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Joe Joyce - Spoilers
Posted: 11 Jul 2026, 20:33
by deadpan
Sad to see as a fan.
Two questions
Can anyone suggest a worse career move than facing a hard hitting southpaw when a title shot awaits? And then rematching the fecker? Price-Thompson is not a comparison.
Alas, is there a faster decline than this. From 15-0' beating two former WBO champs and on the cusp of Fury/Usyk, being spoken of in the industry as the "new Foreman" to losing 5 out of 6?
Re: Joe Joyce - Spoilers
Posted: 12 Jul 2026, 05:21
by Riddick Bowie
Joyce was always going to be short lived. He turned pro ridiculously late and defended punches with his head.
They should've matched him with a greater sense of urgency, Leon Spinks style. Boxing once or twice a year doesn't work when your prospect is pushing 40.
Re: Joe Joyce - Spoilers
Posted: 12 Jul 2026, 06:51
by stujones
Its a bit of a shocker though going by the reports - he could have quit many many times over vs Hrgovic so sad to see it like that. Perhaps there was some reason behind it beyond just having a guts full.
Having now seen it - it is incredibly weird. He was even doing a bit of "showboating" earlier in the round. I think a couple of shots might have hurt him before, but didn't look like nothing he hadn't taken previously. Was he injured something? A thumb in the eye or something?
Re: Joe Joyce - Spoilers
Posted: 13 Jul 2026, 03:54
by 2250252
stujones wrote: ↑12 Jul 2026, 06:51
Its a bit of a shocker though going by the reports - he could have quit many many times over vs Hrgovic so sad to see it like that. Perhaps there was some reason behind it beyond just having a guts full.
Having now seen it - it is incredibly weird. He was even doing a bit of "showboating" earlier in the round. I think a couple of shots might have hurt him before, but didn't look like nothing he hadn't taken previously. Was he injured something? A thumb in the eye or something?
Joyce has fought through far worse before, so I wouldn't be surprised if there was something else going on.