Cojimar 1946 wrote: ↑05 Jul 2026, 21:20
Joyce has lost 4 of his last 5
People keep arguing that Joyce deserved a shot before all of the losses.
Yes he DID keyword DID.
He does not deserve it now. Period the end.
But they are not going to find a decent substitute on such short notice.
I thought they were scraping the barrel with Yoka
joshj909 wrote: ↑05 Jul 2026, 12:39
WBA need to sort out their rankings. Moore, Kadiru and Joyce, who are all those who have supposedly been considered for a WBA title shot here, are not even ranked by the WBA. The only WBA-ranked heavies that would/could consider the fight and would be competitive with Gassiev right now are Miller, Hovhannisyan and Pero.
They need a shake up the rankings to also recognise the likes of Jalolov, Wardley, Hrgovic, Riakporhe, Huni, Vianello, Teremoana, Zhang and Bakole. They'll have awful challengers and champions unless they do so.
Joe Joyce is a more establish fighter by miles than Jarrell Miller, Vartan Hovhannisyan and Dainier Pero 'by miles. Joyce is an Olympic Silver medallist, and his heavyweight resume in the professional ranks is by far greater than all of those fighters you have just mentioned'.
Note: If Murat Gassiev and the WBA are looking for a replacement 'I personally think Joe Joyce would be fine. Because of the career he has had, and his overall heavyweight resume'.
Joe Joyce would be a much better replacement than Jarrell Miller 'that is for sure'.
I would also back Joe Joyce to beat Murat Gassiev 'even this version of Joyce. I really don't rate Gassiev at heavyweight, for as long as Joe Joyce is in the fight? I would not be surprised if he was accumulating most of the points and winning the rounds'.
If Murat Gassiev struggles to seriously hurt Joe Joyce 'or stop him in his tracks, he will lose the fight in my opinion' etc.