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JJ got his chin back,

Joyce losing with that helmet on

That 8 rounds to 2 card was a give away who won that

right man won

Wow!

Surprising scorecard.

Once slight wide card?

Right man won

Hope Joe calls it a day now. He's taken too much punishment.

Nope terrible judging.

Smith moaning that the guy he wanted to win didn't win

Thank goodness the right man won
Joyce was fit, but just not good enough

Hrg by 2 or 3 .
The really wide card is nonsense.

At least he didn’t get KO’d

98-92 is a joke

Right man won for me, but as Mags said, Hrg could only blame himself if he'd blown it.

Joe's style can fool judges (and Frampton) - his volume and the way bombs seem not to have any affect.

Hrgovic probably sign a contract with Frank on the back of this.

96-94 Hrgovic, could be wider maybe, he landed they big rights from the first bell and he got the better of the exchanges , he just has lulls as he always does when it goes a few rounds and he spends time backed on the ropes or in the corner, Joyce was vintage, slow, easy to hit and great chin and a good output, didn't land much eye-catching but took advantage of Hrgovic's quiet spells, Hrgovic got a second wind and finished strong, not a lot of quality but an entertaining fight

How did Zhang manage to hurt Joyce so "easily"?

Hrgovic has a pair of pillows ok.
Zhang hits hard, that's ok.

But still it seems odd.

Fearful_Freddie wrote: ↑05 Apr 2025, 18:11 Hope Joe calls it a day now. He's taken too much punishment.

I think this is the main takeaway from this. For a boring guy who fights in slow motion he has been in a lot of entertaining fights (win or lose). Definitely time to go while he still has braincells left because if I had to predict serious CTE on an active boxer, he's the guy I think most would choose.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑05 Apr 2025, 18:10 Decision is….

97-94
96-95
98-92

Unanimous decision for Hrgovic!

I think Hrg was always likely to win on the cards. I reckon FW will be quietly pleased.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑05 Apr 2025, 18:12 At least he didn’t get KO’d

would have been better for his health if he had been

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑05 Apr 2025, 18:07

mickey1975 wrote: ↑05 Apr 2025, 18:06 I didn't like that. Bad advert for the sport.

What was?

The fight. Joyce needs his licence taken from him.

vostok wrote: ↑05 Apr 2025, 18:13 How did Zhang manage to hurt Joyce so "easily"?

Hrgovic has a pair of pillows ok.
Zhang hits hard, that's ok.

But still it seems odd.

zhang is a huge hitter, dropped or stopped pretty much everyone he's been in with

parker and jerry forrest fights i remember for the look on their faces of 'WTF just hit me'

Decent win for Hrgovic, I’m not convinced he wants another beating from Dubois though.

Joyce is a such a nice guy. It’s a shame he gets the stick he does from some of the plebs of this world.

vostok wrote: ↑05 Apr 2025, 18:13 How did Zhang manage to hurt Joyce so "easily"?

Hrgovic has a pair of pillows ok.
Zhang hits hard, that's ok.

But still it seems odd.

I just think Zhang is freakily dominant in terms of fast twitch fibres. Bangs like a hammer but no stamina. Sprinter.

Hrgovic won that second half of the fight, won him the fight.

Kilburn wrote: ↑05 Apr 2025, 18:15 Decent win for Hrgovic, I’m not convinced he wants another beating from Dubois though.

Joyce is a such a nice guy. It’s a shame he gets the stick he does from some of the plebs of this world.

I agree, seems such a genuine fella .
Should get out now for sure .