he is being put on Matchroom cards at the moment and is frequently discussed as an opponent for Povetkin.
Ajagba is just as inexperienced as a pro as Joyce and I don't see him risking his zero. A win over him would come with criticism rather than respect in my opinion.
Kabayel would be a decent opponent for Joyce, but I'd be surprised if Joe's handlers took the fight.
The Brit is supposedly set to appear on the May 18th Deontay Wilder undercard (in New York or Las Vegas), which means he'll probably face a fellow PBC stablemate, such as the aforementioned Adam Kownacki, instead of Kabayel.
Joyce seems pretty keen on Twitter. For me it would look embarrassing to me of he didn't take it as he keeps complaining that the big names won't fight him and this time he's mandated for it. However, if he fights Kownacki instead I would not be disappointed, any of the other PBC regulars except Ortiz (and obviously Wilder) would be disappointing though.
If Joe Joyce doesn’t agree to face Agit Kabayel, it’ll be due to political reasons, such as PBC fighters being instructed to face fellow stablemates for any non-essential bouts, which seems to be the standard approach used by all boxing content providers.
And to be perfectly honest, there are at least a dozen heavyweights in the PBC roster, all of them are highly familiar names and at least half of them are included in the WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO world rankings.
So I wouldn’t be too upset if Joe Joyce were to face any of the following guys on May 18th instead of Agit Kabayel:
• Adam Kownacki
• Luis Ortiz
• Oscar Rivas
• Michael Hunter
• Efe Ajagba
Rivas is fighting on the Fury ESPN card.
Hunter looks like he is being put on Matchroom cards at the moment and is frequently discussed as an opponent for Povetkin.
Ajagba is just as inexperienced as a pro as Joyce and I don't see him risking his zero. A win over him would come with criticism rather than respect in my opinion.
I agree with what you’ve said about Rivas (though his appearance on the Fury undercard hasn’t been "officially" confirmed yet) and I also agree with your thoughts relating to Ajagba.
The other guys I’ve mentioned are currently available on the May 18th fight-date and all are with Al Haymon.
So Joe Joyce does have decent alternative opponents within the PBC that would be comparable to a guy like Agit Kabayel.
I can dig that! Hope it's true. At the very least, one of the two will fall from the discussion. Kabayel is a stiff. I'll take Joyce on mid round KO/TKO.
I'd be well up for this fight too.
I think this would thrust one firmly into the top 10, and the other back to the drawing board.
Unfortunately I fear EO is correct, and a stable mate will be used. I'd accept Kownacki (I think that would be an unbelievable fight) or Ortiz (probably now on the decline).
