Tony Yoka vs. Joel Djeko - March 5, 2021

[Rockytony67]

This is live on allegedly tonight just a heads up, not showing as on Premier Sports though so no HD also on Freesports later in the week(think Sunday)

[NoScoutingReports]

Thanks for the heads up, I'll tune in.

[jameswilson]

Anyone remember how unbelievably skinny Djeko's legs were when he fought Craig Kennedy?

[Old bones Ian]

What happened to Craig Kennedy? Not fought since 2018

[cutsman]

It’s on Premier sports 2

[Ruthless-RKO]

Date: Friday, March 5, 2021
Start Time: 2:50 pm ET
Location: H Arena - Nantes, France
Streaming: ESPN+
TV: Canal+ (FRA)

Main Card (ESPN+, 2:50 pm ET)

12 Round Heavyweight Bout
Tony Yoka (9-0, 7 KOs) vs. Joel Djeko (17-2-1, 8 KOs)

10 Round Lightweight Bout
Estelle Yoka Mossely (8-0, 1 KO) vs. Verena Kaiser (14-1, 6 KOs)

6 Round Middleweight Bout
Farrhad Saad (7-0-1, 0 KOs) vs. Borislav Ivanov (9-1, 5 KOs)

6 Round Junior Welterweight Bout
Warren Esabe (2-0, 0 KOs) vs. Mohamed Suleiman Kartoum (2-0, 0 KOs)

6 Round Junior Lightweight Bout
Khalil El Hadri (10-0, 6 KOs) vs. Jon Martinez (7-6-5, 1 KO)

[skanksta]

I'm going for same in R1-2.
His only chance is to go catch him cold...

[jameswilson]

Anyone remember how unbelievably skinny Djeko's legs were when he fought Craig Kennedy?

He’s bulked up a lot. He’s 228 lbs and muscled. I’m going for the big Joe upset ko on chinny Yoka

I’m with you here.

10/1 are absurd odds that you’d stick on a good prospect against a pub fighter. Djekos definitely the outsider but 10/1 is too wide.

Never been stopped, tall and let’s be honest the Kennedy decision was awful, I think I even remember thinking he should have got the stoppage.

[jameswilson]

Not sure what’s more annoying. This inaudible shouting from ringside or Dominic Ingle and Steffy Bull doing a duet.

[jameswilson]

#warDjeko

On reflection I reckon our money would have been better off set on fire. At least it would have momentarily kept us warm.

[skanksta]

3-1 or 4-0 Yoka
I've written Djeko off.

[NoScoutingReports]

Yoka in control but no real urgency to step it up a level and take Djeko out, quite one paced and not putting too many combinations together considering very little is coming back.

[Glass Joe]

one way traffic,

[Oiky]

Yoka not a danger to anybody any good

[jameswilson]

Djeko quits in the last to make Yokas KO record look better.

Yoka barely breathing so the steroid rumours can well and truly be put to bed......

[knockout]

Not watching but Yoka will never force the pace in a fight as he has no stamina at all ... any kind of effort and he gets knackered. Happy to plod his way through against a cruiserweight.

[NoScoutingReports]

Quite looking forward to Yoka being taken out in the future I have to say, seems a right prick.

[oogiebe]

Quite looking forward to Yoka being taken out in the future I have to say, seems a right prick.

He'll get pummelled before too long. He hasn't shown anything special, or even very good in the ring. And yeah, seems to be an asshole.

[knockout]

Yes ! Like most on here I can’t wait for his Ross Purrity to turn up !!

[Oiky]

Yoka not a danger to anybody any good

Yoka will be chinned. He has a nice jab and his defence has improved but Djeko just didn’t change his game plan

You're right he will get chinned

[handsofstone]

Strange ending that, Yoka was pouring it on in the last round but Djeko looked alright, then another couple punches land then a jab and he turns and quits, must be the eye, it was peach of a jab in all fairness, Djeko fought pretty well, never won many rounds but gave Yoka some trouble with his style, he did ship some solid jabs and right hands but made Yoka miss with a lot as well, Yoka controlled pretty much the whole fight but switched off a few times, he looked decent when cutting loose but still not overly impressed, decent fundamentals and a stoppage is a stoppage

[stujones]

Not the French David Price, the French AUdley Harrison might be more apt.

I do struggle to think of a worse Olympic Champion who wasn't EXCEEDINGLY lucky (and I know Yoka was also lucky the Olympics) but then I do remember AUdley (but people forget he was also a tad fortunate to win his gold).

The man officially is a celebrated amateur, but I just think he is bang average.

[oogiebe]

Not the French David Price, the French AUdley Harrison might be more apt.

I do struggle to think of a worse Olympic Champion who wasn't EXCEEDINGLY lucky (and I know Yoka was also lucky the Olympics) but then I do remember AUdley (but people forget he was also a tad fortunate to win his gold).

The man officially is a celebrated amateur, but I just think he is bang average.

Yeah, Audley. Good comp.

[THEBUTCH]

Yoka is good but yet to prove himself in world class, or anywhere near it.

He did push Joyce in the Olympic final but I, like many others, had Joyce winning.