In all harsh actuality, a win over 40-year-old Derek Chisora is not going to do all that a lot for Joe Joyce, not when it comes to proving that he nonetheless has what it takes to defeat the elite fighters of the division.
Joyce, although, says a win over Chisora on Saturday evening will propel him into a giant battle with “any of the highest boys.” Joyce, crushed solely by Zhilei Zhang, with the Chinese language southpaw stopping Joyce twice back-to-back, is favored to defeat the shop-worn however nonetheless powerful Chisora, seemingly by stoppage.
However then what? Otherwise you may say, so what! Joyce nonetheless believes he can and can change into the world heavyweight champion. He has listed fighters Joseph Parker, Daniel Dubois (who Joyce holds wins over), Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, and even Oleksandr Usyk because the heavyweights he feels can be on his radar after he’s executed away with Chisora.
“Get by Chisora, and I’m nonetheless up there, I’m nonetheless prepared, and I’m coming for everyone,” Joyce mentioned when talking with Sky Sports activities. “Parker, that might be a great battle, a rematch. Any of the highest boys actually. Joshua can get it. Dubois can get it. All of them can get it. Fury and Usyk! I’m coming for everybody. Getting that heavyweight title that’s what I’m nonetheless within the sport for. I acquired to the highest degree within the amateurs and acquired a silver medal [at the Olympics], and arguably – that is up to now – it ought to have been gold. I’ve had my setbacks, however I’m nonetheless right here, I’m nonetheless stay, and I’m nonetheless ‘The Juggernaut.’”
The chances say Joyce, at age 38, is not going to change into the holder of a serious heavyweight title, but on the similar time, Joyce can’t be completely written off. Possibly Zhang merely had Joyce’s quantity. These stoppage wins over Parker and Dubois do look fairly good on Joyce’s document, particularly after we take into account what Parker and Dubois went on to attain after being stopped by Joyce. Possibly Joyce can repeat the 2 greatest wins of his profession?
If Dubois shocks Anthony Joshua of their IBF title battle in September, perhaps Dubois will look to provide Joyce a rematch. And in heavyweight boxing, one win and a person may be proper bang on the prime once more; Joyce, with a win over Dubois, may win the IBF belt. Once more, Joyce shouldn’t have too many issues with Chisora (who, let’s face it, ought to have retired a while in the past), however we gained’t understand how a lot mileage is left in “The Juggernaut” till he faces a prime 10 man.
It’s straightforward to agree with Joyce when he says return fights between he and Parker and/or Dubois can be very fascinating. Who is aware of, perhaps Joyce does KO each guys once more if given the possibility?
