You'd have to check, but I'm pretty sure Usyk had won Olympic gold and Joyce had been boxing for 2 or 3 years when this happened.KiwiRider wrote: ↑02 Jan 2022, 14:33Hmmm, I think back to the Uysk Joyce fight where Uysk was running rings around Joyce and suggest the same thing Vs Sanchez but with less actionDrDuke wrote: ↑02 Jan 2022, 14:26Yeah, he's a no-risk operator. But probably his fight can be exciting against higher level roughhouses, for instance, Joyce.KiwiRider wrote: ↑02 Jan 2022, 14:07
Thanks for saving me typing that out
You missed BORING.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of his fluid movement, full spectrum punch selection, and his accuracy. But spare me days he is boring. It's like someone put Lara on the 'roids as a kid, so he grew big and strong with' nads like raisins, but missed out on all the aggression.
Yes I think he can run circles around Whyte, might even knock him down, Parker and Ruiz might have a better chance with their hand speed but still probably another two boring decisions to Frank.
I hope Frank will raise his offence to the level of his opponent, and as he moves up in competition be more entertaining, but that dream faded a bit more after last night. The way he dealt with Aggiejabbie was sublime and need I say: quite boring
I think he is a championship contender right now, but the way he fights isn't going to get promoters or fans excited about his rise in the HW division unfortunately.
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Obviously Joyce was going to lose. He'd probably lose again now, but too many people bring up this fight without taking into account the massive gulf in level at the time.
To me, it made me take notice of Joyce: he hung in there and kept coming forward against a brilliant, highly skilled and decorated fighter when he was very, very early on his career. There's no shame in this fight.
